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1 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.
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And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;
2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
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and he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,
3 But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
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and they, having taken him, did severely beat [him], and did send him away empty.
4 Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
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`And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent away -- dishonoured.
5 He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
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`And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.
6 “He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
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`Having yet therefore one son -- his beloved -- he sent also him unto them last, saying -- They will reverence my son;
7 “But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
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and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
8 So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
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and having taken him, they did kill, and cast [him] forth without the vineyard.
9 “What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
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`What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;
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And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:
11 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
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from the Lord was this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.'
12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
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And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
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and they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare him in discourse,
14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?
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and they having come, say to him, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?'
15 Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
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And he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, `Why me do ye tempt? bring me a denary, that I may see;'
16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
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and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”And they were amazed at him.
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and Jesus answering said to them, `Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' and they did wonder at him.
18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
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And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,
19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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`Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one's brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
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`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;
21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
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and the second took her, and died, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,
22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
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and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;
23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
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in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife -- for the seven had her as wife?'
24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
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And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?
25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
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for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.
26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
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`And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.'
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
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And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?'
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.
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and Jesus answered him -- `The first of all the commands [is], Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
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and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength -- this [is] the first command;
31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no commandment greater than these.”
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and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; -- greater than these there is no other command.'
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him.
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And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;
33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
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and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.'
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
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And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?
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And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, `How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David?
36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:“Sit at my right handuntil I put your enemiesunder your feet.” ’
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for David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I place thine enemies -- thy footstool;
37 David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”The large crowd listened to him with delight.
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therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,
38 As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
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and he was saying to them in his teaching, `Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,
39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
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and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,
40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
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who are devouring the widows' houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
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And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,
42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
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and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.
43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.
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And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;
44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in -- all her living.'
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