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Mark’s Account

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Chapter 12 (CV)

¹ And He begins to speak to them in parables: "A vineyard a man is planting, and he places about it a stone dike, and excavates a vat, and builds a tower, and leased it to farmers, and travels.
² And he dispatches to the farmers, at the season, a slave, that from the farmers he may be getting from the fruits of the vineyard.
³ And taking him, they lash him and dispatch him empty.
⁴ And again he dispatches to them another slave, and that one, pelting with stones, they hit his head and dispatch him in dishonor.
⁵ And again another he dispatches, and that one they kill, and many others, lashing these, indeed, yet killing those.
⁶ "Still one had he, a son, his beloved. He dispatches him also, last, to them, saying that 'They will be respecting my son.'
⁷ Yet those farmers say to themselves that 'This is the enjoyer of the allotment. Hither! We should be killing him, and the enjoyment of the allotment will be ours!'
⁸ And, taking him, they kill him and cast him outside of the vineyard.
⁹ "What, then, will the lord of the vineyard be doing? He will be coming and destroying the farmers and will be giving the vineyard to others.
¹⁰ Did you not yet read this scripture? -- 'The stone which is rejected by the builders, This came to be for the head of the corner.
¹¹ From the Lord came this, and it is marvelous in our eyes.'"
¹² And they sought to hold Him, and they were afraid of the throng, for they know that He spoke the parable to them. And, leaving Him, they came away.
¹³ And they are dispatching to Him some of the Pharisees and Herodians, that they should catch Him by a word.
¹⁴ And, coming, they are saying to Him, "Teacher, we are aware that you are true, and you are not caring about anyone, for you are not looking at the face of men, but, of a truth, the way of God are you teaching. Is it allowed to give poll tax to Caesar, or not?
¹⁵ May we be giving, or may we not be giving?" Now He, having perceived their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you trying Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may be perceiving it."
¹⁶ Now they bring it. And He is saying to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" Now they say to Him, "Caesar's."
¹⁷ Now Jesus said to them, "Caesar's pay to Caesar, and God's to God." And they were astounded at Him.
¹⁸ And Sadducees are coming to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they inquired of Him, saying,
¹⁹ "Teacher, Moses writes to us that, if anyone's brother should be dying, and leaving a wife, and leaving no child, that his brother may be taking his wife and should be raising up seed to his brother.
²⁰ Seven brothers were there, and the first got a wife and, dying, leaves no seed.
²¹ And the second got her and died, leaving no seed, and the third similarly.
²² And the seven also got her similarly and leave no seed. Last of all the woman also died.
²³ In the resurrection, then, whenever they may be rising, of which of them will she be the wife? For the seven have had her as wife."
²⁴ Jesus averred to them, "Are you not therefore deceived, not being acquainted with the scriptures, nor yet the power of God?
²⁵ For whenever they may be rising from among the dead, they are neither marrying nor taking out in marriage, but are as the messengers in the heavens.
²⁶ Now concerning the dead, that they are being roused; did you not read in the scroll of Moses, at the thorn bush, how God spoke 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, then, are much deceived."
²⁸ And, approaching, one of the scribes, hearing them discussing, having perceived that He answered them ideally, inquires of Him, "What is the foremost precept of all?"
²⁹ Jesus answered him that "The foremost precept of all is: Hear, Israel! the Lord our God is one Lord.
³⁰ And, You shall be loving the Lord God out of your whole heart, and out of your whole soul, and out of your whole comprehension, and out of your whole strength. This is the foremost precept.
³¹ And the second is like it: 'You shall be loving your associate as yourself.' Now greater than these is no other precept."
³² And the scribe said to Him, "In truth, Teacher, Thou sayest ideally that He is One, and there is no other more than He.
³³ And to be loving Him out of your whole heart, and out of the whole understanding, and out of the whole soul, and out of the whole strength, and to be loving the associate as yourself, is excessively more than all the ascent approaches and the sacrifices."
³⁴ And Jesus, perceiving him, that he answered apprehendingly, said to him, "Not far are you from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to inquire of Him any longer.
³⁵ And answering, Jesus said, teaching in the sanctuary, "How are the scribes saying that the Christ is a Son of David?
³⁶ For he, David, said, in the holy spirit, 'Said the Lord to my Lord, "Sit at My right, Till I should be placing Thine enemies for a footstool for Thy feet."'
³⁷ Then he, David, is terming Him 'Lord.' And whence is He his Son?" And the vast throng hears Him with relish.
³⁸ And to them, in His teaching, He said, "Beware of the scribes, who want to walk in robes, and want salutations in the markets,
³⁹ and front seats in the synagogues, and first reclining places at the dinners,
⁴⁰ who are devouring the homes of widows, and for a pretense are prolix in praying. These will be getting more excessive judgment."
⁴¹ And Jesus, being seated facing the treasury, beheld how the throng is casting the coppers into the treasury. And many rich cast in much.
⁴² And one woman, a poor widow, coming, cast in two mites, which is a quadrans.
⁴³ And, calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Verily, I am saying to you that this poor widow casts in more than all who are casting into the treasury.
⁴⁴ For all cast out of their superfluity, yet she, out of her want, cast in all, as much as she had -- her whole livelihood."

Chapter 12 (KJV)

¹ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
² And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
³ And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
⁴ And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
⁵ And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
⁶ Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
⁷ But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our's.
⁸ And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
⁹ What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
¹⁰ And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
¹¹ This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
¹² And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
¹³ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
¹⁴ And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
¹⁵ Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
¹⁶ And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
¹⁷ And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
¹⁸ Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
¹⁹ Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁰ Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
²¹ And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
²² And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
²³ In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
²⁴ And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
²⁵ For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
²⁶ And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto 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 the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
²⁸ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
²⁹ And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
³⁰ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
³¹ And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
³² And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
³³ And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
³⁵ And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
³⁶ For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
³⁷ David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
³⁸ And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
³⁹ And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
⁴⁰ Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
⁴¹ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
⁴² And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
⁴³ And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
⁴⁴ For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

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