1. And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the wine vat, and built a tower, and rented it out to farmers, and went into a far country.
2. And at the season he sent to the farmers a servant, that he might receive from the farmers of the fruit of the vineyard.
3. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4. And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
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 well beloved, he sent him also last to them, saying, They will respect my son.
7. But those farmers said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8. And they took him, and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10. And have you not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner:
11. This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous 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 sent to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14. And when they had come, they said to him, Master, we know that you are true, and care for no man: for you do not regard the person of men, but teach 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 to them, Why do you put me to the test? Bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16. And they brought it. And he said to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
17. And Jesus answering said to them, Return to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him.
18. Then came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19. Master, Moses wrote to us, If a man's brother dies, and leaves his wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up descendents for his brother.
20. Now there were seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
21. And the second took her, and died, neither did he leave any offspring: and the third likewise.
22. And the seven had her, and left no offspring: 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 as wife.
24. And Jesus answering said to them, Do you not therefore err, because you 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 like the angels which are in heaven.
26. And concerning the dead, that they rise: have you not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush 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 the God of the living: you 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 you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength: this is the first commandment.
31. And the second is similar, namely this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32. And the scribe said to him, Well, Master, you have said the truth: for there is one God; and there is no 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 neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that dared ask him any question.
35. And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How do the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David?
36. For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool.
37. David therefore himself calls him Lord; and on what basis is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38. And he said to them in his teaching, Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long clothing, and love greetings in the marketplaces,
39. And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40. Who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41. And Jesus sat opposite the treasury, and saw how the people put money into the treasury: and many that were rich put in much.
42. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a penny.
43. And he called to him his disciples, and said to them, Truly I say to you, That this poor widow has put more in, than all those who have put into the treasury:
44. For all they put in out of their abundance; but she out of her need put in all that she had, even all her living.