{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":20,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/19","next":"luke/21","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"One day [as Jesus] was teaching the people in the temple [courts] and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up [to Him].","f":["Literally the temple"],"h":"Jesus’ Authority Challenged","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Tell us,” they said,“ by what authority are You doing these things, [and] who gave You this authority?”","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"“ I will also ask you a question,” [Jesus] replied.“ Tell Me:","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"“ I will also ask you a question,” [Jesus] replied."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Tell Me:"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"John’s baptism — was it from heaven, or from men?”","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"They deliberated among themselves [and] said,“ If we say,‘ From heaven,’ He will ask,‘ Why did you not believe him?’","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"But if we say,‘ From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced [that] John was a prophet.”","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"So they answered [that] they did not know where [it was] from.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"And Jesus replied,“ Neither {will} I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Neither {will} I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable:“ A man planted a vineyard, rented it {out} to [some] tenants, and went away for a long time.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ A man planted a vineyard, rented it {out} to [some] tenants, and went away for a long time."}],"h":"The Parable of the Wicked Tenants","style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect [his share] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat [the servant] [and] sent him away empty-handed.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"[So] he sent another servant, but they beat [him] and treated him shamefully, sending [him] away empty-handed.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"Then he sent a third, but they wounded him [and] threw [him] out.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":13,"t":"‘ What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard.‘ I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":14,"t":"But when the tenants saw [the son], they discussed it among themselves [and] said,‘ This is the heir. Let us kill him, [and] the inheritance will be ours.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":15,"t":"So they threw him out of the vineyard [and] killed [him]. What then {will} the owner of the vineyard do to them?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So they threw him out of the vineyard [and] killed [him]."},{"style":"red","t":"What then {will} the owner of the vineyard do to them?"}],"style":"red"},{"v":16,"t":"He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And [when the people] heard [this], they said,“ May such a thing never happen!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And [when the people] heard [this], they said,“ May such a thing never happen!”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"But [Jesus] looked directly at them [and] said,“ Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘ [The] stone the builders rejected has become [the] cornerstone ’?","f":["Psalm 118:22"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [Jesus] looked directly at them [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Then what is the meaning of that which is written:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ [The] stone the builders rejected"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"has become [the] cornerstone ’?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":19,"t":"[When] the scribes and chief priests realized that [Jesus] had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.","f":[],"h":"Paying Taxes to Caesar","style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"So they watched [Him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch [Him] in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"“ Teacher,” they inquired,“ we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"But [Jesus] saw through their duplicity [and] said to them,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"“ Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“ Caesar’s,” they answered.","f":["A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2."],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"“ Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Caesar’s,” they answered."}],"style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"So [Jesus] told them,“ Give to Caesar what [is] Caesar’s, and to God what [is] God’s.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So [Jesus] told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Give to Caesar what [is] Caesar’s, and to God what [is] God’s.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.","f":[],"h":"The Sadducees and the Resurrection","style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"“ Teacher,” they said,“ Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies [and] leaves a wife but no children, [the man] is to marry [his brother’s] [widow] and raise up offspring for [him].","f":["Deuteronomy 25:5"]},{"v":29,"t":"Now there were seven brothers. The first [one] married a wife [but] died childless.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"Then the second","f":["BYZ and TR include married the widow, and he also died,"]},{"v":31,"t":"and the third married [the widow], and in the same way [all] seven died, leaving no children.","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"And last of all, the woman died.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For [all] seven were married to her.”","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"Jesus answered,“ The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"But those who are considered worthy to share in the age [to come] and in the resurrection from [the] dead {will} neither marry nor be given in marriage.","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like [the] angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, [ in the passage ] about the [ burning ] bush. For he calls [the] Lord ‘ the God of Abraham, [the] God of Isaac, and [the] God of Jacob.’","f":["Exodus 3:6"],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"He is not [the] God of [the] dead, but of [the] living, for to Him all are alive.”","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"Some of the scribes answered,“ Teacher, You have spoken well!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"And they did not dare to question Him any [further].","f":[]},{"v":41,"t":"Then [Jesus] declared,“ How can it be said that the Christ is [the] Son of David?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] declared,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ How can it be said that the Christ is [the] Son of David?"}],"h":"Whose Son Is the Christ?","style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"For David himself says in [the] book of Psalms:‘ [The] Lord said to my Lord,“ Sit at My right hand","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For David himself says in [the] book of Psalms:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ [The] Lord said to my Lord,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"“ Sit at My right hand"}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":43,"t":"until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’","f":["Psalm 110:1"],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"until I make Your enemies"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"a footstool for Your feet.”’"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":44,"t":"Thus David calls Him ‘ Lord.’ So how can He be [David’s] son?”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":45,"t":"In the hearing of all the people, [Jesus] said to His disciples,","f":[],"h":"Beware of the Scribes","style":"reg"},{"v":46,"t":"“ Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love [the] greetings in the marketplaces, [the] chief seats in the synagogues, and [the] places of honor at banquets.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":47,"t":"[They] defraud widows [of their] houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These [men] will receive greater condemnation.”","f":["Literally They devour widows’ houses"]}]}