Mark 12
1 He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
And he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set up a hedge, and dug a wine vat, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went on a journey.
2 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
And at the season he sent forth a bondman to the farmers, so that he might receive by the farmers from the fruit of the vineyard.
3 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
And having seized him, they beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
And again he sent another bondman to them. And that man, having stoned, they wounded in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
And again he sent another, and that man they killed, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
6 Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Therefore, still having his one beloved son, he also sent him to them, last, saying, They will be made ashamed by my son.
7 But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
But those farmers said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
And having taken him, they killed him, and cast him outside of the vineyard.
9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.
11 This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?”
This happened from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes?
12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away.
And they sought to seize him. And they feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke the parable against them. And having left him, they went away.
13 They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
And they send some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, so that they might catch him in talk.
14 When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
And when they came, they say to him, Teacher, we have seen that thou are true, and it is not a care to thee about any man, for thou look not to a personage of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar or not?
15 Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”
Should we give, or should we not give? But Jesus, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why do ye test me? Bring me a denarius, so that I may see it.
16 They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
17 Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.
And having answered, Jesus said to them, Render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they marveled at him.
18 Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,
And Sadducees come to him, who say there is no resurrection. And they questioned him, saying,
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother dies, and leaves behind a wife, and leaves no child, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.
20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
There were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
And the second took her, and died, neither did he leave seed behind, and the third likewise.
22 and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
And the seven took her, and left no seed. Last of all the woman also died.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”
In the resurrection when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as wife.
24 Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?
And having answered, Jesus said to them, Are ye not led astray because of this: not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God?
25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as agents in the heavens.
26 But about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
But about the dead, that they rise, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him at the bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
He is not the God of the dead, but God of the living. Ye therefore are much misled.
28 One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”
And one of the scholars having come, having heard them disputing, knowing that he had answered them well, he questioned him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, thou Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,
30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
and thou shall love the Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole mind, and from thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.
31 The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
And this second is similar, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32 The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he;
And the scholar said to him, Well, teacher. Thou spoke in truth that he is one, and there is no other but he.
33 and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
And to love him from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
And when Jesus saw him, that he answered wisely, he said to him, Thou are not far from the kingdom of God. And no man dared to question him any more.
35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
And having responded as he taught in the temple, Jesus said, How do the scholars say that the Christ is the son of David?
36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The Lord says to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand until I may place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.
37 Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.
David himself therefore calls him Lord, and in what way is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.
38 In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
And in his teaching he said to them, Look away from the scholars, those who desire to go about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,
39 and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,
and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,
40 those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
those who devour widows' houses, and praying long in pretence. These will receive greater condemnation.
41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
And having sat down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the multitude cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much.
42 A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans.
43 He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.
44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”
For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.
