Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
One day
as Jesus
was
teaching
the people in the temple courts
and proclaiming
the gospel, the chief priests and scribes ,
together
with the elders, came
up
to
Him.
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,
“
Tell us, ”
they
said,
“
by what authority are
You
doing
these things ,
and
who gave You
this authority? ”
And
spake
unto
him,
saying,
Tell us, by what authority doest
thou
these things ?
or
who is
he
that
gave thee
this authority?
“
I will also ask you a
question,”
Jesus
replied.
“Tell
Me:
And
he
answered
and
said
unto
them,
I will also ask you one
thing;
and
answer
me:
John’s
baptism —
was it from heaven, or from
men? ”
The
baptism of
John,
was it from heaven, or of
men?
They deliberated
among
themselves and
said
, “
If we say, ‘
From heaven ,’
He will ask
, ‘
Why did
you
not
believe
him? ’
And
they reasoned
with
themselves, saying,
If we shall
say, From heaven ;
he will say
, Why then
believed
ye
him not
?
But if we say, ‘From
men ,’
all the people will stone us ,
for they are
convinced
that John was a prophet. ”
But and
if we say, Of
men ;
all the people will stone us :
for they be
persuaded
that John was a prophet.
So
they answered that they did
not know
where
it was from
.
And
they answered ,
that they could
not tell
whence
it was.
And Jesus replied
, “
Neither will
I
tell you by what authority I am
doing
these things. ”
And Jesus said
unto
them
, Neither tell I
you by what authority I do
these things.
Then He proceeded
to tell
the people this parable :
“
A man planted a vineyard, rented
it out
to some
tenants
, and went away
for a long time.
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.
At harvest
time,
he sent a servant to the tenants
to
collect
his
share
of the fruit of the vineyard .
But the tenants
beat the
servant
and sent him away empty -handed
.
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.
So
he sent another servant ,
but
they beat him and treated
him shamefully, sending
him away empty -handed
.
And
again
he sent another servant :
and
they beat him also,
and entreated
him shamefully, and
sent
him away empty.
Then
he sent a third ,
but
they wounded him and threw
him out.
And
again
he sent a third :
and
they wounded him also,
and cast
him out.
‘
What shall I do? ’
asked
the
owner
of
the
vineyard.
‘
I will send my beloved son .
Perhaps
they will respect
him. ’
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
.
But when the tenants
saw the
son
, they discussed
it
among themselves and
said
, ‘
This is the heir .
Let us kill him, and
the inheritance will
be ours. ’
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.
So they threw
him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then
will
the owner
of the vineyard do to
them?
So they cast
him out of the vineyard ,
and killed him. What therefore
shall
the lord
of the vineyard do unto
them?
He will
come and kill
those
tenants
, and will
give the vineyard to others. ”
And when the
people
heard this
, they said, “May
such
a
thing
never
happen!”
He shall
come and destroy
these
husbandmen
, and shall
give the vineyard to others. And when they
heard it
, they said, God
forbid.
But
Jesus
looked
directly
at
them and said, “Then
what is the
meaning
of
that which
is written :
‘
The stone the builders rejected has
become the cornerstone’
?
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
?
Everyone
who
falls
on
this
stone will
be broken to
pieces,
but he
on whom
it falls
will be
crushed
. ”
Whosoever
shall
fall
upon
that
stone shall
be broken ;
but on whomsoever
it shall
fall,
it
will grind
him
to
powder
.
When
the
scribes
and chief priests realized
that Jesus
had spoken this parable against them ,
they
sought
to
arrest
Him
that
very
hour
. But
they
were
afraid
of
the
people.
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.
So
they watched Him closely
and sent spies who
pretended
to
be
sincere.
They were
hoping
to
catch
Him
in
His words in
order
to
hand
Him over
to
the rule
and authority of the governor.
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.
“Teacher,”
they inquired
, “
we know that You
speak
and teach
correctly.
You
show
no
partiality
, but teach
the way of God in
accordance
with
the
truth.
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:
Is it lawful for us to pay
taxes
to
Caesar or not
? ”
Is it lawful for us to give
tribute
unto
Caesar ,
or no
?
But Jesus
saw
through
their duplicity
and said to
them,
But he
perceived
their craftiness,
and said unto
them, Why
tempt
ye
me?
