Luke 20

^aAnd it came to pass, that on one of those days, ^bas he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, ²and spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? ³And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: ⁴The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? ⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? ^6cBut and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: ^dfor they be persuaded that John was a prophet. ⁷And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. ⁸And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

⁹Then began he to speak to the people this parable; ^eA certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a ^ffar country for a long time. ¹⁰And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. ¹¹And ^gagain he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. ¹²And ^gagain he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. ¹³Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. ¹⁴But when the husbandmen saw him, they ^hreasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. ¹⁵So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? ¹⁶He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, ⁱGod forbid. ¹⁷And he ^kbeheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, ^lThe stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? ¹⁸Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. ¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour ^msought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

²⁰ⁿAnd they ^owatched him, and sent forth ^ospies, which should ^pfeign themselves just men, that they might ^qtake hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto ^rthe power and authority of ^sthe governor. ²¹And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God ^ttruly: ²²is it lawful for us to give ^utribute unto Cesar, or no? ²³But he perceived their ^xcraftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? ²⁴Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar’s. ²⁵And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. ²⁶And they could not ^ytake hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

²⁷Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, ²⁸saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, ^zIf any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ²⁹There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. ³⁰And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. ³¹And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. ³²Last of all the woman died also. ³³Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. ³⁴And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: ³⁵but they which shall be ^aaccounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: ³⁶neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are ^bthe children of God, being the children of the resurrection. ³⁷Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed ^cat the bush, when he calleth the Lord ^dthe God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ³⁸For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for ^eall live unto him.

³⁹Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, ^fthou hast well said. ⁴⁰And after that ^gthey durst not ask him any question at all. ^41hAnd he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son? ⁴²And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, ⁱThe Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, ⁴³till I make thine enemies thy footstool. ⁴⁴David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

⁴⁵Then in the audience of all the people ^khe said unto his disciples, ⁴⁶Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the ^lmhighest seats in the synagogues, and the ^lnchief rooms at feasts; ⁴⁷which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

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