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Luke 20

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1 One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders

2 and said to him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?"

3 He answered them, "I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

4 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?"

5 They discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, "From heaven,' he will say, "Why did you not believe him?'

6 But if we say, "Of human origin,' all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

8 Then Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things."

9 He began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenants, and went to another country for a long time.

10 When the season came, he sent a slave to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

11 Next he sent another slave; that one also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed.

12 And he sent still a third; this one also they wounded and threw out.

13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'

14 But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, "This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.'

15 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 those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Heaven forbid!"

17 But he looked at them and said, "What then does this text mean: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."

19 When the scribes and chief priests realized that he had told this parable against them, they wanted to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people.

20 So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.

21 So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and you show deference to no one, but teach the way of God in accordance with truth.

22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?"

23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them,

24 "Show me a denarius. Whose head and whose title does it bear?" They said, "The emperor's."

25 He said to them, "Then give to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's."

26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to trap him by what he said; and being amazed by his answer, they became silent.

27 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him

28 and asked him a question, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.

29 Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless;

30 then the second

31 and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless.

32 Finally the woman also died.

33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her."

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

35 but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.

36 Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.

37 And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive."

39 Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

40 For they no longer dared to ask him another question.

41 Then he said to them, "How can they say that the Messiah is David's son?

42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, "The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

43 until I make your enemies your footstool." '

44 David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?"

45 In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples,

46 "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets.

47 They devour widows' houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."

The Message Bible MSG

1 One day he was teaching the people in the Temple, proclaiming the Message. The high priests, religion scholars, and leaders confronted

2 him and demanded, "Show us your credentials. Who authorized you to speak and act like this?"

3 Jesus answered, "First, let me ask you a question:

4 About the baptism of John - who authorized it, heaven or humans?"

5 They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, "If we say 'heaven,' he'll ask us why we didn't believe him;

6 if we say 'humans,' the people will tear us limb from limb, convinced as they are that John was God's prophet."

7 They agreed to concede that round to Jesus and said they didn't know.

8 Jesus said, "Then neither will I answer your question."

9 Jesus told another story to the people: "A man planted a vineyard. He handed it over to farmhands and went off on a trip. He was gone a long time.

10 In time he sent a servant back to the farmhands to collect the profits, but they beat him up and sent him off empty-handed.

11 He decided to try again and sent another servant. That one they beat black and blue, and sent him off empty-handed.

12 He tried a third time. They worked that servant over from head to foot and dumped him in the street.

13 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'I know what I'll do: I'll send my beloved son. They're bound to respect my son.'

14 "But when the farmhands saw him coming, they quickly put their heads together. 'This is our chance - this is the heir! Let's kill him and have it all to ourselves.'

15 They killed him and threw him over the fence. "What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do?

16 Right. He'll come and clean house. Then he'll assign the care of the vineyard to others." Those who were listening said, "Oh, no! He'd never do that!"

17 But Jesus didn't back down. "Why, then, do you think this was written: That stone the masons threw out - It's now the cornerstone!?

18 "Anyone falling over that stone will break every bone in his body; if the stone falls on anyone, it will be a total smashup."

19 The religion scholars and high priests wanted to lynch him on the spot, but they were intimidated by public opinion. They knew the story was about them.

20 Watching for a chance to get him, they sent spies who posed as honest inquirers, hoping to trick him into saying something that would get him in trouble with the law.

21 So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you're honest and straightforward when you teach, that you don't pander to anyone but teach the way of God accurately.

22 Tell us: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

23 He knew they were laying for him and said,

24 "Show me a coin. Now, this engraving, who does it look like and what does it say?"

25 "Caesar," they said. Jesus said, "Then give Caesar what is his and give God what is his."

26 Try as they might, they couldn't trap him into saying anything incriminating. His answer caught them off guard and left them speechless.

27 Some Sadducees came up. This is the Jewish party that denies any possibility of resurrection. They asked,

28 "Teacher, Moses wrote us that if a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother is obligated to take the widow to wife and get her with child.

29 Well, there once were seven brothers. The first took a wife. He died childless.

30 The second married her and died,

31 then the third, and eventually all seven had their turn, but no child.

32 After all that, the wife died.

33 That wife, now - in the resurrection whose wife is she? All seven married her."

34 Jesus said, "Marriage is a major preoccupation here,

35 but not there. Those who are included in the resurrection of the dead will no longer be concerned with marriage

36 nor, of course, with death. They will have better things to think about, if you can believe it. All ecstasies and intimacies then will be with God.

37 Even Moses exclaimed about resurrection at the burning bush, saying, 'God: God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob!'

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

39 Some of the religion scholars said, "Teacher, that's a great answer!"

40 For a while, anyway, no one dared put questions to him.

41 Then he put a question to them: "How is it that they say that the Messiah is David's son?

42 In the Book of Psalms, David clearly says, God said to my Master, "Sit here at my right hand

43 until I put your enemies under your feet."

44 "David here designates the Messiah as 'my Master' - so how can the Messiah also be his 'son'?"

45 With everybody listening, Jesus spoke to his disciples.

46 "Watch out for the religion scholars. They love to walk around in academic gowns, preen in the radiance of public flattery, bask in prominent positions, sit at the head table at every church function.

47 And all the time they are exploiting the weak and helpless. The longer their prayers, the worse they get. But they'll pay for it in the end."