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,
It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, that the chief priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
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?"
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
3 "I also will put a question to you, "He said;
He answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
4 "was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from man?"
5 So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why 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, 'From man,' all the 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.
They answered that they did not know where it was from.
8 "Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you 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.
He began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went on a journey 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.
At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.
He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.
He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw 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.'
The lord of the vineyard said, 'What am I to do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that they will respect 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.'
"But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among 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?
They threw him out of the vineyard, and 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 destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be."
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 looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'
18 Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."
Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will crush him."
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.
The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against 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.
They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority 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.
They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
22 Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
23 But He saw through their knavery and replied,
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,
24 "Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
"Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
25 "Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."
He said to them, "Then give 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.
They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. And amazed at his answer, they fell silent.
27 Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection), and they asked Him,
Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
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.
They asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.
There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
30 The second and the third also took her;
The second and
31 and all seven, having done the same, left no children when they died.
the third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
32 Finally the woman also died.
Afterward the woman also died.
33 The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife."
Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given to someone to marry. (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 those who are regarded as worthy of a place in that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given to someone to marry. (aiōn g165)
36 For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.
For they cannot die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being 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.'
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed 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."
Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him."
39 Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
Some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you speak well."
40 From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.
They did not dare to ask him any more questions.
41 But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?
He said to them, "Why do they say that the Messiah is David's son?
42 Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand
David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
43 Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'
until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'
44 "David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"
"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"
45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,
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 like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places 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 widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."
