Parable of the Vine-growers
1And He began to speak to them in parables: A man
PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT,
AND DUG A VAT UNDER THE WINE PRESS AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.
2At the
harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive
some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.
3They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
4Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.
5And he sent another, and that one they killed; and
so with many others, beating some and killing others.
6He had one more
to send, a beloved son; he sent him last
of all to them, saying, They will respect my son.
7But those vine-growers said to one another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!
8They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
9What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10Have you not even read this Scripture:
T
HE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED,
T
HIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone;
11T
HIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE L
ORD,
A
ND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES?
12And they were seeking to seize Him, and
yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And
so they left Him and went away.
Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes
13Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.
14They came and said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?
15Shall we pay or shall we not pay? But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.
16They brought
one. And He said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesars.
17And Jesus said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesars, and to God the things that are Gods. And they were amazed at Him.
18Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and
began questioning Him, saying,
19Teacher, Moses wrote for us that
IF A MAN
S BROTHER DIES and leaves behind a wife
AND LEAVES NO CHILD,
HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.
20There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
21The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;
22and
so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.
23In the resurrection, when they rise again, which ones wife will she be? For all seven had married her.
24Jesus said to them, Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?
25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the
passage about
the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I
AM THE G
OD OF A
BRAHAM,
AND THE G
OD OF I
SAAC, and the God of Jacob?
27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.
28One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, What commandment is the foremost of all?
29Jesus answered, The foremost is, H
EAR, O I
SRAEL! T
HE L
ORD OUR G
OD IS ONE L
ORD;
30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE L
ORD YOUR G
OD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
31The second is this, Y
OU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32The scribe said to Him, Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that H
E IS O
NE,
AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES H
IM;
33AND TO LOVE H
IM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH,
AND TO LOVE ONE
S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.
35And Jesus
began to say, as He taught in the temple, How
is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
36David himself said in the Holy Spirit,
T
HE L
ORD SAID TO MY L
ORD,
S
IT AT M
Y RIGHT HAND,
U
NTIL I
PUT Y
OUR ENEMIES BENEATH Y
OUR FEET.
37David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.
38In His teaching He was saying: Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and
like respectful greetings in the market places,
39and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,
40who devour widows houses, and for appearances sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.
The Widows Mite
41And He sat down opposite the treasury, and
began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.
42A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent.
43Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;
44for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.