< Luke 20 >
1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
2 “Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
3 “I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:
And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
4 John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
5 They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
7 So they answered that they did not know where it was from.
And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
8 And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.
And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
11 So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.
And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.
12 Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
13 ‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’
And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.
14 But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.
15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
16 He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”
He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.
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’?
But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?
18 Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
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.
And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.
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.
And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
21 “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?
23 But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
But he saw through their trick and said to them,
24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
25 So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
26 And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,
28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses 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 for him.
Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife, but died childless.
Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
31 and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
32 And last of all, the woman died.
And last of all, the woman came to her end.
33 So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
34 Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. (aiōn )
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; (aiōn )
35 But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. (aiōn )
But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married; (aiōn )
36 In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.
And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.
37 Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.
And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
41 Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
43 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.
44 Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?
45 In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
46 “Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
47 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.