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1Jesus 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.

1Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went abroad.

2At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

2At the right time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them a share of the produce from the vineyard.

3But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

3But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.

4Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.

4Again, the man sent another servant to them. They beat the servant over the head and treated him shamefully.

5He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.

5Then the man sent another, and that one they killed. So it was with many other servants. Some of these they beat, and 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.'

6He still had one more person to send, a son whom he loved. Finally, he sent him to them, 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.'

7But those farmers told one another, 'This is the heir. Come on, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'

8So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

8So they grabbed him, 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.

9"Now what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, execute the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

10Haven't you read this passage of Scripture: "'The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;

10Haven't you ever read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

11the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

11This was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes'?"

12Then 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.

12They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.

13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

13Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians to him, intending to trap him in what he said.

14They 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?

14They came and told him, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere. You don't favor any individual, because you pay no attention to external appearance. Rather, you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or shouldn't we?"

15Should 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."

15Seeing through their hypocrisy, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."

16They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.

16So they brought one. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name are on this?" They told him, "Caesar's."

17Then 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.

17So Jesus told them, "Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.

18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

18Then some Sadducees, who claim there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and asked him,

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.

19"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no child, he should marry the widow and have children for his brother.

20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.

20There were seven brothers. The first one married and died without having children.

21The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.

21Then the second married her and died without having children, and so did the third.

22In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.

22None of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died, too.

23At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"

23In the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since all seven had married her?"

24Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

24Jesus answered them, "Aren't you mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power?

25When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.

25When people rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven.

26Now 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'?

26As for the dead being raised, haven't you read in the book of Moses, in the story about the bush, how God said, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?

27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

28One 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?"

28Then one of the scribes came near and heard the Sadducees arguing with one another. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of them all?"

29"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.

29Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord,

30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

30and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'

31The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

31The second is this: 'You must love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is 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.

32Then the scribe told him, "Well said, Teacher! You have told the truth that 'God is one, and there is no other besides him.'

33To 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."

33To 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 the burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34When 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.

34When Jesus saw how wisely the man answered, he told him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one dared to ask him another question.

35While 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?

35While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked, "How can the scribes say that the Messiah is David's son?

36David 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."'

36David himself said by the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord told my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."'

37David himself calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?" The large crowd listened to him with delight.

37David himself calls him 'Lord,' so how can he be his son?" And the large crowd kept listening to him with delight.

38As 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,

38As he taught, he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes, to be greeted in the marketplaces,

39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

39and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

40They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."

40They devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. They will receive greater condemnation!"

41Jesus 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.

41As Jesus sat facing the offering box, he watched how the crowd was dropping their money into it. Many rich people were dropping in large amounts.

42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

42Then a destitute widow came and dropped in two small copper coins, worth about a cent.

43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.

43He called his disciples and told them, "I tell all of you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than everyone who is contributing to the offering box,

44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on."

44because all of them contributed out of their surplus, but out of her poverty she has given everything she had to live on."

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