Dual Panel1Then <2532> he began <756> to speak <2980> to them <846> in <1722> parables <3850>: “A man <444> planted <5452> a vineyard <290>. He <2532> put <4060> a fence <5418> around <4060> it, dug a pit <3736> for its winepress <5276>, and <2532> built <3618> a watchtower <4444>. Then he leased <1554> it <846> to tenant farmers <1092> and <2532> went on a journey <589>.
2At harvest time <2540> he sent <649> a slave <1401> to <4314> the tenants <1092> to collect <2983> from <575> them <1092> his portion <2590> of the crop <290>.
3But <2532> those tenants seized <2983> his slave <846>, beat <1194> him, and <2532> sent <649> him away <649> empty-handed <2756>.
4So <2532> he sent <649> another <243> slave <1401> to <4314> them <846> again <3825>. This one <2548> they struck on the head <2775> and <2532> treated outrageously <818>.
5He sent <649> another <243>, and that one <2548> they killed <615>. This happened to many <4183> others <243>, some <3303> of whom <3739> were beaten <1194>, others <3739> killed <615>.
6He had <2192> one <1520> left, his one dear <27> son <5207>. Finally <2078> he sent <649> him <846> to <4314> them <846>, saying <3004>, ‘They will respect <1788> my <3450> son <5207>.’
7But <1161> those <1565> tenants <1092> said <3004> to <4314> one another <1438>, ‘This <3778> is <1510> the heir <2818>. Come <1205>, let’s kill <615> him <846> and <2532> the inheritance <2817> will be <1510> ours <2257>!’
8So <2532> they seized <2983> him, killed <615> him <846>, and <2532> threw <1544> his body <846> out of <1854> the vineyard <290>.
9What <5101> then will <4160> the owner <2962> of the vineyard <290> do <4160>? He will come <2064> and <2532> destroy <622> those tenants <1092> and <2532> give <1325> the vineyard <290> to others <243>.
10Have you <314> not <3761> read <314> this <3778> scripture <1124>: ‘The stone <3037> the builders <3618> rejected <593> has become <1096> the cornerstone <2776> <1137>.
11This <3778> is <1096> from <3844> the Lord <2962>, and <2532> it is <1510> marvelous <2298> in <1722> our <2257> eyes <3788>’?”
12Now they wanted <2212> to arrest <2902> him <846> (but <2532> they feared <5399> the crowd <3793>), because <1063> they realized <1097> that <3754> he told <2036> this parable <3850> against <4314> them <846>. So <2532> they left <863> him <846> and went away <565>.
13Then <2532> they sent <649> some <5100> of the Pharisees <5330> and <2532> Herodians <2265> to <2443> trap <64> him <846> with his own words <3056>.
14When <2532> they came <2064> they said <3004> to him <846>, “Teacher <1320>, we know <1492> that <3754> you are <1510> truthful <227> and <2532> do <3199> not <3756> court <3199> anyone’s favor, because <1063> you show <991> no <3756> partiality <1519> <4383> <444> but <235> teach <1321> the way <3598> of God <2316> in accordance with the truth <225>. Is it right <1832> to pay <1325> taxes <2778> to Caesar <2541> or <2228> not <3756>? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
15But <1161> he saw <1492> through their <846> hypocrisy <5272> and said <2036> to them <846>, “Why <5101> are you testing <3985> me <3165>? Bring <5342> me <3427> a denarius <1220> and let me look at <1492> it.”
16So <1161> they brought <5342> one, and <2532> he said <3004> to them <846>, “Whose <5101> image <1504> is this <3778>, and <2532> whose inscription <1923>?” They <1161> replied <3004>, “Caesar’s <2541>.”
17Then <1161> Jesus <2424> said <2036> to them, “Give <591> to Caesar <2541> the things that are Caesar’s <2541>, and <2532> to God <2316> the things that are God’s <2316>.” And <2532> they were utterly amazed <2296> at <1909> him <846>.
18Sadducees <4523> (who <3748> say <3004> there is <1510> no <3361> resurrection <386>) also <2532> came <2064> to <4314> him <846> and <2532> asked <1905> him <846>,
19“Teacher <1320>, Moses <3475> wrote <1125> for us <2254>: ‘If <1437> a man’s <5100> brother <80> dies <599> and <2532> leaves <2641> a wife <1135> but <2532> no <3361> children <5043>, that <2443> man <80> <846> must marry <2983> the widow <1135> and <2532> father <1817> children <4690> for his <846> brother <80>.’
20There were <1510> seven <2033> brothers <80>. The first <4413> one married <1135>, and <2532> when <599> he died <599> he had <863> no <3756> children <4690>.
21The second <1208> married <2983> her <846> and <2532> died <599> without <3361> any children <4690>, and <2532> likewise <5615> the third <5154>.
22None <3756> of the seven <2033> had <863> children <4690>. Finally <2078>, the woman <1135> died <599> too.
23In <1722> the resurrection <386>, when they rise again, whose <5101> wife <1135> will she be <1510>? For <1063> all seven <2033> had <2192> married <1135> her <846>.”
24Jesus <2424> said <5346> to them <846>, “Aren’t <3756> you deceived <4105> for <1223> this reason <5124>, because you don’t <3361> know <1492> the scriptures <1124> or <3366> the power <1411> of God <2316>?
