1And he began to speak unto them in parables . A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it , and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower , and let it out to husbandmen , and went into another country. 2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant , that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. 3And they took him , and beat him , and sent him away empty . 4And again he sent unto them another servant ; and him they wounded in the head , and handled shamefully. 5And he sent another ; and him they killed: and many others ; beating some , and killing some . 6He had yet one , a beloved son : he sent him last unto them , saying , They will reverence my son . 7But those husbandmen said among themselves , This is the heir ; come , let us kill him , and the inheritance shall be ours . 8And they took him , and killed him , and cast him forth out of the vineyard. 9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do ? he will come and destroy the husbandmen , and will give the vineyard unto others . 10Have ye not read even this scripture : The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner ; 11This was from the Lord , And it is marvellous in our eyes ? 12And they sought to lay hold on him ; and they feared the multitude ; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them : and they left him , and went away.
The Parable of the Tenants
13And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians , that they might catch him in talk . 14And when they were come , they say unto him , Teacher , we know that thou art true , and carest not for any one ; for thou regardest not the person of men , but of a truth teachest the way of God : Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar , or not ? 15Shall we give , or shall we not give ? But he , knowing their hypocrisy , said unto them , Why make ye trial of me ? bring me a denarius , that I may see it . 16And they brought it . And he saith unto them , Whose is this image and superscription ? And they said unto him , Cæsar ’s. 17And Jesus said unto them , Render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar ’s, and unto God the things that are God ’s. And they marvelled greatly at him . 18And there come unto him Sadducees , who say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him , saying , 19Teacher , Moses wrote unto us , If a man ’s brother die, and leave a wife behind him , and leave no child , that his brother should take his wife , and raise up seed unto his brother. 20There were seven brethren : and the first took a wife , and dying left no seed ; 21and the second took her , and died , leaving no seed behind him ; and the third likewise : 22and the seven left no seed . Last of all the woman also died . 23In the resurrection whose wife shall she be of them ? for the seven had her to wife . 24Jesus said unto them , Is it not for this cause that ye err , that ye know not the scriptures , nor the power of God ? 25For when they shall rise from the dead , they neither marry , nor are given in marriage ; but are as angels in heaven . 26But as touching the dead , that they are raised ; have ye not read in the book of Moses , in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him , saying , I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob ? 27He is not the God of the dead , but of the living : ye do greatly err .
Paying Taxes to Caesar
28And one of the scribes came , and heard them questioning together , and knowing that he had answered them well , asked him , What commandment is the first of all ? 29Jesus answered, The first is , Hear, O Israel ; The Lord our God , the Lord is one : 30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart , and with all thy soul , and with all thy mind , and with all thy strength . 31The second is this , Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself . There is none other commandment greater than these . 32And the scribe said unto him , Of a truth, Teacher , thou hast well said that he is one ; and there is none other but he : 33and to love him with all the heart , and with all the understanding , and with all the strength , and to love his neighbor as himself , is much more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices . 34And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly , he said unto him , Thou art not far from the kingdom of God . And no man after that durst ask him any question .
The Sadducees and the Resurrection
35And Jesus answered and said , as he taught in the temple , How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David ? 36David himself said in the Holy Spirit , The Lord said unto my Lord , Sit thou on my right hand , Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet . 37David himself calleth him Lord ; and whence is he his son ? And the common people heard him gladly . 38And in his teaching he said , Beware of the scribes , who desire to walk in long robes , and to have salutations in the marketplaces, 39and chief seats in the synagogues , and chief places at feasts : 40they that devour widows ’ houses , and for a pretence make long prayers ; these shall receive greater condemnation . 41And he sat down over against the treasury , and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury : and many that were rich cast in much . 42And there came a poor widow , and she cast in two mites , which make a farthing . 43And he called unto him his disciples , and said unto them , Verily I say unto you , This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury : 44for they all did cast in of their superfluity; but she of her want did cast in all that she had , even all her living .