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 the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together,
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 dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority?
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer 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?’
But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: 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, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded 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: Neither do I tell thee 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 to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad 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 season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent him away empty.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but they beat him too and treated him shamefully, and sent him away with nothing.
And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast 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.’
Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, 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.’
Whom when the husbandmen saw, they thought within themselves, saying: This is the heir, 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?
So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore 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 will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid.
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’?
But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is 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.”
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
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: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to 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 upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power 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: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest 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 Caesar, or no?
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
But he considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?
24 “Show me a coin—a denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it?” “Caesar's,” they answered.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, 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 he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’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 could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they 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: Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 The second
And the next took her to wife, and he also died childless.
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 all the seven, and they left no children, and died.
32 Finally the wife died too.
Last of all the woman died also.
33 Now whose wife will she be in the resurrection, since all seven brothers had married her?”
In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them shall she be? For all the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus said to them: The children of this world 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 they that shall be accounted worthy of that world, and of the resurrection from the dead, shall 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.
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels, and are the children of God, being the 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.’
Now that the dead rise again, Moses also shewed, at 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.”
For he is not the 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 some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast said well.
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
And after that they durst not ask him any more questions.
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 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
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on 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 then calleth him Lord: and how is he his son?
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
And 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.
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at 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 prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.
