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, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes 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?"
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3 "I also will put a question to you, "He said;
And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
4 "was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from 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?'
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye 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 shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they be 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 unto them, Neither tell I 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.
And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country 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 unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen 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.
And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.
And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.
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.'
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be 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.'
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, 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?
And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto 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 husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, 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 looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made 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."
Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
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 scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake 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.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the 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.
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
22 Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
23 But He saw through their knavery and replied,
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
24 "Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar’s.
25 "Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."
And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto 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 were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and 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 certain of the Sadducees, they which say that there is no 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, that if a man’s brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the 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 childless;
30 The second and the third also took her;
and the second;
31 and all seven, having done the same, left no children when they died.
and the third took her; and likewise the seven also 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."
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
And Jesus said unto them, The sons 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 are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: (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 neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons 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 shewed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth 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 live unto him.
39 Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
And certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.
For they durst not any more ask him any question.
41 But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?
And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ 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
For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'
Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
44 "David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"
David therefore 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 unto 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, which desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief 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."
which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.
