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 happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
And in response, Jesus said to them: “I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:
4 the baptism of John—was it from heaven, or was it just human?”
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of 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?’
So they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why 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, ‘Of men,’ the whole people will stone us. For they are certain that John was a prophet.”
7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you by whose authority I do what I do.”
And Jesus said to them, “Neither will 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.
Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn 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 in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers, so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. And they beat him and drove 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 continued to send another servant. But beating him and treating him with contempt, they likewise sent him away, empty-handed.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.
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.’
Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect 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.’
And when the settlers had seen him, they discussed it among themselves, saying: ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance will 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 forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord 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 those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.”
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’?
Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same 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.”
Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered. And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”
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 leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about 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 being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.
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 questioned him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and that you do not consider anyone’s status, but you teach the way of God in truth.
22 So should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?”
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: “Why do you test 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 inscription does it have?” In response, they said to him, “Caesar’s.”
25 “Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give back to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
And so, he said to them: “Then repay the things that are Caesar’s, to Caesar, and the things that are God’s, to God.”
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 contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned 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 will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
And so there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without sons.
30 The second
And the next one married her, and he also died without a son.
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 married her, and similarly all seven, and none of them left behind any offspring, and they each 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?”
In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”
And so, Jesus 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)
Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age, and of the resurrection from the dead, will neither be married, nor take wives. (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 no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children 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.’
For in truth, the dead do rise again, as Moses also showed beside the bush, when he called 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.”
And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him.”
39 Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”
Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
And they no longer dared to question him about anything.
41 Then Jesus asked them, “Why is it said that Christ is the son of David?
But he said to them: “How can 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
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.’
until I set your enemies as your footstool.’
44 David calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David's son?”
Therefore, David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
Now in the hearing of all the people, 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.
“Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,
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 devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation.”
