Luke 20
1 One of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, the chief priests, and the scribes, with the elders, came upon him,
And it came to pass, on one of those days, He teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the priests, and scribes, along with the elders stood up against Him;
2 saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things; or who is he that empowered you?
and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?
3 He answering, said to them, I also have a question to put to you. Tell me, then,
And responding He said to them, I will ask you one word; and you tell me:
4 Was the commission which John had to immerse, from heaven, or from men?
Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men?
5 But they reasoned thus among themselves, If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?
And they reason among themselves saying, If we may say it is from heaven; He will say, Why did you not believe on him?
6 And if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
And if we may say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 They therefore answered, that they could not tell whence.
And they responded, We do not know whence it is.
8 Jesus replied, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
9 Then he spoke to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and farmed it out, and having traveled, continued long abroad.
And He began to speak to the people this parable, A man planted a vineyard and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away a long time.
10 The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive of the produce of the vineyard; but they beat him, and sent him back empty.
And in season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard, and the husbandmen beating him, sent him away empty.
11 Afterward, he sent another servant, whom they, having beaten, and used shamefully, also sent away empty.
And he proceeded to send to them another servant, and they beating and dishonoring him sent him away empty.
12 He afterward dispatched a third to them. Him, likewise, they wounded and drove away.
And he proceeded to send a third: and wounding him, they cast him out also.
13 Then the proprietor of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; they will surely reverence him, when they see him.
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my own beloved son: perchance seeing, they will reverence him.
14 But when then husbandmen saw him, they reasoned thus among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.
And the husbandmen, seeing him, reasoned among themselves saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, in order that the inheritance may be ours.
15 And having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do to them?
And casting him out from the vineyard they slew him; what then will the lord of the vineyard do?
16 He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And some of his hearers said, God forbid.
He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing, they said, Let it not be so.
17 Jesus, looking on them, said, What, then, means that expression of scripture, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner.
And looking upon them, He said, What is that which has been written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has come to be the head of the corner.
18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to pieces"?
Every one having fallen on that stone will be dashed to pieces; and on whomsoever it may fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 At that time, the chief priests and the scribes, knowing that he had spoken this parable against them, would have laid hands on him, but feared the people.
And the chief priests and scribes sought to lay hands on Him at this hour, and feared the people; for they knew that He spoke this parable against them.
20 And they watched him, and set spies upon him, instructing them to personate conscientious men, and surprise him in his words, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.
And laying in wait for Him, they sent sharpers, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might catch his word, in order to turn Him over to the government and authority of the proconsul.
21 These accosted him with this question, Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach uprightly, and that, without respect of persons, you faithfully recommend the way of God.
They asked Him saying, Teacher, we know that thou dost speak and teach correctly; and thou dost not receive the face; but thou dost teach the way of God in truth:
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Cesar, or not?
is it lawful for us give tribute to Caesar, or not?
23 He perceiving their subtlety, answered,
And He knowing their rascality, said to them, Why tempt ye me?
24 Why would you entangle me? Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? They answered, Cesar's.
Show me the denarion. Whose image and superscription has it? And they responding said, Caesar's.
25 He replied, Render, therefore, to Cesar, that which is Cesar's, and to God, that which is God's.
And He said to them, Therefore render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things which are God's.
26 Thus they could not surprise him in his discourses before the people; wherefore, admiring his answer, they kept silence.
And they were not able to criticise His word before the people: and being astonished at His answer, they were silent.
27 Afterward, some of the Sadducees, who deny a future state, came to him
And certain ones of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, coming forward asked Him,
28 with this question: Rabbi, Moses has enjoined in his writings, that a man whose brother dies childless, outlived by his wife, shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother.
saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, That if the brother of any one may die having a wife, and the same may die childless, that his brother must take his wife and raise up seed to his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers; the first of whom, having taken a wife, died childless;
Then there were seven brothers; and the first receiving a wife died childless.
30 the second married the widow, and also died childless;
And the second
31 the third married her, as did likewise the rest; and all seven died, leaving no children.
and the third received her, and likewise also the seven; they left no children and died.
32 Last of all, the woman also died.
Last of all the woman also died.
33 To which of them, therefore, will she be wife, at the resurrection; for she had been married to all the seven?
Therefore in the resurrection of which one of them is she the wife? for the seven had her a wife.
34 Jesus answering, said to them, The people of this world marry, and are given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
And responding Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
35 but, among them who shall be honored to share in the resurrection, and the other world, there will be neither marrying nor giving in marriage; (aiōn g165)
but those counted worthy to attain that age and the resurrection, which is from the dead, (aiōn g165)
36 for they can not die any more; because, like the angels, they are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
neither marry nor are given in marriage; for they are not able yet to die; for they are like the angels, and sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses has suggested, calling the Lord who appeared in the bush, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
But that the dead are raised, Moses also mentioned at the Bush, when he says; The Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Now he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for they are all alive to him.
He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live unto Him.
39 Then some of the scribes said to him, Rabbi, you have spoken well.
And certain of the scribes responding said; Teacher, you spoke beautifully.
40 After that, they did not venture to ask him any more questions.
And they no longer dared to ask Him anything.
41 And he said to them, Why is it affirmed that the Messiah must be a son of David?
And He said to them; How do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
42 Yet David himself says, in the book of the Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
And David himself says in the Book of the Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 till I make thy foes thy footstool."
until I may make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
44 As David thus calls him his Lord, how can he be David's son?
Therefore David calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?
45 Then, in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples,
And all the people hearing, He said to His disciples,
46 Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and affect salutations in public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts;
Beware of the scribes, wishing to walk about in robes, and loving salutations in the forums, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first couches at the suppers,
47 who devour the families of widows, and make long prayers for a disguise. These shall suffer the severest punishment.
Who devour the houses of the widows, and pray long through pretext; they shall receive the greater judgment.
