Luke 20:1-36 ▼

1 One day as Jesus was teaching {didaskontos} the people in the temple courts \the temple/ and proclaiming the gospel (good news), the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2 “Tell us, they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?

3 “I will also ask you⁺ a question, Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4 John’s (YHWH is gracious) baptism (submersion)—was it from heaven, or from men?

5 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven, He will ask, ‘Why did you⁺ not believe (have faith) him?

6 But if we say, ‘From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John (YHWH is gracious) was a prophet.

7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8 And Jesus (YHWH saves) replied, “Neither will I tell you⁺ by what authority I am doing these things.

9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants (farmers), and went away for a long time.

10 At harvest time, he sent a servant {doulon} to the tenants (farmers) to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

11 So he sent another servant {doulon}, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

12 Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

13 ‘What shall I do? asked the owner {kyrios} of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved {agapēton} son. Perhaps they will respect him.

14 But when the tenants (farmers) saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner {kyrios} of the vineyard do to them?

16 He will come and kill those tenants (farmers) and give the vineyard to others. And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!

17 But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone ’

18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.

19 When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

21 “Teacher {Didaskale}, they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach {didaskeis} correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God {Theou} in accordance with the truth.

22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar (Emporer) or not?

23 But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24 “Show Me a denarius (day’s wage). Whose image and inscription are on it? “Caesar’s, they answered.

25 So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar (Emporer) what is Caesar’s, and to God {Theō} what is God’s {Theou}.

26 And they were unable to trap Him in His words {rhēmatos} before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection (rising again), came to question Him.

28 “Teacher {Didaskale}, they said, “Moses (drawn out) wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring (seed) for him .

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30 Then the second [married the widow, and he also died,]

31 and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32 And last of all, the woman died.

33 So then, in the resurrection (rising again), whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.

34 Jesus (YHWH saves) answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection (rising again) from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection (rising again), they are sons of God {Theou}.