{"book":"Mark","slug":"mark","ch":12,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Mark","prev":"mark/11","next":"mark/13","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then [Jesus] began to speak to them in parables:“ A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall {around it}, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to [some] tenants and went away on a journey.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then [Jesus] began to speak to them in parables:"},{"style":"red","t":"“ A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall {around it}, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to [some] tenants and went away on a journey."}],"h":"The Parable of the Wicked Tenants","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect [his share] of the fruit of the vineyard.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":3,"t":"But they seized [the servant], beat [him], and sent [him] away empty-handed.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"Then he sent them another servant, and they struck {him} over the head and treated [him] shamefully.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":5,"t":"He sent still another, and this one they killed. [He sent] many others; some they beat and [others] they killed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"He sent still another, and this one they killed."},{"style":"red","t":"[He sent] many others; some they beat and [others] they killed."}],"style":"red"},{"v":6,"t":"Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them.‘ They will respect my son,’ he said.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":7,"t":"But [the] tenants said to one another,‘ This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"So they seized [the son], killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"What then {will} the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill [those] tenants and give the vineyard to others.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":10,"t":"Have you never read this Scripture:‘ [The] stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Have you never read this Scripture:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ [The] stone the builders rejected"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"has become the cornerstone."}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":11,"t":"This is from [the] Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes ’?”","f":["Psalm 118:22–23"],"lines":[{"style":"indentred1","t":"This is from [the] Lord,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"and it is marvelous in our eyes ’?”"}],"style":"indentred1"},{"v":12,"t":"At this, [the leaders] sought to arrest [Jesus], for they knew that He had spoken [this] parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him [and] went away.","f":["Literally they sought"],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch [Jesus] in [His] words.","f":[],"h":"Paying Taxes to Caesar","style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial [and] teach the way of God in accordance with [the] truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay [them] or not?”","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"But [Jesus] saw through their hypocrisy [and] said,“ Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”","f":["A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But [Jesus] saw through their hypocrisy [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"[So] they brought [it], and He asked them,“ Whose image [is] this? And [whose] inscription?”“ Caesar’s,” they answered.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[So] they brought [it], and He asked them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Whose image [is] this? And [whose] inscription?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Caesar’s,” they answered."}],"style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"Then Jesus told them,“ Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus told them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And they marveled at Him."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to [Jesus] and questioned Him:","f":[],"h":"The Sadducees and the Resurrection","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"“ Teacher, 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":20,"t":"[Now] there were seven brothers. The first [one] married and died, leaving no children.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"Then the second [one] married [the widow], [but] he also died [and] left no children. And the third [did] likewise.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"In this way, none of the seven left [any] children. And last of all, the woman died.","f":[]},{"v":23,"t":"In the resurrection, [then], whose wife will she be? For [all] seven were married to her.”","f":["Literally In the resurrection, when they rise,"]},{"v":24,"t":"Jesus said to them,“ Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures [or] the power of God?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures [or] the power of God?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":25,"t":"When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like [the] angels in heaven.","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the [burning] bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him,‘ I [am] the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ’?","f":["Exodus 3:6"],"style":"red"},{"v":27,"t":"He is not [the] God of [the] dead, but of [the] living. You are badly mistaken!”","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well [Jesus] had answered them, he asked Him,“ Which commandment is [the] most important of all?”","f":[],"h":"The Greatest Commandment","style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"Jesus replied,“ This is the most important:‘ Hear, O Israel, [the] Lord our God, [the] Lord is One.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ This is the most important:‘ Hear, O Israel, [the] Lord our God, [the] Lord is One."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"Love [the] Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’","f":["Deuteronomy 6:4–5"]},{"v":31,"t":"[The] second [is] this:‘ Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”","f":["Leviticus 19:18"]},{"v":32,"t":"“ Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied.“ You have stated correctly that [God] is One and there is no other but Him,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"and to love Him with all [your] heart and with all [your] understanding and with all [your] strength, and to love [your] neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"When Jesus saw that [the man] had answered wisely, He said,“ You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him [any] further.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"When Jesus saw that [the man] had answered wisely, He said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You are not far from the kingdom of God.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And no one dared to question Him [any] further."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"While [Jesus] was teaching in the temple [courts], [He] asked,“ How {can} the scribes say that the Christ is [the] Son of David?","f":["Literally the temple"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"While [Jesus] was teaching in the temple [courts], [He] asked,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ How {can} the scribes say that the Christ is [the] Son of David?"}],"h":"Whose Son Is the Christ?","style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared:‘ [The] Lord said to my Lord,“ Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’","f":["Psalm 110:1"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared:"},{"style":"indent1stlinered","t":"‘ [The] Lord said to my Lord,"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"“ Sit at My right hand"},{"style":"indentred1","t":"until I put Your enemies"},{"style":"indentred2","t":"under Your feet.”’"}],"style":"indent1stlinered"},{"v":37,"t":"David himself calls Him ‘ Lord.’ So how can He be [David’s] son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"David himself calls Him ‘ Lord.’ So how can He be [David’s] son?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"And the large crowd listened to Him with delight."}],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"In His teaching [Jesus] also said,“ Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, [to receive] greetings in the marketplaces,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"In His teaching [Jesus] also said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, [to receive] greetings in the marketplaces,"}],"h":"Beware of the Scribes","style":"reg"},{"v":39,"t":"and [to have] the chief seats in the synagogues and [the] places of honor at banquets.","f":[]},{"v":40,"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"]},{"v":41,"t":"As [Jesus] was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into [it]. And many rich [people] put in large amounts.","f":[],"h":"The Widow’s Offering","style":"reg"},{"v":42,"t":"Then one poor widow came [and] put [in] two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.","f":["Greek put in two lepta, which is a kodrantēs; a lepton was a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius."]},{"v":43,"t":"[Jesus] called His disciples {to Him} [and] said,“ Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the [others] into the treasury.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] called His disciples {to Him} [and] said,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the [others] into the treasury."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":44,"t":"For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put [in] all she had to live on.”","f":[]}]}