1 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.3 But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.4 Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.5 He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.6 "He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'7 "But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'8 So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.9 "What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.10 Haven't you read this passage of Scripture: "'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;11 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes' "?"12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.14 They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax "to Caesar or not?15 Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.23 At the resurrection "whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"24 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.26 Now about the dead rising —have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' "?27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. [^5]30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' [^6]31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' "There is no commandment greater than these."32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, "Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet."' [^8]37 David himself calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?" The large crowd listened to him with delight.38 As he taught, Jesus said, "Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything —all she had to live on."

1 وابتدأ يقول لهم بامثال انسان غرس كرما واحاطه بسياج وحفر حوض معصرة وبنى برجا وسلمه الى كرامين وسافر.2 ثم ارسل الى الكرامين في الوقت عبدا ليأخذ من الكرامين من ثمر الكرم.3 فاخذوه وجلدوه وارسلوه فارغا.4 ثم ارسل اليهم ايضا عبدا آخر. فرجموه وشجوه وارسلوه مهانا.5 ثم ارسل ايضا آخر. فقتلوه. ثم آخرين كثيرين فجلدوا منهم بعضا وقتلوا بعضا.6 فاذ كان له ايضا ابن واحد حبيب اليه ارسله ايضا اليهم اخيرا قائلا انهم يهابون ابني.7 ولكن اولئك الكرامين قالوا فيما بينهم هذا هو الوارث. هلموا نقتله فيكون لنا الميراث.8 فأخذوه وقتلوه واخرجوه خارج الكرم.9 فماذا يفعل صاحب الكرم. يأتي ويهلك الكرامين ويعطي الكرم الى آخرين.10 أما قرأتم هذا المكتوب. الحجر الذي رفضه البناؤون هو قد صار راس الزاوية.11 من قبل الرب كان هذا وهو عجيب في اعيننا.12 فطلبوا ان يمسكوه ولكنهم خافوا من الجمع. لانهم عرفوا انه قال المثل عليهم. فتركوه ومضوا13 ثم ارسلوا اليه قوما من الفريسيين والهيرودسيين لكي يصطادوه بكلمة.14 فلما جاءوا قالوا له يا معلّم نعلم انك صادق ولا تبالي باحد لانك لا تنظر الى وجوه الناس بل بالحق تعلّم طريق الله. أيجوز ان تعطى جزية لقيصر ام لا. نعطي ام لا نعطي.15 فعلم رياءهم وقال لهم لماذا تجربونني. ايتوني بدينار لانظره.16 فأتوا به. فقال لهم لمن هذه الصورة والكتابة. فقالوا له لقيصر.17 فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم اعطوا ما لقيصر لقيصر وما للّه للّه. فتعجبوا منه18 وجاء اليه قوم من الصدوقيين الذين يقولون ليس قيامة وسألوه قائلين19 يا معلّم كتب لنا موسى ان مات لاحد اخ وترك امرأة ولم يخلّف اولادا ان ياخذ اخوه امرأته ويقيم نسلا لاخيه.20 فكان سبعة اخوة. اخذ الاول امرأة ومات ولم يترك نسلا.21 فاخذها الثاني ومات ولم يترك هو ايضا نسلا. وهكذا الثالث.22 فاخذها السبعة ولم يتركوا نسلا. وآخر الكل ماتت المرأة ايضا.23 ففي القيامة متى قاموا لمن منهم تكون زوجة. لانها كانت زوجة للسبعة.24 فاجاب يسوع وقال لهم أليس لهذا تضلون اذ لا تعرفون الكتب ولا قوة الله.25 لانهم متى قاموا من الاموات لا يزوجون ولا يزوجون بل يكونون كملائكة في السموات.26 واما من جهة الاموات انهم يقومون أفما قرأتم في كتاب موسى في أمر العلّيقة كيف كلمه الله قائلا انا اله ابراهيم واله اسحق واله يعقوب.27 ليس هو اله اموات بل اله احياء. فانتم اذا تضلون كثيرا28 فجاء واحد من الكتبة وسمعهم يتحاورون فلما رأى انه اجابهم حسنا سأله اية وصية هي اول الكل.29 فاجابه يسوع ان اول كل الوصايا هي اسمع يا اسرائيل. الرب الهنا رب واحد.30 وتحب الرب الهك من كل قلبك ومن كل نفسك ومن كل فكرك ومن كل قدرتك. هذه هي الوصية الاولى.31 وثانية مثلها هي تحب قريبك كنفسك. ليس وصية اخرى اعظم من هاتين.32 فقال له الكاتب جيدا يا معلّم. بالحق قلت لانه الله واحد وليس آخر سواه.33 ومحبته من كل القلب ومن كل الفهم ومن كل النفس ومن كل القدرة ومحبة القريب كالنفس هي افضل من جميع المحرقات والذبائح.34 فلما رآه يسوع انه اجاب بعقل قال له لست بعيدا عن ملكوت الله. ولم يجسر احد بعد ذلك ان يسأله35 ثم اجاب يسوع وقال وهو يعلّم في الهيكل كيف يقول الكتبة ان المسيح ابن داود.36 لان داود نفسه قال بالروح القدس قال الرب لربي اجلس عن يميني حتى اضع اعداءك موطئا لقدميك.37 فداود نفسه يدعوه ربا. فمن اين هو ابنه. وكان الجمع الكثير يسمعه بسرور38 وقال لهم في تعليمه تحرزوا من الكتبة الذين يرغبون المشي بالطيالسة والتحيات في الاسواق.39 والمجالس الاولى في المجامع والمتكآت الأولى في الولائم.40 الذين ياكلون بيوت الارامل ولعلة يطيلون الصلوات. هؤلاء يأخذون دينونة اعظم41 وجلس يسوع تجاه الخزانة ونظر كيف يلقي الجمع نحاسا في الخزانة. كان اغنياء كثيرون يلقون كثيرا.42 فجاءت ارملة فقيرة والقت فلسين قيمتهما ربع.43 فدعا تلاميذه وقال لهم الحق اقول لكم ان هذه الارملة الفقيرة قد القت اكثر من جميع الذين القوا في الخزانة.44 لان الجميع من فضلتهم ألقوا. واما هذه فمن اعوازها القت كل ما عندها كل معيشتها