Mark 12
1 AND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.
Presently Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "There was once a man," he said, "who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the wine-press, built a tower, rented it to tenants, and went abroad.
2 And in the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
At vintage-time he sent a slave to the vine-dressers to collect some of the proceeds of the vineyard;
3 But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
but they seized him, and flogged him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and they cut the account short with him, by stoning him, and sent him away shamefully treated.
Then he sent another slave to them; and this man they knocked over the head and handled shamefully.
5 And again he sent another; and him, they slew; and many others, some of whom they beat, and others they killed.
And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 Now he had yet one son, his beloved, and he sent him unto them last, saying, They will reverence my son.
He had still one, a Son beloved, He sent him last to them, saying, "‘They will reverence my Son.’
7 But these husbandmen said to each other, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.
"But those tenants said to themselves. ‘Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
"So they took him and killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give his vineyard to others.
What will the owner of the Vineyard do?" "He will come and put the tenants to death," they said, "and will give the vineyard to others."
10 Have ye never read this scripture? “The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner:
"Have you not read this Scripture?" (he continued) "The very stone which the builders rejected Has now become the corner-stone;
11 this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.”
This is the Lord’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes."
12 And they sought to seize him, and were afraid of the people: for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them: and leaving him, they departed.
And they kept seeking to lay hold on him, but were afraid of the crowd, for they knew well that he had spoken this parable about them; so they left him and went away.
13 And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in discourse.
But they sent some of the Pharisees to Jesus afterward, and some of the Herodians to entrap him in conversation.
14 And they come and say to him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?
So when they came, they said. "Teacher, we know that you are sincere and are not afraid of any one, for you do not regard the face of men; nay, but you reach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay poll- tax to Caesar or not?
15 shall we pay, or shall we not pay it? but he, perceiving their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.
Shall we pay, or not pay?" But he, knowing well their hypocrisy, said to them. "Why are you testing me? Bring me a dollar for me to look at."
16 And they brought it. And he said unto them, Whose figure and inscription is this? they say unto him, Caesar’s.
And they brought it. "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" "Caesar’s," they answered.
17 And Jesus addressing them, said, Render the things which are Caesar’s, to Caesar; and what belongs to God, to God. And they marvelled at him.
And Jesus said, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God, the things that are God’s." They were amazed at him.
18 And the Sadducees come to him, who say that there is no resurrection; and they put a question to him, saying,
Then came up some Sadducees, men who say there is no resurrection. They too questioned him, saying.
19 Master, Moses left it in writing for us, that if a man’s brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children; that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.
"Teacher, Moses taught us that if a man’s brother die, and leave a wife behind him, but no child, that his brother is to marry the widow and to raise up a family for his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no issue:
There were once seven brothers, the eldest of whom married a wife, and died leaving no family.
21 and the second took her, and died, and neither did he leave issue; and the third in like manner.
The second married her, and died without offspring; the third likewise;
22 And the seven had her, and left no issue. Last of all died also the wife.
and the seven had her, and died without issue.
23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had the very same wife.
And last of all the woman too died. In the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For the seven had her as wife."
24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, from not knowing the scriptures, and the power of God?
"Is not this the reason for your error," Jesus answered them, "that you know not the Scripture nor the power of God?
25 For when they rise from the dead, they will neither marry, nor be given in marriage; but they are as the angels which are in heaven.
When they rise from the dead men do not marry, and women are not given in marriage, but they are as the angels are in heaven.
26 But concerning the dead, that they do rise; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spake to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
But in regard to the rising again of the dead, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage 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?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye are therefore vastly erroneous.
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are in grave error."
28 And one of the scribes coming, and hearing them questioning him, perceiving that he had answered them admirably, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
Just then up came one of the Scribes who had heard them arguing, and realized that Jesus had answered them admirably. "What commandment," he asked, "is the first of all?"
29 Then Jesus replied to him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear O Israel; the Lord thy God is one Lord:
Jesus replied. "The first is. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;
30 and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.
and thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.
31 And the second, like it, is this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: there is no greater commandment than these.
"The second is this, "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. Other command greater than these there is none."
32 And the scribe said unto him, Admirably, Master! thou hast spoken the very truth: for there is one God; and there is no other besides him:
"Admirably said, O Teacher," exclaimed the Scribe. "You have truthfully said that He is 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 his neighbour as himself, is better than all burnt offerings, and sacrifices.
and that beside him there is none other, and to love him with all one’s heart and with all one’s understanding and with all one’s might, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself is far beyond all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
34 And Jesus perceiving that he had answered as a man of intelligence, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man thenceforth presumed to question him.
Jesus saw that he had answered with discrimination, and said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that no one ventured to question him.
35 And Jesus addressing them said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Messiah is the Son of David?
While he was teaching in the Temple courts, Jesus in his turn asked. "How is it that the Scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
36 for David himself saith by the Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thy enemies the foot-stool for thy feet.
David himself said in the Holy Spirit, "The Lord said to my Lord,’Sit at my right hand until I make thy foes the footstool of thy feet.’
37 David himself therefore calleth him Lord; and whence then is he his son? And a vast multitude heard him with delight.
"David himself then calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?" Now the great mass of the people were wont to listen to him with delight;
38 And he spake to them in the course of his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in trailing robes, and like salutations in the places of concourse,
and in his teaching he said. "Look out for the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and to receive salutations in the street, and to have prominent places in the synagogues,
39 and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the first couch at suppers:
and seats of honor at dinner-parties;
40 who devour widows’ houses, and in pretence make long prayers: such shall receive greater damnation.
they who consume the property of widows and make long, pretentious prayers. The greater shall their condemnation be."
41 And as Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, he saw a multitude casting money into the treasury: and many who were rich cast in many pieces.
Then Jesus took his seat opposite the treasury and watched the people putting their offerings into the chest. Many rich people were putting in large sums.
42 And one poor widow coming, cast in two mites, which is a farthing.
There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.
43 And having called his disciples, he said unto them, I tell you truly, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all who have cast into the treasury:
On this he called his disciples to him, and said. "I tell you solemnly that this poor widow has put in more than all who have put their offerings into the treasury;
44 for all they have cast in of their superfluities; but she from her indigence hath cast in all that she had, even her whole substance.
for they have all put in what they could spare out of their surplus, but she, out of her penury, has put in all that she possessed, her whole living."
