1 ¶ He then began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and put a fence around it, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers, and went to a distant place.

2 And at harvest time he sent a servant to the farmers, to get from them a share of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 And they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

4 Then he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

5 And he sent another; and they killed him, and he sent many others; some were beaten, and some killed.

6 Having one more, a beloved son, he finally sent him to them, saying, They will respect 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.

8 And they seized him, and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.

10 Haven’t you read this scripture; The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone:

11 The Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes?

12 And they looked for a way to arrest him: because they knew he had spoken the parable against them: but they were afraid of the people, so they left him, and went their way.

13 ¶ Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to him, to catch him in his words.

14 And when they arrived, they said to him, Master, we know that you are honest, and do not care what others think: for you show no partiality, but teach the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not?

15 Should we pay, or should we not? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, Why are you tempting me? bring me a denarius, so I can look at it.

16 And they brought it. And he asked them, Whose image and inscription is this? And they said, Caesar’s.

17 Then Jesus said to them, Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they were amazed at him.

18 ¶ Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; came to him with a question,

19 Master, Moses wrote for us, If a man’s brother dies, and leaves behind a wife, but no children, he should marry the widow, and raise up children for his brother.

20 Now there were seven brothers: the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

21 And the second married her, and died, leaving behind no offspring: and the third likewise.

22 And all seven had her, and left no offspring: finally the woman also died.

23 Therefore at the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? for all seven were married to her.

24 In answer Jesus said to them, Are you not deceiving yourselves, because you do not know the scriptures, or the power of God?

25 When the dead rise, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are like the angels who are in heaven.

26 But in regard to the dead, and the fact that they rise: haven’t you read in the book of Moses, how God spoke to him from the bush, 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 the God of the living: therefore you are badly mistaken.

28 ¶ And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together, and realizing that Jesus had answered them well, asked him, Which is the most important commandment of all?

29 And Jesus answered, The most important of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: that is the most important commandment.

31 And the second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There are no commandments greater than these.

32 And the scribe said to him, Well said, Master, you have spoken the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

33 And to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

34 And when Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And after that no one dared ask him any question.

35 ¶ While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he asked, How can the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David?

36 For David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, said, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.

37 Therefore David himself called him Lord; how then can he be his son? And the common people enjoyed listening to him.

38 And he said to them as he taught, Beware of the scribes, who love to wear long robes, and love to be greeted respectfully in the marketplace,

39 And love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the place of honor at feasts:

40 They devour widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers: these will receive greater damnation.

41 ¶ And Jesus sat down opposite the treasury box, and watched how the people placed money into the treasury: and many rich people threw in large amounts.

42 But a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two mites, worth only a fraction of a penny.

43 And he called his disciples over, and said to them, I tell you truly, That this poor widow has put more into the treasury, than all the others:

44 For they all gave out of their surplus; but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, everything she had to live on.