Marcos 12

1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country. 2 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. 5 Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some. 6 Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven’t you even read this Scripture:

‘The stone which the builders rejected

was made the head of the corner.

11 This was from the Lord.

It is marvelous in our eyes’?" ✝ 12:11 Psalms 118:22-23

12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away. 13 They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words. 14 When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give?"

But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."

16 They brought it.

He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"

They said to him, "Caesar’s."

17 Jesus answered them, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s."

They marveled greatly at him.

18 Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying, 19 "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’ 20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring. 21 The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise; 22 and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife."

24 Jesus answered them, "Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 But about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?✝12:26 Exodus 3:6 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."

28 One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"

29 Jesus answered, "The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’✝12:30 Deuteronomy 6:4-5 This is the first commandment. 31 The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’✝12:31 Leviticus 19:18 There is no other commandment greater than these."

32 The scribe said to him, "Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he; 33 and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from God’s Kingdom."

No one dared ask him any question after that. 35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said in the Holy Spirit,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,

"Sit at my right hand,

until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."’ ✝ 12:36 Psalms 110:1

37 Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?"

The common people heard him gladly. 38 In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces, 39 and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts, 40 those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

41 Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much. 42 A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins,*12:42 literally, lepta (or widow’s mites). Lepta are very small brass coins worth half a quadrans each, which is a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages. which equal a quadrans coin.*12:42 A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural laborer. 43 He called his disciples to himself and said to them, "Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury, 44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."

Te Kupu Whakarite mō ngā Kaimahi i te Māra Wāina

1 Nā, ka tīmata ia ki te kōrero kupu whakarite ki a rātou: "I whakatōkia e tētahi tangata he māra wāina, taiepatia ana ki te taiepa, nā, ka keria te takotoranga wāina, hangā ana tētahi whare tiketike, tukua ana e ia ki ngā kaimahi, nā, ko tōna haerenga ki tawhiti. 2 Ā, i te pō i tika ai ka tonoa e ia he pononga ki ngā kaimahi ki te tiki i ētahi hua o te māra wāina i a rātou. 3 Nā, ka mau rātou ki a ia, ā, whiua ana, tonoa kautia atu ana. 4 Nā, ka tonoa anō e ia ki a rātou tētahi atu pononga; ā, ka ākina ia e rātou ki te kōhatu, ngawhā iho tōna mātenga, ā, ka tūkinotia ia e rātou ka tonoa atu. 5 Nā, ka tonoa anō e ia tētahi atu; ā, whakamatea iho ia e rātou; me ērā atu, tōna tini, ko ētahi i whiua, ko ētahi i whakamatea.

6 "Nā, kotahi ake anō tāna, he tama aroha nāna, ko ia ō muri rawa i tonoa ai e ia ki a rātou, i mea hoki ia, ‘E hopohopo rātou ki tāku tama.’ 7 Nā, ka mea aua kaimahi ki a rātou anō, ‘Ko te tangata tēnei mōna te kāinga; tēnā, tātou ka whakamate i a ia, ā, mō tātou te kāinga.’ 8 Nā, ka mau rātou ki a ia, whakamatea iho, makā ana ki waho o te māra wāina.

9 "Nā, ka pēhea te rangatira o te māra wāina? Ka haere ia, ka whakangaro i ngā kaimahi, ka hoatu te māra wāina ki ētahi atu. 10 Kāhore koia koutou i kite i tēnei karaipiture:

‘Ko te kōhatu i kapea e ngā kaihanga kua meinga

hei upoko mō te kokonga.

11 Nā te Ariki tēnei,

ā, he mea whakamīharo hoki

ki ō tātou kanohi’?"

12 Nā, ka whai rātou kia hopukina ia, otiia, i mataku i te mano. I mātau hoki rātou mō rātou te kupu whakarite i kōrerotia nei e ia; nā, whakarērea ana ia, haere ana rātou.

Te Utu Takoha

13 Nā, ka tonoa mai e rātou ki a ia ētahi o ngā Parihi, rātou ko ngā Herōriana, hei hopu mō tētahi kupu āna. 14 Ā, nō tō rātou taenga mai, ka mea ki a ia, "E te Kaiwhakaako, e mātau ana mātou he kupu pono tāu, e kore anō tā te tangata e whakaaroa e koe; e kore anō koe e titiro ki te kanohi tangata, engari, ka whakaako i te ara a te Atua i runga i te pono. He mea tika rānei te hoatu takoha ki a Hīhā, ehara rānei? 15 Me hoatu rānei e mātou, kaua rānei e hoatu?"

Otirā, i mōhio ia ki tō rātou tinihanga, ka mea ki a rātou, "He aha koutou ka whakamātautau ai i ahau? Mauria mai he pene ki ahau, kia kite ahau."

16 Ā, mauria ana mai. Nā, ko tāna meatanga ki a rātou, "Nō wai tēnei āhua me te tuhituhinga?"

Ka mea rātou ki a ia, "Nō Hīhā."

17 Nā, ka whakahoki a Īhu, ka mea ki a rātou, "Hoatu ki a Hīhā, ngā mea a Hīhā, ki te Atua ngā mea a te Atua." Ā, mīharo ana rātou ki a ia.

