Luke 20
1 On one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
3 He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
4 the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”
The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
5 They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
7 They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
8 Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
9 He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty.
And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
11 He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.
12 He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him and threw him out.
And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
13 The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.
14 “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.
15 Then they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”
He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.
17 But he looked at them and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone’?
But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.
20 They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
21 They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
But he saw through their trick and said to them,
24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
25 He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
26 They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.
And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.
27 Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,
28 They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife and raise up children for his brother.
Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.
29 There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
30 The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
And the second;
31 The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
32 Afterward the woman also died.
And last of all, the woman came to her end.
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; (aiōn g165)
35 But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married; (aiōn g165)
36 For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.
37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
40 They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
41 He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.
44 “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?
45 In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
46 “Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
47 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
