Mark 12

¹And he began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower; and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

²And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

³And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

⁴And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and treated shamefully.

⁵And he sent another; and him they killed; and many others, beating some, and killing some.

⁶Still he had one beloved son; he sent him last to them, saying, They will respect my son.

⁷But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.

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

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

¹⁰And have ye not read this scripture: "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone;

¹¹from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes"?

¹²And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And they left him, and went away.

¹³And they send to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to ensnare him in speech.

¹⁴And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest for no one; 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 not?

¹⁵Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, seeing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why are ye trying me? Bring me a denary, that I may see it.

¹⁶And they brought one. And he saith to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him, Caesar’s.

¹⁷And Jesus said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marveled at him exceedingly.

¹⁸Then come to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

¹⁹Teacher, Moses wrote to us, "If a man’s brother die, and leave a wife and no child, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother."

²⁰There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

²¹And the second took her and died, leaving no seed; and the third likewise.

²²And the seven left no seed. Last of all, the woman also died.

²³In the resurrection, when they have risen, of which of them will she be wife? for the seven had her for a wife.

²⁴Jesus said to them, Do ye not err on this account, that ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of God?

²⁵For when they have risen from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven.

²⁶And concerning the dead, that they are raised, have ye not read in the book of Moses, at the Bush, how 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. Ye err greatly.

²⁸And one of the scribes came up, having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which commandment is first of all?

²⁹Jesus answered, The first is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

³⁰and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength."

³¹The second is this: "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." There is no other commandment greater than these.

³²And the scribe said to him, In truth, Teacher, thou hast well said, that He is one, and that there is no other but he;

³³and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as one’s self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.

³⁴And Jesus, perceiving that he answered wisely, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And after this no one dared to question him.

³⁵And Jesus answered and said, while he was teaching in the temple, How is it that the scribes say, that the Christ is David’s son?

³⁶David himself said in the Holy Spirit, "The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool."

³⁷David himself calleth him lord; and how can he be his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.

³⁸And he said in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love salutations in the markets,

³⁹and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the first places at feasts;

⁴⁰who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers. These will receive a far greater condemnation.

⁴¹And he sat over against the treasury, and was beholding how the people cast money into the treasury. And many that were rich were casting in much.

⁴²And a certain poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

⁴³And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly do I say to you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.

⁴⁴For they all threw in of their abundance; but she out of her penury threw in all that she had, her whole living.

Mark 12

¹And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

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

³And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

⁴And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

⁵And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

⁶Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

⁷But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

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

⁹What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

¹⁰And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

¹¹This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

¹²And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.

¹³And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.

¹⁴And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

¹⁵Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

¹⁶And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar’s.

¹⁷And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

¹⁸Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

¹⁹Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁰Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

²¹And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.

²²And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

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

²⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

²⁵For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.

²⁶And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto 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 the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

²⁸And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

²⁹And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

³⁰And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

³¹And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

³²And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

³³And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

³⁴And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

³⁵And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

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

³⁷David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

³⁸And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

³⁹And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:

⁴⁰Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

⁴¹And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and 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 threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

⁴³And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

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