Luke 20
1 Once when Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple, telling them the good news, some of the chief priests and religious teachers came with the elders.
And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near.
2 They asked him, “Tell us: by whose authority are you doing what you do? Who gave you the right to do this?”
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
3 “Let me ask you a question too,” Jesus replied. “Tell me:
And having answered, he said to them, I also will ask you one word, and ye tell me.
4 the baptism of John—was it from heaven, or was it just human?”
The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
6 And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced John is a prophet.
7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
And they replied not to know from where.
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you by whose authority I do what I do.”
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then he began to tell the people a story: “Once there was a man who planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went to live in another country for a long while.
And he began to speak this parable to the people. A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to collect his share of the crop, but the farmers beat the servant and sent him away with nothing.
And at the season he sent a bondman to the farmers, so that they would give him from the fruit of the vineyard. But having beaten him, the farmers sent him away empty.
11 So the owner sent another servant, but they beat him too and treated him shamefully, and sent him away with nothing.
And he proceeded to send another bondman. And they, having beaten and shamefully treated, sent him also away empty.
12 So he sent a third servant, but they wounded him and threw him out.
And he proceeded to send a third. And they also having wounded this man, cast him out.
13 The owner of the vineyard asked himself, ‘What shall I do? I know, I'll send my son whom I love. Perhaps they will respect him.’
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.
14 But when they saw him coming, the farmers said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's heir. Let's kill him! That way we can take his inheritance.’
But when the farmers saw him, they deliberated among themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.
15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now what will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
And having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and kill these farmers and let others have the vineyard.” When they heard the story, they said, “May this never happen!”
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. And having heard it, they said, May it not happen!
17 But Jesus looked at them and said, “Then why is it written in the Scriptures, ‘The stone the builders rejected has now become the chief cornerstone’?
But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?
18 Anyone who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; anyone it falls upon will be crushed.”
Every man who falls on that stone will be broken, but on whomever it may fall, it will grind him to dust.
19 Immediately the religious teachers and the chief priests wanted to arrest him because they realized that the story Jesus told was aimed at them, but they were afraid of what the people would do.
And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.
20 Watching for an opportunity they sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They tried to catch Jesus out in something he said so they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
And having watched him, they sent forth insidious men pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
21 They said, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is good and right, and that you're not swayed by the opinions of others. You truly teach the way of God.
And they questioned him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou speak and teach rightly, and thou do not accept a personage, but teach the way of God in truth,
22 So should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Is it permitted for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?
23 But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
But having perceived their craftiness, he said to them, Why do ye try me?
24 “Show me a coin—a denarius. Whose image and inscription is on it?” “Caesar's,” they answered.
Display to me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? And having answered, they said, Caesar's.
25 “Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give back to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
And he said to them, Then render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.
26 They weren't able to trap him by what he told the people. They were stunned at his reply, and fell silent.
And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
And some of the Sadducees having approached, those who say there is no resurrection, they questioned him,
28 “Teacher,” they began, “Moses gave us a law that if a married man dies leaving a wife without children, then his brother should marry the widow and have children for his dead brother.
saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if any brother dies, having a wife, and this man dies childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
29 Once there were seven brothers. The first had a wife, and died without having children.
There were therefore seven brothers. And the first having taken a wife, died childless.
30 The second
And the second took the woman, and this man died childless.
31 and then the third brother also married her. In the end all seven brothers married her, and then died without having children.
And the third likewise took her, and likewise also the seven; they left behind no children, and died.
32 Finally the wife died too.
And last of all the woman also died.
33 Now whose wife will she be in the resurrection, since all seven brothers had married her?”
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.
And having answered, Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
35 “But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and the resurrection from the dead don't marry or are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
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)
36 They can't die any longer; they're like the angels and are children of God since they're children of the resurrection.
For neither can they die any more, for they are like the agents, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 But on the question of whether the dead are raised, even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord, ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the Bush when he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him they all are alive.”
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.
39 Some of the religious teachers responded, “That was a good answer, Teacher.”
And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.
40 After this no one dared to ask him any more questions.
For they no longer dared to question him anything.
41 Then Jesus asked them, “Why is it said that Christ is the son of David?
And he said to them, How do they say the Christ is David's son?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand
Even David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
43 until I make all your enemies a footstool for your feet.’
until I will place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.
44 David calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David's son?”
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
45 While everyone was paying attention, he said to his disciples,
And while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,
46 “Watch out for religious leaders who like to go around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the markets, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.
Beware of the scholars, who desire to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,
47 They cheat widows out of what they own, and cover up the kind of people they really are with long-winded prayers. They will receive severe condemnation in the judgment.”
who devour widows' houses, and in pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater damnation.
