Luke 20

¹And it happened that, on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel, the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, gathered together with the elders,

²and they spoke to him, saying: “Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

³And in response, Jesus said to them: “I will also question you about one word. Respond to me:

⁴The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?”

⁵So they discussed it among themselves, saying: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

⁶But if we say, ‘Of men,’ the whole people will stone us. For they are certain that John was a prophet.”

⁷And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.

⁸And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

⁹Then he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, and he loaned it to settlers, and he was on a sojourn for a long time.

¹⁰And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers, so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.

¹¹And he continued to send another servant. But beating him and treating him with contempt, they likewise sent him away, empty-handed.

¹²And he continued to send a third. And wounding him also, they drove him away.

¹³Then the lord of the vineyard said: ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps when they have seen him, they will respect him.’

¹⁴And when the settlers had seen him, they discussed it among themselves, saying: ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance will be ours.’

¹⁵And forcing him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

¹⁶“He will come and destroy those settlers, and he will give the vineyard to others.” And upon hearing this, they said to him, “Let it not be.”

¹⁷Then, gazing at them, he said: “Then what does this mean, which is written: ‘The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the head of the corner?’

¹⁸Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered. And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”

¹⁹And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour, but they feared the people. For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.

²⁰And being attentive, they sent traitors, who would pretend that they were just, so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

²¹And they questioned him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and that you do not consider anyone’s status, but you teach the way of God in truth.

²²Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?”

²³But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: “Why do you test me?

²⁴Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” In response, they said to him, “Caesar’s.”

²⁵And so, he said to them: “Then repay the things that are Caesar’s, to Caesar, and the things that are God’s, to God.”

²⁶And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.

²⁷Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, approached him. And they questioned him,

²⁸saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife, and if he does not have any children, then his brother should take her as his wife, and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

²⁹And so there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and he died without sons.

³⁰And the next one married her, and he also died without a son.

³¹And the third married her, and similarly all seven, and none of them left behind any offspring, and they each died.

³²Last of all, the woman also died.

³³In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”

³⁴And so, Jesus said to them: “The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.

³⁵Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age, and of the resurrection from the dead, will neither be married, nor take wives.

³⁶For they can no longer die. For they are equal to the Angels, and they are children of God, since they are children of the resurrection.

³⁷For in truth, the dead do rise again, as Moses also showed beside the bush, when he called the Lord: ‘The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

³⁸And so he is not the God of the dead, but of the living. For all are alive to him.”

³⁹Then some of the scribes, in response, said to him, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”

⁴⁰And they no longer dared to question him about anything.

⁴¹But he said to them: “How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?

⁴²Even David himself says, in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand,

⁴³until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

⁴⁴Therefore, David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?”

⁴⁵Now in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:

⁴⁶“Be cautious of the scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and who love greetings in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the first places at table during feasts,

⁴⁷who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation.”

Luke 20

¹And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,

²And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

³And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

⁴The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

⁶But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁷And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

⁸And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

⁹Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

¹⁰And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

¹¹And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

¹²And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

¹³Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.

¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

¹⁵So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

¹⁶He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

¹⁷And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

¹⁸Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

²⁰And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

²¹And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no?

²³But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

²⁴Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar’s.

²⁵And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

²⁶And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

²⁷Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

²⁸Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁹There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

³⁰And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

³¹And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

³²Last of all the woman died also.

³³Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

³⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

³⁵But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

³⁶Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

³⁸For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

³⁹Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

⁴⁰And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

⁴¹And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

⁴²And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴³Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

⁴⁴David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

⁴⁵Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

⁴⁷Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.