Mark 12
1 And he began to be speaking unto them, in parables, —A man planted, a vineyard, and put round it a wall, and digged a wine-vat, and built a tower, —and let it out to husbandmen; and left home.
Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, leased it to farmers, and left the country.
2 And he sent forth, unto the husbandmen, in the season, a servant, that, from the husbandmen, he might receive of the fruits of the vineyard;
At harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers to receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 and, taking him, they beat him, and sent him away, empty.
But they seized that servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 And, again, sent he forth unto them, another servant; and, him, they smote on the head, and dishonoured.
Again he sent to them another servant, and they threw stones at him, struck him on the head, and sent him away after dishonoring him.
5 And another sent he forth; and, him, they slew. And many others; some, indeed beating, and, others, slaying.
Again he sent another, and that one they killed. He also sent many others, some of whom they beat, and some of whom they killed.
6 Yet one, had he, a son beloved: he sent him forth last unto them, saying—They will pay deference unto my son!
Now he still had his one beloved son. He sent him to them as well, last of all, saying, ‘They will have respect for my son.’
7 But, those husbandmen, unto themselves, said—This, is the heir: Come! let us slay him, and, ours, shall be, the inheritance.
But the farmers said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 And, taking, they slew him, and cast him forth outside the vineyard.
So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come, and destroy the husbandmen, and let the vineyard unto others.
What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others.
10 Have ye not, this scripture, read—A stone which the builders rejected, the same, hath become head of the corner!
Have you not read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
11 From the Lord, hath this come to pass, and is marvellous in our eyes?
this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?”
12 And they were seeking, to secure, him, —and were in fear of the multitude; for they perceived that, against them, the parable he had spoken. And, leaving him, they departed.
Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders were looking for a way to arrest Jesus because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
13 And they send forth unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might, catch, him, in discourse.
Later they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Jesus to trap him in what he said.
14 And, coming, they say unto him—Teacher! we know that, true, thou art, and it concerneth thee not about anyone, —for thou lookest not unto the face of men; but, in truth, the way of God, dost teach: —Is it allowable to give tax unto Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not give?
They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that yoʋ are true and defer to no one, for yoʋ do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
15 But, he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them—Why are ye, tempting, me? Bring me a denary, that I may see it.
Should we give, or should we not give?” But knowing their hypocrisy, Jesus said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
16 And, they, brought one. And he saith unto them—Whose, is this image, and the inscription? And, they, said unto him—Caesar’s.
So they brought one. Then he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.”
17 And, Jesus, said—the things of Caesar, render, unto Caesar, and, the things of God, unto God. And they were marvelling at him.
In response Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they were amazed at him.
18 And there come Sadducees unto him, —who, indeed say—Resurrection, there is none! and they were questioning him, saying—
Then some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked him,
19 Teacher! Moses, wrote for us, that—If one’s brother die, and leave behind a wife, and leave no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
“Teacher, Moses wrote for us: ‘If a man's brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’
20 Seven brethren, there were: and, the first, took a wife, and, dying, left no seed, —
Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no offspring.
21 And, the second, took her, and died, not leaving behind seed, —and, the third, likewise, —
The second married her and died, and he also left no offspring; the third did likewise.
22 And, the seven, left no seed; last of all, the woman also, died: —
In fact, the seven all married her and left no offspring. Last of all, the woman also died.
23 In the resurrection, —of, which, of them shall she be, wife? For, the seven, had her to wife.
In the resurrection, when they rise again, which of them will she be the wife of? For the seven all had her as a wife.”
24 Jesus said unto them—Are ye not, for this cause, deceiving yourselves, knowing neither the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
Jesus answered them, “Is this not why you are in error, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?
25 For, when, from among the dead, they rise, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like messengers in the heavens.
For when people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage. Instead, they are like the angels in heaven.
26 But, as touching the dead, that they, do rise, —Have ye not read in the book of Moses, at the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying—I [am] the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob: —
But as for the dead being raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 He is not a God of, dead, men, but of, living. Greatly, are ye deceiving yourselves.
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You have therefore made a serious error.”
28 And one of the Scribes, coming near, hearing them discussing, seeing that, well, he had answered them, began to question him—Which is the chief commandment of all?
Now one of the scribes came up and heard them debating, and when he realized that Jesus had answered them well, he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”
29 Jesus answered—The chief is: Hear! O Israel, —The Lord our God, is, one Lord;
Jesus answered him, “The most important of all the commandments is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 Therefore shalt thou love the Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, —and with all thy mind; and with all thy strength.
And yoʋ shall love the Lord yoʋr God with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr soul, with all yoʋr mind, and with all yoʋr strength.’ This is the most important commandment.
31 The second, is, this—Thou shalt love, thy neighbour, as thyself. Greater than these, other commandment, is there none.
And a second like it is this: ‘Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32 The Scribe said unto him—Well, Teacher! in truth, hast thou said—He is, One, and there is none other, than he;
Then the scribe said to him, “Yoʋ are right, Teacher. In truth yoʋ have said that God is one, and that there is no other besides him,
33 And, to love him, with all the heart, and with all the understanding, —and with all the might; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is, abundantly more, than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
and that to love him with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr understanding, with all yoʋr soul, and with all yoʋr strength, and to love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself is greater than every whole burnt offering and sacrifice.”
34 And, Jesus, seeing him, that, with intelligence he answered, said unto him—Not far, [art thou] from the kingdom of God! And, no one, any longer, was daring to, question, him.
When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, he said to him, “Yoʋ are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him questions anymore.
35 And Jesus, answering, was saying, as he taught in the temple—How say the Scribes that, the Christ, is, Son of David?
As Jesus taught in the temple courts, he said, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
36 David himself, hath said, by the Holy Spirit, —The Lord, hath said unto, my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I put thy foes beneath thy feet.
For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make yoʋr enemies a footstool for yoʋr feet.”’
37 David himself, calleth him, Lord: whence, then, is he, his own son? And, the great multitude, was hearing him gladly.
David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ so how is he his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.
38 And, in his teaching, he was saying—Beware of the Scribes, who desire, in robes, to be walking about, and salutations in the markets,
Jesus also said to them in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to receive greetings in the marketplaces,
39 And first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, —
and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets,
40 Who devour widows’ houses, and, for a pretence, are long in prayer: these, shall receive a more surpassing judgment.
who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive a more severe judgment.”
41 And, taking his seat over against the treasury, he was observing how, the multitude, was casting in copper into the treasury, and, man rich, were casting in, much.
Later Jesus sat down across from the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large amounts.
42 And there came, one destitute, widow, and cast in two mites, which are, a farthing.
Then a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.
43 And, calling near his disciples, he said to them—Verily, I say unto you, this destitute widow, more than they all, hath cast in, of those casting into the treasury;
So Jesus called his disciples over and said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put more money into the treasury than all the others.
44 For, they all, out of their surplus, cast in, but, she, out of her deficiency, all, as much as she had, cast in, —the whole of her living.
For they have all put in money out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, has put in all that she had, her entire livelihood.”
