von SCM Verlag1Und es geschah an einem der Tage, als er das Volk im Tempel lehrte und ⟨die⟩ gute Botschaft verkündigte, da traten die Hohen Priester und die Schriftgelehrten mit den Ältesten herbei2und sprachen zu ihm und sagten: Sage uns, in welcher Vollmacht tust du diese Dinge? Oder wer ist es, der dir diese Vollmacht gegeben hat?3Er aber antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Auch ich will euch ein Wort fragen; und sagt mir:4War die Taufe des Johannes vom Himmel oder von Menschen?5Sie aber überlegten miteinander und sprachen: Wenn wir sagen: vom Himmel, so wird er sagen: Warum habt ihr ihm nicht geglaubt? (Mt 21,32)6Wenn wir aber sagen: von Menschen, so wird das ganze Volk uns steinigen, denn es ist überzeugt, dass Johannes ein Prophet ist. (Lk 1,76; Apg 5,26)7Und sie antworteten, sie wüssten nicht, woher. (1Kor 1,19)8Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: So sage auch ich euch nicht, in welcher Vollmacht ich dies tue.
Gleichnis von den Weingärtnern
9Er fing aber an, zu dem Volk dieses Gleichnis zu sagen: Ein Mensch pflanzte einen Weinberg und verpachtete ihn an Weingärtner und reiste für lange Zeit außer Landes. (Mt 21,33; Mk 12,1)10Und zur bestimmten Zeit sandte er einen Knecht[1] zu den Weingärtnern, damit sie ihm von der Frucht des Weinbergs gaben; die Weingärtner aber schlugen ihn und schickten ihn leer fort. (Jes 5,7; Jer 7,25)11Und er fuhr fort und sandte einen anderen Knecht[2]; sie aber schlugen auch den und behandelten ihn verächtlich und schickten ihn leer fort. (Jes 5,7; Jer 7,25)12Und er fuhr fort und sandte einen dritten; sie aber verwundeten auch diesen und warfen ihn hinaus. (Jes 5,7; Jer 7,25)13Der Herr des Weinbergs aber sprach: Was soll ich tun? Ich will meinen geliebten Sohn senden; vielleicht, wenn sie diesen sehen, werden sie sich scheuen. (Hebr 1,1)14Als aber die Weingärtner ihn sahen, überlegten sie miteinander und sagten: Dieser ist der Erbe; lasst uns ihn töten, dass das Erbe unser wird. (Joh 11,53)15Und als sie ihn aus dem Weinberg hinausgeworfen hatten, töteten sie ihn. Was wird nun der Herr des Weinbergs ihnen tun? (Joh 19,17)16Er wird kommen und diese Weingärtner umbringen und den Weinberg anderen geben. Als sie aber ⟨das⟩ hörten, sprachen sie: Auf keinen Fall! (Mt 22,7)17Er aber sah sie an und sprach: Was ist denn das, was geschrieben steht: »Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein[3] geworden«? (Ps 118,22)18Jeder, der auf jenen Stein fällt, wird zerschmettert werden; auf wen er aber fallen wird, den wird er zermalmen. (Jes 8,15; Dan 2,44)19Und die Hohen Priester und die Schriftgelehrten suchten zu dieser Stunde die Hände an ihn zu legen – und sie fürchteten das Volk –, denn sie erkannten, dass er dieses Gleichnis auf sie hin gesagt hatte. (Lk 19,47)
Die Frage nach der Steuer
20Und sie beobachteten ⟨ihn⟩ und sandten Auflauerer aus, die sich stellten, als ob sie Gerechte wären, damit sie ihn bei einem Wort fassten, sodass sie ihn der Obrigkeit und der Macht des Statthalters überliefern konnten. (Ps 12,3; Mt 22,15; Mk 12,13; Lk 6,7; Joh 8,6)21Und sie fragten ihn und sagten: Lehrer, wir wissen, dass du recht redest und lehrst und die Person nicht ansiehst, sondern den Weg Gottes in Wahrheit lehrst. (Apg 10,34)22Ist es uns erlaubt, dem Kaiser Steuer zu geben oder nicht?23Aber er nahm ihre Arglist wahr und sprach zu ihnen:[4]24Zeigt mir einen Denar! Wessen Bild und Aufschrift hat er? Sie aber antworteten und sprachen: Des Kaisers.25Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Gebt daher dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und Gott, was Gottes ist! (Lk 23,2)26Und sie konnten ihn in ⟨seinem⟩ Wort vor dem Volk nicht fassen; und sie verwunderten sich über seine Antwort und schwiegen. (Ps 31,19)
Die Frage nach der Auferstehung
27Es kamen aber einige der Sadduzäer[5] herbei, die einwenden, es gebe keine Auferstehung, und fragten ihn (Mt 22,23; Mk 12,18)28und sagten: Lehrer, Mose hat uns geschrieben: Wenn jemandes Bruder stirbt, der eine Frau hat und kinderlos ist, dass sein Bruder die Frau nimmt und seinem Bruder Nachkommenschaft[6] erweckt.29Es waren nun sieben Brüder. Und der erste nahm eine Frau und starb kinderlos;30und der zweite31und der dritte nahm sie; so ⟨ging es weiter⟩, aber alle sieben[7], sie hinterließen keine Kinder und starben.32Zuletzt aber starb auch die Frau.33In der Auferstehung nun, wessen Frau von ihnen wird sie sein? Denn die sieben hatten sie zur Frau.34Und Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Die Söhne dieser Welt[8] heiraten und werden verheiratet;35die aber, die für würdig gehalten