Mark 12

¹And he began to speak to them in parables: “A man dug a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a pit, and built a tower, and he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out on a long journey.

²And in time, he sent a servant to the farmers, in order to receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the farmers.

³But they, having apprehended him, beat him and sent him away empty.

⁴And again, he sent another servant to them. And they wounded him on the head, and they treated him with contempt.

⁵And again, he sent another, and him they killed, and many others: some they beat, but others they killed.

⁶Therefore, having still one son, most dear to him, he sent him also to them, at the very end, saying, ‘For they will reverence my son.’

⁷But the settlers said one to another: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him. And then the inheritance will be ours.’

⁸And apprehending him, they killed him. And they cast him out of the vineyard.

⁹Therefore, what will the lord of the vineyard do?” “He will come and destroy the settlers. And he will give the vineyard to others.”

¹⁰“And so, have you not read this scripture?: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has been made the head of the corner.

¹¹By the Lord has this been done, and it is wondrous in our eyes.’ ”

¹²And they sought to take hold of him, but they feared the crowd. For they knew that he had spoken this parable about them. And leaving him behind, they went away.

¹³And they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to him, so that they might trap him with words.

¹⁴And these, arriving, said to him: “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that you do not favor anyone; for you do not consider the appearance of men, but you teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give the tribute to Caesar, or should we not give it?”

¹⁵And knowing their skill in deception, he said to them: “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, so that I may see it.”

¹⁶And they brought it to him. And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”

¹⁷So in response, Jesus said to them, “Then render to Caesar, the things that are of Caesar; and to God, the things that are of God.” And they wondered over him.

¹⁸And the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him, saying:

¹⁹“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if any man’s brother will have died and left behind a wife, and not have left behind sons, his brother should take his wife to himself and should raise up offspring for his brother.

²⁰So then, there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without leaving behind offspring.

²¹And the second took her, and he died. And neither did he leave behind offspring. And the third acted similarly.

²²And in like manner, each of the seven received her and did not leave behind offspring. Last of all, the woman also died.

²³Therefore, in the resurrection, when they will rise again, to which of them will she be a wife? For each of the seven had her as wife.”

²⁴And Jesus responded by saying to them: “But have you not gone astray, by knowing neither the scriptures, nor the power of God?

²⁵For when they will be resurrected from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be given in marriage, but they are like the Angels in heaven.

²⁶But concerning the dead who rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him from the bush, saying: ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’

²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore, you have gone far astray.”

²⁸And one of the scribes, who had heard them arguing, drew near to him. And seeing that he had answered them well, he questioned him as to which was the first commandment of all.

²⁹And Jesus answered him: “For the first commandment of all is this: ‘Listen, O Israel. The Lord your God is one God.

³⁰And you shall love the Lord your God from your whole heart, and from your whole soul, and from your whole mind, and from your whole strength. This is the first commandment.’

³¹But the second is similar to it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

³²And the scribe said to him: Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;

³³and that he should be loved from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength. And to love one’s neighbor as one’s self is greater than all holocausts and sacrifices.”

³⁴And Jesus, seeing that he had responded wisely, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to question him.

³⁵And while teaching in the temple, Jesus said in answer: “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

³⁶For David himself said in the Holy Spirit: ‘The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand, until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

³⁷Therefore, David himself calls him Lord, and so how can he be his son?” And a great multitude listened to him willingly.

³⁸And he said to them in his doctrine: “Beware of the scribes, who prefer to walk in long robes and to be greeted in the marketplace,

³⁹and to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues, and to have the first seats at feasts,

⁴⁰who devour the houses of widows under the pretense of long prayers. These shall receive the more extensive judgment.”

⁴¹And Jesus, sitting opposite the offertory box, considered the way in which the crowd cast coins into the offertory, and that many of the wealthy cast in a great deal.

⁴²But when one poor widow had arrived, she put in two small coins, which is a quarter.

⁴³And calling together his disciples, he said to them: “Amen I say to you, that this poor widow has put in more than all those who contributed to the offertory.

⁴⁴For they all gave from their abundance, yet truly, she gave from her scarcity, even all that she had, her entire living.”

Mark 12

¹And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country.

²And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

³Who, having laid hands on him, beat and sent him away empty.

⁴And again he sent to them another servant: and him they wounded in the head and used him reproachfully.

⁵And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.

⁶Therefore, having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.

⁷But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours.

⁸And laying hold on him, they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.

⁹What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others.

¹⁰And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:

¹¹By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

¹²And they sought to lay hands on him: but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.

¹³And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians: that they should catch him in his words.

¹⁴Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? Or shall we not give it?

¹⁵Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it.

¹⁶And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's.

¹⁷And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

¹⁸And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying:

¹⁹Master, Moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother.

²⁰Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife and died leaving no issue.

²¹And the second took her and died: and neither did he leave any issue. And the third in like manner.

²²And the seven all took her in like manner and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.

²³In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her to wife.

²⁴And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures nor the power of God?

²⁵For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.

²⁶And as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, saying: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob?

²⁷He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.

²⁸And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.

²⁹And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.

³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.

³¹And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.

³²And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth that there is one God and there is no other besides him.

³³And that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength. And to love one's neighbour as one's self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.

³⁴And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

³⁵And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

³⁶For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

³⁷David therefore himself calleth him Lord. And whence is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.

³⁸And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace,

³⁹And to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers:

⁴⁰Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer. These shall receive greater judgment.

⁴¹And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich cast in much.

⁴²And there came a certain poor widow: and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

⁴³And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.

⁴⁴For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.