Luke 20
1 Once when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, telling them the good news, some of the chief priests and religious teachers came with the elders.
And it came to pass, that, on one of those days, while he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came to him,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
And he answered and said to them: I also will ask you one thing, and do you answer me.
4 the baptism of John—was it from heaven, or was it just human?”
Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men?
5 They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will reply: Why, then, did you not believe him?
6 And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they believe that John was a prophet.
7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you by whose authority I do what I do.”
And Jesus said to them: Nor do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then he began to tell the people a story: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went to live in another country for a long while.
And he began to speak this parable to the people: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and was absent from home for a long time.
10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to collect his share of the crop, but the farmers beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
And at the proper season, he sent a servant to those vine-dressers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vine-dressers scourged him, and sent him away empty-handed.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but they beat him too and treated him shamefully, and sent him away with nothing.
And he then sent another servant. But they scourged him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And he also sent a third; but they wounded him, and drove him out.
13 The owner of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What shall I do? I know, I'll send my son whom I love. Perhaps they will respect him.’
And the owner of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, when they see him, they will reverence him.
14 But when they saw him coming, the farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's heir. Let's kill him! That way we can take his inheritance.’
But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
And they drove him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and kill these farmers and let others have the vineyard.” When they heard the story, they said, “May this never happen!”
He will come and destroy these vine-dressers, and will give his vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said: Be it not so!
17 But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then why is it written in the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has now become the chief cornerstone’?
And he looked on them and said: What, then, does this mean, which is written, The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner?
18 Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; anyone it falls upon will be crushed.”
Whoever shall fall on this stone, shall be dashed to pieces; but on whomever it shall fall, it will make him as chaff for the wind.
19 Immediately the religious teachers and the chief priests wanted to arrest him because they realized that the story Jesus told was aimed at them, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him, the same hour; (and yet they feared the people; ) for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.
20 Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
And they watched him, and sent spies, who feigned them selves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
21 They said, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is good and right, and that you're not swayed by the opinions of others. You truly teach the way of God.
And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth.
22 So should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
But he perceived their cunning, and said to them: Why do you tempt me?
24 “Show me a coin—a denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it?” “Caesar's,” they answered.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said: Cæsar’s.
25 “Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give back to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
He said to them: Give, therefore, to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.
26 They weren't able to trap him by what he told the people. They were stunned at his reply, and fell silent.
And they were not able to take hold of his words before the people. And they were astonished at his answer, and were silent.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
Then there came to him some of the Sadducees, (these deny that there is any resurrection, ) and asked him,
28 “Teacher,” they began, “Moses gave us a law that if a married man dies leaving a wife without children, then his brother should marry the widow and have children for his dead brother.
saying: Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up children for his brother.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
There were, therefore, seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children;
30 The second
and the second took his wife, and he died without children;
31 and then the third brother also married her. In the end all seven brothers married her, and then died without having children.
and the third took her; and in like manner also the seven; and they left no children, and died.
32 Finally the wife died too.
Last of all, the woman also died.
33 Now whose wife will she be in the resurrection, since all seven brothers had married her?”
Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.
And Jesus answered and said to them: The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 “But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and the resurrection from the dead don't marry or are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
But those who shall be accounted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 They can't die any longer; they're like the angels and are children of God since they're children of the resurrection.
For they can die no more; for they are like the angels, and are the sons of God, being the sons of the resurrection.
37 But on the question of whether the dead are raised, even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
But: that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at The Bush, since he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and 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 they all are alive.”
He is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.
39 Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”
And certain of the scribes answered and said: Teacher, thou hast answered well.
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
And after this they durst not ask him any question at all.
41 Then Jesus asked them, “Why is it said that Christ is the son of David?
But he said to them: How say they 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
Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
43 until I make all your enemies a footstool for your feet.’
till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
44 David calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David's son?”
David, therefore, calls him Lord; and how is he his son?
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
And while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples:
46 “Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;
47 They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”
who eat up the houses of widows, and, for a pretext, make long prayers. These shall receive the greater condemnation.
