Luke 20:15-46

¹⁵ And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen? ¹⁶ He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so. ¹⁷ But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building? ¹⁸ Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.

²⁰ And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler. ²¹ And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God: ²² Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not? ²³ But he saw through their trick and said to them, ²⁴ Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's. ²⁵ And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's. ²⁶ And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

The Question about the Resurrection

²⁷ And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him, ²⁸ Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother. ²⁹ Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children; ³⁰ And the second; ³¹ And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end. ³² And last of all, the woman came to her end. ³³ When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her. ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives; ³⁵ But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married; ³⁶ And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead. ³⁷ But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ³⁸ Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.

³⁹ And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well. ⁴⁰ And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.

The Question about David's Son

⁴¹ And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand, ⁴³ Till I put under your feet all those who are against you. ⁴⁴ David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?

Jesus Denounces the Scribes

⁴⁵ And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, ⁴⁶ Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;