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Parable of the Vine-growers

^1 (C1)And He began to speak to them in parables: "^(C2)A man ^(C3)planted a vineyard and put a ^(F1)fence around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and leased it to ^(F2)vine-growers and went on a journey.² "And at the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive his share of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.³ "And they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.⁴ "And again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.⁵ "And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.⁶ "He had one more man to send, a beloved son; he sent him to them last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'⁷ "But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'⁸ "And they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.⁹ "What will the ^(F1)owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the vine-growers to death, and give the vineyard to others.¹⁰ "Have you not even read this Scripture:

'^(C1)A STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED,
THIS HAS BECOME THE ^(F1)CHIEF CORNERSTONE;

^11 (C1)THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD,
AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?"

^12 (C1)And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the ^(F1)people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so ^(C2)they left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Scribes

^13 (C1)Then they ^(*)sent some of the Pharisees and ^(C2)Herodians to Him in order to ^(C3)trap Him in a statement.¹⁴ They came and ^(*)said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and ^(F1)do not care what anyone thinks; for You ^(F2)are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it ^(F3)permissible to pay a ^(F4)poll-tax to Caesar, or not?¹⁵ "Are we to pay, or not pay?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a ^(F1)denarius to look at."¹⁶ And they brought one. And He ^(*)said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, "^(C1)Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at Him.

^18 (C1)Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) ^(*)came to ^(F1)Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(C1)if a man's brother dies and leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, his brother is to ^(F1)marry the wife and raise up ^(F2)children for his brother.²⁰ "There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.²¹ "The second one ^(F1)married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;²² and so the seven together left no children. Last of all the woman also died.²³ "In the resurrection, which one's wife will she be? For each of the seven had her as his wife."²⁴ Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ^(F1)understand the Scriptures nor the power of God?²⁵ "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.²⁶ "But ^(F1)regarding the fact that the dead rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^(C1)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, '^(C2)I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'?²⁷ "^(C1)He is not the God ^(F1)of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."

^28 (C1)One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing, and ^(C2)recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the ^(F1)foremost of all?"²⁹ Jesus answered, "The ^(F1)foremost is, '^(C1)HEAR, ISRAEL! THE LORD IS OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE;^30 (C1)AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.'³¹ "The second is this: '^(C1)YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' There is no other commandment greater than these."³² And the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher; You have truly stated that ^(C1)HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO OTHER BESIDES HIM;^33 (C1)and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, ^(C2)is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices."³⁴ When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." ^(C1)And then, no one dared any longer to question Him.

^35 (C1)And Jesus responded and began saying, as He ^(C2)taught in the temple area, "How is it that the scribes say that the ^(F1)Christ is the ^(C3)son of David?³⁶ "David himself said ^(F1)in the Holy Spirit,

'^(C1)THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,
"SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES UNDER YOUR FEET."'

^38 (C1)And in His teaching He was saying: "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like ^(C2)personal greetings in the marketplaces,³⁹ and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets,^40 (C1)who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation."

The Widow's Coins

^41 (C1)And Jesus sat down opposite ^(C2)the treasury, and began watching how the ^(F1)people were ^(C3)putting ^(F2)money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large amounts.⁴² And a poor widow came and put in two ^(F1)lepta coins, which amount to a ^(F2)quadrans.⁴³ Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all ^(F1)the contributors to the treasury;⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their ^(F1)surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, ^(F2)all she had ^(C1)to live on."