Mark 12
1 Jesus began to speak to them in parables, ‘A man once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a wine-press, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.
και ηρξατο αυτοις εν παραβολαις λεγειν αμπελωνα εφυτευσεν ανθρωπος και περιεθηκεν φραγμον και ωρυξεν υποληνιον και ωκοδομησεν πυργον και εξεδοτο αυτον γεωργοις και απεδημησεν
2 At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants, to receive from them a share of the produce of the grape harvest;
και απεστειλεν προς τους γεωργους τω καιρω δουλον ινα παρα των γεωργων λαβη απο του καρπου του αμπελωνος
3 but they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
και λαβοντες αυτον εδειραν και απεστειλαν κενον
4 A second time the owner sent a servant to them; this man, too, the tenants struck on the head, and insulted.
και παλιν απεστειλεν προς αυτους αλλον δουλον κακεινον λιθοβολησαντες εκεφαλαιωσαν και απεστειλαν ητιμωμενον
5 He sent another, but him they killed; and so with many others – some they beat and some they killed.
και παλιν αλλον απεστειλεν κακεινον απεκτειναν και πολλους αλλους ους μεν δεροντες ους δε αποκτεννοντες
6 He had still one son, who was very dear to him; and him he sent to them last of all. “They will respect my son,” he said.
ετι ουν ενα υιον εχων αγαπητον αυτου απεστειλεν και αυτον εσχατον προς αυτους λεγων οτι εντραπησονται τον υιον μου
7 But those tenants said to one another “Here is the heir! Come, let us kill him, and his inheritance will be ours.”
εκεινοι δε οι γεωργοι θεασαμενοι αυτον ερχομενον προς εαυτους ειπον οτι ουτος εστιν ο κληρονομος δευτε αποκτεινωμεν αυτον και ημων εσται η κληρονομια
8 So they seized him, and killed him, and threw his body outside the vineyard.
και λαβοντες απεκτειναν αυτον και εξεβαλον αυτον εξω του αμπελωνος
9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and put the tenants to death, and he will let the vineyard to others.
τι ουν ποιησει ο κυριος του αμπελωνος ελευσεται και απολεσει τους γεωργους τουτους και δωσει τον αμπελωνα αλλοις
10 ‘Have you never read this passage of scripture? – “The stone which the builders despised has now itself become the cornerstone;
ουδε την γραφην ταυτην ανεγνωτε λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας
11 this cornerstone has come from the Lord, and is marvellous in our eyes.”’
παρα κυριου εγενετο αυτη και εστιν θαυμαστη εν οφθαλμοις ημων
12 After this his enemies were eager to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they saw that it was at them that he had aimed the parable. So they left him alone, and went away.
και εζητουν αυτον κρατησαι και εφοβηθησαν τον οχλον εγνωσαν γαρ οτι προς αυτους την παραβολην ειπεν και αφεντες αυτον απηλθον
13 Afterwards they sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and Herodians, to set a trap for him in the course of conversation.
και αποστελλουσιν προς αυτον τινας των φαρισαιων και των ηρωδιανων ινα αυτον αγρευσωσιν λογω
14 These men came to him and said, ‘Teacher, we know that you are an honest man, and are not afraid of anyone, for you pay no regard to a person’s position, but teach the way of God honestly; are we right in paying taxes to the Emperor, or not?
οι δε ελθοντες λεγουσιν αυτω διδασκαλε οιδαμεν οτι αληθης ει και ου μελει σοι περι ουδενος ου γαρ βλεπεις εις προσωπον ανθρωπων αλλ επ αληθειας την οδον του θεου διδασκεις ειπον ουν ημιν εξεστιν δουναι κηνσον καισαρι η ου
15 Should we pay, or should we not pay?’ Knowing their hypocrisy, Jesus said to them, ‘Why are you testing me? Bring me a coin to look at.’
