Luke 20
1 And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],
One of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, the chief priests, and the scribes, with the elders, came upon him,
2 and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things; or who is he that empowered you?
3 And he answering said unto them, 'I will question you — I also — one thing, and tell me:
He answering, said to them, I also have a question to put to you. Tell me, then,
4 the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'
Was the commission which John had to immerse, from heaven, or from men?
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
But they reasoned thus among themselves, If we say, From heaven, he will reply, Why, then, did you not believe him?
6 and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'
And if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],
They therefore answered, that they could not tell whence.
8 and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
Jesus replied, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,
Then he spoke to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and farmed it out, and having traveled, continued long abroad.
10 and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.
The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive of the produce of the vineyard; but they beat him, and sent him back empty.
11 'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;
Afterward, he sent another servant, whom they, having beaten, and used shamefully, also sent away empty.
12 and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.
He afterward dispatched a third to them. Him, likewise, they wounded and drove away.
13 'And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;
Then the proprietor of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; they will surely reverence him, when they see him.
14 and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;
But when then husbandmen saw him, they reasoned thus among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our own.
15 and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?
And having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!'
He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others. And some of his hearers said, God forbid.
17 and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?
Jesus, looking on them, said, What, then, means that expression of scripture, "A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner.
18 every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him to pieces"?
19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.
At that time, the chief priests and the scribes, knowing that he had spoken this parable against them, would have laid hands on him, but feared the people.
20 And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,
And they watched him, and set spies upon him, instructing them to personate conscientious men, and surprise him in his words, that they might deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.
21 and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;
These accosted him with this question, Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach uprightly, and that, without respect of persons, you faithfully recommend the way of God.
22 Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Cesar, or not?
23 And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?
He perceiving their subtlety, answered,
24 shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, 'Of Caesar:'
Why would you entangle me? Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? They answered, Cesar's.
25 and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
He replied, Render, therefore, to Cesar, that which is Cesar's, and to God, that which is God's.
26 and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.
Thus they could not surprise him in his discourses before the people; wherefore, admiring his answer, they kept silence.
27 And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,
Afterward, some of the Sadducees, who deny a future state, came to him
28 saying, 'Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless — that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.
with this question: Rabbi, Moses has enjoined in his writings, that a man whose brother dies childless, outlived by his wife, shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother.
29 'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,
Now there were seven brothers; the first of whom, having taken a wife, died childless;
30 and the second took the wife, and he died childless,
the second married the widow, and also died childless;
31 and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven — they left not children, and they died;
the third married her, as did likewise the rest; and all seven died, leaving no children.
32 and last of all died also the woman:
Last of all, the woman also died.
33 in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? — for the seven had her as wife.'
To which of them, therefore, will she be wife, at the resurrection; for she had been married to all the seven?
34 And Jesus answering said to them, 'The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
Jesus answering, said to them, The people of this world marry, and are given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
35 but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
but, among them who shall be honored to share in the resurrection, and the other world, there will be neither marrying nor giving in marriage; (aiōn g165)
36 for neither are they able to die any more — for they are like messengers — and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.
for they can not die any more; because, like the angels, they are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
37 'And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
But that the dead are raised, even Moses has suggested, calling the Lord who appeared in the bush, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'
Now he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for they are all alive to him.
39 And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'
Then some of the scribes said to him, Rabbi, you have spoken well.
40 and no more durst they question him anything.
After that, they did not venture to ask him any more questions.
41 And he said unto them, 'How do they say the Christ to be son of David,
And he said to them, Why is it affirmed that the Messiah must be a son of David?
42 and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Yet David himself says, in the book of the Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
43 till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;
till I make thy foes thy footstool."
44 David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'
As David thus calls him his Lord, how can he be David's son?
45 And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,
Then, in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples,
46 'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,
Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and affect salutations in public places, and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at feasts;
47 who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
who devour the families of widows, and make long prayers for a disguise. These shall suffer the severest punishment.
