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1 And he beganne to speake vnto them by parables. A certayne man planted a vineyarde, and compassed it about with an hedge, and ordeyned a wynepresse, and built a towre, and let it out vnto husbande men: and went into a straunge countrey. And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. Jesus 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.
2 And when the tyme was come, he sent to the husbande men a seruaunt, that he myght receaue of the husbandmen, of the fruite of the vineyarde. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught hym, and beat hym, and sent hym away emptie. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
4 And moreouer, he sent vnto them another seruaunt: and at hym they cast stones, and brake his head, and sent him away agayne, all to reuiled. Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
5 And agayne, he sent another, and hym they kylled: and many other, beatyng some, and kyllyng some. And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
6 And so, when he had yet but one beloued sonne, he sent hym also at the last vnto them, saying: they wyll stande in awe of my sonne. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ “He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 But the husbandmen saide amongest them selues: this is the heyre, come, let vs kyll him, and the inheritaunce shalbe ours. But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ “But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 And they toke hym, and kylled hym, and cast hym out of the vineyarde. And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What shall therfore, the Lorde of the vineyarde do? He shal come, and destroy the husbandmen, and wyll geue the vineyarde vnto other. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. “What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10 Haue ye not read this Scripture? The stone which the builders dyd refuse, is become the chiefe stone of the corner: Have you not read this Scripture: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “’The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
11 This is the Lordes doyng, and it is marueylous in our eyes. this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 They went about also to take hym, and feared the people: For they knewe, that he had spoken the parable agaynst them. And they left hym, and went their way. And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away. Then 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.
13 And they sent vnto hym, certayne of the pharisees, and of the Herodians to take hym in his wordes. And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
14 And assoone as they were come, they sayde vnto hym: Maister, we knowe that thou art true, & carest for no man, for thou considerest not the persons of men, but teachest the way of god truely: Is it lawfull to pay tribute to Caesar, or not? And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” They 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?
15 Ought we to geue, or ought we not to geue? But he seeyng their hypocrisie, sayde vnto them: Why tempt ye me? Bryng me a penie, that I may see it. But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” Should 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.”
16 And they brought it: And he sayth vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they sayde vnto hym: Caesars. And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
17 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto them: Geue to Caesar the thynges that belong to Caesar: and to God, the thynges which pertayne to God. And they marueyled at hym. Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him. Then 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.
18 There came also vnto hym, the Saducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and they asked hym, saying: And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
19 Maister, Moyses wrote vnto vs, yf any mans brother dye, and leaue his wyfe behynde hym, & leaue no chyldren: that his brother shoulde take his wyfe, and rayse vp seede vnto his brother. “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. “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.
20 There were seuen brethren: and the first toke a wyfe, and when he dyed, left no seede behynde hym. There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21 And the seconde toke her, and dyed, neither left any seede: And the thirde lykewyse. And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22 And seuen had her, and left no seede behynde them: Last of all, the wyfe dyed also. And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23 In the resurrection therfore, when they shall rise agayne, whose wyfe shall she be of them? for seuen had her to wife. In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.” At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto the: Do ye not therfore erre, because ye vnderstande not the Scriptures, neither the power of God? Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 For when they shall ryse agayne from the dead, they neither marry, nor are geuen in maryage: but are as the Angels which are in heauen. For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
26 As touchyng the dead, that they ryse agayne: haue ye not read in the booke of Moyses, howe in the bushe, God spake vnto him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? And as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? Now 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’?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but God of the lyuyng. Ye therefore do greatly erre. He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.” He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
28 And when there came one of the scribes, & had heard them disputyng together, and perceaued that he had aunswered them well, he asked him: which is the first of all the comaundementes. And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” One 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?”
29 Iesus aunswered hym, the first of all the commaundementes is: Heare O Israel, The Lorde our God, is one Lorde: Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 And thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy mynde, and with all thy strength. This is the first commaundement. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe. There is none other commaundement greater then these. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 And the scribe sayde vnto hym: well maister, thou hast sayde the trueth, for there is one God, & there is none but he. And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
33 And to loue hym with all the heart, and with all the vnderstandyng, & with all the soule, and with all the strength, and to loue a mans neyghbour as hym selfe, is greater then all the burnt offerynges and sacrifices. And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” To 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.”
34 And when Iesus sawe that he aunswered discretely, he sayde vnto hym: Thou art not farre from the kingdome of God. And no man after that, durst aske hym any question. And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions. When 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.
35 And Iesus aunswered and sayde, teachyng in the temple: howe say the scribes that Christe is ye sonne of Dauid? And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? While 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?
36 For Dauid hym selfe, inspired with the holy ghost, sayde: The Lorde saide to my Lorde, sit on my right hande, tyll I make thyne enemies thy footestoole. David himself, in the Holy Spirit, declared, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ David 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.|’
37 Dauid hym selfe calleth hym Lorde: and howe is he then his sonne? And much people hearde hym gladly. David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly. David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.
38 And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine, beware of the scribes, whiche desire to go in long clothyng, and salutations in the market places, And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces As 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,
39 And the chiefe seates in the congregations, and the vppermost rowmes at feastes, and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40 Which deuoure widdowes houses, & vnder a pretence, make long prayers: These shal receaue greater dampnatio. who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
41 And when Iesus sate ouer agaynst the treasurie, he behelde howe the people put money into the treasurie: And many that were rich, cast in much. And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. Jesus 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.
42 And there came a certayne poore widdowe, & she threwe in two mites, which make a farthyng. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43 And he called vnto hym his disciples, and sayth vnto them: Ueryly I say vnto you, that this poore widdowe hath cast more in, then all they which haue cast into the treasurie. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
44 For they all, dyd cast in of their superfluitie: but she, of her pouertie, dyd cast in all that she had, euen all her lyuyng. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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