werden, jener Welt[9] teilhaftig zu sein und der Auferstehung aus den Toten, heiraten nicht, noch werden sie verheiratet; (Phil 3,11)36denn sie können auch nicht mehr sterben, denn sie sind Engeln gleich und sind Söhne Gottes, da sie Söhne der Auferstehung sind. (Offb 21,4)37Dass aber die Toten auferweckt werden, hat auch Mose beim Dornbusch angedeutet, wenn er den Herrn »den Gott Abrahams und den Gott Isaaks und den Gott Jakobs« nennt. (2Mo 3,6)38Er ist aber nicht der Gott von Toten, sondern von Lebenden; denn für ihn leben alle. (Offb 20,12)39Einige der Schriftgelehrten aber antworteten und sprachen: Lehrer, du hast gut gesprochen.40Denn sie wagten nicht mehr, ihn über irgendetwas zu befragen. (Mt 22,46)
Die Frage nach dem Christus
41Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wie sagen sie, dass der Christus Davids Sohn sei; (Jer 33,15; Mt 22,41; Mk 12,35; Joh 7,42)42und David selbst sagt im Buch der Psalmen: »Der Herr sprach zu meinem Herrn: Setze dich zu meiner Rechten, (Lk 22,69)43bis ich deine Feinde zum Schemel deiner Füße lege«? (Ps 110,1)44David also nennt ihn Herr. Und wie ist er sein Sohn?
Warnung vor den Schriftgelehrten
45Während aber das ganze Volk zuhörte, sprach er zu seinen Jüngern: (Mt 23,1; Mk 12,38)46Hütet euch vor den Schriftgelehrten, die in langen Gewändern einhergehen wollen und die Begrüßungen auf den Märkten lieben und die ersten Sitze in den Synagogen und die ersten Plätze bei den Gastmählern; (Lk 11,43)47die die Häuser der Witwen verschlingen und zum Schein lange Gebete halten! Diese werden ein schwereres Gericht empfangen. (Mt 10,15)
1One day, as Jesus[1] was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up (Mt 21,23; Mk 11,27; Lk 19,47; Apg 4,1; Apg 6,12)2and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” (2Mo 2,14; Joh 1,25; Apg 4,7)3He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,4was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?” (Lk 15,18; Lk 15,21; Joh 3,27)5And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ (Mt 21,32; Lk 7,30)6But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” (Mt 11,9; Joh 5,35)7So they answered that they did not know where it came from.8And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9And 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. (Ps 80,8; Hl 8,11; Jes 5,1; Mt 21,28; Mt 21,33; Mt 25,14; Mk 12,1; Mk 13,34)10When the time came, he sent a servant[2] to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. (2Chr 24,19; 2Chr 36,15; Neh 9,26; Jer 37,15; Jer 38,6; Mt 5,12; Mt 22,6; Mt 23,34; Mt 23,37; Lk 20,9; Apg 7,52; 2Kor 11,24; 1Thess 2,15; Hebr 11,36)11And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. (Mt 22,4; Lk 20,10; Apg 5,41)12And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. (Lk 20,10)13Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ (Mt 3,17)14But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ (1Kön 21,19; Joh 1,11; Röm 8,17; Hebr 1,2)15And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? (Hebr 13,12)16He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” (Mt 8,11; Mt 21,43; Mt 24,50; Mt 25,19; Lk 19,27; Apg 13,46; Apg 18,6; Apg 28,28)17But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?[3] (Ps 118,22; Mk 10,21; Apg 4,11; 1Petr 2,7)18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.” (Jes 8,14; Dan 2,34; Dan 2,44; Röm 9,32; 1Petr 2,8)
Paying Taxes to Caesar
19The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. (Lk 19,47)20So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor. (1Kön 14,6; Mt 22,15; Mt 27,2; Mt 27,11; Mt 28,14; Mk 3,2; Mk 12,13; Lk 11,54; Lk 14,1; Lk 20,26; Apg 23,24)21So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality,[4] but truly teach the way of God. (Apg 10,34; Apg 13,10; Apg 18,25)22Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” (Mt 17,25; Lk 2,1; Lk 3,1)23But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, (1Kor 3,19; 2Kor 4,2; 2Kor 11,3; 2Kor 12,16; Eph 4,14)24“Show me a denarius.[5] Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” (Mt 18,28)25He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Röm 13,7)26And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent. (Lk 20,20)
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