Te Take e Pā ana ki te Aranga ake i te Mate

18 Nā, ka haere mai ki a ia ngā Haruki, e mea nei kāhore he aranga; ka ui ki a ia, ka mea, 19 "E te kaiwhakaako, i tuhituhi a Mohi ki a mātou, ‘Ki te mate te tuakana o tētahi tangata, mahue iho tāna wahine, kāhore he tamariki hei waihotanga iho, me tango tāna wahine e tōna teina, ka whakatupu uri ai mō tōna tuakana.’ 20 Nā, tērā tētahi whānau, tokowhitu, he tuākana, he tēina: ka tango tō mua i te wahine, ka mate, ā, kāhore he uri hei waihotanga iho. 21 Kātahi, ka tango te tuarua i a ia, ka mate, kāhore anō hoki ōna uri hei waihotanga iho. Pērā tonu anō hoki te tuatoru. 22 I tango anō te tokowhitu i a ia, ā, kāhore ō rātou uri hei waihotanga iho. Muri rawa iho ka mate ko te wahine. 23 Nā, i te aranga, i te mea ka ara rātou, mā wai o rātou te wahine? He wahine hoki ia nā rātou tokowhitu."

24 Nā, ka whakahoki a Īhu, ka mea ki a rātou, "Ehara ianei tēnei i te mea i hē ai koutou, kāhore nei hoki e mōhio ki ngā karaipiture, ki te kaha hoki o te Atua? 25 I te mea hoki ka ara mai rātou i te hunga mate, e kore e mārena, e kore anō e hoatu kia mārenatia; engari, ka rite ki ngā anahera o te rangi. 26 Nā, mō te hunga mate, mō tō rātou aranga mai; kāhore koutou i kite i roto i te Pukapuka a Mohi, i te wāhi ki te Rākau, i tā te Atua i kī ai ki a ia, i mea ai, ‘Ko te Atua ahau o Āperahama, ko te Atua o Īhaka, ko te Atua o Hākopa’? 27 Ehara ia i te Atua nō te hunga mate, engari, he Atua nō te hunga ora; nā, nui atu tō koutou hē!"

Te Ture Tino Nui

28 Ā, ko te haerenga mai o tētahi o ngā karaipi, ko te rongonga ki a rātou e totohe ana, ka kite he pai tāna whakahoki ki a rātou, ka ui ki a ia, "Ko tēhea te tuatahi o ngā ture katoa?"

29 Nā, ko te whakahokinga a Īhu ki a ia, "Ko te tuatahi o ngā ture katoa, ‘Whakarongo, e Īharaira: Ko te Ariki, ko tō tātou Atua, he Ariki kotahi; 30 kia whakapaua hoki tōu ngākau, tōu wairua, tōu hinengaro, tōu kaha, ki te aroha ki te Ariki, ki tōu Atua. Ko te ture tuatahi tēnei.’ 31 Ko te tuarua tēnei, ‘Kia aroha koe ki tōu hoa tata, ānō ko koe.’ Kāhore he ture kē atu e rahi ake ana i ēnei."

32 Nā, ka mea te karaipi ki a ia, "He pono, e te Kaiwhakaako, he tika tāu kōrero ‘kotahi tonu ia, ā, kāhore tētahi ko ia anake’; 33 ā, ‘Ko te whakapau i te ngākau, i te hinengaro, i te wairua, i te kaha, ki te aroha ki a ia, me te aroha ki tōna hoa tata, ānō ko ia,’ nui atu ēnā i ngā tahunga tinana, i ngā patunga tapu katoa."

34 Ā, nō te kitenga o Īhu he kupu mōhio tāna i whakahoki ai, ka mea ki a ia, "Kāhore koe i matara atu i te rangatiratanga o te Atua." Ā, kīhai tētahi tangata i māia ki te ui ki a ia i muri iho.

Te Take e Pā ana ki te Karaiti

35 Nā, ka kī a Īhu, ka mea, i a ia e whakaako ana i roto i te temepara, "Nā te aha ngā karaipi ka mea ai, he tama nā Rāwiri a te Karaiti? 36 Nā Rāwiri ake hoki te kupu i roto i te Wairua Tapu:

‘I mea te Ariki ki tōku Ariki:

"Hei tōku matau koe noho ai,

kia meinga rā anō e ahau ōu hoariri

hei tūranga waewae mōu." ’

37 Ko Rāwiri tonu tēnei e karanga nei ki a ia he Ariki; ā, nō hea ia i tama ai ki a ia?"

Ā, āhuareka ana te mano tini ki te whakarongo ki a ia.

Te Whakatūpato a Īhu mō ngā Kaiwhakaako i te Ture

38 Nā, i mea anō ia ki a rātou i tāna akoranga, "Kia tūpato ki ngā karaipi, ko tā rātou e rawe ai ko te hāereere i roto i ngā kākahu roroa, me ngā ohatanga i ngā kāinga hokohoko, 39 me ngā nohoanga rangatira i ngā whare karakia, me ngā nohoanga rangatira i ngā hākari. 40 Ka pau nei i a rātou ngā whare o ngā pouaru, ā, ka māminga ki te īnoi roa. He nui rawa te mate e pā ki ēnei."

Te Koha a te Pouaru

41 Ā, ka noho a Īhu i te ritenga atu o te takotoranga moni, ka mātakitaki ki te mano e panga moni ana ki te takotoranga moni; ā, he tokomaha ngā tāngata whai taonga i panga moni maha ki roto. 42 Nā, ko te haerenga mai o tētahi pouaru rawakore, ka maka i ngā mea nonohi e rua, kotahi pātene ki te huia.

43 Nā, ka karangatia e ia āna ākonga, ka mea ki a rātou, "He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ko tā tēnei pouaru rawakore i maka ai, nui atu i a rātou katoa e maka rā ki te takotoranga moni. 44 Ko rātou katoa hoki, he hira nei ō rātou taonga, i makā ko tētahi wāhi; tēnā ko ia i tōna rawakoretanga i maka i āna mea katoa, arā, i tōna oranga katoa."