1 And it came to pass on one of the days He was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came up with the elders, 2 and spoke to Him, saying, “Tell us by what authority You do these things, or who is the one having given to You this authority?” 3 And answering, He said to them, “I also will ask you one thing, and you tell Me: 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?” 5 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we should say ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6 But if we should say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.” 7 And they answered, they did not know from where. 8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.” 9 And He began to speak to the people this parable: “A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it to farmers, and went abroad a long time. 10 And in the season, he sent a servant to the farmers, that they will give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him away empty-handed, having beaten him. 11 And he proceeded to send another servant; but having beaten him and having dishonored him, they sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he proceeded to send a third; and having wounded him also, they cast him out. 13 Then the master of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 And having seen him, the farmers began reasoning among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him, so that the inheritance might become ours.’ 15 And having cast him forth outside the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the master of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and will destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” And having heard it, they said, “Never may it be!” 17 But having looked at them, He said, “What then is this that has been written: ‘The stone which those building rejected, this has become into the head of the corner’? 18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but on whomever it might fall, it will grind him into powder.” 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on Him in that hour, and they feared the people. For they perceived that He was speaking this parable against them. 20 And having watched Him, they sent spies, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might catch Him in His word, in order to deliver Him to the rule and to the authority of the governor. 21 And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach rightly, and do not receive any person, but teach the way of God on the basis of truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” 23 But having perceived their craftiness, He said to them, 24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” And they said, “Caesar’s.” 25 And He said to them, “Therefore give back to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God.” 26 And they were not able to catch Him in His word before the people. And having marveled at His answer, they became silent. 27 And some of the Sadducees, the ones denying there is a resurrection, having approached, questioned Him, 28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us if anyone’s brother should die having a wife, and he is childless, that his brother should take the wife and should raise up seed to his brother. 29 Therefore there were seven brothers. And the first, having taken a wife, died childless; 30 and the second 31 and the third took her; and likewise also the seven did not leave children and died. 32 Finally the woman also died. 33 Therefore in the resurrection, the woman, whose wife does she become? For the seven had her as wife.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those having been considered worthy to obtain that which is to the age, and the resurrection which is from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 For neither are they able to die any more, for they are like the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob.’ 38 Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to Him.” 39 And some of the scribes answering, said, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 And no longer did they dare to ask Him anything. 41 And He said to them, “How do they declare the Christ to be Son of David? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, 43 until I place Your enemies, as a footstool of Your feet.”’ 44 David therefore calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?” 45 While all the people were listening, He said to His disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, desiring to walk in long robes, and loving greetings in the marketplaces and first seats in the synagogues and first places in the banquets, 47 who devour the houses of widows, and pray at great length as a pretext. These will receive more abundant condemnation.”