Mark 12

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 He went on to speak to them in parables, 'A man planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug out atrough for the winepress and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad.	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 When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants to col ect from them his share of the produce ofthe 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 the man, thrashed him and sent him away empty handed.	3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Next he sent another servant to them; him they beat about the head and treated shameful y.	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 And he sent another and him they kil ed; then a number of others, and they thrashed some and killedthe rest.	5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 He had still someone left: his beloved son. He sent him to them last of al , thinking, "They wil respectmy 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 each other, "This is the heir. Come on, let us kil him, and the inheritance wilbe 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 Now what wil the owner of the vineyard do? He wil come and make an end of the tenants and givethe 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 text of scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become thecornerstone;	10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 this is the Lord's doing, and we marvel at it ?'	11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 And they would have liked to arrest him, because they realised that the parable was aimed at them,but they were afraid of the crowds. So they left him alone 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 Next they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to catch him out in what he said.	13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 These came and said to him, 'Master, we know that you are an honest man, that you are not afraid ofanyone, because human rank means nothing to you, and that you teach the way of God in al honesty. Is itpermissible to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or not?'	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 Recognising their hypocrisy he said to them, 'Why are you putting me to the test? Hand me adenarius and let me see it.'	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 handed him one and he said to them, 'Whose portrait is this? Whose title?' They said 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 Jesus said to them, 'Pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and God what belongs to God.' And theywere 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 Then some Sadducees -- who deny that there is a resurrection -- came to him and they put thisquestion to him,	18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 'Master, Moses prescribed for us that if a man's brother dies leaving a wife but no child, the manmust marry the widow to raise up children 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 wife and then died leaving no children.	20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 The second married the widow, and he too died leaving no children; with the third it was the same,	21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 and none of the seven left any children. Last of al the woman herself died.	22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 Now at the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife wil she be, since she had been married toal seven?'	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, 'Surely the reason why you are wrong is that you understand neither thescriptures nor 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 For when they rise from the dead, men and women do not marry; no, they are like the angels inheaven.	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 Now about the dead rising again, have you never read in the Book of Moses, in the passage aboutthe bush, how God spoke to him and said: 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 God, not of the dead, but of the living. You are very much mistaken.'	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 who had listened to them debating appreciated that Jesus had given a goodanswer and put a further question to him, 'Which is the first of al 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, 'This is the first: Listen, Israel, the Lord our God is the one, only Lord,	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 must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with al your mind and withal 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 must love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greaterthan 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 spoken, Master; what you have said is true, that he is one and there isno other.	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 To love him with al your heart, with al your understanding and strength, and to love your neighbouras yourself, this is far more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice.'	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 Jesus, seeing how wisely he had spoken, said, 'You are not far from the kingdom of God.' And afterthat no one dared to question him any more.	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 While teaching in the Temple, Jesus said, 'How can the scribes maintain that the Christ is the son ofDavid?	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, moved by the Holy Spirit, said: The Lord declared to my Lord, take your seat at myright hand til I have made your enemies your footstool.	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; in what way then can he be his son?' And the great crowd listened tohim 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 his teaching he said, 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greetedrespectfully in the market squares,	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 to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets;	39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 these are the men who devour the property of widows and for show offer long prayers. The moresevere wil be the sentence they receive.'	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 watched the people putting money into the treasury, andmany of the rich put in a great deal.	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 came and put in two smal coins, the equivalent of a penny.	42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 Then he cal ed his disciples and said to them, 'In truth I tell you, this poor widow has put more in thanal who have contributed 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 al put in money they could spare, but she in her poverty has put in everything shepossessed, all she had to live on.'	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.