Luke 20:20-47

20Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

21Thus they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

22Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

23But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

24“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They said, “Caesar’s.”

25So he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

27Now some Sadducees (who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.

28They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.

29Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.

30The second

31and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32Finally the woman died too.

33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”

34So Jesus said to them, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35But those who are regarded as worthy to share in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

36In fact, they can no longer die, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.

37But even Moses revealed that the dead are raised in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

38Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live before him.”

39Then some of the experts in the law answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!”

40For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

41But he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son?

42For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my lord, “Sit at my right hand,

43until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

44If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”

45As all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,

46“Beware of the experts in the law. They like walking around in long robes, and they love elaborate greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

47They devour widows’ property, and as a show make long prayers. They will receive a more severe punishment.”