1 One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up2 and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority."3 He answered them, "I also will ask you a question; now tell me,4 Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?"5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will say, `Why did you not believe him?'6 But if we say, `From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet."7 So they answered that they did not know whence it was.8 And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."9 And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country for a long while.10 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, that they should give him some of the fruit of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.11 And he sent another servant; him also they beat and treated shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.12 And he sent yet a third; this one they wounded and cast out.13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, `What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will respect him.'14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'15 And they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?16 He will come and destroy those tenants, and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "God forbid!"17 But he looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner'?18 Every one who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but when it falls on any one it will crush him."19 The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people; for they perceived that he had told this parable against them.20 So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.21 They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,24 "Show me a coin. Whose likeness and inscription has it?" They said, "Caesar's."25 He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him by what he said; but marveling at his answer they were silent.27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection,28 and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother.29 Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children;30 and the second31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.32 Afterward the woman also died.33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."34 And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage;35 but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,36 for they cannot die any more, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him."39 And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question.41 But he said to them, "How can they say that 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,43 till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet.'44 David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?"45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,46 "Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and love salutations in the market places and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,47 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

1 και εγενετο εν μια των ημερων εκεινων διδασκοντος αυτου τον λαον εν τω ιερω και ευαγγελιζομενου επεστησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις συν τοις πρεσβυτεροις2 και ειπον προς αυτον λεγοντες ειπε ημιν εν ποια εξουσια ταυτα ποιεις η τις εστιν ο δους σοι την εξουσιαν ταυτην3 αποκριθεις δε ειπεν προς αυτους ερωτησω υμας καγω ενα λογον και ειπατε μοι4 το βαπτισμα ιωαννου εξ ουρανου ην η εξ ανθρωπων5 οι δε συνελογισαντο προς εαυτους λεγοντες οτι εαν ειπωμεν εξ ουρανου ερει δια τι ουν ουκ επιστευσατε αυτω6 εαν δε ειπωμεν εξ ανθρωπων πας ο λαος καταλιθασει ημας πεπεισμενος γαρ εστιν ιωαννην προφητην ειναι7 και απεκριθησαν μη ειδεναι ποθεν8 και ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις ουδε εγω λεγω υμιν εν ποια εξουσια ταυτα ποιω9 ηρξατο δε προς τον λαον λεγειν την παραβολην