Luke 20
1 On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes,
And it came to pass, that on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together,
2 together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority?
3 "I also will put a question to you, "He said;
And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer me:
4 "was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
5 So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him?
6 And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."
But if we say, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.
And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.
8 "Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell thee by what authority I do these things.
9 Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time.
10 At vintage-time he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, for them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dressers beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent him away empty.
11 Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.
And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty.
12 Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.
And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'
Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, when they see him, they will reverence him.
14 "But when the vine-dressers saw him, they discussed the matter with one another, and said, "'This is the heir: let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'
Whom when the husbandmen saw, they thought within themselves, saying: This is the heir, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 "So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.
He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid.
17 He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?
But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
18 Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.
And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
20 So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.
And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor.
21 So they put a question to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you say and teach what is right and that you make no distinctions between one man and another, but teach God's way truly.
And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest the way of God in truth.
22 Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?
23 But He saw through their knavery and replied,
But he considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?
24 "Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him, Caesar’s.
25 "Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."
And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s: and to God the things that are God’s.
26 There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.
And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.
27 Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection), and they asked Him,
And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked him,
28 "Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.
Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 The second and the third also took her;
And the next took her to wife, and he also died childless.
31 and all seven, having done the same, left no children when they died.
And the third took her. And in like manner all the seven, and they left no children, and died.
32 Finally the woman also died.
Last of all the woman died also.
33 The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."
In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them shall she be? For all the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
35 But as for those who shall have been deemed worthy to find a place in that other age and in the Resurrection from among the dead, the men do not marry and the women are not given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
But they that shall be accounted worthy of that world, and of the resurrection from the dead, shall neither be married, nor take wives. (aiōn g165)
36 For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 But that the dead rise to life even Moses clearly implies in the passage about the Bush, where he calls the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
Now that the dead rise again, Moses also shewed, at the bush, when he called the Lord, The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
38 He is not a God of dead, but of living men, for to Him are all living."
For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
39 Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
And some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast said well.
40 From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.
And after that they durst not ask him any more questions.
41 But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?
But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David?
42 Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,
43 Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'
Till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
44 "David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"
David then calleth him Lord: and how is he his son?
45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,
And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:
46 "Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;
Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts:
47 who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."
Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.
