Luke 20:19-47

Tribute to Caesar

19 The scribes and the chief priests ¹tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people; for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

20 ²So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order ³that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of ⁴the 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.

22 "Is it lawful for us ⁵to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

23 But He detected their trickery and said to them,

24 "Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."

25 And He said to them, "Then ⁶render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

26 And they were unable * to ⁷catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

Is There a Resurrection?

27 ⁸Now there came to Him some of the ⁹Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection ),

28 and they questioned Him, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ¹⁰IF A MAN'S BROTHER DIES, having a wife, AND HE IS CHILDLESS, HIS BROTHER SHOULD MARRY THE WIFE AND RAISE UP CHILDREN TO HIS BROTHER.

29 "Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;

30 and the second

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

32 "Finally the woman died also.

33 "In the resurrection therefore, which one's wife will she be? For all seven had married her."

34 Jesus said to them, "The sons of ¹¹this age marry and are given in marriage,

35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to ¹²that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

36 for they cannot * even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are ¹³sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

37 "But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in ¹⁴the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord ¹⁵THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB.

38 "¹⁶Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for ¹⁷all live to Him."

39 Some of the scribes answered and said, "Teacher, You have spoken well."

40 For ¹⁸they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

41 ¹⁹Then He said to them, "How is it that they say the Christ is ²⁰David's son?

42 "For David himself says in the book of Psalms, '²¹THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,

43 ²²UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET."'

44 "Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and how is He his son?"

45 ²³And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,

46 "Beware of the scribes, ²⁴who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

47 who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

Cross References

• 1. Luke 19:47
• 2. Luke 20:20-26: {Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17;} Mark 3:2
• 3. Luke 11:54; Luke 20:26
• 4. Matthew 27:2
• 5. Matthew 17:25; Luke 23:2
• 6. Matthew 22:21; Mark 12:17
• 7. Luke 11:54
• 8. Luke 20:27-40: {Matthew 22:23-33; Mark 12:18-27}
• 9. Acts 23:8
• 10. Deuteronomy 25:5
• 11. Matthew 12:32; Luke 16:8
• 12. Matthew 12:32; Luke 16:8
• 13. Romans 8:16; 1 John 3:1, 2
• 14. Mark 12:26
• 15. Exodus 3:6
• 16. Matthew 22:32; Mark 12:27
• 17. Romans 14:8
• 18. Matthew 22:46; Luke 14:6
• 19. Luke 20:41-44: {Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37}
• 20. Matthew 9:27
• 21. Psalms 110:1
• 22. Psalms 110:1
• 23. Luke 20:45-47: {Matthew 23:1-7; Mark 12:38-40}
• 24. Luke 11:43; Luke 14:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "falsely represented themselves"
• [b]. Lit "take hold of His word"
• [c]. Lit "do not receive a face"
• [d]. Or "permissible"
• [e]. The denarius was a day's wages
• [f]. Lit "image"
• [g]. Lit "catch His statement"
• [h]. Lit "take"
• [i]. Lit "took"
• [j]. Lit "the seven also"
• [k]. Lit "left no children, and died"
• [l]. Lit "the"
• [m]. Lit "had her as wife"
• [n]. I.e. the Messiah