“Show
Me a denarius
. Whose image and inscription
are
on
it? ”
“Caesar’s,”
they answered.
Shew
me a penny
. Whose image and superscription
hath
it? They answered and
said,
Caesar's
.
So
Jesus
told
them, “Give
to
Caesar what
is
Caesar’s
, and to
God what
is
God’s
. ”
And
he
said
unto
them, Render
therefore
unto
Caesar the
things
which
be
Caesar's
, and unto
God the
things
which
be
God's
.
And they were
unable
to
trap
Him
in
His words before the people ;
and amazed
at His answer, they
fell
silent
.
And they could
not
take
hold
of
his words before the people :
and they
marvelled
at his answer, and
held
their
peace
.
Then some
of the Sadducees, who
say
there is no
resurrection ,
came
to
question
Him .
Then came
to
him
certain
of the Sadducees, which
deny
that
there is any
resurrection ;
and
they
asked
him ,
“Teacher
, ”
they
said
, “
Moses wrote for
us that
if a
man’s
brother dies
and
leaves
a wife but
no
children, the
man
is
to
marry
his brother’s
widow
and raise up offspring
for
him
.
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
.
Now
there were seven brothers.
The first one
married
a wife, but
died childless
.
There were therefore
seven brethren:
and
the first took
a wife, and
died without
children
.
Then
the second
And
the second took
her
to
wife,
and
he
died
childless.
and the third married
the
widow,
and in the same
way
all
seven died,
leaving
no children.
And the third took
her;
and in like
manner
the seven also:
and
they
left
no children ,
and
died
.
And
last of all ,
the woman died.
Last of all the woman died also
.
So
then,
in the resurrection ,
whose wife will
she be
? For all
seven were
married
to
her. ”
Therefore
in the resurrection whose wife of
them
is
she? for seven had
her to
wife
.
Jesus answered
, “
The sons
of this age
marry and are given in marriage .
And
Jesus answering
said
unto
them
, The children
of this world
marry ,
and are given in marriage :
But those
who
are
considered
worthy to share
in
the
age
to
come
and in
the resurrection from the dead will
neither marry nor be
given in marriage .
But they
which
shall
be
accounted
worthy to obtain
that
world,
and the resurrection from the dead ,
neither marry ,
nor are
given in marriage :
In
fact,
they
can no
longer
die ,
because
they are like
the angels .
And since
they
are sons
of
the resurrection,
they
are
sons
of God.
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
.
Even
Moses
demonstrates
that the dead are raised, in
the
passage
about
the burning
bush .
For
he calls
the Lord ‘
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ’
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.
He is not the
God of the dead, but of the living ,
for to
Him
all are
alive
. ”
For
he is not a
God of the dead, but of the living :
for all live
unto
him
.
Some
of the scribes answered
, “Teacher
, You
have
spoken
well !”
Then
certain
of the scribes answering
said
, Master
, thou
hast
well said.
And they did
not dare
to
question
Him any further
.
And after
that
they durst
not ask
him any question
at
all
.
Then
Jesus
declared
, “
How can
it
be
said
that the
Christ is the
Son of
David
?
And
he
said
unto
them
, How say
they
that Christ is David's
son?
For
David himself says
in the book of Psalms :
‘
The Lord said to
my Lord, “
Sit at
My right hand
And
David himself saith
in the book of Psalms ,
The LORD said unto
my Lord, Sit thou
on
my right hand ,
until
I make Your
enemies a
footstool for
Your
feet
. ”’
Till
I make thine
enemies thy
footstool.
Thus
David calls
Him ‘
Lord .’
So
how can
He be
David’s
son? ”
David therefore
calleth
him Lord ,
how is
he then
his
son?
In the hearing
of all the people ,
Jesus
said to
His disciples,
Then
in the audience
of all the people he
said unto
his disciples,
“
Beware of the scribes .
They
like
to walk around
in long robes, and they
love the
greetings in the marketplaces
, the chief
seats in the synagogues, and the places
of
honor
at banquets.
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;
They
defraud
widows of
their
houses, and for a show
make lengthy
prayers .
These
men
will
receive greater condemnation
. ”
Which
devour
widows '
houses, and for a shew
make long
prayers :
the
same
shall
receive greater damnation
.
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