Luke 20

¹And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good tidings, that the priests and the scribes with the elders came upon him,

²and spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?

³And he answering said to them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

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

⁵And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

⁶But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁷And they answered, that they did not know whence it was.

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

⁹And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad 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-handed.

¹¹And he sent still another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

¹²And he went on to send a third; and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

¹³And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.

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

¹⁵So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What then will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

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

¹⁷But he, looking upon them, said, What then is this which is written, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the corner-stone"?

¹⁸Every one who falleth upon that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falleth, it will grind him to powder.

¹⁹And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour, but they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

²⁰And they kept watch on him, and sent forth spies feigning themselves to be righteous men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the civil power and to the authority of the governor.

²¹And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and hast no regard to the person of men, but teachest the way of God truly.

²²Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

²³But perceiving their craftiness, he said to them,

²⁴Show me a denary. Whose image and inscription hath it? And they answered and said, Caesar’s.

²⁵And he said to them, Render then to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.

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

²⁷Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to him, and asked him,

²⁸saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, "If a man’s brother die, having a wife, and the same die without children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother."

²⁹Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless.

³⁰And the second

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

³²At last the woman also died.

³³In the resurrection then, of which of them is the woman the wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

³⁴And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage;

³⁵but they who have been accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage;

³⁶for they cannot die any more; for they are like the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

³⁷But that the dead are raised, even Moses hath shown at the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

³⁸Now he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.

³⁹Then some of the scribes answering, said, Teacher, thou hast well said.

⁴⁰For they dared no longer to ask him any question.

⁴¹And he said to them, How is it that men say that the Christ is David’s son?

⁴²For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴³till I make thine enemies thy footstool."

⁴⁴David then calleth him lord; and how is he his son?

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

⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;

⁴⁷who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive a far greater condemnation.

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.