Mark 12
1 And He began to speak to them in allegories: “A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and dug a wine vat, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad;
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.
2 and he sent to the farmers at the due time a servant, that from the farmers he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,
At the proper time he sent a slave to the farmers, that he might receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 and they, having taken him, severely beat [him], and sent him away empty.
But they took him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 And again he sent to them another servant, and having cast stones at that one, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away—dishonored.
Again he sent another slave to them, and that one they wounded in the head by stoning, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.
Again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, beating some and killing some.
6 Having yet therefore one son—his beloved—he also sent him to them last, saying, They will respect my son;
Finally, still having his one beloved son, he even sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 and those farmers said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and the inheritance will be ours;
But those farmers said to one another: ‘This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 and having taken him, they killed, and cast [him] forth outside the vineyard.
So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
“What therefore will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others.
10 And this Writing you did not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it became the head of a corner;
Have you not even read this Scripture: ‘The stone that the builders rejected, is the very one that became the cornerstone;
11 this was from the LORD, and it is wonderful in our eyes.”
this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 And they were seeking to lay hold on Him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that He spoke the allegory against them, and having left Him, they went away;
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.
13 and they send to Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare Him in discourse,
Then they sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him, in order to trap Him with a question.
14 and they having come, say to Him, “Teacher, we have known that You are true, and You are not caring for anyone, for You do not look to the face of men, but in truth teach the way of God; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? May we give, or may we not give?”
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?
15 And He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you tempt Me? Bring Me a denarius, that I may see”;
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.”
16 and they brought, and He says to them, “Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s”;
So they did, and He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar's.”
17 and Jesus answering said to them, “Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”; and they wondered at Him.
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.
18 And the Sadducees come to Him, who say there is not a resurrection, and they questioned Him, saying,
Then some Sadducees came to Him—they say there is no resurrection—and asked Him, saying:
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if anyone’s brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
“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.
20 There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
Well there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
21 and the second took her, and died, not having left seed, and the third in like manner,
So the second one took her, and died; and neither did he leave any offspring. The third likewise.
22 and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all the woman also died;
In fact, all seven took her, and left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died.
23 in the resurrection, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them will she be wife—for the seven had her as wife?”
In the resurrection, whenever they may rise, whose wife will she be?—because all seven had her as wife.”
24 And Jesus answering said to them, “Do you not go astray because of this, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?
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?
25 For when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.
Whenever people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in the heavens.
26 And concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the Scroll of Moses (at 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 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’?
27 He is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; you then go greatly astray.”
He is not the God of dead people, but the God of living ones. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
28 And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that He answered them well, questioned Him, “Which is the first command of all?”
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?”
29 And Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commands—Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD is one;
Jesus answered him: “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord your (pl) God, the Lord is one;
30 and you will love the LORD your God out of all your heart, and out of all your soul, and out of all your understanding, and out of all your strength—this [is] the first command;
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.
31 and the second [is] like [it], this, You will love your neighbor as yourself—there is no other command greater than these.”
And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32 And the scribe said to Him, “Well, Teacher, in truth You have spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
So the scribe said to Him: “Well said, teacher; you said truly that He is one, and there is no other except He.
33 and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as one’s self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.”
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.”
34 And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God”; and no one dared question Him anymore.
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.
35 And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, “How do the scribes say that the Christ is son of David?
Then, teaching in the temple, Jesus reacted by saying: “How is it that the scribes say that the Messiah is David's son?
36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on My right hand, Until I place Your enemies—Your footstool;
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.”’
37 therefore David himself calls Him Lord, and from where is He his son?” And the great multitude were hearing Him gladly,
Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so how can He be his son?” The large crowd listened to Him with pleasure.
38 and He was saying to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes who will to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
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,
39 and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches at the banquets,
and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
40 who are devouring the widows’ houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these will receive more abundant judgment.”
who devour the houses of widows, while praying long and loud for a show. These will receive a more severe judgment.”
41 And Jesus having sat down opposite the treasury, was beholding how the multitude puts brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,
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.
42 and having come, a poor widow put in two mites, which are a penny.
A certain poor widow also came and put in two ‘lepta’, which equal a ‘quadrans’.
43 And having called near His disciples, He says to them, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those putting into the treasury;
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;
44 for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, put in all that she had—all her living.”
because they all gave out of their excess, but she, out of her lack, put in all that she had, her whole livelihood.”
