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Luke 20

New Living Translation NLT

1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people and preaching the Good News in the Temple, the leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and the elders came up to him.

2 They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”

3 “Let me ask you a question first,” he replied.

4 “Did John’s authority to baptize come from heaven, or was it merely human?”

5 They talked it over among themselves. “If we say it was from heaven, he will ask why we didn’t believe John.

6 But if we say it was merely human, the people will stone us because they are convinced John was a prophet.”

7 So they finally replied that they didn’t know.

8 And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.”

9 Now Jesus turned to the people again and told them this story: “A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and moved to another country to live for several years.

10 At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers attacked the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.

11 So the owner sent another servant, but they also insulted him, beat him up, and sent him away empty-handed.

12 A third man was sent, and they wounded him and chased him away.

13 “‘What will I do?’ the owner asked himself. ‘I know! I’ll send my cherished son. Surely they will respect him.’

14 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’

15 So they dragged him out of the vineyard and murdered him. “What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do to them?” Jesus asked.

16 “I’ll tell you—he will come and kill those farmers and lease the vineyard to others.” “How terrible that such a thing should ever happen,” his listeners protested.

17 Jesus looked at them and said, “Then what does this Scripture mean? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.’

18 Everyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on.”

19 The teachers of religious law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus immediately because they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. But they were afraid of the people’s reaction.

20 Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent spies pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.

21 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.

22 Now tell us—is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 He saw through their trickery and said,

24 “Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.

25 “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”

26 So they failed to trap him by what he said in front of the people. Instead, they were amazed by his answer, and they became silent.

27 Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.

28 They posed this question: “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife but no children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.

29 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.

30 So the second brother married the widow, but he also died.

31 Then the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them, who died without children.

32 Finally, the woman also died.

33 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her!”

34 Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth.

35 But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36 And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.

37 “But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38 So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.”

39 “Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there.

40 And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.

41 Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?

42 For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand

43 until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.’

44 Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?”

45 Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said,

46 “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.

47 Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished.”

Common English Bible CEB

1 On one of the days when Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests, legal experts, and elders approached him.

2 They said, "Tell us: What kind of authority do you have for doing these things? Who gave you this authority?"

3 He replied, "I have a question for you. Tell me:

4 Was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin?"

5 They discussed among themselves, "If we say, ‘It's of heavenly origin,' he'll say, ‘Why didn't you believe him?'

6 But if we say, ‘It's of human origin,' all the people will stone us to death because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

7 They answered that they didn't know where it came from.

8 Then Jesus replied, "Neither will I tell you what kind of authority I have to do these things."

9 Jesus told the people this parable: "A certain man planted a vineyard, rented it to tenant farmers, and went on a trip for a long time.

10 When it was time, he sent a servant to collect from the tenants his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants sent him away, beaten and empty-handed.

11 The man sent another servant. But they beat him, treated him disgracefully, and sent him away empty-handed as well.

12 He sent a third servant. They wounded this servant and threw him out.

13 The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I'll send my son, whom I love dearly. Perhaps they will respect him.'

14 But when they saw him, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Let's kill him so the inheritance will be ours.'

15 They threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "May this never happen!"

17 Staring at them, Jesus said, "Then what is the meaning of this text of scripture: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be crushed. And the stone will crush the person it falls on."

19 The legal experts and chief priests wanted to arrest him right then because they knew he had told this parable against them. But they feared the people.

20 The legal experts and chief priests were watching Jesus closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to trap him in his words so they could hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

21 They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are correct in what you say and teach. You don't show favoritism but teach God's way as it really is.

22 Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

23 Since Jesus recognized their deception, he said to them, "Caesar's," they replied.

24 "Show me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have on it?"

25 He said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."

26 They couldn't trap him in his words in front of the people. Astonished by his answer, they were speechless.

27 Some Sadducees, who deny that there's a resurrection, came to Jesus and asked,

28 "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.

29 Now there were seven brothers. The first man married a woman and then died childless.

30 The second

31 and then the third brother married her. Eventually all seven married her, and they all died without leaving any children.

32 Finally, the woman died too.

33 In the resurrection, whose wife will she be? All seven were married to her."

34 Jesus said to them, "People who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage.

35 But those who are considered worthy to participate in that age, that is, in the age of the resurrection from the dead, won't marry nor will they be given in marriage.

36 They can no longer die, because they are like angels and are God's children since they share in the resurrection.

37 Even Moses demonstrated that the dead are raised—in the passage about the burning bush, when he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 He isn't the God of the dead but of the living. To him they are all alive."

39 Some of the legal experts responded, "Teacher, you have answered well."

40 No one dared to ask him anything else.

41 Jesus said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?

42 David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side

43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'

44 Since David calls him ‘Lord,' how can he be David's son?"

45 In the presence of all the people, Jesus said to his disciples,

46 "Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They love being greeted with honor in the markets. They long for the places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets.

47 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."