< Mark 12 >
1 And he began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went into another country.
And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.
2 And at the proper time, he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, that he might receive from the vine-dressers of the fruit of the vineyard.
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they took him and scourged him, and sent him away without any thing.
Who having laid hands on him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully.
5 And again he sent another; and him they killed. And he sent many others, some of whom they scourged, and some they killed.
And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.
6 Therefore, having yet one son, his beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying, They will reverence my son.
Therefore having yet one son, most dear to him; he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.
7 But those vine-dressers said one to another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 And they took him, and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
And laying hold on him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, and give his vineyard to others.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Have you not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;
And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
11 this was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes?
By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
12 And they sought to take him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them; and they left him, and went away.
And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.
13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in his words.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words.
14 And they came and said to him: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you care for no one; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?
Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar; or shall we not give it?
15 Must we give, or must we not give? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them: Why do you tempt me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.
Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? bring me a penny that I may see it.
16 They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Cæsar’s.
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
17 And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they were astonished at him.
And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
18 And the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him, and put a question to him, saying:
And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying:
19 Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man’s brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up children for his brother.
Master, Moses wrote unto us, that if any man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child;
Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no issue.
21 and the second took her, and he died, and left no child; and the third, likewise;
And the second took her, and died: and neither did he leave any issue. And the third in like manner.
22 and the seven took her, and left no child. Last of all, the woman also died.
And the seven all took her in like manner; and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.
23 Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven.
For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.
26 But concerning the dead, that they do rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
And as concerning the dead that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore, you do greatly err.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?
And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.
29 And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.
And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.
30 And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.
31 And the second, which is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;
And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth, that there is one God, and there is no other besides him.
33 and to love him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
And that he should be loved with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.
34 And Jesus perceiving that he answered with understanding, said to him: You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one, after that, ventured to ask him a question.
And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?
And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?
36 For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
37 David himself, then, calls him Lord; and how is he his son? And the great multitude heard him with pleasure.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.
38 And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets,
And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplace,
39 and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;
And to sit in the first chairs, in the synagogues, and to have the highest places at suppers:
40 who eat up the houses of widows, and, as a pretext, make long prayers: these shall receive more abundant condemnation.
Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment.
41 And Jesus, sitting opposite the treasury, observed how the multitude threw money into the treasury. And many rich persons threw in much.
And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.
And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.
44 For all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living.
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.