Luke:20
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And it came to pass ,
that on one of those days ,
as he taught the people in the temple ,
and preached the gospel ,
the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders ,
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And spake unto him ,
saying ,
Tell us ,
by what authority doest thou these things ?
or who is he that gave thee this authority ?
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And he answered and said unto them ,
I will also ask you one thing ;
and answer me :
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The baptism of John ,
was it from heaven ,
or of men ?
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And they reasoned with themselves ,
saying ,
If we shall say ,
From heaven ;
he will say ,
Why then believed ye him not ?
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But and if we say ,
Of men ;
all the people will stone us :
for they be persuaded that John was a prophet .
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And they answered ,
that they could not tell whence it was .
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And Jesus said unto them ,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things .
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Then began he to speak to the people this parable ;
A certain man planted a vineyard ,
and let it forth to husbandmen ,
and went into a far country for a long time .
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And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen ,
that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard :
but the husbandmen beat him ,
and sent him away empty .
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And again he sent another servant :
and they beat him also ,
and entreated him shamefully ,
and sent him away empty .
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And again he sent a third :
and they wounded him also ,
and cast him out .
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Then said the lord of the vineyard ,
What shall I do ?
I will send my beloved son :
it may be they will reverence him when they see him .
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But when the husbandmen saw him ,
they reasoned among themselves ,
saying ,
This is the heir :
come ,
let us kill him ,
that the inheritance may be ours .
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So they cast him out of the vineyard ,
and killed him .
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them ?
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He shall come and destroy these husbandmen ,
and shall give the vineyard to others .
And when they heard it ,
they said ,
God forbid .
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And he beheld them ,
and said ,
What is this then that is written ,
The stone which the builders rejected ,
the same is become the head of the corner ?
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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken ;
but on whomsoever it shall fall ,
it will grind him to powder .
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And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him ;
and they feared the people :
for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them .
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And they watched him ,
and sent forth spies ,
which should feign themselves just men ,
that they might take hold of his words ,
that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor .
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And they asked him ,
saying ,
Master ,
we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly ,
neither acceptest thou the person of any ,
but teachest the way of God truly :
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Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar ,
or no ?
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But he perceived their craftiness ,
and said unto them ,
Why tempt ye me ?
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Shew me a penny .
Whose image and superscription hath it ?
They answered and said ,
Caesar '
s .
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And he said unto them ,
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar '
s ,
and unto God the things which be God '
s .
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And they could not take hold of his words before the people :
and they marvelled at his answer ,
and held their peace .
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Then came to him certain of the Sadducees ,
which deny that there is any resurrection ;
and they asked him ,
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Saying ,
Master ,
Moses wrote unto us ,
If any man '
s brother die ,
having a wife ,
and he die without children ,
that his brother should take his wife ,
and raise up seed unto his brother .
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There were therefore seven brethren :
and the first took a wife ,
and died without children .
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And the second took her to wife ,
and he died childless .
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And the third took her ;
and in like manner the seven also :
and they left no children ,
and died .
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Last of all the woman died also .
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Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she ?
for seven had her to wife .
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And Jesus answering said unto them ,
The children of this world marry ,
and are given in marriage :
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But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world ,
and the resurrection from the dead ,
neither marry ,
nor are given in marriage :
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Neither can they die any more :
for they are equal unto the angels ;
and are the children of God ,
being the children of the resurrection .
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Now that the dead are raised ,
even Moses shewed at the bush ,
when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham ,
and the God of Isaac ,
and the God of Jacob .
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For he is not a God of the dead ,
but of the living :
for all live unto him .
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Then certain of the scribes answering said ,
Master ,
thou hast well said .
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And after that they durst not ask him any question at all .
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And he said unto them ,
How say they that Christ is David '
s son ?
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And David himself saith in the book of Psalms ,
The LORD said unto my Lord ,
Sit thou on my right hand ,
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Till I make thine enemies thy footstool .
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David therefore calleth him Lord ,
how is he then his son ?
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Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples ,
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Beware of the scribes ,
which desire to walk in long robes ,
and love greetings in the markets ,
and the highest seats in the synagogues ,
and the chief rooms at feasts ;
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Which devour widows '
houses ,
and for a shew make long prayers :
the same shall receive greater damnation .