Luke 20
1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
One of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, the chief priests, and the scribes, with the elders, came upon him,
2 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.
saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things; or who is he that empowered you?
3 And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
He answering, said to them, I also have a question to put to you. Tell me, then,
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
Was the commission which John had to immerse, from heaven, or from men?
5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
But they reasoned thus among themselves, If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?
6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
And if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
They therefore answered, that they could not tell whence.
8 And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
Jesus replied, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 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.
Then he spoke to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and farmed it out, and having traveled, continued long abroad.
10 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.
The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive of the produce of the vineyard; but they beat him, and sent him back empty.
11 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.
Afterward, he sent another servant, whom they, having beaten, and used shamefully, also sent away empty.
12 And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
He afterward dispatched a third to them. Him, likewise, they wounded and drove away.
13 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.
Then the proprietor of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; they will surely reverence him, when they see him.
14 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.
But when then husbandmen saw him, they reasoned thus among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.
15 And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
And having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do to them?
16 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.
He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And some of his hearers said, God forbid.
17 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?
Jesus, looking on them, said, What, then, means that expression of scripture, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner.
18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to pieces"?
19 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.
At that time, the chief priests and the scribes, knowing that he had spoken this parable against them, would have laid hands on him, but feared the people.
20 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.
And they watched him, and set spies upon him, instructing them to personate conscientious men, and surprise him in his words, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.
21 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:
These accosted him with this question, Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach uprightly, and that, without respect of persons, you faithfully recommend the way of God.
22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Cesar, or not?
23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
He perceiving their subtlety, answered,
24 Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
Why would you entangle me? Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? They answered, Cesar's.
25 And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
He replied, Render, therefore, to Cesar, that which is Cesar's, and to God, that which is God's.
26 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.
Thus they could not surprise him in his discourses before the people; wherefore, admiring his answer, they kept silence.
27 And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,
Afterward, some of the Sadducees, who deny a future state, came to him
28 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.
with this question: Rabbi, Moses has enjoined in his writings, that a man whose brother dies childless, outlived by his wife, shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
Now there were seven brothers; the first of whom, having taken a wife, died childless;
30 And the second;
the second married the widow, and also died childless;
31 And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
the third married her, as did likewise the rest; and all seven died, leaving no children.
32 And last of all, the woman came to her end.
Last of all, the woman also died.
33 When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
To which of them, therefore, will she be wife, at the resurrection; for she had been married to all the seven?
Jesus answering, said to them, The people of this world marry, and are given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
35 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 g165)
but, among them who shall be honored to share in the resurrection, and the other world, there will be neither marrying nor giving in marriage; (aiōn g165)
36 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.
for they can not die any more; because, like the angels, they are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
37 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.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses has suggested, calling the Lord who appeared in the bush, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
Now he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for they are all alive to him.
39 And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
Then some of the scribes said to him, Rabbi, you have spoken well.
40 And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
After that, they did not venture to ask him any more questions.
41 And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
And he said to them, Why is it affirmed that the Messiah must be a son of David?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
Yet David himself says, in the book of the Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
43 Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.
till I make thy foes thy footstool."
44 David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?
As David thus calls him his Lord, how can he be David's son?
45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
Then, in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples,
46 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;
Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and affect salutations in public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts;
47 Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
who devour the families of widows, and make long prayers for a disguise. These shall suffer the severest punishment.
