Mark 12
1 Then Jesus began to teach them in parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, and dug a pit for a winepress. He built a watchtower and then leased the vineyard to vine growers. Then he went away on a journey.
AND he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 At the right time, he sent a servant to the vine growers to receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they took him, beat him, and sent him away with nothing.
And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Again he sent to them another servant, and they wounded him in the head and treated him shamefully.
And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 He sent yet another, and this one they killed. They treated many others in the same way, beating some and killing others.
And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 He had still one more person to send, a beloved son. He was the last one he sent to them. He said, 'They will respect my son.'
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But the vine growers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 They seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine growers and will give the vineyard to others.
What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 Have you not read this scripture? 'The stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone.
And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 This was from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'”
This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 They sought to arrest Jesus, but they feared the crowd, for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him to trap him with words.
And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 When they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you care for no one's opinion, and you do not show partiality between people. You truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or not?”
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?
15 But Jesus knew their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius so I can look at it.”
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16 They brought one to Jesus. He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said, “Caesar's.”
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
17 Jesus said, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” They marveled at him.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
18 Then Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If a man's brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, but no child, the man should take the brother's wife, and raise up a descendant for his brother.'
Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 There were seven brothers; the first took a wife and then died, leaving no children.
Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 Then the second took her and died, leaving no children, and the third likewise.
And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 The seven left no children. Last of all, the woman also died.
And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For all seven brothers had her as their wife.”
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 Jesus said, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, because you do not know the scriptures nor the power of God?
And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like angels in heaven.
For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
26 But concerning the dead that are raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account about the bush, how God spoke to him and said, 'I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob'?
And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto 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 of the living. You are quite mistaken.”
He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
28 One of the scribes came and heard their discussion; he saw that Jesus answered them well. He asked him, “What commandment is the most important of all?”
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
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.
31 The second commandment is this, 'You must love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other greater commandment than these.”
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 The scribe said, “Good, Teacher! You have truly said that God is one, and that there is no other besides him.
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 To love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is even more than all burnt offerings and 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 his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 When Jesus saw that he had given a wise answer, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, “How is it that the scribes say the Christ is the son of David?
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
36 David himself, in the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.”'
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David himself calls him 'Lord,' so how can the Christ be David's son?” The large crowd gladly listened to him.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38 In his teaching Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes and they like the greetings they receive in the marketplaces
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 and they like to have the chief seats in the synagogues and chief places at feasts.
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 They also devour widows' houses, and they pray long prayers for people to see. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 Then Jesus sat down across from an offering box in the temple area; he was watching people as they dropped their money into the box. Many rich people put in large amounts of money.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 Then a poor widow came and put in two mites, worth about a penny.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 He called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them who contributed to the offering box.
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For all of them gave out of their abundance. But this widow, out of her poverty, put in all of the money which she had to live on. “
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
