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 Luk 20:1 |
Now it happened on one of those days, as He taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel, [that] the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, confronted [Him] |
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Luk 20:2 |
and spoke to Him, saying, "Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Or who is he who gave You this authority?" |
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Luk 20:3 |
But He answered and said to them, "I also will ask you one thing, and answer Me: |
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Luk 20:4 |
"The baptism of John--was it from heaven or from men?" |
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Luk 20:5 |
And they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why then [fn] did you not believe him?' |
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Luk 20:6 |
"But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet." |
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Luk 20:7 |
So they answered that they did not know where [it was] from. |
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Luk 20:8 |
And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things." |
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Luk 20:9 |
Then He began to tell the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, leased it to vinedressers, and went into a far country for a long time. |
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Luk 20:10 |
"Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that they might give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vinedressers beat him and sent [him] away empty-handed. |
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Luk 20:11 |
"Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, treated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty-handed. |
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Luk 20:12 |
"And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also and cast [him] out. |
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Luk 20:13 |
"Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Probably they will respect [him] when they see him.' |
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Luk 20:14 |
"But when the vinedressers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.' |
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Luk 20:15 |
"So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed [him]. Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? |
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Luk 20:16 |
"He will come and destroy those vinedressers and give the vineyard to others." And when they heard [it] they said, "Certainly not!" |
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Luk 20:17 |
Then He looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone'? [fn] |
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Luk 20:18 |
"Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder." |
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Luk 20:19 |
And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people [fn]--for they knew He had spoken this parable against them. |
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Luk 20:20 |
So they watched [Him], and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might seize on His words, in order to deliver Him to the power and the authority of the governor. |
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Luk 20:21 |
Then they asked Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You say and teach rightly, and You do not show personal favoritism, but teach the way of God in truth: |
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Luk 20:22 |
"Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" |
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Luk 20:23 |
But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test Me? [fn] |
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Luk 20:24 |
"Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?" They answered and said, "Caesar's." |
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Luk 20:25 |
And He said to them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." |
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Luk 20:26 |
But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent. |
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Luk 20:27 |
Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to [Him] and asked Him, |
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Luk 20:28 |
saying: "Teacher, Moses wrote to us [that] if a man's brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. |
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Luk 20:29 |
"Now there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and died without children. |
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Luk 20:30 |
"And the second [fn] took her as wife, and he died childless. |
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Luk 20:31 |
"Then the third took her, and in like manner the seven also; and they left no children, [fn] and died. |
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Luk 20:32 |
"Last of all the woman died also. |
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Luk 20:33 |
"Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife." |
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Luk 20:34 |
Jesus answered and said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. |
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Luk 20:35 |
"But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; |
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Luk 20:36 |
"nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. |
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Luk 20:37 |
"But even Moses showed in the [burning] bush [passage] that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' [fn] |
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Luk 20:38 |
"For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him." |
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Luk 20:39 |
Then some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well." |
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Luk 20:40 |
But after that they dared not question Him anymore. |
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Luk 20:41 |
And He said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? |
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Luk 20:42 |
"Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: 'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, |
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Luk 20:43 |
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool." ' [fn] |
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Luk 20:44 |
"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord'; how is He then his Son?" |
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Luk 20:45 |
Then, in the hearing of all the people, He said to His disciples, |
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Luk 20:46 |
"Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, |
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Luk 20:47 |
"who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation." |
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