Luke 20
1 And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,
On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes,
2 and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
3 And he answering said to them, I also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:
"I also will put a question to you, "He said;
4 The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?
"was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?
So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
6 but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."
7 And they answered, they did not know whence.
And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.
8 And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
9 And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.
Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
10 And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.
At vintage-time he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, for them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dressers beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.
11 And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.
Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.
12 And again he sent a third; and they, having wounded him also, cast [him] out.
Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.
13 And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].
Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [come, ] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.
"But when the vine-dressers saw him, they discussed the matter with one another, and said, "'This is the heir: let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'
15 And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!
He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.
17 But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?
He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?
18 Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."
19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.
At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.
20 And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.
21 And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no [man's] person, but teachest with truth the way of God:
So they put a question to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you say and teach what is right and that you make no distinctions between one man and another, but teach God's way truly.
22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"
23 But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?
But He saw through their knavery and replied,
24 Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.
"Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
25 And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.
"Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."
26 And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.
There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.
27 And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up [to him],
Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection), and they asked Him,
28 demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.
"Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.
29 There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.
30 and the second [took the woman, and he died childless];
The second and the third also took her;
31 and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;
and all seven, having done the same, left no children when they died.
32 and last of all the woman also died.
Finally the woman also died.
33 In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife?
The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."
"The men of this age," replied Jesus, "marry, and the women are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
But as for those who shall have been deemed worthy to find a place in that other age and in the Resurrection from among the dead, the men do not marry and the women are not given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.
37 But that the dead rise, even Moses shewed in [the section of] the bush, when he called [the] Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob;
But that the dead rise to life even Moses clearly implies in the passage about the Bush, where he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
38 but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.
He is not a God of dead, but of living men, for to Him are all living."
39 And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.
Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
40 For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.
From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.
41 And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,
But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?
42 and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand
Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand
43 until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?
Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'
44 David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"
45 And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,
Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,
46 Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;
47 who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.
who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."
