Mark 12

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey.	1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard.	2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.	3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Again he sent them another servant. And that one they beat over the head and treated shamefully.	4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 He sent yet another whom they killed. So, too, many others; some they beat, others they killed.	5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 He had one other to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, 'They will respect my son.'	6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'	7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 So they seized him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.	8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What (then) will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, put the tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others.	9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 Have you not read this scripture passage: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone;	10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes'?"	11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 They were seeking to arrest him, but they feared the crowd, for they realized that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left him and went away.	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 They sent some Pharisees and Herodians to him to ensnare him in his speech.	13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 They came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone's opinion. You do not regard a person's status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?"	14 And when they were come, they say unto 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: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at."	15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16 They brought one to him and he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They replied to him, "Caesar's."	16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
17 So Jesus said to them, "Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.' They were utterly amazed at him.	17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
18 Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and put this question to him,	18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If someone's brother dies, leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.'	19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no descendants.	20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 So the second married her and died, leaving no descendants, and the third likewise.	21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 And the seven left no descendants. Last of all the woman also died.	22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 At the resurrection (when they arise) whose wife will she be? For all seven had been married to her."	23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 Jesus said to them, "Are you not misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God?	24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like the angels in heaven.	25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
26 As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God told him, 'I am the God of Abraham, (the) God of Isaac, and (the) God of Jacob'?	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 God of the dead but of the living. You are greatly misled."	27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
28 One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, "Which is the first of all the commandments?"	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 Jesus replied, "The first is this: 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone!	29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'	30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 The second is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."	31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 The scribe said to him, "Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, 'He is One and there is no other than he.'	32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And 'to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself' is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."	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 neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw that (he) answered with understanding, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to ask him any more questions.	34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said, "How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David?	35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
36 David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said: 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet."'	36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David himself calls him 'lord'; so how is he his son?" (The) great crowd heard this with delight.	37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38 In the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces,	38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.	39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation."	40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 He sat down opposite the treasury and observed how the crowd put money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums.	41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 A poor widow also came and put in two small coins worth a few cents.	42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 Calling his disciples to himself, he said to them, "Amen, I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other contributors to the treasury.	43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood."	44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.