Luke 20
1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and telling the good tidings, that the High-priests and the Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him, —
And on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching, the chief priests and Scribes, with the Elders, came upon him,
2 and spake, saying, unto him—Tell us, by what authority, these things, thou art doing, and, who, is it, that gave thee this authority.
and said to him: Tell us, by what authority thou doest these things? And who is it, that gave thee this authority?
3 And answering, he said unto them—I too, will question, you, as to a matter, —and tell me!
Jesus answered, and said to them: I also will ask you a word, and tell ye me.
4 The immersion of John, Of heaven, was it, or of men?
The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
5 And they deliberated together by themselves, saying—If we say, Of heaven, he will say, Wherefore did ye not believe him?
And they reasoned with themselves, and said: If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, And why did ye not believe him?
6 But, if we say, Of men, the people, one and all, will stone us, for, persuaded, they are, that, John, was, a prophet.
But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they answered, that they knew not whence.
And they said to him: We do not know, whence it was.
8 And, Jesus, said unto them—Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell you, by what authority I do these things.
9 And he began, unto the people, to be speaking this parable: —A man, planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went from home for a long time.
And he began to utter this similitude to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and leased it to cultivators, and went abroad for a long time.
10 And, in due season, he sent unto the husbandmen, a servant, that, of the fruit of the vineyard, they might give him; but, the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent him away empty.
And in time, he sent his servant to the cultivators, that they might give him of the fruits of the vineyard. But the cultivators beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 And he, further, sent another servant; but, they, beating, that one also, and dishonouring him, sent him away, empty.
And again he sent another servant; and him also they beat, and treated with rudeness, and sent empty away.
12 And he, further, sent, a third; but, they, bruising, this one also, thrust him out.
And again he sent the third. And they wounded him, and cast him out.
13 And the lord of the vineyard said—What shall I do? I will send my son, the beloved, —It may be, that, him, they will respect.
The lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my dear son. Perhaps they will look upon him, and be ashamed.
14 But he husbandmen, seeing him, began to deliberate one with another, saying—This, is, the heir: Let us slay him, that, ours, may be, the inheritance.
But when the cultivators saw him, they reasoned with themselves, and said: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
15 And, thrusting him forth outside the vineyard, they slew him. What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
And they cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard unto others. But, when they heard it, they said—Far be it!
He will come, and destroy those cultivators, and will lease the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said: This shall not be.
17 But, he, looking at them, said—What, then, is this that is written, —A stone which the builders’ rejected, The same, hath become, head of the corner?
And he looked upon them, and said: What is that which is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, is become the chief corner stone?
18 Every one who falleth on that stone, will be sorely bruised, but, on whomsoever it shall fall, it will utterly destroy him.
And whoever shall fall upon this stone, will be broken; and on whomsoever it shall fall, it will crush him in pieces.
19 And the Scribes and the High-priests sought to thrust on him their hands, in that very hour; and feared the people; for they perceived that, against them, spake he this parable.
And the chief priests and Scribes sought to lay hands on him, at that time; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew, that he spoke this similitude against them.
20 And, watching narrowly, they sent forth suborned men, feigning themselves to be, righteous, that they might lay hold of a word of his, so as to deliver him up unto the rule and the authority of the governor.
And they sent to him spies, who feigned themselves righteous men, that they might insnare him in discourse, and deliver him up to a court, and to the authority of the president.
21 And they questioned him, saying—Teacher! we know that, rightly, thou speakest and teachest, and respectest no person, but, in truth, the way of God, dost teach:
And they questioned him, and said to him: Teacher, we know that thou speakest and teachest correctly, and hast no respect of persons, but teachest the way of God in truth.
22 Is it allowable for us to give, unto Caesar, tribute, or not?
Is it lawful for us to pay head-money to Caesar, or not?
23 But, observing their villainy, he said unto them—
But he perceived their craftiness, and said: Why tempt ye me?
24 Shew me a denary. Of whom, hath it an image and inscription? And, they, said—Of Caesar.
Show me a denarius. Whose is this image and superscription upon it? They said to him, Caesar's.
25 And, he, said unto them—Well then! render the things of Caesar, unto Caesar, and the things of God, unto God.
Jesus said to them: Then, give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's.
26 And they could not lay hold of the saying, before the people; and, marvelling at his answer, they held their peace.
And they could not catch from him a word of accusation before the people: and they were surprised at his answers, and were silent.
27 But there came near certain of the Sadducees, they who say, Resurrection, there is none! and questioned him,
And some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came and questioned him,
28 saying—Teacher! Moses, wrote for us, If one’s brother die, having a wife, and, he, be, childless, that his brother shall take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
and said to him: Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if a man's brother die, who had a wife without children, his surviving brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed to his deceased brother.
29 Seven brethren, therefore, there were, —and, the first, taking a wife, died childless,
Now, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 And, the second,
And the second took her to wife; and he died without children.
31 and the third, took her, —yea, likewise, even the seven; They left no children, and died:
And again, the third took her, and in like manner also all the seven; and they died, and left no children.
32 Later on, the woman also, died.
At last, the woman likewise died.
33 The woman, therefore, in the resurrection, Of which of them, doth she become wife? for, the seven, had her to wife.
In the resurrection, therefore, of which of them will she be the wife, for the seven took her?
Jesus said to them: The children of this world take wives, and wives are given to husbands. (aiōn g165)
35 But, they who have been accounted worthy, that age, to obtain, and the resurrection that is from among the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
But they who are worthy of that world, and of the resurrection from the dead, do not take wives, nor are wives given to husbands. (aiōn g165)
36 For they cannot, even die any more, —for, equal unto messengers, are they, and are, sons of God, Of the resurrection, being, sons.
Neither can they die any more; for they are as the angels, and are the children of God, because they are children of the resurrection.
37 But, that the dead do rise, even Moses, disclosed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord—The God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob:
But that the dead will arise, even Moses showed; for, at the bush, he maketh mention, while he saith: The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Now, God, he is not, of the dead, but, of the living, —for, all, unto him, do live.
Now God is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for they all live to him.
39 And certain of the Scribes, answering, said—Teacher! Well, hast thou spoken.
And some of the Scribes answered, and said to him: Teacher, thou hast spoken well.
40 For, no longer, were they daring to ask him any questions.
And they did not again venture to question him, on any matter.
41 And he said unto them—How say they, that, the Christ, is, David’s Son?
And he said also to them: How do the Scribes say of Messiah, that he is the son of David?
42 For, David himself, saith, in [the] book of Psalms: Said the Lord, unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
And David himself said, in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, seat thyself at my right hand,
43 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
until I shall place thy foes under thy feet.
44 David, therefore, calleth, him Lord: How, then, his son, is he?
If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?
45 And, all the people hearing, he said unto the disciples:
And while all the people heard, he said to his disciples:
46 Be taking heed of the Scribes—Who desire to walk about in long robes, and are fond of salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the chief meals, —
Beware of the Scribes, who choose to walk in long robes, and love a salutation in the streets, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the chief couches at suppers:
47 Who devour the houses of widows, and, for a show, are a long time at prayer. These, shall receive, a heavier sentence.
who eat up the houses of widows, under pretence that they prolong their prayers. They will receive a greater condemnation.
