Luke 20

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Now it happened that one day while he was teaching the people in the Temple and proclaiming thegood news, the chief priests and the scribes came up, together with the elders,	1 One day as he was teaching the people in the temple area and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, approached him
2 and spoke to him. 'Tel us,' they said, 'what authority have you for acting like this? Or who gives youthis authority?'	2 and said to him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Or who is the one who gave you this authority?"
3 In reply he said to them, 'And I will ask you a question, just one. Tel me:	3 He said to them in reply, "I shall ask you a question. Tell me,
4 John's baptism: what was its origin, heavenly or human?'	4 was John's baptism of heavenly or of human origin?"
5 And they debated this way among themselves, 'If we say heavenly, he will retort, "Why did you refuseto believe him?";	5 They discussed this among themselves, and said, "If we say, 'Of heavenly origin,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'
6 and if we say human, the whole people wil stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.'	6 But if we say, 'Of human origin,' then all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."
7 So their reply was that they did not know where it came from.	7 So they answered that they did not know from where it came.
8 And Jesus said to them, 'Nor wil I tell you my authority for acting like this.'	8 Then Jesus said to them, "Neither shall I tell you by what authority I do these things."
9 And he went on to tel the people this parable, 'A man planted a vineyard and leased it to tenants, andwent abroad for a long while.	9 Then he proceeded to tell the people this parable. "(A) man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and then went on a journey for a long time.
10 When the right time came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get his share of the produce of thevineyard. But the tenants thrashed him, and sent him away empty-handed.	10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers to receive some of the produce of the vineyard. But they beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.
11 But he went on to send a second servant; they thrashed him too and treated him shamefully and senthim away empty-handed.	11 So he proceeded to send another servant, but him also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed.
12 He still went on to send a third; they wounded this one too, and threw him out.	12 Then he proceeded to send a third, but this one too they wounded and threw out.
13 Then the owner of the vineyard thought, "What am I to do? I wil send them my own beloved son.Perhaps they wil respect him."	13 The owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I shall send my beloved son; maybe they will respect him.'
14 But when the tenants saw him they put their heads together saying, "This is the heir, let us kil him sothat the inheritance wil be ours."	14 But when the tenant farmers saw him they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him that the inheritance may become ours.'
15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. 'Now what wil the owner of the vineyard do tothem?	15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He wil come and make an end of these tenants and give the vineyard to others.' Hearing this theysaid, 'God forbid!'	16 He will come and put those tenant farmers to death and turn over the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they exclaimed, "Let it not be so!"
17 But he looked hard at them and said, 'Then what does this text in the scriptures mean: The stonewhich the builders rejected has become the cornerstone?	17 But he looked at them and asked, "What then does this scripture passage mean: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'?
18 Anyone who fal s on that stone will be dashed to pieces; anyone it fal s on wil be crushed.'	18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be dashed to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls."
19 And the scribes and the chief priests would have liked to lay hands on him that very moment,because they realised that this parable was aimed at them, but they were afraid of the people.	19 The scribes and chief priests sought to lay their hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people, for they knew that he had addressed this parable to them.
20 So they awaited their opportunity and sent agents to pose as upright men, and to catch him out insomething he might say and so enable them to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.	20 They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to be righteous who were to trap him in speech, in order to hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.
21 They put to him this question, 'Master, we know that you say and teach what is right; you favour noone, but teach the way of God in al honesty.	21 They posed this question to him, "Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is correct, and you show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22 Is it permissible for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'	22 Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?"
23 But he was aware of their cunning and said,	23 Recognizing their craftiness he said to them,
24 'Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and title are on it?' They said, 'Caesar's.'	24 "Show me a denarius; whose image and name does it bear?" They replied, "Caesar's."
25 He said to them, 'Well then, pay Caesar what belongs to Caesar -- and God what belongs to God.'	25 So he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
26 They were unable to catch him out in anything he had to say in public; they were amazed at hisanswer and were silenced.	26 They were unable to trap him by something he might say before the people, and so amazed were they at his reply that they fell silent.
27 Some Sadducees -- those who argue that there is no resurrection -- approached him and they putthis question to him,	27 Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, came forward and put this question to him,
28 'Master, Moses prescribed for us, if a man's married brother dies childless, the man must marry thewidow to raise up children for his brother.	28 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.'
29 Wel then, there were seven brothers; the first, having married a wife, died childless.	29 Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman but died childless.
30 The second	30 Then the second
31 and then the third married the widow. And the same with al seven, they died leaving no children.	31 and the third married her, and likewise all the seven died childless.
32 Finally the woman herself died.	32 Finally the woman also died.
33 Now, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be, since she had been married to all seven?'	33 Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to her."
34 Jesus replied, 'The children of this world take wives and husbands,	34 Jesus said to them, "The children of this age marry and remarry;
35 but those who are judged worthy of a place in the other world and in the resurrection from the deaddo not marry	35 but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.
36 because they can no longer die, for they are the same as the angels, and being children of theresurrection they are children of God.	36 They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.
37 And Moses himself implies that the dead rise again, in the passage about the bush where he cal s theLord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.	37 That the dead will rise even Moses made known in the passage about the bush, when he called 'Lord' the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
38 Now he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him everyone is alive.'	38 and he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive."
39 Some scribes then spoke up. They said, 'Wel put, Master.'	39 Some of the scribes said in reply, "Teacher, you have answered well."
40 They did not dare to ask him any more questions.	40 And they no longer dared to ask him anything.
41 He then said to them, 'How can people maintain that the Christ is son of David?	41 Then he said to them, "How do they claim that the Messiah is the Son of David?
42 Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms: The Lord declared to my Lord, take your seat at myright hand,	42 For David himself in the Book of Psalms says: 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand
43 til I have made your enemies your footstool.	43 till I make your enemies your footstool."'
44 David here cal s him Lord; how then can he be his son?'	44 Now if David calls him 'lord,' how can he be his son?"
45 While al the people were listening he said to the disciples,	45 Then, within the hearing of all the people, he said to (his) disciples,
46 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes and love to be greeted respectfully in themarket squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets,	46 "Be on guard against the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and love greetings in marketplaces, seats of honor in synagogues, and places of honor at banquets.
47 who devour the property of widows, and for show offer long prayers. The more severe will be thesentence they receive.'	47 They devour the houses of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers. They will receive a very severe condemnation."