27There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, (Mt 3,7; Mt 16,1; Mt 22,34; Apg 4,1; Apg 4,2; Apg 5,17; Apg 23,6; Apg 23,8)28and 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[6] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. (5Mo 25,5)29Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.30And the second31and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.32Afterward the woman also died.33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”34And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, (Mt 24,38; Lk 10,6; Lk 16,8; Lk 17,27; Lk 20,35)35but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, (Mt 22,8; Mk 10,30; Lk 18,30; Lk 20,34; Apg 5,41; 2Thess 1,5; 2Thess 1,11)36for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons[7] of the resurrection. (1Mo 1,26; Ps 82,6; Lk 10,6; Röm 8,19; Röm 8,23; 1Kor 15,52; 1Kor 15,54; Hebr 2,7; Hebr 2,9; Offb 21,4)37But 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. (2Mo 3,1; 2Mo 3,6; 2Mo 3,15; Lk 20,28; Apg 7,32)38Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” (Röm 6,11; Röm 14,7; 2Kor 5,15; Gal 2,19; 1Thess 5,10; Hebr 9,14; 1Petr 4,2)39Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” (Mt 22,34; Mk 12,28)40For they no longer dared to ask him any question. (Mt 22,46; Mk 12,34)
Whose Son Is the Christ?
41But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son? (Mt 1,1; Mt 1,17; Mt 22,41; Mk 12,35)42For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, (Ps 110,1; Apg 2,34; 1Kor 15,25; Hebr 1,13; Hebr 10,13)43until I make your enemies your footstool.”’ (Apg 7,49)44David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?” (Röm 1,3)
Beware of the Scribes
45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, (Mt 23,1; Mt 23,5; Mk 12,38; Lk 11,43)46“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, (Lk 14,7)47who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” (Mt 6,5; Mt 6,7; Lk 11,39; Lk 16,14)
1One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him.2‘Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,’ they said. ‘Who gave you this authority?’3He replied, ‘I will also ask you a question. Tell me:4John’s baptism – was it from heaven, or of human origin?’5They discussed it among themselves and said, ‘If we say, “From heaven,” he will ask, “Why didn’t you believe him?”6But if we say, “Of human origin,” all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.’7So they answered, ‘We don’t know where it was from.’8Jesus said, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.’
The parable of the tenants
9He went on to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.10At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.11He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed.12He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.13‘Then the owner of the vineyard said, “What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.”14‘But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. “This is the heir,” they said. “Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.”15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. ‘What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?16He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.’ When the people heard this, they said, ‘God forbid!’17Jesus looked directly at them and asked, ‘Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘ “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone”? (Ps 118,22)18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.’19The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
Paying taxes to Caesar
20Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.21So the spies questioned him: ‘Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.22Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’23He saw through their duplicity and said to them,24‘Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.25He said to them, ‘Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.’26They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
The resurrection and marriage
27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.28‘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.29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.30The second31and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.32Finally, the woman died too.33Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?’34Jesus replied, ‘The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.35But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage,36and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.37But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord “the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob”. (2Mo 3,6)38He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.’39Some of the teachers of the law responded, ‘Well said, teacher!’40And no-one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose son is the Messiah?
