aAnd He began to speak
to them in parables
: " bA man
cPLANTED
A VINEYARD
AND PUT
A 1WALL
AROUND
IT, AND DUG
A VAT
UNDER
THE WINE
PRESS
AND BUILT
A TOWER
, and rented
it out to 2vine-growers
and went
on a journey
.
"At 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
.
"They took him, and beat
him and sent
him away
empty-handed
.
"Again he sent
them another
slave
, and they wounded
him in the head
, and treated
him shamefully
.
"And he sent another
, and that one
they killed
; and so with many
others
, beating
some
and killing
others
.
"He had one
more
to send, a beloved
son
; he sent
him last
of all to them, saying
, `They will respect
my son
.'
"But those vine-growers
said
to one
another
, `This
is the heir
; come
, let us kill
him, and the inheritance
will be ours
!'
"They took him, and killed
him and threw
him out of the vineyard
.
"What will the 1owner
of the vineyard
do
? He will come
and destroy
the vine-growers
, and will give
the vineyard
to others
.
"Have you not even read
this
Scripture
: ` aTHE STONE
WHICH
THE BUILDERS
REJECTED
, THIS
BECAME
THE CHIEF
CORNER
stone;
aTHIS CAME
ABOUT FROM THE LORD
, AND IT IS MARVELOUS
IN OUR EYES
'?"
aAnd they were seeking to seize
Him, and yet they feared
the 1people
, for they understood
that He spoke
the parable
against
them. And so bthey left
Him and went
away
.
aThen they *sent
some
of the Pharisees
and bHerodians
to Him in order
to ctrap
Him in a statement
.
They *came and *said
to Him, "Teacher
, we know
that You are truthful
and 1defer
to no
one
; for You are not partial
to any
, but teach
the way
of God
in truth
. Is it 2lawful
to pay
a poll-tax
to Caesar
, or
not?
"Shall we pay or
shall we not pay
?" But He, knowing
their hypocrisy
, said
to them, "Why
are you testing
Me? Bring
Me a 1denarius
to look
at."
They brought one. And He *said
to them, "Whose
likeness
and inscription
is this
?" And they said
to Him, "Caesar's
."
And Jesus said
to them, " aRender
to Caesar
the things that are Caesar's
, and to God
the things that are God's
." And they 1were amazed
at Him.
aSome Sadducees (who
say
that there is no
resurrection
) *came
to Jesus, and began questioning
Him, saying
,
"Teacher, Moses
wrote
for us that aIF
A MAN'S
BROTHER
DIES
and leaves
behind
a wife
AND LEAVES
NO
CHILD
, HIS BROTHER
SHOULD 1MARRY
THE WIFE
AND RAISE
UP CHILDREN
TO HIS BROTHER
.
"There were seven brothers
; and the first
took
a wife
, and died
leaving
no
children
.
"The second one
1married
her, and died
leaving
behind
no
children
; and the third
likewise
;
and so 1all seven
left
no
children
. Last
of all
the woman
died
also
.
"In the resurrection, 1when
they rise
again
, which
one's
wife
will she be? For 2all
seven
had
married her."
Jesus said
to them, "Is this
not the reason
you are mistaken
, that you do not 1understand
the Scriptures
or
the power
of God
?
"For when they rise
from the dead
, they neither
marry
nor
are given
in marriage
, but are like
angels
in heaven
.
"But 1regarding the fact
that the dead
rise
again
, have you not read
in the book
of Moses
, ain the passage about
the burning bush
, how
God
spoke
to him, saying
, ` bI AM THE GOD
OF ABRAHAM
, AND THE GOD
OF ISAAC
, and the God
of Jacob
'?
" aHe is not the God 1of the dead
, but of the living
; you are greatly
mistaken
."
aOne of the scribes
came
and heard
them arguing
, and brecognizing
that He had answered
them well
, asked
Him, "What
commandment
is the 1foremost
of all
?"
Jesus answered
, "The foremost
is, ` aHEAR
, O ISRAEL
! THE LORD
OUR GOD
IS ONE
LORD
;
aAND 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
.'
"The second is this
, ` aYOU SHALL LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF
.' There is no
other
commandment
greater
than these
."
The scribe said
to Him, "Right
, Teacher
; You have truly
stated
that aHE IS ONE
, AND THERE IS NO
ONE
ELSE
BESIDES
HIM;
aAND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL
THE HEART
AND WITH ALL
THE UNDERSTANDING
AND WITH ALL
THE STRENGTH
, AND TO LOVE
ONE'S NEIGHBOR
AS HIMSELF
, bis much
more
than all
burnt
offerings
and sacrifices
."
When Jesus saw
that he had answered
intelligently
, He said
to him, "You are not far
from the kingdom
of God
." aAfter that, no
one
would venture
to ask
Him any
more
questions
.
aAnd Jesus began to say
, as He btaught
in the temple
, "How
is it that the scribes
say
that 1the Christ
is the cson
of David
?
"David himself
said
1in the Holy
Spirit
, ` aTHE LORD
SAID
TO MY LORD
, "SIT
AT MY RIGHT
HAND
, UNTIL
I PUT
YOUR ENEMIES
BENEATH
YOUR FEET
."'
"David himself
calls
Him `Lord
'; so
in what
sense
is He his son
?" And athe large
crowd
1enjoyed
listening
to Him.
aIn His teaching He was saying
: "Beware
of the scribes
who like
to walk
around
in long
robes
, and like brespectful greetings
in the market
places
,
and chief seats
in the synagogues
and places
of honor
at banquets
,
awho devour widows'
houses
, and for appearance's
sake
offer
long
prayers
; these
will receive
greater
condemnation
."
aAnd He sat down
opposite
bthe treasury
, and began observing
how
the people
were cputting
1money
into the treasury
; and many
rich
people
were putting
in large
sums
.
A poor widow
came
and put
in two
1small
copper
coins
, which
amount
to a 2cent
.
Calling His disciples
to Him, He said
to them, "Truly
I say
to you, this
poor
widow
put
in more
than all
1the contributors
to the treasury
;
for they all put
in out of their 1surplus
, but she, out of her poverty
, put
in all
she owned
, 2all
she had ato live
on."