Luke 20
1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
On one of those days while He was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming the Good News, the High Priests came upon Him, and the Scribes,
2 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.
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
3 And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
"I also will put a question to you, "He said;
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
"was John's baptism of Heavenly or of human origin?"
5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
So they debated the matter with one another. "If we say 'Heavenly,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
6 But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
And if we say, 'human,' the people will all stone us; for they are thoroughly convinced that John was a Prophet."
7 And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
And they answered that they did not know the origin of it.
8 And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
"Nor will I tell you," said Jesus, "by what authority I do these things."
9 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.
Then He proceeded to speak a parable to the people. "There was a man," He said, "who planted a vineyard, let it out to vine-dressers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
10 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.
At vintage-time he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, for them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dressers beat him cruelly and sent him away empty-handed.
11 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.
Then he sent a second servant; and him too they beat and ill treated and sent away empty-handed.
12 And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
Then again he sent a third; and this one also they wounded and drove away.
13 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.
Then the owner of the vineyard said, "'What am I to do? I will send my son--my dearly-loved son: they will probably respect him.'
14 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.
"But when the vine-dressers saw him, they discussed the matter with one another, and said, "'This is the heir: let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'
15 And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
"So they turned him out of the vineyard and murdered him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 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.
He will come and put these vine-dressers to death, and give the vineyard to others." "God forbid!" exclaimed the hearers.
17 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?
He looked at them and said, "What then does that mean which is written, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the cornerstone'?
18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
Every one who falls on that stone will be severely hurt, but on whomsoever it falls, he will be utterly crushed."
19 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.
At this the Scribes and the High Priests wanted to lay hands on Him, then and there; only they were afraid of the people. For they saw that in this parable He had referred to them.
20 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.
So, after impatiently watching their opportunity, they sent spies who were to act the part of good and honest men, that they might fasten on some expression of His, so as to hand Him over to the ruling power and the Governor's authority.
21 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:
So they put a question to Him. "Rabbi," they said, "we know that you say and teach what is right and that you make no distinctions between one man and another, but teach God's way truly.
22 Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?
Is it allowable to pay a tax to Caesar, or not?"
23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
But He saw through their knavery and replied,
24 Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
"Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
25 And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
"Pay therefore," He replied, "what is Caesar's to Caesar--and what is God's to God."
26 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.
There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.
27 And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,
Next some of the Sadducees came forward (who deny that there is a Resurrection), and they asked Him,
28 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.
"Rabbi, Moses made it a law for us that if a man's brother should die, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up a family for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
Now there were seven brothers. The first of them took a wife and died childless.
30 And the second;
The second and the third also took her;
31 And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
and all seven, having done the same, left no children when they died.
32 And last of all, the woman came to her end.
Finally the woman also died.
33 When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
The woman, then--at the Resurrection--whose wife shall she be? for they all seven married her."
"The men of this age," replied Jesus, "marry, and the women are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
35 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)
But as for those who shall have been deemed worthy to find a place in that other age and in the Resurrection from among the dead, the men do not marry and the women are not given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 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.
For indeed they cannot die again; they are like angels, and are sons of God through being sons of the Resurrection.
37 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.
But that the dead rise to life even Moses clearly implies in the passage about the Bush, where he calls 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 men are living to him.
He is not a God of dead, but of living men, for to Him are all living."
39 And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
40 And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.
41 And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand
43 Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.
Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'
44 David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?
"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"
45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to the disciples,
46 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;
"Beware of the Scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and love to be bowed to in places of public resort and to occupy the best seats in the synagogues or at a dinner party;
47 Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
who swallow up the property of widows and mask their wickedness by making long prayers. They will be punished far more severely than others."
