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1Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.

1Then Jesus began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country.

2At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

2 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop.

3But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

3 But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.

4Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.

4 The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head.

5He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.

5 The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed,

6"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

6 until there was only one left—his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.’

7"But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

7 “But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

8So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

8 So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.

9"What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

9 “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Jesus asked. “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.

10Haven't you read this passage of Scripture: "'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

10 Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.

11the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

11 This is the LORD ’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’ ”

12Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

12The religious leaders wanted to arrest Jesus because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away. Taxes for Caesar

13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

13Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

14They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?

14“Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

15Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."

15Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you.”

16They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.

16When they handed it to him, he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.

17Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.

17 “Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed them. Discussion about Resurrection

18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

18Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:

19"Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.

19“Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.

20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.

20Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.

21The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.

21So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother married her.

22In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.

22This continued with all seven of them, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman also died.

23At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"

23So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”

24Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

24Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God.

25When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

25 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.

26Now about the dead rising--have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

26 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—haven’t you ever read about this in the writings of Moses, in the story of the burning bush? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

27 So he is the God of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.” The Most Important Commandment

28One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

28One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

29"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

29Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD .

30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

30 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’

31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

31 The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

32"Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.

32The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.

33To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

33And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”

34When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

34Realizing how much the man understood, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions. Whose Son Is the Messiah?

35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, "Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?

35Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, “Why do the teachers of religious law claim that the Messiah is the son of David?

36David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."'

36 For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The LORD said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’

37David himself calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?" The large crowd listened to him with delight.

37 Since David himself called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with great delight.

38As he taught, Jesus said, "Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,

38Jesus also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces.

39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

39 And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

40They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."

40 Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be more severely punished.” The Widow’s Offering

41Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.

41Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts.

42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

42Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.

43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.

43Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions.

44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on."

44 For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

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