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The Parable of the Tenants
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.
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.
Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers.
And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully.
And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed.
Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
“Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others.
What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others.
Have you not even read this Scripture:
‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
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.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?
Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words.
Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words.
Paying Taxes to Caesar
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?”
But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.”
But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.”
So they brought it.
And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
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.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?
Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:
Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying:
The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,
And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,
“Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring.
There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring.
And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise.
And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise.
So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also.
And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.
Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.”
In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor 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.
For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
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’?
He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”
The Great Commandment
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?”
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?”
Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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.’
And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other 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.
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.”
Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
But after that no one dared question Him.
But after that no one dared question Him.
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.
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?
Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Whose Son Is the Christ?
And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
For David himself said by the Holy Spirit:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
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.”’
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?”
And the common people heard Him gladly.
And the common people heard Him gladly.
David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes
Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
Then He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces,
Beware of the Scribes
And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces
the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,
and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,
who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Two Mites
Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much.
Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much.
The Widow’s Offering
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums.
So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury;
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.