ταυτην ανθρωπος τις εφυτευσεν αμπελωνα και εξεδοτο αυτον γεωργοις και απεδημησεν χρονους ικανους10 και εν καιρω απεστειλεν προς τους γεωργους δουλον ινα απο του καρπου του αμπελωνος δωσιν αυτω οι δε γεωργοι δειραντες αυτον εξαπεστειλαν κενον11 και προσεθετο πεμψαι ετερον δουλον οι δε κακεινον δειραντες και ατιμασαντες εξαπεστειλαν κενον12 και προσεθετο πεμψαι τριτον οι δε και τουτον τραυματισαντες εξεβαλον13 ειπεν δε ο κυριος του αμπελωνος τι ποιησω πεμψω τον υιον μου τον αγαπητον ισως τουτον ιδοντες εντραπησονται14 ιδοντες δε αυτον οι γεωργοι διελογιζοντο προς εαυτους λεγοντες ουτος εστιν ο κληρονομος δευτε αποκτεινωμεν αυτον ινα ημων γενηται η κληρονομια15 και εκβαλοντες αυτον εξω του αμπελωνος απεκτειναν τι ουν ποιησει αυτοις ο κυριος του αμπελωνος16 ελευσεται και απολεσει τους γεωργους τουτους και δωσει τον αμπελωνα αλλοις ακουσαντες δε ειπον μη γενοιτο17 ο δε εμβλεψας αυτοις ειπεν τι ουν εστιν το γεγραμμενον τουτο λιθον ον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες ουτος εγενηθη εις κεφαλην γωνιας18 πας ο πεσων επ εκεινον τον λιθον συνθλασθησεται εφ ον δ αν πεση λικμησει αυτον19 και εζητησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις επιβαλειν επ αυτον τας χειρας εν αυτη τη ωρα και εφοβηθησαν τον λαον εγνωσαν γαρ οτι προς αυτους την παραβολην ταυτην ειπεν20 και παρατηρησαντες απεστειλαν εγκαθετους υποκρινομενους εαυτους δικαιους ειναι ινα επιλαβωνται αυτου λογου εις το παραδουναι αυτον τη αρχη και τη εξουσια του ηγεμονος21 και επηρωτησαν αυτον λεγοντες διδασκαλε οιδαμεν οτι ορθως λεγεις και διδασκεις και ου λαμβανεις προσωπον αλλ επ αληθειας την οδον του θεου διδασκεις22 εξεστιν ημιν καισαρι φορον δουναι η ου23 κατανοησας δε αυτων την πανουργιαν ειπεν προς αυτους τι με πειραζετε24 επιδειξατε μοι δηναριον τινος εχει εικονα και επιγραφην αποκριθεντες δε ειπον καισαρος25 ο δε ειπεν αυτοις αποδοτε τοινυν τα καισαρος καισαρι και τα του θεου τω θεω26 και ουκ ισχυσαν επιλαβεσθαι αυτου ρηματος εναντιον του λαου και θαυμασαντες επι τη αποκρισει αυτου εσιγησαν27 προσελθοντες δε τινες των σαδδουκαιων οι αντιλεγοντες αναστασιν μη ειναι επηρωτησαν αυτον28 λεγοντες διδασκαλε μωσης εγραψεν ημιν εαν τινος αδελφος αποθανη εχων γυναικα και ουτος ατεκνος αποθανη ινα λαβη ο αδελφος αυτου την γυναικα και εξαναστηση σπερμα τω αδελφω αυτου29 επτα ουν αδελφοι ησαν και ο πρωτος λαβων γυναικα απεθανεν ατεκνος30 και ελαβεν ο δευτερος την γυναικα και ουτος απεθανεν ατεκνος31 και ο τριτος ελαβεν αυτην ωσαυτως δε και οι επτα {VAR2: και } ου κατελιπον τεκνα και απεθανον32 υστερον {VAR1: δε } παντων απεθανεν και η γυνη33 εν τη ουν αναστασει τινος αυτων γινεται γυνη οι γαρ επτα εσχον αυτην γυναικα34 και αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους οι υιοι του αιωνος τουτου γαμουσιν και εκγαμισκονται35 οι δε καταξιωθεντες του αιωνος εκεινου τυχειν και της αναστασεως της εκ νεκρων ουτε γαμουσιν ουτε εκγαμισκονται36 ουτε γαρ αποθανειν ετι δυνανται ισαγγελοι γαρ εισιν και υιοι εισιν του θεου της αναστασεως υιοι οντες37 οτι δε εγειρονται οι νεκροι και μωσης εμηνυσεν επι της βατου ως λεγει κυριον τον θεον αβρααμ και τον θεον ισαακ και τον θεον ιακωβ38 θεος δε ουκ εστιν νεκρων αλλα ζωντων παντες γαρ αυτω ζωσιν39 αποκριθεντες δε τινες των γραμματεων ειπον διδασκαλε καλως ειπας40 ουκετι δε ετολμων επερωταν αυτον ουδεν41 ειπεν δε προς αυτους πως λεγουσιν τον χριστον υιον δαβιδ ειναι42 και αυτος δαβιδ λεγει εν βιβλω ψαλμων ειπεν ο κυριος τω κυριω μου καθου εκ δεξιων μου43 εως αν θω τους εχθρους σου υποποδιον των ποδων σου44 δαβιδ ουν κυριον αυτον καλει και πως υιος αυτου εστιν45 ακουοντος δε παντος του λαου ειπεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου46 προσεχετε απο των γραμματεων των θελοντων περιπατειν εν στολαις και φιλουντων ασπασμους εν ταις αγοραις και πρωτοκαθεδριας εν ταις συναγωγαις και πρωτοκλισιας εν τοις δειπνοις47 οι κατεσθιουσιν τας οικιας των χηρων και προφασει μακρα προσευχονται ουτοι ληψονται περισσοτερον κριμα