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Jesus talks about his authority

20 One day, Jesus was teaching people in the yard of the temple. He was telling people the good news about God. Then the leaders of the priests and the teachers of God's Law came to him. With them were some other important Jews. ² They asked him, ‘Tell us what authority you have to do these things? Who gave you the authority to do them?’

³ Jesus replied, ‘I also will ask you a question. Tell me the answer. ⁴ John baptized people. Did God give him the authority to do this? Or did men tell him to do it?’

⁵ The Jewish leaders talked to each other about Jesus' question. ‘We could say that God gave John his authority. But if we say that, Jesus will say to us, “Then you should have believed John.” ⁶ But we do not want to say that only men gave John his authority. Then all the people would throw stones at us to kill us. They are sure that John really was a prophet from God.’ ⁷ So the Jewish leaders answered Jesus, ‘We do not know who gave John his authority.’

⁸ Jesus said to them, ‘You will not answer my question. So I will not tell you what authority I have to do these things.’

Jesus tells a story about farmers

⁹ Then Jesus began to tell this story to the people. He said, ‘A man planted vines in his garden to grow grapes there. He found some farmers to work in the garden for him. Then he went away to another country and he stayed there for a long time.

¹⁰ At the time for the harvest, the man sent a servant to speak to the farmers. He wanted them to give him some fruit from the garden.

But the farmers hit the servant with sticks and they sent him away with nothing.

¹¹ The master sent another servant to go to the farmers. They hit him with sticks too, and they did other bad things to him. They also sent him away with nothing. ¹² The master then sent a third servant to the farmers. They hurt him badly too, and they threw him out of the garden.

¹³ Then the master of the garden said to himself, “I know what I will do. I will send my own son to go to them. I love him very much. Perhaps they will respect him.” ¹⁴ But the farmers saw him coming. They said to each other, “This is the son of our master. When our master dies, the garden will belong to his son. So we should kill the son and then the garden will be ours.”

¹⁵ So they threw the son out of the garden and they killed him.’

Jesus went on to ask, ‘Then what will the master of the garden do to those farmers? ¹⁶ I tell you, he will come to those farmers and he will kill them. Then he will give the garden to other people to take care of it.’

When the people heard this, they replied, ‘That must never happen!’ ^{[ a ]}

¹⁷ Jesus then looked at the people and he said, ‘You say that this must not happen. But you have read this in the Bible and you should know what it means:

“The builders refused to use a certain stone.
They thought that it had no value.
But now that stone has become the most important stone at the corner of the building. ^{[ b ]}

¹⁸ When a person falls onto that stone, it will break his body into pieces. When that stone falls on top of someone, it will destroy him completely.” ’

The leaders ask Jesus a question

¹⁹ The teachers of God's Law and the leaders of the priests knew that Jesus had told this story about them. They were the bad farmers in the story. So they wanted to take hold of Jesus immediately. But they did not do it, because they were afraid of the people.

²⁰ So this is what they did to catch Jesus. They sent people to ask him difficult questions. These people pretended to be honest, but they wanted to deceive Jesus. They wanted to make him say something wrong. Then they would take him to the ruler of the city to punish him. ²¹ So these people went to Jesus. They said, ‘Teacher, everything that you say and everything that you teach is right. We know that. You teach everyone the same true message about what God wants us to do. You do not say something different to an important person to make him happy. ²² So tell us your answer to this question: Should we pay our taxes to the Roman ruler, Caesar? Is it right to give that money to him, or not?’

²³ Jesus knew that those men were not really honest. They wanted to make him say the wrong thing. ²⁴ So he said to them, ‘Show me a coin. Tell me, whose picture is on this coin? Whose name is on it?’ ²⁵ The men replied, ‘It is Caesar's picture and Caesar's name.’ Jesus then said to them, ‘So you should give to Caesar the things that belong to him. And give to God the things that belong to God.’

²⁶ So the Jewish leaders could not make Jesus say anything wrong. They were very surprised at his answer to their question. They could not say anything more against him. All the people who were there saw this.

The Sadducees ask Jesus a question

²⁷ Then some of the Sadducees came to see Jesus. The Sadducees do not believe that anyone becomes alive again after they die.