δωμεν η μη δωμεν ο δε ειδως αυτων την υποκρισιν ειπεν αυτοις τι με πειραζετε φερετε μοι δηναριον ινα ιδω
16 And, when they had brought it, he asked, ‘Whose head and title are these?’ ‘The Emperor’s,’ they said;
οι δε ηνεγκαν και λεγει αυτοις τινος η εικων αυτη και η επιγραφη οι δε ειπον καισαρος
17 and Jesus replied, ‘Pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God.’ And they were amazed at him.
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις αποδοτε τα καισαρος καισαρι και τα του θεου τω θεω και εθαυμασαν επ αυτω
18 Next came some Sadducees – the men who maintain that there is no resurrection. Their question was this –
και ερχονται σαδδουκαιοι προς αυτον οιτινες λεγουσιν αναστασιν μη ειναι και επηρωτων αυτον λεγοντες
19 ‘Teacher, in our scriptures Moses decreed that, should a man’s brother die, leaving a widow but no child, the man should take the widow as his wife, and raise up a family for his brother.
διδασκαλε μωυσης εγραψεν ημιν οτι εαν τινος αδελφος αποθανη και καταλιπη γυναικα και τεκνα μη αφη ινα λαβη ο αδελφος αυτου την γυναικα αυτου και εξαναστηση σπερμα τω αδελφω αυτου
20 There were once seven brothers. The eldest married, but died and left no family;
επτα ουν αδελφοι ησαν και ο πρωτος ελαβεν γυναικα και αποθνησκων ουκ αφηκεν σπερμα
21 and the second married his widow, and died without family; and so did the third.
και ο δευτερος ελαβεν αυτην και απεθανεν και ουδε αυτος [ ουκ ] αφηκεν σπερμα και ο τριτος ωσαυτως
22 All the seven died and left no family. The woman herself died last of all.
και ελαβον αυτην οι επτα και ουκ αφηκαν σπερμα εσχατη παντων απεθανεν και η γυνη
23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, all seven brothers having had her as their wife?’
εν τη ουν αναστασει οταν αναστωσιν τινος αυτων εσται γυνη οι γαρ επτα εσχον αυτην γυναικα
24 ‘Is not the reason of your mistake,’ answered Jesus, ‘your ignorance of the scriptures and of the power of God?
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις ου δια τουτο πλανασθε μη ειδοτες τας γραφας μηδε την δυναμιν του θεου
25 When people rise from the dead, there is no marrying or being married; but they are as angels in heaven.
οταν γαρ εκ νεκρων αναστωσιν ουτε γαμουσιν ουτε γαμιζονται αλλ εισιν ως αγγελοι [ οι ] εν τοις ουρανοις
26 ‘As to the dead, and the fact that they rise, have you never read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the Bush, how God spoke to him saying – “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”?
περι δε των νεκρων οτι εγειρονται ουκ ανεγνωτε εν τη βιβλω μωυσεως επι του βατου πως ειπεν αυτω ο θεος λεγων εγω ο θεος αβρααμ και ο θεος ισαακ και ο θεος ιακωβ
27 He is not God of dead people, but of living. You are greatly mistaken.’
ουκ εστιν ο θεος νεκρων αλλα ζωντων υμεις ουν πολυ πλανασθε
28 Then came up one of the teachers of the Law who had heard their discussions. Knowing that Jesus had answered them wisely, he asked him this question, ‘Which commandment is the most important of all?’
και προσελθων εις των γραμματεων ακουσας αυτων συζητουντων ιδων οτι καλως αυτοις απεκριθη επηρωτησεν αυτον ποια εστιν πρωτη παντων εντολη
29 ‘The most important,’ answered Jesus, ‘is – “Hear, Israel; the Lord our God is the one Lord;
ο δε ιησους απεκριθη αυτω οτι πρωτη παντων εντολη ακουε ισραηλ κυριος ο θεος ημων κυριος εις εστιν
30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.”
και αγαπησεις κυριον τον θεον σου εξ ολης της καρδιας σου και εξ ολης της ψυχης σου και εξ ολης της διανοιας σου και εξ ολης της ισχυος σου αυτη πρωτη εντολη
31 The second is this – “You must love your neighbour as you love yourself.” There is no commandment greater than these.’
