Mark 12
1 Then He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard—put a hedge around it, dug a wine trough, built a tower—rented it to farmers and went on a journey.
Then addressing them in parables, he said, A man planted a vineyard, and hedged it about, and dug a place for a wine vat, and built a tower, and having farmed it out, went abroad.
2 At the proper time he sent a slave to the farmers, that he might receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive his portion of the fruits of the vineyard.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Again he sent another slave to them, and that one they wounded in the head by stoning, and sent him away shamefully treated.
Again, he sent to them another servant, whom they wounded in the head with stones, and sent back with disgrace.
5 Again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
He sent another, whom they killed; and of many more that he sent, some they beat, and some they killed.
6 Finally, still having his one beloved son, he even sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
At last, having an only son, whom he loved, he sent him also to them; for he said, They will reverence my son.
7 But those farmers said to one another: ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours.’
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.
8 So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
Then they laid hold on him, and having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him.
9 “What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others.
What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.
10 Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected, is the very one that became the cornerstone;
Have you not read this passage of scripture, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner:
11 this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
this the Lord has performed, and we behold it with admiration?"
12 So they started looking for a way to arrest Him, because they knew He had spoken the parable against them, but they were in fear of the crowd. Then they left Him and went away.
And they desired to have seized him, but were afraid of the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them.
13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him, in order to trap Him with a question.
Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders, leaving Jesus, went away, and sent to him certain Pharisees and Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 Upon arriving they said to Him: “Teacher, we know that you are honest—you do not ‘protect’ anyone, because you do not consider the position of people, but teach the way of God in truth—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
These coming up, said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are upright, and stand in awe of none; for you respect not the person of men, but teach the way of God faithfully. Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
15 Should we pay, or should we not?” But knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them: “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at.”
Shall we give, or shall we not give? He, perceiving their artifice, answered, Why would you entangle me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.
16 So they did, and He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar's.”
When they had brought, he asked them, Whose is the image and inscription? They answered, Cesar's.
17 Then Jesus answered them by saying, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at Him.
Jesus replied, Render to Cesar that which is Cesar's, and to God that which is God's. And they wondered at him.
18 Then some Sadducees came to Him—they say there is no resurrection—and asked Him, saying:
Then Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no future life, and proposed this questions:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies and leaves behind a wife, but no children, then his brother should take that wife and raise up offspring for his brother.
Rabbi, Moses has enacted, that if a man's brother die, survived by a wife without children, he shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother.
20 Well there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no issue.
21 So the second one took her, and died; and neither did he leave any offspring. The third likewise.
The second married her, and died; neither did he leave any issue; so did also the third.
22 In fact, all seven took her, and left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.
Thus all seven married her, and left no issue. Last of all, the woman also died.
23 In the resurrection, whenever they may rise, whose wife will she be?—because all seven had her as wife.”
At the resurrection, therefore, when they are risen, to which of the seven will she belong; for she has been the wife of them all?
24 Then in answer Jesus said to them: “You do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God—is this not the reason that you err?
Jesus answering, said to them, Is not this the source of your error, your not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 Whenever people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in the heavens.
For there will be neither marrying, nor giving in marriage, among them who rise from the dead. They will then resemble the angels.
26 But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, 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’?
But as to the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him in the bush, saying, "I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob."
27 He is not the God of dead people, but the God of living ones. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore you greatly err.
28 Then one of the scribes came on the scene, heard them arguing, realized that He had answered them well, and asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”
A scribe, who had heard them dispute, perceiving the justness of his reply, came to him, and proposed this question: Which is the chief commandment of all?
29 Jesus answered him: “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord your (pl) God, the Lord is one;
Jesus answered, The chief of all the commandments is, "Hearken, Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is one:"
30 and you (sg) shall love the Lord your (sg) God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
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." This is the first commandment.
31 And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
The second resembles it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." There is no commandment greater than these.
32 So the scribe said to Him: “Well said, teacher; you said truly that He is one, and there is no other except He.
The scribe replied, Truly, Rabbi, you have answered well. There is one, and only one;
33 And to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
and to love him with all the heart, and with all the spirit, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love one's self, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 Now 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 ask Him any question.
Jesus observing how pertinently he had answered, said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that, no person ventured to put questions to him.
35 Then, teaching in the temple, Jesus reacted by saying: “How is it that the scribes say that the Messiah is David's son?
As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he asked them, Why do you scribes assert, that the Messiah must be a son of David?
36 Because David himself said by the Holy Spirit: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.”’
Yet David, himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, says, "The Lord, said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your foes your footstool."
37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so how can He be his son?” The large crowd listened to Him with pleasure.
David himself, therefore, calls him his Lord; how then can he be his son? And the common people heard him with delight.
38 Then He said to them in His teaching: “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes and to get greetings in the market places,
Further, in teaching, he said to them, Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in robes; who love salutations in public places,
39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at entertainments;
40 who devour the houses of widows, while praying long and loud for a show. These will receive a more severe judgment.”
who devour the families of widows, and use long prayers for a disguise. They shall undergo the severest punishment.
41 Then Jesus sat down opposite the offering chest and started watching how the people were depositing money into the chest. Many rich people put in large amounts.
And Jesus sitting opposite the treasury, observed the people throwing money into the treasury; and many rich persons put in much.
42 A certain poor widow also came and put in two ‘lepta’, which equal a ‘quadrans’.
Then the poor widow came, who threw in two mites, (which make a farthing.)
43 So summoning His disciples He said to them: “I tell you assuredly that this poor widow has put more in the chest than all these contributors;
Jesus having called his disciples, said to them, Indeed, I say to you, that this poor widow has given more than any of those who have thrown into the treasury;
44 because they all gave out of their excess, but she, out of her lack, put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”
for they all have contributed out of their superfluous stores; whereas she has given all the little she had--her whole living.