²⁸ They wanted to ask Jesus a question. ‘Teacher,’ they said to him, ‘Moses wrote this in the Bible for us: “A man may die and leave a wife but no children. Then that man's brother must marry the woman. Then their children will be called the children of the brother who died.” ²⁹ But once there were seven brothers. The oldest brother married a woman. Then he died before they had any children. ³⁰ So the second brother married this woman. But he also died without children. ³¹ Then the third brother married the woman. The same thing happened to all seven brothers. They all died but they had no children. ³² After all this, the woman also died. ³³ You teach that one day dead people will become alive again. So, on that day, whose wife will the woman be? She had married all seven of those brothers.’

³⁴ Jesus answered them, ‘Men and women who are alive on earth are the ones who get married. ³⁵ But God has chosen some people to live again with him. He will raise them up after they have died. Those people will not marry. They will not have husbands or wives, ³⁶ and they cannot die any more. This is because they will live as the angels live in heaven. They are children of God. He has made them alive again to live with him. ³⁷ It is true that God makes dead people become alive again. Moses showed us this in his report about the bush in the wilderness. He told us that our Lord God is the God of Abraham. He is the God of Isaac. And he is the God of Jacob. ^{[ c ]} ³⁸ But God is not the God of people who are dead. He is the God of people who are alive. For God, all people continue to be alive.’

³⁹ Some of the teachers of God's Law agreed with Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘that was a very good answer.’ ⁴⁰ After that, they were all afraid to ask Jesus any more questions.

The Messiah is someone that King David calls his Lord

⁴¹ Jesus said to them, ‘Why do people say that the Messiah will be King David's son? ⁴² David himself said this in the book called Psalms: ^{[ d ]}

“The Lord God said to my Lord,
Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies.
⁴³ Then you will be able to put your feet on them.”

⁴⁴ You see here that David calls the Messiah his Lord. So can you really say that the Messiah is David's son?’

Jesus speaks against the teachers of God's Law

⁴⁵ All the people were listening to Jesus. Jesus then said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ ‘Be careful not to do the same as the teachers of God's Law. They want people to think that they are important. So they walk about in beautiful long clothes. They like people to praise them in the market place. They choose to sit in the best seats in the meeting place. They like to sit in the most important places at special meals. ⁴⁷ They take things away from women after their husbands have died, even their houses. Then they pray for a long time so that other people will praise them. Because they do these things, God will punish those men much more than other people.’

Footnotes

20:16 In this story, God is the master of the field and Jesus is his Son. The people are like the vines. And their leaders who refused to obey God are like the farmers. The servants are the men that received messages from God for his people. Jesus said that God would destroy those important leaders. Those leaders did not like it when he said that.
20:17 See Psalms 118:22. The special stone means Jesus himself. ‘The builders’ means the Jewish leaders who would not let Jesus rule them.
20:37 We can read about this in Exodus 3:1-6 .
20:42 See Psalms 110:1

Jewish Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority ^{( A )}

20 One day Jesus was in the Temple area teaching the people. He was telling them the Good News. The leading priests, teachers of the law, and older Jewish leaders came to talk to Jesus. ² They said, “Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who gave you this authority?”

³ Jesus answered, “I will ask you a question too. Tell me: ⁴ When John baptized people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people?”

⁵ The priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish leaders all talked about this. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’ ⁶ But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, the people will stone us to death. They all believe that John was a prophet.” ⁷ So they answered, “We don’t know the answer.”

⁸ So Jesus said to them, “Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things.”

God Sends His Son ^{( B )}

⁹ Then Jesus told the people this story: “A man planted a vineyard. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time. ¹⁰ Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent a servant to those farmers so that they would give him his share of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away with nothing. ¹¹ So the man sent another servant. They beat this servant too and showed no respect for him. They sent the servant away with nothing. ¹² So the man sent a third servant to the farmers. They hurt this servant badly and threw him out.

¹³ “The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What will I do now? I will send my son. I love my son very much. Maybe the farmers will respect my son.’ ¹⁴ When the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the owner’s son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, it will be ours.’ ¹⁵ So the farmers threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him.

“What will the owner of the vineyard do? ¹⁶ He will come and kill those farmers. Then he will lease the land to some other farmers.”

