Luke 20
1 On one of the days while he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the gospel, there came up the priest and the Scribes with the elders.
And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
2 They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3 "I will also ask you a question," he replied.
And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
4 "Was John’s baptism from heaven or from man?"
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
5 So they reasoned among themselves. "If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why did you not believe in him?’
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
6 "And if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that Johnwas a prophet."
But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 So they answered that they did not know whence it was.
And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
8 "Nor will I tell you," Jesus answered, "by whose authority I do these things."
And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then he began to tell the people this parable. "There was a man who planted a vineyard, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went to another country for a long time.
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
10 "At harvest-time he sent a slave to the vine-dressers, to ask them to give him a share of the crop; but the vine-dresser beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 "Then he sent another slave; and him also they flogged and handled shamefully and sent him away empty-handed.
And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 "Then he sent yet a third, and him to they wounded and threw him out.
And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
13 "Then the master of the vineyard said. "‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved Son; it may be that they will reverence him.’
Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
14 "But when the vine-dressers saw him, they reasoned together, saying. ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.’
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 "So they turned him out of the vineyard and killed him. "What will the master of the vineyard do to them?
So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 "He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, and will give the vineyard to others."
He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
17 He looked at them and said. "Then what does this scripture mean. "The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner?
And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
18 "Every one who falls on that stone will be broken in pieces; but whoever it falls upon will be scattered as dust."
Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 At this the Scribes and the high priests were seeking to arrest him; only they were afraid of the people. For they perceived that he had referred to them in this parable.
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
20 So they watched him, and sent spies who pretended to be honest men, in order to seize on his speech, and to deliver him up to authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
21 So they put a question to him saying. "Rabbi, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not regard any man’s person, but teach the way of God honestly.
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
22 "Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?"
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no?
23 But he perceived their knavery and answered.
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
24 "Show me a shilling. Whose image and superscription does it bear?" "Caesar’s," they replied.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s.
25 "Then give to Caesar what belongs to him," he said, "to God give what is God’s."
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
26 So they could not lay hold of his sayings before the people; and marveling at his answer, they held their peace.
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
27 Next came some of the Sadducees who deny that there is resurrection, and they asked him.
Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
28 "Teacher, Moses wrote a law for us that if a man’s brother should die, but leave no children, his brother should take up his wife and raise up his children for his brother.
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29 "Now there were seven brothers. the first took a wife and died childless,
There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 "and the second and third took her,
And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
31 "and likewise all the seven, but left no children when they died.
And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
32 "Last of all the woman died too.
Last of all the woman died also.
33 "In the resurrection whose wife shall she be? For they all seven had her as wife."
Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
35 "but those who are counted worthy to reach that world and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: (aiōn g165)
36 "For indeed they cannot die any more; they are equal to the angels, and through being sons of the resurrection are sons of God.
Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 "But that the dead are raised, even Moses clearly implied in the passage about the Bush, when he calls the Lord. "The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob.
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 "Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for to him all are alive.’
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Then some of the Scribes said, "Teacher, that was nobly said,"
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 for they no longer dared to ask him any questions.
And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
41 "How is it," he asked them, "that they say that Christ is David’s son?
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
42 "for David himself say’s in the book of the Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord. Sit at my right hand,
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Until I make thy enemies the footstool at thy feet.
Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
44 "David therefore himself calls him ‘Lord,’ and how can he be his son?"
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
45 Then, in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples.
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
46 "Beware of the Scribes who like to walk about in long robes, and dote on salutations in the marketplaces, and on securing the front seats in the synagogues and the best places at banquets;
Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
47 "but they devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive severer condemnation."
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
