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15 "So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
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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 destroy these vine-growers and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
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He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
17 But Jesus looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone'?
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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’?
18 "Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust."
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Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
19 The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.
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The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
20 So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.
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Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
21 They questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.
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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.
22 "Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
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Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 But He detected their trickery and said to them,
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He saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 "Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."
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“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 And He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
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He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
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