Mark 12 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged the wine-vat; and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And he began to speak unto them by parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged the wine-vat; and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. ² And at the season he sent to the husbandman a servant, that they might give him of the fruit of the vineyard. ³ And they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him] away empty to him. ⁴ And again he sent unto them another servant; and they beheaded him, and exposed him to contempt, ⁵ And he sent another servant; and him they killed: and many others, beating some, but killing others. ⁶ Having yet therefore one son, the well-beloved, he sent him also last of all, saying, They will reverence my son. ⁷ But the husbandmen said amongst themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. ⁸ And they took, and killed [him], and cast him out of the vineyard. ⁹ What will therefore the Lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. ¹⁰ And have ye not read this scripture? The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. ¹¹ This was from the Lord, and is marvellous in our eyes. ¹² And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the multitude, for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went away. ¹³ And they send certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians, to entangle him in [his] words. ¹⁴ And the Pharisees asked him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Tell us, Is it lawful to give capitation money to Cesar, or not? ¹⁵ But Jesus seeing their hypocrisie, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a denarius that I may see [it]. ¹⁶ And they brought [it]: and he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? and they said unto him, Cesars. ¹⁷ But Jesus answering said, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesars, and to God the things that are Gods. And they marvelled at him. ¹⁸ Then come unto him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying. ¹⁹ Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a mans brother die, and hath a wife, and leave no children, that his brother shall take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ²⁰ There were therefore seven brethren among you: and the first took a wife, and died, and left no seed, ²¹ And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: ²² And in like manner the seven had her, and left no seed: 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 to wife. ²⁴ But Jesus answering, said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither know ye the power of God? ²⁵ For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage: but are as the angels who are in the heavens. ²⁶ And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto 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 of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. ²⁸ And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, saying, Master, Which is the first commandment? ²⁹ But Jesus answered him, and said. The first of all [is], Hear, Israel, The Lord our God is one Lord; ³⁰ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. ³¹ But the second is like to this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self: there is none other commandment greater than these. ³² And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God, and there is none but he. ³³ And to love him with all [thy] heart and with all [thy] power, and with all [thy] soul, and to love [thy] neighbour as thy self, is more than whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. ³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no men durst ask him any question. ³⁵ And Jesus answered, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David? ³⁶ David himself says, by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I shall put thine enemies beneath thy feet. ³⁷ David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the multitude was great, and heard him gladly. ³⁸ But he said unto them as he was teaching, Beware of the scribes, and publicans, who delight to go in long clothing, and to be saluted in the markets. ³⁹ And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost seats at feasts: ⁴⁰ They devour widows houses, and on the pretence of orphans make long prayers: these shall receive far greater judgement. ⁴¹ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast in much. ⁴² But there came one widow, and she threw in two mites, which are a farthing. ⁴³ And Jesus called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in than all they who have cast into the treasury. ⁴⁴ For all these did cast in of their abundance: but she of her want did cast in all that she had, all her living.