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1 He began to speak
to them in
parables.
“A man planted
a vineyard, put
a hedge around
it, dug a
pit for the
wine press,
built a tower,
rented it out
to a farmer,
and went into
another country.
2 When it was
time, he sent
a servant to
the farmer to
get from the
farmer his share
of the fruit
of the vineyard.
3 They took him,
beat him, and
sent him away
empty.
4 Again, he sent
another servant
to them; and
they threw stones at
him, wounded him
in the head,
and sent him away
shamefully treated.
5 Again he sent
another, and
they killed him,
and many others,
beating some,
and killing some.
6 Therefore still
having one,
his beloved son,
he sent him last
to them, saying,
‘They will
respect my son.’
7 But those farmers
said among
themselves, ‘This
is the heir.
Come, let’s kill
him, and the
inheritance will
be ours.’
8 They took him,
killed him, and
cast him out
of the vineyard.
9 What therefore
will the lord
of the vineyard
do? He will
come and destroy
the farmers, and
will give
the vineyard to
others.
10 Haven’t you
even read this
Scripture:
‘The stone
which the
builders rejected
was made the
head of the
corner.
11 This was from
the Lord.
It is marvelous
in our
eyes’?”
12 They
tried to seize
him, but they
feared the
multitude; for
they perceived
that he spoke
the parable
against them.
They left him and
went away.
13 They
sent some of
the Pharisees and
the Herodians to
him, that they
might trap him
with words.
14 When
they had come,
they asked him, “Teacher, we know that
you are honest,
and don’t defer
to anyone; for
you aren’t partial
to anyone, but
truly teach the
way of God.
Is it lawful
to pay taxes
to Caesar, or
not?
15 Shall
we give, or
shall we not
give?”
But he, knowing
their hypocrisy,
said to them,
“Why do you
test me? Bring
me a denarius,
that I may
see it.”
16 They
brought it.
He said to
them,
“Whose is this
image and
inscription?”
They said to
him, “Caesar’s.”
17 Jesus
answered them,
“Render to Caesar
the things that
are Caesar’s,
and to God
the things that
are God’s.”
They marveled greatly
at him.
18 Some
Sadducees, who say
that there is
no resurrection, came
to him. They
asked him, saying,
19 “Teacher,
Moses wrote to
us, ‘If a
man’s brother dies and
leaves a wife
behind him, and
leaves no children,
that his brother
should take his
wife and raise
up offspring for
his brother.’
20 There
were seven brothers.
The first took
a wife, and dying
left no offspring.
21 The
second took her,
and died, leaving
no children behind
him. The third
likewise;
22 and
the seven took
her and left no
children. Last of
all the woman
also died.
23 In
the resurrection, when
they rise, whose
wife will she
be of them?
For the seven
had her as
a wife.”
24 Jesus
answered them,
“Isn’t this
because you are
mistaken, not
knowing the
Scriptures nor
the power of
God?
25 For when they
will rise from
the dead, they
neither marry
nor are given
in marriage, but
are like angels
in heaven.
26 But about the
dead, that they
are raised, haven’t
you read in the
book of Moses
about the Bush,
how God spoke
to him, saying,
‘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
of the living.
You are therefore
badly mistaken.”
28 One
of the scribes
came and heard
them questioning
together, and knowing
that he
had answered them
well, asked him,
“Which commandment
is the greatest of
all?”
29 Jesus answered,
“The greatest is: ‘Hear,
Israel, the Lord
our God, the
Lord is one.
30 You shall love
the Lord your
God with all
your heart, with
all your soul,
with all your
mind, and with
all your
strength.’
This is the
first commandment.
31 The second is
like this: ‘You
shall love your
neighbor as
yourself.’
There is no
other commandment
greater than
these.”
32 The
scribe said to
him, “Truly,
teacher, you have
said well that
he is one,
and there is
none other but
he;
33 and
to love him with
all the heart,
with all the
understanding, all
the soul, and with
all the strength,
and to love his
neighbor as
himself, is
more important than
all whole burnt
offerings and
sacrifices.”
34 When
Jesus saw that
he answered wisely,
he said to
him,
“You are not
far from God’s
Kingdom.”
No one dared
ask him any
question after
that.
35 Jesus
responded, as he
taught in the
temple,
“How is it
that the scribes
say that the
Christ is the
son of David?
36 For David himself
said in the
Holy Spirit,
‘The Lord said
to my Lord,
“Sit at my
right hand,
until I make
your enemies the
footstool of
your feet.” ’
37 Therefore David himself
calls him Lord,
so how can
he be his
son?”
The common people heard
him gladly.
38 In
his teaching he
said to them,
“Beware of the
scribes, who
like to walk
in long robes,
and to
get greetings in
the marketplaces,
39 and to get
the best seats
in the
synagogues and
the best places
at feasts,
40 those who
devour widows’
houses, and for
a pretense make
long prayers.
These will
receive greater
condemnation.”
41 Jesus
sat down opposite
the treasury and
saw how the
multitude cast
money into the
treasury. Many who
were rich cast
in much.
42 A
poor widow came
and she cast
in two small brass
coins,
which equal a quadrans coin.
43 He
called his
disciples to
himself and said
to them,
“Most certainly
I tell you,
this poor widow
gave more than
all those who
are giving into
the treasury,
44 for they all
gave out of
their abundance,
but she, out
of her poverty,
gave all that
she had to
live on.”