When the people heard this story, they said, “This should never happen!” ¹⁷ But Jesus looked into their eyes and said, “Then what does this verse mean:

‘The stone that the builders refused to accept
became the cornerstone’? ^{( C )}

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on you, it will crush you!”

¹⁹ When the teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story, they knew it was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus right then, but they were afraid of what the people would do.

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus ^{( D )}

²⁰ So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to him, who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to find something wrong with what Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could hand him over to the governor, who had the authority to arrest him.) ²¹ So the men said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. It doesn’t matter who is listening—you teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God’s way. ²² Tell us, is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³ But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. He said to them, ²⁴ “Show me a silver coin. Whose name and picture are on it?”

They said, “Caesar’s.”

²⁵ He said to them, “Then give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

²⁶ The men were amazed at his wise answer. They could say nothing. They were not able to trick Jesus there in front of the people. He said nothing they could use against him.

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus ^{( E )}

²⁷ Some Sadducees came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that people will not rise from death.) They asked him, ²⁸ “Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and had no children, his brother must marry his widow. Then they will have children for the dead brother. ^{[ a ]} ²⁹ One time there were seven brothers. The first brother married a woman but died. He had no children. ³⁰ Then the second brother married the woman, and he died. ³¹ And the third brother married the woman, and he died. The same thing happened with all the other brothers. They all died and had no children. ³² The woman was the last to die. ³³ But all seven brothers married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will this woman be?”

³⁴ Jesus said to the Sadducees, “On earth, people marry each other. ³⁵ Some people will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life. In that life they will not marry. ³⁶ In that life people are like angels and cannot die. They are children of God, because they have been raised from death. ³⁷ Moses clearly showed that people are raised from death. When Moses wrote about the burning bush, ^{[ b ]} he said that the Lord is ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ ^{[ c ]} ³⁸ So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. Yes, to God they are all still living.”

³⁹ Some of the teachers of the law said, “Teacher, your answer was very good.” ⁴⁰ No one was brave enough to ask him another question.

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord? ^{( F )}

⁴¹ Then Jesus said, “Why do people say that the Messiah is the Son of David? ⁴² In the book of Psalms, David himself says,

‘The Lord God said to my Lord:
Sit by me at my right side,
⁴³ and I will put your enemies under your power. ^{[ d ]} ’ ^{( G )}

⁴⁴ David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.’ So how can the Messiah also be David’s son?”

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law ^{( H )}

⁴⁵ While all the people were listening to Jesus, he said to his followers, ⁴⁶ “Be careful of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around wearing clothes that look important. And they love for people to show respect to them in the marketplaces. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. ⁴⁷ But they cheat widows and take their homes. Then they try to make themselves look good by saying long prayers. God will punish them very much.”

Footnotes

Luke 20:28 if … dead brother See Deut. 25:5, 6.
Luke 20:37 burning bush See Ex. 3:1-12.
Luke 20:37 ‘the God of … Jacob’ Words taken from Ex. 3:6.
Luke 20:43 and I … power Literally, “until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

20 And 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,

² And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

³ And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

⁶ But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

⁷ And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

⁸ And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

⁹ Then 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.

¹⁰ And 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.

¹¹ And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

¹² And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

¹³ Then 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.

¹⁴ But 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.

¹⁵ So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

¹⁶ He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

¹⁷ And 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?

¹⁸ Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

¹⁹ And 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.

²⁰ And 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.

²¹ And 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:

²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

²³ But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

²⁴ Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

²⁵ And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

²⁶ And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

²⁷ Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

²⁸ Saying, 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.

²⁹ There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

³⁰ And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

³¹ And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

³² Last of all the woman died also.

³³ Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

³⁴ And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

³⁵ But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

³⁶ Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

³⁷ Now 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.

³⁸ For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

³⁹ Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

⁴⁰ And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

⁴¹ And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

⁴² And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴³ Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

⁴⁴ David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

⁴⁵ Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

⁴⁶ Beware 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;

⁴⁷ Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

20 ^{( A )} On one of the days while ^{( B )} He was teaching the people in the temple and ^{( C )} preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders ^{( D )} confronted Him , ² and they declared, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?” ³ But He replied to them, “I will also ask you a ^{[ a ]} question, and you tell Me: ⁴ Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?” ⁵ They discussed among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ ⁶ But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, since they are convinced that John was a ^{( E )} prophet.” ⁷ And so they answered that they did not know where it came from. ⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.”

