Mark:12

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* And He began to speak to them in parables : A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it , dug a wine vat and built a tower . And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country . * And at the season he sent a servant to the vinedressers , that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers . * And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty . * And again he sent to them another servant , and at him they threw stones , wounded him in the head , and sent him away shamefully treated . * And again he sent another , and him they killed ; and many others , beating some and killing some . * Therefore still having one son , his beloved , he also sent him to them last , saying , They will reverence my son . * But those vinedressers said among themselves , This is the heir . Come , let us kill him , and the inheritance will be ours . * So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard . * Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do ? He will come and destroy the vinedressers , and give the vineyard to others . * Have you not even read this Scripture : The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner ; * this came about from the Lord , and it is marvelous in our eyes ? * And they sought to lay hold on Him , but feared the multitude , for they knew He had spoken the parable against them . So they left Him and went away . * And they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians , to catch Him in His words . * And when they had come , they said to Him , Teacher , we know that You are true , and care about no one ; 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 ? * Shall we give , or shall we not give ? But He , knowing their hypocrisy , said to them , Why do you test Me ? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it . * So they brought it . And He said to them , Whose image and inscription is this ? They said to Him , Caesar ’s . * And Jesus answered and said to them , Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar ’s , and to God the things that are God ’s . And they marveled at Him . * Then some Sadducees , who say there is no resurrection , came to Him ; and they asked Him , saying : * Teacher , Moses wrote to us that if a man ’s brother dies , and leaves his wife behind , and leaves no children , his brother should take his wife and raise up seed for his brother . * Now there were seven brothers . The first took a wife ; and dying , he left no seed . * And the second took her , and he died ; nor did he leave any seed . And the third likewise . * So the seven had her and left no seed . Last of all the woman also died . * Therefore , in the resurrection , when they rise , whose wife will she be ? For all seven had her as wife . * Jesus answered and said to them , Are you not therefore in error , because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God ? * For when they rise from the dead , they neither marry nor are given in marriage , but are like angels in Heaven . * But concerning the dead , that they are raised , have you not read in the book of Moses , how God spoke to him at the bush , saying , I am the God of Abraham , the God of Isaac , and the God of Jacob ? * He is not the God of the dead , but the God of the living . You are therefore greatly in error . * And one of the scribes came , and having heard them reasoning together , perceiving that He had answered them well , asked Him , Which is the first commandment of all ? * Jesus answered him , The first of all the commandments is : Hear , O Israel , the Lord our God , the Lord is one . * And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your mind , and with all your strength . This is the first commandment . * And the second , like it , is this : You shall love your neighbor as yourself . There is no other commandment greater than these . * So the scribe said to Him , Well said , Teacher . You have spoken the truth , for there is one God , and there is no other besides Him . * And to love Him with all the heart , with all the understanding , with all the soul , and with all the strength , and to love one ’s neighbor as oneself , is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices . * And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely , He said to him , You are not far from the kingdom of God . And after that no one dared question Him . * Then Jesus answered and said , while He taught in the temple , How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David ? * For David himself said by the Holy Spirit : The Lord said to my Lord , Sit at My right hand , till I make Your enemies Your footstool . * Therefore David himself calls Him Lord ; how is He then his son ? And the large crowd heard Him gladly . * And He said to them in His teaching , Beware of the scribes , who desire to go around in long robes , love greetings in the marketplaces , * the chief seats in the synagogues , and the chief places at feasts , * who devour widows ’ houses , and for a pretense make long prayers . These will receive surpassing condemnation . * And Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people threw money into the treasury . And many who were rich threw in much . * Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites , which make a quadrans . * So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them , Truly , I say to you that this poor widow has thrown in more than all those who have thrown into the treasury ; * for they all threw in out of their abundance , but she out of her poverty threw in all that she had , her whole livelihood .

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