41Then Jesus said to them, ‘Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?42David himself declares in the Book of Psalms: ‘ “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand43until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.’ ” (Ps 110,1)44David calls him “Lord.” How then can he be his son?’
Warning against the teachers of the law
45While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,46‘Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the market-places and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets.47They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.’
1One day Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courtyard. He was announcing the good news to them. The chief priests and the teachers of the law came up to him. The elders came with them.2‘Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,’ they all said. ‘Who gave you this authority?’3Jesus replied, ‘I will also ask you a question. Tell me,4was John’s baptism from heaven? Or did it come from people?’5They talked to one another about it. They said, ‘If we say, “From heaven”, he will ask, “Why didn’t you believe him?”6But if we say, “From people”, all the people will throw stones at us and kill us. They believe that John was a prophet.’7So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know where John’s baptism came from.’8Jesus said, ‘Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.’
The story of the tenants
9Jesus went on to tell the people a story. ‘A man planted a vineyard,’ he said. ‘He rented it out to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time.10At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants. They were supposed to give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the slave. Then they sent him away with nothing.11So the man sent another slave. They beat that one and treated him badly. They also sent him away with nothing.12The man sent a third slave. The tenants wounded him and threw him out.13‘Then the owner of the vineyard said, “What should I do? I have a son, and I love him. I will send him. Maybe they will respect him.”14‘But when the tenants saw the son, they talked the matter over. “This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday,” they said. “Let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.”15So they threw him out of the vineyard. And they killed him. ‘What will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?16He will come and kill them. He will give the vineyard to others.’ When the people heard this, they said, ‘We hope this never happens!’17Jesus looked right at them and said, ‘Here is something I want you to explain the meaning of. It is written, ‘ “The stone the builders didn’t accept has become the most important stone of all.” (Ps 118,22)18Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces. But the stone will crush anyone it falls on.’19The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest Jesus at once. They knew he had told that story against them. But they were afraid of the people.
Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar?
20The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.21So the spies questioned Jesus. ‘Teacher’, they said, ‘we know that you speak and teach what is right. We know you don’t favour one person over another. You teach the way of God truthfully.22Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’23Jesus saw they were trying to trick him. So he said to them,24‘Show me a silver coin. Whose picture and words are on it?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.25He said to them, ‘Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.’26They were not able to trap him with what he had said there in front of all the people. Amazed by his answer, they became silent.
Marriage when the dead rise
27The Sadducees do not believe that people rise from the dead. Some of them came to Jesus with a question.28‘Teacher’, they said, ‘Moses wrote for us about a man’s brother who dies. Suppose the brother leaves a wife but has no children. Then the man must marry the widow. He must provide children to carry on his dead brother’s name.29There were seven brothers. The first one married a woman. He died without leaving any children.30The second one married her.31And then the third one married her. One after another, the seven brothers married her. They all died. None left any children.32Finally, the woman died too.33Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers were married to her.’34Jesus replied, ‘People in this world get married. And their parents give them to be married.35But it will not be like that when the dead rise. Those who are considered worthy to take part in the world to come won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married.36They can’t die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God’s children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise.37Remember the story of Moses and the burning bush. Even Moses showed that the dead rise. The Lord said to him, “I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.” (2Mo 3,6)38He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive.’39Some of the teachers of the law replied, ‘You have spoken well, teacher!’40And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose son is the Messiah?
41Jesus said to them, ‘Why do people say that the Messiah is the son of David?42David himself says in the Book of Psalms, ‘ “The Lord said to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand43until I put your enemies under your control.’ ” (Ps 110,1)44David calls him “Lord”. So how can he be David’s son?’
Warning against the teachers of the law
45All the people were listening. Jesus said to his disciples,46‘Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in long robes. They love to be greeted with respect in the market. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They also love to have the places of honour at banquets.47They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God will punish these men very much.’
Lukas 20
King James Version
1And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,2And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?3And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:4The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?5And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?6But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.7And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.8And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.9Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.12And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?16He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?18Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.19And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.25And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.27Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.29There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.30And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.31And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.32Last of all the woman died also.33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.34And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.39Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.40And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.41And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?42And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,43Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?45Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,46Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;47Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.