και δευτερα ομοια αυτη αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως εαυτον μειζων τουτων αλλη εντολη ουκ εστιν
32 ‘Wisely answered, teacher!’ exclaimed the teacher of the Law. ‘It is true, as you say, that there is one God, and that there is no other besides him;
και ειπεν αυτω ο γραμματευς καλως διδασκαλε επ αληθειας ειπας οτι εις εστιν και ουκ εστιν αλλος πλην αυτου
33 and to love him with all one’s heart, and with all one’s understanding, and with all one’s strength, and to love one’s neighbour as one loves oneself is far beyond all burnt offerings and sacrifices.’
και το αγαπαν αυτον εξ ολης της καρδιας και εξ ολης της συνεσεως και εξ ολης της ψυχης και εξ ολης της ισχυος και το αγαπαν τον πλησιον ως εαυτον πλειον εστιν παντων των ολοκαυτωματων και θυσιων
34 Seeing that he had answered with discernment, Jesus said to him, ‘You are not far from the kingdom of God.’ After that no one ventured to question him further.
και ο ιησους ιδων οτι νουνεχως απεκριθη ειπεν αυτω ου μακραν ει απο της βασιλειας του θεου και ουδεις ουκετι ετολμα αυτον επερωτησαι
35 While Jesus was teaching in the Temple Courts, he asked, ‘How is it that the teachers of the Law say that the Christ is to be David’s son?
και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ελεγεν διδασκων εν τω ιερω πως λεγουσιν οι γραμματεις οτι ο χριστος υιος δαυιδ εστιν
36 David said himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit – “The Lord said to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies beneath your feet.”
αυτος γαρ δαυιδ ειπεν εν πνευματι αγιω λεγει ο κυριος τω κυριω μου καθου εκ δεξιων μου εως αν θω τους εχθρους σου υποποδιον των ποδων σου
37 David himself calls him “lord,” how comes it, then, that he is to be his son?’ The mass of the people listened to Jesus with delight.
αυτος ουν δαυιδ λεγει αυτον κυριον και ποθεν υιος αυτου εστιν και ο πολυς οχλος ηκουεν αυτου ηδεως
38 In the course of his teaching, Jesus said, ‘See that you are on your guard against the teachers of the Law, who delight to walk about in long robes, and to be greeted in the streets with respect,
και ελεγεν αυτοις εν τη διδαχη αυτου βλεπετε απο των γραμματεων των θελοντων εν στολαις περιπατειν και ασπασμους εν ταις αγοραις
39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues, and places of honour at dinner.
και πρωτοκαθεδριας εν ταις συναγωγαις και πρωτοκλισιας εν τοις δειπνοις
40 They are the men who rob widows of their homes, and make a pretence of saying long prayers. Their sentence will be all the heavier.’
οι κατεσθιοντες τας οικιας των χηρων και προφασει μακρα προσευχομενοι ουτοι ληψονται περισσοτερον κριμα
41 Then Jesus sat down opposite the chests for the Temple offerings, and watched how the people put money into them. Many rich people were putting in large sums;
και καθισας ο ιησους κατεναντι του γαζοφυλακιου εθεωρει πως ο οχλος βαλλει χαλκον εις το γαζοφυλακιον και πολλοι πλουσιοι εβαλλον πολλα
42 but one poor widow came and put in two small coins, worth very little.
και ελθουσα μια χηρα πτωχη εβαλεν λεπτα δυο ο εστιν κοδραντης
43 Then, calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, ‘I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others who were putting money into the chests;
και προσκαλεσαμενος τους μαθητας αυτου ειπεν αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν οτι η χηρα η πτωχη αυτη πλειον παντων εβαλεν των βαλλοντων εις το γαζοφυλακιον
44 for everyone else put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, put in all she had – everything that she had to live on.’
παντες γαρ εκ του περισσευοντος αυτοις εβαλον αυτη δε εκ της υστερησεως αυτης παντα οσα ειχεν εβαλεν ολον τον βιον αυτης
