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;
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 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 vintage-time he sent a slave to the vine-dressers to collect some of the proceeds of the vineyard;
3 and they, having taken him, severely 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 to them another servant, and having cast stones at that one, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him] away—dishonored.
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 that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.
And 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;
He had still one, a Son beloved, He sent him last to them, saying, "‘They will reverence 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 tenants said to themselves. ‘Here is the heir! Come, let us 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 and killed him, and threw his body 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 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 And this Writing you did not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it became the head of a 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 from the LORD, and it is wonderful in our eyes.”
This is the Lord’s doing; 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;
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 send to Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare 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 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?”
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 And He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you tempt Me? Bring Me a denarius, that I may see”;
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, and He says to them, “Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s”;
And they brought it. "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" "Caesar’s," they answered.
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.
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 there is not a resurrection, and they questioned Him, saying,
Then came up some Sadducees, men who say there is no resurrection. They too questioned 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 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 There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
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, not having left seed, and the third in like manner,
The second married her, and died without offspring; the third likewise;
22 and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all the woman also died;
and the seven had her, and died without issue.
23 in the resurrection, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them will she be wife—for the seven had her as 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 to them, “Do you not go astray because of this, not knowing the Writings, nor 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 may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.
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 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 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 dead men, but a God of living men; you then go greatly astray.”
God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are in grave error."
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?”
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 And Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commands—Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD is one;
Jesus replied. "The first is. "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;
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 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 [is] like [it], this, You will love your neighbor as yourself—there is no other command greater 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 to Him, “Well, Teacher, in truth You have spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
"Admirably said, O Teacher," exclaimed the Scribe. "You have truthfully said that He is one,
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 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, 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.
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 answering said, teaching in the temple, “How do the scribes say that the Christ is 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 said in the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit on My right hand, Until I place Your enemies—Your footstool;
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 therefore David himself calls Him Lord, and from where is He his son?” And the great multitude were hearing Him gladly,
"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 was saying to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes who will to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
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 first seats in the synagogues, and first couches at the banquets,
and seats of honor at dinner-parties;
40 who are devouring the widows’ houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these will receive more abundant judgment.”
they who consume the property of widows and make long, pretentious prayers. The greater shall their condemnation be."
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 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 having come, a poor widow put in two mites, which are a penny.
There came also a poor widow who dropped in two little coins, worth a cent.
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;
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, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, put in all that she had—all her living.”
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."
