Luke 20

And it happened that, on one of the days {when} he was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached with the elders.

And they spoke, saying to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who the one is having given you this authority.” \*

But answering, he said to them, “I also will ask you a word, and you tell me:

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?” \*

Then they reasoned with each other, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘For what {reason} did you not believe him?’

But if we say, ‘From men,’ the whole people will stone us, for it is persuaded that John was a prophet.” \*

And they answered that they did not know from where.

And Jesus said to them, “Nor do I tell you by what authority I do these things.” \*

Then he began to speak this parable to the people: “A man planted a vineyard and rented it out to farmers and went abroad for a long time.

And at the time he sent a servant to the farmers so that they would give him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him away, having beaten {him}, empty. \*

And he proceeded to send another servant, but they, beating {him} and treating {him} shamefully, sent that one also away empty.

And he proceeded to send a third, but they, wounding {him}, cast this one also out. \*

So the lord of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with each other, saying, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him so that the inheritance may become ours.’ \*

And having thrown him out of the vineyard, they killed {him}. What then will the lord of the vineyard do to them?

He will come and destroy these farmers and will give the vineyard to others.” But having heard this, they said, “May it not be!” \*

But he, having looked at them, said, “What then is this that is written: ‘A stone that the builders rejected, this has become the head of the corner’?

Everyone having fallen on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him.” \*

And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.

And having watched {him} carefully, they sent spies pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to hand him over to the rule and to the authority of the governor. \*

And they asked him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and you do not receive a face, but you teach the way of God in truth.

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” \*

But having perceived their craftiness, he said to them,

“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” And they said, “Caesar’s.” \*

And he said to them, “Therefore give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.”

And they were not able to take hold of his word in front of the people, and marveling at his answer, they became silent. \*

Then some of the Sadducees, the ones saying there is no resurrection, having approached, questioned him,

saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, if someone’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed for his brother. \*

Therefore, there were seven brothers, and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

and the second

and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

Last, the woman also died.

Therefore, in the resurrection, of which of them is she a wife? For the seven had her {as} wife.” \*

And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

But the ones having been considered worthy to obtain that age and the resurrection {that is} from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

For neither are they able to die anymore, for they are {like} angels; and they are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. \*

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

And he is not a God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.” \*

Then answering some of the scribes said, “Teacher, you have spoken well.”

For they no longer dared to ask him anything. \*

Then he said to them, “How do they say that the Christ is the son of David?

For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, 43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

David therefore calls him ‘Lord.’ And how is he his son?” \*

And {while} all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

“Beware of the scribes, desiring to walk in long robes and loving greetings in the marketplaces and first seats in the synagogues and first places at the banquets.

They devour the houses of widows, and for a pretext they pray at length. These will receive greater condemnation.” \*