Mark 12:8-18

8 And they took him and killed him and 1threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? 2He will 3come and destroy the tenants and 4give the vineyard to others.
10 5Have you not read 6this Scripture: 7"'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;[a]
11 this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?"
12 And 8they were seeking to arrest him 9but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they 10left him and went away.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

13 11And they sent to him some of 12the Pharisees and some of 13the Herodians, to 14trap him in his talk.
14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, 15we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For 16you are not swayed by appearances,[b] but truly teach 17the way of God. Is it lawful to pay 18taxes to 19Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?"
15 But, knowing 20their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why 21put me to the test? Bring me 22a denarius[c] and let me look at it."
16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
17 Jesus said to them, 23"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at him.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

18 And 24Sadducees came to him, 25who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying,

Cross References 25

  • 1. Hebrews 13:12
  • 2. [Luke 19:27]
  • 3. [Matthew 24:50; Matthew 25:19]
  • 4. Matthew 21:43; Acts 13:46; Acts 18:6; Acts 28:28; [Matthew 8:11, 12]
  • 5. See Matthew 21:16
  • 6. Luke 4:21; Acts 8:35
  • 7. Acts 4:11; 1 Peter 2:7; Cited from Psalms 118:22, 23
  • 8. Mark 11:18; Luke 19:47, 48; John 7:25, 30, 44; [Matthew 26:4]
  • 9. Mark 11:32
  • 10. Matthew 22:22
  • 11. For ver. 13-27, see Matthew 22:15-32; Luke 20:20-38
  • 12. Mark 3:6; [Mark 8:15]
  • 13. Mark 3:6; [Mark 8:15]
  • 14. Luke 11:54
  • 15. [John 3:2]
  • 16. See Acts 10:34
  • 17. Acts 18:25, 26; [Acts 13:10]
  • 18. Matthew 17:25
  • 19. Luke 2:1; Luke 3:1
  • 20. Matthew 23:28; Luke 12:1
  • 21. See John 8:6
  • 22. See Matthew 18:28
  • 23. Romans 13:7
  • 24. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 16:1; Matthew 22:34; Acts 4:1; Acts 5:17; Acts 23:6
  • 25. Acts 23:8; [Acts 4:2]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Greek the head of the corner
  • [b]. Greek you do not look at people's faces
  • [c]. A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
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