'One4day,6as[Jesus]8was teaching7the9people10in11the12temple13and14preaching the gospel,15the17chief priests18and19the20scribes21with22the23elders24came up16 and1said2to4him,5“Tell6us7by8what9authority10you do12these things,11or13who14it is15that gave17you18this21authority.”20 He2answered1them,5“I also8will ask6you7a [question].9Now10tell11me,12 was6the1baptism2of John3from4heaven5or7from8man?”9 And2they1discussed3itwith4one another,5saying,6“If8we say,9‘From10heaven,’11he will say,12‘Why1314did you16not15believe16him?’17 But2if1we say,3‘From4man,5’all8the6people7will stone9us10to death,9for12they are13convinced11thatJohn14was16a prophet.”15 So1they answered2that they didnot3know4where5it came from. And1Jesus3said4to them,5“Neither6willI7tell8you9by10what11authority12I do14these things.”13 And2he began1to tell6the4people5this9parable:8“A man10planted12a vineyard13and14let15it16out15to tenants17and18went into another country19for a long21while.20 When the time2came,he sent3a servant7to4the5tenants,6so that8they would give14him15[some] of9the10fruit11of the12vineyard.13But17the16tenants18beat21him20andsent [him] away19empty-handed.22 And1he sent4another3servant.5But7they6also8beat9and10treated11him8shamefully,11andsent [him] away12empty-handed.13 And1he2sent4yet2a third.3This one8also7they5wounded9andcast out.10 Then2the3owner4of the5vineyard6said,1‘What7shall I do?8I will send9my12beloved14son;11perhaps15they will respect17him.’16 But2when1the4tenants5saw1him,3they10said9to7themselves,8‘This10is11the12heir.13Let us kill14him,15so that16the19inheritance20may be18ours.’17 And1they threw2him3out of4the5vineyard6andkilled7him.What8then9will10the12owner13of the14vineyard15do10to them?11 He will come1and2destroy3those6tenants5and7give8the9vineyard10to others.”11When they heard12this,they said,14“Surely not!”1516 But2he1looked directly3at them4andsaid,5“What6then7is8this11that is written:10‘The stone12that13the15builders16rejected14has become18the cornerstone’?2021 Everyone12who falls3on4that5stone7will be broken to pieces,8and11whenit falls13on9anyone,1012it will crush14him.”15 The1scribes4and5the6chief priests7sought2to lay8hands12on9him10at13that very14hour,16for22they perceived21that23he had told26this29parable28against24them,25but17they feared18the19people.20 So1they watched2him andsent3spies,4who pretended5to be8sincere,7that9they might catch10him[in something he said\,1112so as13to deliver14him15up14to the16authority17and18jurisdiction20of the21governor.22 So1they asked2him,3“Teacher,5we know6that7you speak9and10teach11rightly,8and12show no partiality,131415but16truly1718teach23the19way20of God.22 Is it lawful1for us2to give5tribute4to Caesar,3or6not?”7 But2he perceived1their3craftiness,5andsaid6to7them,8 “Show1me2a denarius.3Whose4likeness6and7inscription8does it have?”5They9said,11“Caesar’s.”12 He1said3to4them,5“Then6render7to Caesar10the things8that areCaesar’s,9and11to God16the things12that areGod’s.”14 And1they were3not2able3in the presence of7the8people9to catch [him] in4what he said,56but10marveling11at12his15answer14they became silent.16 There came to1himsome3Sadducees,5those6who deny79thatthere is10a resurrection,8andthey asked11him12a question,11 and they asked him a question,saying,1“Teacher,2Moses3wrote4for us5thatif6a man’s7brother8dies,9having10a wife11but12no children,14the man must take17the21widow22and23raise up24offspring25for27his28brother.19 Now2there were4seven1brothers.3The6first7took8a wife,9anddied10without children.11 And1the2second3 and1the2third3took4her,5and7likewise6allseven10left12no11children13and14died.15 Afterward1the3woman4also2died.5 In4the5resurrection,6therefore,3whose7wife2will9the woman10be?9For12theseven13had14her15as wife.”16 And1Jesus5said2to them,3“The6sons7of this10age9marry11and12are given in marriage,13 but2those1who are considered worthy3to attain to7that6age5and8[to] the9resurrection10from12the dead13neither14marry15nor16are given in marriage,17 for2they cannot15die3anymore,4because7they are8equal to angels6and9are11sons10of God,12being16sons15of the13resurrection.14 But2that1the4dead5are raised,3even6Moses7showed,8in9the10[passage about the] bush,11where12he calls13the Lord14the15God16of Abraham17and18theGod19of Isaac20and21theGod22of Jacob.23 Now2he is4not3God1of the dead,5but6of the living,7for9all8live11to him.”10 Then2some3of the4scribes5answered,1“Teacher,7you have spoken9well.”8 For2they3no longer1dared3to ask4him5any6question.4 But2he said1to3them,4“How5canthey say6thatthe7Christ8is9David’s10son?11 For2David3himself1says4in5the Book6of Psalms,7‘The Lord9said8to13my12Lord,11“Sit13at14my16right hand,15 until1I make3your6enemies5your10footstool.”’7 David1thus2calls5him4Lord,3so6how7is he10his8son?”9 And2in the hearing1of all3the4people5he said to6his9disciples,8 “Beware1of2the3scribes,4who like6to walk around7in8long robes,9and10love11greetings12in13the14marketplaces15and16the best seats17in18the19synagogues20and21the places of honor22at23feasts,25 who1devour2widows’6houses4and7for a pretense8make10long9prayers.10They11will receive12thegreater13condemnation.”14