Parable of the Vine-growers

⁹ ^{( F )} But He began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and leased it to ^{[ b ]} vine-growers, and went on a journey for a long time. ¹⁰ At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, so that they would give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the vine-growers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. ¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave; but they beat him also and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. ¹² And he proceeded to send a third; but this one too they wounded and threw out. ¹³ Now the ^{[ c ]} owner of the vineyard said, ‘What am I to do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will ^{( G )} respect him.’ ¹⁴ But when the vine-growers saw him, they discussed with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.’ ¹⁵ And so they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the ^{[ d ]} owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and ^{( H )} put these vine-growers to death, and will give the vineyard to others.” However, when they heard this , they said, “ ^{( I )} May it never happen!” ¹⁷ But ^{[ e ]} Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what is this statement that has been written:

‘ ^{( J )} A stone which the builders rejected ,
This has become ^{( K )} the ^{[ f ]} chief cornerstone ’?

¹⁸ ^{( L )} Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

¹⁹ The scribes and the chief priests ^{( M )} tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and yet they feared the people; for they were aware that He had spoken this parable against them. ²⁰ ^{( N )} And so they watched Him ^{[ g ]} closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order ^{( O )} that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of ^{( P )} the governor. ²¹ And the spies questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You ^{[ h ]} are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God on the basis of truth. ²² Is it ^{[ i ]} permissible for us ^{( Q )} to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” ²³ But He saw through their trickery and said to them, ²⁴ “Show Me a ^{[ j ]} denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” ²⁵ And He said to them, “Then ^{( R )} pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ²⁶ And they were unable to ^{( S )} catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing.

Is There a Resurrection?

²⁷ ^{( T )} Now some of the ^{( U )} Sadducees (who maintain that there is no resurrection) came to Him, ²⁸ and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^{( V )} if ^{[ k ]} a man’s brother dies, ^{[ l ]} leaving a wife, and he is childless, that his brother is to ^{[ m ]} marry the wife and raise up children ^{[ n ]} for his brother. ²⁹ So then, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless; ³⁰ and the second ³¹ and the third ^{[ o ]} married her; and in the same way ^{[ p ]} all seven ^{[ q ]} died, leaving no children. ³² Finally the woman also died. ³³ Therefore, in the resurrection, ^{[ r ]} which one’s wife does the woman become? For ^{[ s ]} all seven ^{[ t ]} married her.”

³⁴ Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^{( W )} this age marry and the women are given in marriage, ³⁵ but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^{( X )} that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ for they cannot even die anymore, for they are like angels, and are ^{( Y )} sons of God, being ^{[ u ]} sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But as for the fact that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed this in ^{( Z )} the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord ^{( AA )} the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob . ³⁸ ^{( AB )} Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for ^{( AC )} all live to Him.” ³⁹ Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ For ^{( AD )} they did not have the courage to question Him any longer about anything.

⁴¹ ^{( AE )} But He said to them, “How is it that they say the ^{[ v ]} Christ is ^{( AF )} David’s son? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

‘ ^{( AG )} The Lord said to my Lord ,
“ Sit at My right hand ,
⁴³ ^{( AH )} Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet .”’

⁴⁴ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and so how is He his son?”

⁴⁵ ^{( AI )} And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, ⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes, ^{( AJ )} who like to walk around in long robes, and love personal greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, ⁴⁷ who ^{[ w ]} devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”

Footnotes

Luke 20:3 Lit word
Luke 20:9 Or tenant farmers , also vv 10, 14, 16
Luke 20:13 Lit lord
Luke 20:15 Lit lord
Luke 20:17 Lit He
Luke 20:17 Lit head of the corner
Luke 20:20 Or maliciously
Luke 20:21 Lit do not receive a face
Luke 20:22 I.e., by Jewish law and tradition
Luke 20:24 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
Luke 20:28 Lit someone’s brother
Luke 20:28 Lit having
Luke 20:28 Lit take
Luke 20:28 I.e., as his brother’s heir
Luke 20:31 Lit took
Luke 20:31 Lit the seven also
Luke 20:31 Lit left no children, and died
Luke 20:33 Lit of which of them
Luke 20:33 Lit the seven
Luke 20:33 Lit had her as wife
Luke 20:36 I.e., participants in
Luke 20:41 I.e., Messiah
Luke 20:47 I.e., misappropriate their property

