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Matthew 22; Mark 12

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Matthew 22

1 Jesus responded by speaking again in parables:
2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding party for his son.
3 He sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding party. But they didn't want to come.
4 Again he sent other servants and said to them, ‘Tell those who have been invited, "Look, the meal is all prepared. I've butchered the oxen and the fattened cattle. Now everything's ready. Come to the wedding party!" '
5 But they paid no attention and went away—some to their fields, others to their businesses.
6 The rest of them grabbed his servants, abused them, and killed them.
7 “The king was angry. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and set their city on fire.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding party is prepared, but those who were invited weren't worthy.
9 Therefore, go to the roads on the edge of town and invite everyone you find to the wedding party.'
10 “Then those servants went to the roads and gathered everyone they found, both evil and good. The wedding party was full of guests.
11 Now when the king came in and saw the guests, he spotted a man who wasn't wearing wedding clothes.
12 He said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' But he was speechless.
13 Then the king said to his servants, ‘Tie his hands and feet and throw him out into the farthest darkness. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.'
14 "Many people are invited, but few people are chosen."
15 Then the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words.
16 They sent their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to him. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are genuine and that you teach God's way as it really is. We know that you are not swayed by people's opinions, because you don't show favoritism.
17 So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
18 Knowing their evil motives, Jesus replied, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me the coin used to pay the tax." And they brought him a denarion.
20 "Whose image and inscription is this?" he asked.
21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
22 When they heard this they were astonished, and they departed.
23 That same day Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Jesus.
24 They asked, "Teacher, Moses said, If a man who doesn't have children dies, his brother must marry his wife and produce children for his brother.
25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married, then died. Because he had no children he left his widow to his brother.
26 The same thing happened with the second brother and the third, and in fact with all seven brothers.
27 Finally, the woman died.
28 At the resurrection, which of the seven brothers will be her husband? They were all married to her."
29 Jesus responded, "You are wrong because you don't know either the scriptures or God's power.
30 At the resurrection people won't marry nor will they be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like angels from God.
31 As for the resurrection of the dead, haven't you read what God told you,
32 I'm the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He isn't the God of the dead but of the living."
33 Now when the crowd heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.
34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had left the Sadducees speechless, they met together.
35 One of them, a legal expert, tested him.
36 "Teacher, what is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37 He replied, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.
40 All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two commands."
41 Now as the Pharisees were gathering, Jesus asked them,
42 "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's son," they replied.
43 He said, "Then how is it that David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, called him Lord when he said,
44 The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I turn your enemies into your footstool'?
45 If David calls him Lord, how can he be David's son?"
46 Nobody was able to answer him. And from that day forward nobody dared to ask him anything.
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Mark 12

1 Jesus spoke to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower. Then he rented it to tenant farmers and took a trip.
2 When it was time, he sent a servant to collect from the tenants his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they grabbed the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 Again the landowner sent another servant to them, but they struck him on the head and treated him disgracefully.
5 He sent another one; that one they killed. The landlord sent many other servants, but the tenants beat some and killed others.
6 Now the landowner had one son whom he loved dearly. He sent him last, thinking, They will respect my son.
7 But those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
8 They grabbed him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 "So what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven't you read this scripture, The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 The Lord has done this, and it's amazing in our eyes?"
12 They wanted to arrest Jesus because they knew that he had told the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
13 They sent some of the Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap him in his words.
14 They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you're genuine and you don't worry about what people think. You don't show favoritism but teach God's way as it really is. Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay taxes or not?"
15 Since Jesus recognized their deceit, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a coin. Show it to me."
16 And they brought one. He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?"
17 "Caesar's," they replied.Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." His reply left them overcome with wonder.
18 Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Jesus and asked,
19 "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, leaving a widow but no children, the brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman; when he died, he left no children.
21 The second married her and died without leaving any children. The third did the same.
22 None of the seven left any children. Finally, the woman died.
23 At the resurrection, when they all rise up, whose wife will she be? All seven were married to her."
24 Jesus said to them, "Isn't this the reason you are wrong, because you don't know either the scriptures or God's power?
25 When people rise from the dead, they won't marry nor will they be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like God's angels.
26 As for the resurrection from the dead, haven't you read in the scroll from Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God said to Moses, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He isn't the God of the dead but of the living. You are seriously mistaken."
28 One of the legal experts heard their dispute and saw how well Jesus answered them. He came over and asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"
29 Jesus replied, "The most important one is Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord,
30 and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
31 The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these."
32 The legal expert said to him, "Well said, Teacher. You have truthfully said that God is one and there is no other besides him.
33 And to love God with all of the heart, a full understanding, and all of one's strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself is much more important than all kinds of entirely burned offerings and sacrifices."
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered with wisdom, he said to him, "You aren't far from God's kingdom." After that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, "Why do the legal experts say that the Christ is David's son?
36 David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said, The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I turn your enemies into your footstool.'
37 David himself calls him ‘Lord,' so how can he be David's son?" The large crowd listened to him with delight.
38 As he was teaching, he said, "Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They want to be greeted with honor in the markets.
39 They long for places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets.
40 They are the ones who cheat widows out of their homes, and to show off they say long prayers. They will be judged most harshly."
41 Jesus sat across from the collection box for the temple treasury and observed how the crowd gave their money. Many rich people were throwing in lots of money.
42 One poor widow came forward and put in two small copper coins worth a penny.
43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I assure you that this poor widow has put in more than everyone who's been putting money in the treasury.
44 All of them are giving out of their spare change. But she from her hopeless poverty has given everything she had, even what she needed to live on."
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