MLV(i)
1 And it happened on one of those days, while he is teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good-news, the priests and the scribes, together with the elders stood up;
2 and they spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
3 But he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and tell me. 4 The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 Now they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven; he will say, Then why did you not believe him? 6 But if we say, From men; all the people will be stoning us; for they have confidence that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered that they did not know where it was from.
8 And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
9 Now he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-abroad for a considerable time. 10 And in the harvest season, he sent a bondservant to the farmers, in order that they might give to him from the fruit of the vineyard, but the farmers whipped him and sent him away empty handed. 11 And he sent yet a different bondservant, and they also whipped and dishonored him, and sent him away empty. 12 And he sent yet a third, and they also traumatized him and cast him forth. 13 But the lord of the vineyard said, What should I do? I will be sending my beloved son; perchance seeing him, they will be revering him. 14 But when the farmers saw him, they were reasoning with themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come-here. We should kill him, in order that the inheritance may become ours. 15 And they cast him forth outside the vineyard, and killed him. Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will be giving the vineyard to others.
But having heard this, they said, Let it not happen!
17 But he looked at them and said, Therefore what is this that has been written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this one has become the head of the corner'? 18 Everyone who falls upon that stone will be shattered, but upon whomever it falls, it will be smashing him.
19 And the high-priests and the scribes sought to put hands upon him in that same hour and yet they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
20 And having observed him, they sent forth agents, who themselves pretended to be righteous, in order that they might grab him from his speech, that they might give him to the rule and the authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach correctly, and do not accept the countenance of men, but in truth, are teaching the way of God. 22 Is it legal for us to give tax to Caesar or not?
23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, Why are you testing me? 24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it?
But they answered and said, Caesar’s.
25 But he said to them, Now-then, give to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and to God the things which are God’s. 26 And they were not strong-enough to grasp his declaration in front of the people, and they marveled at his answer and were silent.
27 Now some of the Sadducees came to him, those who contradict the resurrection–there is no resurrection; and they asked him, 28 saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, in order that if anyone’s brother dies, having a wife, and this one should die childless, his brother should take the wife and should raise up seed to his brother. 29 Therefore, there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife and died childless; 30 and the second took the woman and this one died childless; 31 and the third took her, and likewise, the seven also left no children and they all died. 32 The woman also died later. 33 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.
34 And Jesus answered and said to them, The sons of this world marry and are betrothed. 35 But those who are deemed worthy into that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are they betrothed, 36 for neither are they able to die anymore; for they are equal to the messengers, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses divulged at the bush, as he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.
39 But some of the scribes answered and said, Teacher, you have said well.
40 But they were not daring anymore to ask him anything.
41 Now he said to them, How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son? 42 And David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, 43 until I should place your enemies as the footstool of your feet. 44 Therefore, David calls him Lord, and so how is he his son?
45 But while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples, 46 Take-heed, stay away from the scribes, who wish to walk in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces and foremost seats in the synagogues and foremost-places in the suppers; 47 who are devouring widow’s houses, and are praying long prayers for a pretext. These will be receiving even-more condemnation.
3 But he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one question, and tell me. 4 The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 Now they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven; he will say, Then why did you not believe him? 6 But if we say, From men; all the people will be stoning us; for they have confidence that John was a prophet. 7 And they answered that they did not know where it was from.
8 And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
9 Now he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-abroad for a considerable time. 10 And in the harvest season, he sent a bondservant to the farmers, in order that they might give to him from the fruit of the vineyard, but the farmers whipped him and sent him away empty handed. 11 And he sent yet a different bondservant, and they also whipped and dishonored him, and sent him away empty. 12 And he sent yet a third, and they also traumatized him and cast him forth. 13 But the lord of the vineyard said, What should I do? I will be sending my beloved son; perchance seeing him, they will be revering him. 14 But when the farmers saw him, they were reasoning with themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come-here. We should kill him, in order that the inheritance may become ours. 15 And they cast him forth outside the vineyard, and killed him. Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will be giving the vineyard to others.
But having heard this, they said, Let it not happen!
17 But he looked at them and said, Therefore what is this that has been written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, this one has become the head of the corner'? 18 Everyone who falls upon that stone will be shattered, but upon whomever it falls, it will be smashing him.
19 And the high-priests and the scribes sought to put hands upon him in that same hour and yet they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
20 And having observed him, they sent forth agents, who themselves pretended to be righteous, in order that they might grab him from his speech, that they might give him to the rule and the authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach correctly, and do not accept the countenance of men, but in truth, are teaching the way of God. 22 Is it legal for us to give tax to Caesar or not?
23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, Why are you testing me? 24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it?
But they answered and said, Caesar’s.
25 But he said to them, Now-then, give to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and to God the things which are God’s. 26 And they were not strong-enough to grasp his declaration in front of the people, and they marveled at his answer and were silent.
27 Now some of the Sadducees came to him, those who contradict the resurrection–there is no resurrection; and they asked him, 28 saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, in order that if anyone’s brother dies, having a wife, and this one should die childless, his brother should take the wife and should raise up seed to his brother. 29 Therefore, there were seven brethren, and the first took a wife and died childless; 30 and the second took the woman and this one died childless; 31 and the third took her, and likewise, the seven also left no children and they all died. 32 The woman also died later. 33 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.
34 And Jesus answered and said to them, The sons of this world marry and are betrothed. 35 But those who are deemed worthy into that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are they betrothed, 36 for neither are they able to die anymore; for they are equal to the messengers, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses divulged at the bush, as he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.
39 But some of the scribes answered and said, Teacher, you have said well.
40 But they were not daring anymore to ask him anything.
41 Now he said to them, How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son? 42 And David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, 43 until I should place your enemies as the footstool of your feet. 44 Therefore, David calls him Lord, and so how is he his son?
45 But while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples, 46 Take-heed, stay away from the scribes, who wish to walk in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces and foremost seats in the synagogues and foremost-places in the suppers; 47 who are devouring widow’s houses, and are praying long prayers for a pretext. These will be receiving even-more condemnation.