The Authority of Jesus Questioned ^{( A )}

20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts ^{( B )} and proclaiming the good news, ^{( C )} 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?” ^{( D )}

³ He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: ⁴ John’s baptism ^{( E )} —was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

⁵ They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ ⁶ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people ^{( F )} will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.” ^{( G )}

⁷ So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

⁸ Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

The Parable of the Tenants ^{( H )}

⁹ He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, ^{( I )} rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. ^{( J )} ¹⁰ At 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. ¹¹ He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. ¹² He 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; ^{( K )} 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.’ ¹⁵ So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and kill those tenants ^{( L )} and give the vineyard to others.”

When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

¹⁷ Jesus 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’ ^{[ a ]} ? ^{( M )}

¹⁸ Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.” ^{( N )}

¹⁹ The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him ^{( O )} immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people. ^{( P )}

Paying Taxes to Caesar ^{( Q )}

²⁰ Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, ^{( R )} so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. ^{( S )} ²¹ So 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. ^{( T )} ²² Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³ He saw through their duplicity and said to them, ²⁴ “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

²⁵ He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, ^{( U )} and to God what is God’s.”

²⁶ They 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 ^{( V )}

²⁷ Some of the Sadducees, ^{( W )} who say there is no resurrection, ^{( X )} 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. ^{( Y )} ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. ³⁰ The second ³¹ and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. ³² Finally, the woman died too. ³³ Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

³⁴ Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. ³⁵ But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come ^{( Z )} and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, ³⁶ and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, ^{( AA )} since they are children of the resurrection. ³⁷ But 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.’ ^{[ b ]} ^{( AB )} ³⁸ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

³⁹ Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” ⁴⁰ And no one dared to ask him any more questions. ^{( AC )}

Whose Son Is the Messiah? ^{( AD )}

⁴¹ Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David? ^{( AE )} ⁴² David himself declares 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.”’ ^{[ c ]} ^{( AF )}

⁴⁴ David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

⁴⁵ While 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 marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. ^{( AG )} ⁴⁷ They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Footnotes

Luke 20:17 Psalm 118:22
Luke 20:37 Exodus 3:6
Luke 20:43 Psalm 110:1

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Jesus talks about his authority

Jesus tells a story about farmers

The leaders ask Jesus a question

The Sadducees ask Jesus a question

The Messiah is someone that King David calls his Lord

Jesus speaks against the teachers of God's Law

Footnotes

Jewish Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority ^{( A )}

God Sends His Son ^{( B )}

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus ^{( D )}

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus ^{( E )}

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord? ^{( F )}

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law ^{( H )}

Footnotes

Cross references

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

Parable of the Vine-growers

Paying Taxes to Caesar

Is There a Resurrection?

Footnotes

Cross references

The Authority of Jesus Questioned ^{( A )}

The Parable of the Tenants ^{( H )}

Paying Taxes to Caesar ^{( Q )}

The Resurrection and Marriage ^{( V )}

Whose Son Is the Messiah? ^{( AD )}

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

Footnotes

Cross references

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The Messiah is someone that King David calls his Lord

Jesus speaks against the teachers of God's Law

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Jewish Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority ( A )

God Sends His Son ( B )

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus ( D )

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus ( E )

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord? ( F )

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law ( H )

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Jesus’ Authority Questioned

Parable of the Vine-growers

Paying Taxes to Caesar

Is There a Resurrection?

Footnotes

Cross references

The Authority of Jesus Questioned ( A )

The Parable of the Tenants ( H )

Paying Taxes to Caesar ( Q )

The Resurrection and Marriage ( V )

Whose Son Is the Messiah? ( AD )

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

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Jewish Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority ^{( A )}

God Sends His Son ^{( B )}

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus ^{( D )}

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus ^{( E )}

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord? ^{( F )}

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law ^{( H )}

The Authority of Jesus Questioned ^{( A )}

The Parable of the Tenants ^{( H )}

Paying Taxes to Caesar ^{( Q )}

The Resurrection and Marriage ^{( V )}

Whose Son Is the Messiah? ^{( AD )}