25For <1063> when <3752> they rise <450> from <1537> the dead <3498>, they <1060> neither <3777> marry <1060> nor <3777> are given in marriage <1061>, but <235> are <1510> like <5613> angels <32> in <1722> heaven <3772>.
26Now <1161> as for <4012> the dead <3498> being raised <1453>, have you <314> not <3756> read <314> in <1722> the book <976> of Moses <3475>, in the passage about the bush <942>, how <4459> God <2316> said <2036> to him <846>, ‘I <1473> am the God <2316> of Abraham <11>, the God <2316> of Isaac <2464>, and <2532> the God <2316> of Jacob <2384>’?
27He is <1510> not <3756> the God <2316> of <3498> the dead <3498> but <235> of <2198> the living <2198>. You are <4105> badly <4183> mistaken <4105>!”
28Now <2532> one <1520> of the experts in the law <1122> came <4334> and heard <191> them <846> debating <4802>. When <1492> he saw <1492> that <3754> Jesus answered <611> them <846> well <2573>, he asked <1905> him <846>, “Which <4169> commandment <1785> is <1510> the most important <4413> of all <3956>?”
29Jesus <2424> answered <611>, “The most important <4413> is <1510>: ‘Listen <191>, Israel <2474>, the Lord <2962> our <2257> God <2316>, the Lord <2962> is <1510> one <1520>.
30Love <25> the Lord <2962> your <4675> God <2316> with <1537> all <3650> your <4675> heart <2588>, with <1537> all <3650> your <4675> soul <5590>, with <1537> all <3650> your <4675> mind <1271>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> your <4675> strength <2479>.’
31The second <1208> is: ‘Love <25> your <4675> neighbor <4139> as <5613> yourself <4572>.’ There is <1510> no <3756> other <243> commandment <1785> greater than <3187> these <5130>.”
32The expert in the law <1122> said <2036> to him <846>, “That is true <225>, Teacher <1320>; you are right <2573> to <1909> say <3004> that <3754> he is <1510> one <1520>, and <2532> there is <1510> no one <3756> else <243> besides <4133> him <846>.
33And <2532> to love <25> him <846> with <1537> all <3650> your heart <2588>, with <1537> all <3650> your mind <4907>, and <2532> with <1537> all <3650> your strength <2479> and <2532> to love <25> your neighbor <4139> as <5613> yourself <1438> is <1510> more important than <4054> all <3956> burnt offerings <3646> and <2532> sacrifices <2378>.”
34When <2532> Jesus <2424> saw <1492> that <3754> he had answered <611> thoughtfully <3562>, he said <2036> to him <846>, “You are <1510> not <3756> far <3112> from <575> the kingdom <932> of God <2316>.” Then <2532> no one <3762> dared <5111> any longer <3765> to question <1905> him <846>.
35While <1321> Jesus <2424> was teaching <1321> in <1722> the temple courts <2411>, he said <3004>, “How <4459> is it that the experts in the law <1122> say <3004> that <3754> the Christ <5547> is <1510> David’s <1138> son <5207>?
36David <1138> himself <846>, by <1722> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151>, said <3004>, ‘The Lord <2962> said <3004> to <2962> my <3450> lord <2962>, “Sit <2521> at <1537> my <3450> right hand <1188>, until <2193> I put <5087> your <4675> enemies <2190> under <5270> your <4675> feet <4228>.”’
37If David <1138> himself <846> calls <3004> him <846> ‘Lord <2962>,’ how can <4159> he be <1510> his <846> son <5207>?” And <2532> the large <4183> crowd <3793> was listening <191> to him <846> with delight <2234>.
38In <1722> his <846> teaching <1322> Jesus also <2532> said <3004>, “Watch out <991> for <575> the experts in the law <1122>. They like <2309> walking around <4043> in <1722> long robes <4749> and <2532> elaborate greetings <783> in <1722> the marketplaces <58>,
39and <2532> the best seats <4410> in <1722> the synagogues <4864> and <2532> the places of honor <4411> at <1722> banquets <1173>.
40They devour <2719> widows <5503>’ property <3614>, and as a show <4392> make <4336> long <3117> prayers <4336>. These men <3778> will receive <2983> a <2917> more severe <4053> punishment <2917>.”
41Then <2532> he sat down <2523> opposite <2713> the offering box <1049>, and watched <2334> the crowd <3793> putting <906> coins <5475> into <1519> it <1049>. Many <4183> rich people <4145> were throwing <906> in large amounts <4183>.
42And <2532> a <1520> poor <4434> widow <5503> came <2064> and put in <906> two <1417> small copper coins <3016>, worth less than a penny <2835>.
43He called <4341> his <846> disciples <3101> and said <3004> to them <846>, “I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, this <3778> poor <4434> widow <5503> has put <906> more <4119> into <1519> the offering box <1049> than <4119> all the others <3956>.
44For <1063> they all <3956> gave <906> out of <1537> their <846> wealth <4052>. But <1161> she <846>, out <1537> of her poverty <5304>, put <906> in <3650> what she had <2192> to live <979> on, everything <3956> <3745> she had.”