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 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, "Rabbi, 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 Yeshua answered them, "Render 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 "Rabbi, 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 Yeshua 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’? 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 Yeshua 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, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these."

32 The scribe said to him, "Truly, Rabbi, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he, 33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with 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 Yeshua 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 Yeshua responded, as he taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Messiah 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."’

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 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 Yeshua 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, which equal a quadrans coin. 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."

1 Then addressing them in parables, he said, A man planted a vineyard, and hedged it about, and dug a place for a wine vat, and built a tower, and having farmed it out, went abroad.2 The season being come, he sent a servant to the husbandmen, to receive his portion of the fruits of the vineyard.3 But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty.4 Again, he sent to them another servant, whom they wounded in the head with stones, and sent back with disgrace.5 He sent another, whom they killed; and of many more that he sent, some they beat, and some they killed.6 At last, having an only son, whom he loved, he sent him also to them; for he said, They will reverence my son.7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be our own.8 Then they laid hold on him, and having thrust him out of the vineyard, they killed him.9 What, therefore, will the proprietor of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.10 «Have you not read this passage of scripture,» 'A stone which the builders rejected, is made the head of the corner:'11 «this the Lord has performed, and we behold it with admiration?»12 And they desired to have seized him, but were afraid of the multitude; for they knew that he spoke the parable against them.13 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders, leaving Jesus, went away, and sent to him certain Pharisees and Herodians, to catch him in his words.14 These coming up, said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are upright, and stand in awe of none; for you respect not the person of men, but teach the way of God faithfully. Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? He, perceiving their artifice, answered, Why would you entangle me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.16 When they had brought, he asked them, Whose is the image and inscription? They answered, Cesar's.17 Jesus replied, Render to Cesar that which is Cesar's, and to God that which is God's. And they wondered at him.18 Then Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no future life, and proposed this questions:19 Rabbi, Moses has enacted, that if a man's brother die, survived by a wife without children, he shall marry the widow, and raise issue to his brother.20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no issue.21 The second married her, and died; neither did he leave any issue; so did also the third.22 Thus all seven married her, and left no issue. Last of all, the woman also died.23 At the resurrection, therefore, when they are risen, to which of the seven will she belong; for she has been the wife of them all?24 Jesus answering, said to them, Is not this the source of your error, your not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God?25 For there will be neither marrying, nor giving in marriage, among them who rise from the dead. They will then resemble the angels.26 «But as to the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him in the bush, saying,'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'»27 God is not a God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore you greatly err.28 A scribe, who had heard them dispute, perceiving the justness of his reply, came to him, and proposed this question: Which is the chief commandment of all?29 «Jesus answered, The chief of all the commandments is,'Hearken, Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is one:'»30 «and,» 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' 'This is the first commandment.'31 «The second resembles it:» 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' 'There is no commandment greater than these.'32 The scribe replied, Truly, Rabbi, you have answered well. There is one, and only one;33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the spirit, and with all the soul, and with all the strength; and to love one's self, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.34 Jesus observing how pertinently he had answered, said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. After that, no person ventured to put questions to him.35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he asked them, Why do you scribes assert, that the Messiah must be a son of David?36 «Yet David, himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, says,'The Lord, said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your foes your footstool.'»37 David himself, therefore, calls him his Lord; how then can he be his son? And the common people heard him with delight.38 Further, in teaching, he said to them, Beware of the scribes, who affect to walk in robes; who love salutations in public places,39 and the principal seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost places at entertainments;40 who devour the families of widows, and use long prayers for a disguise. They shall undergo the severest punishment.41 And Jesus sitting opposite the treasury, observed the people throwing money into the treasury; and many rich persons put in much.42 Then the poor widow came, who threw in two mites, (which make a farthing.)43 Jesus having called his disciples, said to them, Indeed, I say to you, that this poor widow has given more than any of those who have thrown into the treasury;44 for they all have contributed out of their superfluous stores; whereas she has given all the little she had-her whole living.