Mark 12

(Matthew 21:33–46; Luke 20:9–18)

1ThenG2532 Jesus beganG756 to speakG2980 to themG846 inG1722 parablesG3850: “A manG444 plantedG5452 a vineyardG290. He putG4060 a wall around itG5418, dugG3736 a wine vatG5276, andG2532 builtG3618 a watchtowerG4444. ThenG2532 he rented it outG1554G846 to some tenantsG1092 andG2532 went away on a journeyG589.

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At harvest timeG2540, he sentG649 a servantG1401 toG4314 theG3588 tenantsG1092 toG2443 collectG2983 his share ofG575 theG3588 fruitG2590 of theG3588 vineyardG290. 3ButG2532 they seizedG2983 the servant, beatG1194 him, andG2532 sent him awayG649 empty-handedG2756.

4ThenG2532 he sentG649 themG846 anotherG243 servantG1401, andG2548 they struck him over the headG2775 andG2532 treated him shamefullyG818.

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He sentG649 still anotherG243, and this oneG2548 they killedG615.

He sent manyG4183 othersG243; someG3739 they beatG1194 andG1161 others they killedG615.

6FinallyG2089G2078, havingG2192 oneG1520 belovedG27 sonG5207, he sentG649 himG846 toG4314 themG846. ‘They will respectG1788 myG1473 sonG5207,’ he saidG3004.

7ButG1161 the tenantsG1092 saidG2036 toG4314 one anotherG1438, ‘ThisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 heirG2818. ComeG1205, let us killG615 himG846, andG2532 theG3588 inheritanceG2817 will beG1510 oursG1473.’ 8SoG2532 they seizedG2983 the son, killedG615 himG846, andG2532 threwG1544 himG846 outG1854 of theG3588 vineyardG290.

9WhatG5101 thenG3767 will theG3588 ownerG2962 of theG3588 vineyardG290 doG4160? He will comeG2064 andG2532 killG622 those tenantsG1092 andG2532 giveG1325 theG3588 vineyardG290 to othersG243. 10Have you never readG3761G314 thisG3778 ScriptureG1124:

12At thisG2532, the leaders soughtG22122 to arrestG2902 Jesus, forG1063 they knewG1097 thatG3754 He had spokenG2036 this parableG3850 againstG4314 themG846. ButG2532 fearingG5399 theG3588 crowdG3793, they leftG863 HimG846 and went awayG565.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

(Matthew 22:15–22; Luke 20:19–26)

13LaterG2532, they sentG649 someG5100 of theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 HerodiansG2265 toG2443 catchG64 Jesus in His wordsG3056. 14“TeacherG1320,” they saidG2064G3004G846, “we knowG1492 thatG3754 You areG1510 honestG227 andG2532 seek favorG3756G3199 fromG4012 no oneG3762. IndeedG1063, You are impartialG3756G991G1519G4383G444 and teachG1321 theG3588 wayG3598 of GodG2316 in accordance withG1909 the truthG225. Is it lawfulG1832 to payG1325 taxesG2778 to CaesarG2541 orG2228 notG3756? Should we payG1325 them orG2228 notG3361?”

15ButG1161 Jesus saw throughG1492 theirG846 hypocrisyG5272 and saidG2036, “WhyG5101 are you testingG3985 MeG1473? BringG5342 MeG1473 a denariusG12203 toG2443 inspectG3708.” 16So they broughtG5342 it, andG2532 He askedG3004 themG846, “WhoseG5101 imageG1504 is thisG3778? AndG2532 whose inscriptionG1923?”

“Caesar’sG2541,” they answeredG2036.

17ThenG1161 JesusG2424 toldG2036 themG846, “GiveG591 to CaesarG2541 what isG3588 Caesar’sG2541, andG2532 to GodG2316 what isG3588 God’sG2316.”

AndG2532 they marveledG2296 atG1909 HimG846.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

(Matthew 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40)

18ThenG2532 the SadduceesG4523, whoG3748 sayG3004 there isG1510 noG3361 resurrectionG386, cameG2064 toG4314 Jesus andG2532 questionedG1905 HimG846: 19“TeacherG1320, MosesG3475 wroteG1125 for usG1473 thatG3754 ifG1437 a man’sG5100 brotherG80 diesG599 andG2532 leavesG2641 a wifeG1135 butG2532 noG3361 childrenG5043, the man is to marryG2983 his brother’s widowG1135 andG2532 raise upG1817 offspringG4690 forG3588 him.4 20Now there wereG1510 sevenG2033 brothersG80. TheG3588 firstG4413 one marriedG2983G1135 andG2532 diedG599, leavingG863 noG3756 childrenG4690. 21ThenG2532 theG3588 secondG1208 one marriedG2983 the widow, but he also diedG2532G599 and leftG2641 noG3361 childrenG4690. AndG2532 theG3588 thirdG5154 did likewiseG5615. 22In this wayG2532, noneG3756 of theG3588 sevenG2033 leftG863 any childrenG4690. AndG2532 lastG2078 of allG3956, theG3588 womanG1135 diedG599. 23InG1722 theG3588 resurrectionG386, then,5 whoseG5101G846 wifeG1135 will she beG1510? ForG1063 all sevenG2033 wereG2192 marriedG1135 to herG846.”

