Mark 12:6-16

6 The only one left to send was the man's own dear son. Last of all, then, he sent his son to the tenants. "I am sure they will respect my son,' he said.
7 But those tenants said to one another, "This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill him, and his property will be ours!'
8 So they grabbed the son and killed him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 "What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do?" asked Jesus. "He will come and kill those tenants and turn the vineyard over to others.
10 Surely you have read this scripture? 1 "The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all.
11 This was done by the Lord; what a wonderful sight it is!' "
12 The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
13 Some Pharisees and some members of Herod's party were sent to Jesus to trap him with questions.
14 They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?"
15 But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, "Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it."
16 They brought him one, and he asked, "Whose face and name are these?" "The Emperor's," they answered.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 12.10, 11Psalms 118.22, 23.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.