Mark 12
1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.
And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it to husbandmen; and went into a far country.
2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.
And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.
Who having laid hands on him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent to them another servant; and they gave him wounds on the head, and were very cruel to him.
And again he sent to them another servant; and him they wounded in the head, and used him reproachfully.
5 And he sent another; and they put him to death: and a number of others, whipping some, and putting some to death.
And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed.
6 He still had one, a dearly loved son: he sent him last to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.
Therefore having yet one son, most dear to him; he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son.
7 But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.
But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir; come let us kill him; and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.
And laying hold on him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen; and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Have you not seen this which is in the Writings: The stone which the builders put on one side, the same was made the chief stone of the building:
And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes?
By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
12 And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.
And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way.
13 Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians; that they should catch him in his words.
14 And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we are certain that you are true, and have no fear of anyone: you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: Is it right to give taxes to Caesar or not?
Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar; or shall we not give it?
15 Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.
Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? bring me a penny that I may see it.
16 And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
17 And Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. And they were full of wonder at him.
And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.
18 And there came to him Sadducees, who say there is no coming back from the dead; and they put a question to him, saying,
And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying:
19 Master, in the law Moses says, If a man's brother comes to his end, and has a wife still living and no child, it is right for his brother to take his wife, and get a family for his brother.
Master, Moses wrote unto us, that if any man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20 There were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and at his death there were no offspring;
Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no issue.
21 And the second took her, and at his death there were no offspring; and the third the same:
And the second took her, and died: and neither did he leave any issue. And the third in like manner.
22 And all the seven had no seed. Last of all the woman herself came to her death.
And the seven all took her in like manner; and did not leave issue. Last of all the woman also died.
23 In the future life, when they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for the seven had her for a wife.
In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 Jesus said to them, Is not this the reason for your error, that you have no knowledge of the holy Writings or of the power of God?
And Jesus answering, saith to them: Do ye not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 When they come back from the dead, they do not get married, but are like the angels in heaven.
For when they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in heaven.
26 But as to the dead coming back to life; have you not seen in the book of Moses, about the burning thorn-tree, how God said to him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
And as concerning the dead that they rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spoke to him, 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 greatly in error.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You therefore do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came, and hearing their argument together, and seeing that he had given them a good answer, put the question to him, Which law is the first of all?
And there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him which was the first commandment of all.
29 Jesus said in answer, The first is, Give ear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord;
And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel: the Lord thy God is one God.
30 And you are to have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God, with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind, and with thy whole strength. This is the first commandment.
31 The second is this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. There is no other law greater than these.
And the second is like to it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said to him, Truly, Master, you have well said that he is one, and there is no other but he:
And the scribe said to him: Well, Master, thou hast said in truth, that there is one God, and there is no other besides him.
33 And to have love for him with all the heart, and with all the mind, and with all the strength, and to have the same love for his neighbour as for himself, is much more than all forms of offerings.
And that he should be loved with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength; and to love one’s neighbour as one’s self, is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 And Jesus, when he was teaching in the Temple, said, How do the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say, that Christ is the son of David?
36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put those who are against you under your feet.
For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.
37 David himself gives him the name of Lord; and how then is he his son? And the common people gave ear to him gladly.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son? And a great multitude heard him gladly.
38 And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,
And he said to them in his doctrine: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in long robes, and to be saluted in the marketplace,
39 And to have the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
And to sit in the first chairs, in the synagogues, and to have the highest places at suppers:
40 Who take away the property of widows, and before the eyes of men make long prayers; these will be judged more hardly.
Who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer: these shall receive greater judgment.
41 And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.
And Jesus sitting over against the treasury, beheld how the people cast money into the treasury, and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a poor widow, and she put in two little bits of money, which make a farthing.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:
And calling his disciples together, he saith to them: Amen I say to you, this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury.
44 Because they all put in something out of what they had no need for; but she out of her need put in all she had, even all her living.
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want cast in all she had, even her whole living.