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JesusG2424 saidG5346 to themG846, “Aren’t you mistakenG3778G4105G3756, becauseG1223 you do not knowG3361G1492 theG3588 ScripturesG1124 or theG3588 powerG1411 of GodG2316? 25WhenG3752 the dead riseG450G1537G3498, they will neither marryG3777G1060 norG3777 be given in marriageG1061. InsteadG235, they will beG1510 likeG5613 the angelsG32 inG1722 heavenG3772.

26ButG1161 concerningG4012 theG3588 deadG3498 risingG1453, have you not readG3756G314 aboutG1909 theG3588 burning bushG942 inG1722 theG3588 BookG976 of MosesG3475, howG4459 GodG2316 toldG2036 himG846, ‘IG1473 am theG3588 GodG2316 of AbrahamG11, theG3588 GodG2316 of IsaacG2464, andG2532 theG3588 GodG2316 of JacobG2384’6? 27He isG1510 notG3756 the GodG2316 of the deadG3498, butG235 of the livingG2198. You are badly mistakenG4183G4105!”

The Greatest Commandment

(Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Matthew 22:34–40)

28NowG2532 oneG1520 of theG3588 scribesG1122 had come upG4334 and heardG191 theirG846 debateG4802. NoticingG3708 how wellG2573 Jesus had answeredG611 themG846, he askedG1905 HimG846, “WhichG4169 commandmentG1785 isG1510 the most importantG4413 of allG3956?”

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JesusG2424 repliedG611, “This isG1510 theG3754 most importantG4413: ‘HearG191 O IsraelG2474, the LordG2962 ourG1473 GodG2316, the LordG2962 isG1510 OneG1520. 30LoveG25 the LordG2962 yourG4771 GodG2316 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 heartG2588 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 soulG5590 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 mindG1271 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 yourG4771 strengthG2479.’7 31The secondG1208 is thisG3778: ‘LoveG25 yourG4771 neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG4572.’8 NoG3756 otherG243 commandmentG1785 isG1510 greaterG3173 than theseG3778.”

32“RightG2573, TeacherG1320,” theG3588 scribeG1122 repliedG2036G846. “You have statedG2036 correctlyG1909G225 thatG3754 God isG1510 OneG1520 andG2532 there isG1510 noG3756 otherG243 butG4133 HimG846, 33andG2532 to loveG25 HimG846 withG1537 allG3650 your heartG2588 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 your understandingG4907 andG2532 withG1537 allG3650 your strengthG2479, andG2532 to loveG25 your neighborG4139 asG5613 yourselfG1438. This isG1510 more importantG4053 than allG3956 burnt offeringsG3646 andG2532 sacrificesG2378.”

34WhenG2532 JesusG2424 sawG3708 thatG3754 the man had answeredG611 wiselyG3562, He saidG2036G846, “You areG1510 notG3756 farG3112 fromG575 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

AndG2532 no oneG3762 daredG5111 to questionG1905 HimG846 any furtherG3765.

Whose Son Is the Christ?

(Matthew 22:41–46; Luke 20:41–44)

35WhileG2532 Jesus was teachingG1321 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts,9 He askedG2036, “HowG4459 can theG3588 scribesG1122 sayG3004 thatG3754 theG3588 ChristG5547 isG1510 the SonG5207 of DavidG1138? 36Speaking byG1722 theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, DavidG1138 himselfG846 declaredG2036:

37DavidG1138 himselfG846 callsG3004 HimG846 ‘LordG2962.’ SoG2532 howG4159 can He beG1510 David’s sonG5207?”

AndG2532 theG3588 largeG4183 crowdG3793 listenedG191 to HimG846 with delightG2234.

Beware of the Scribes

(Luke 20:45–47)

38InG1722 HisG846 teachingG1322 Jesus also saidG2532G2036, “Watch outG991 forG575 theG3588 scribesG1122. They likeG2309 to walk aroundG4043 inG1722 long robesG4749, to receive greetingsG783 inG1722 theG3588 marketplacesG58, 39andG2532 to have the chief seatsG4410 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 andG2532 the places of honorG4411 atG1722 banquetsG1173. 40TheyG3588 defraudG2719 widowsG5503 of their housesG3614,11 andG2532 for a showG4392 make lengthy prayersG4336G3117. TheseG3778 men will receiveG2983 greaterG4053 condemnationG2917.”

The Widow’s Offering

(Luke 21:1–4)

41AsG2532 Jesus was sittingG2523 oppositeG2713 theG3588 treasuryG1049, He watchedG2334 theG3588 crowdG3793 puttingG906 moneyG5475 intoG1519 it. AndG2532 manyG4183 richG4145 people put inG906 large amountsG4183. 42ThenG2532 oneG1520 poorG4434 widowG5503 cameG2064 and putG906 in twoG1417 small copper coinsG3016, whichG3739 amounted toG1510 a small fraction of a denariusG2835.12

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Jesus calledG4341 HisG846 disciples to HimG3101 and saidG2036, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, thisG3778 poorG4434 widowG5503 has putG906 moreG4119 than allG3956 theG3588 others intoG1519 theG3588 treasuryG1049. 44ForG1063 they allG3956 contributedG906 out ofG1537 theirG846 surplusG4052, butG1161 sheG3778 out ofG1537 herG846 povertyG5304 has putG906 in allG3956G3745 she hadG2192 to live onG846G3650G3588G979.”