Mark 12:1 He2532 began756 to speak3004 to them846 in1722 parables.3850 "A man444 planted5452 a vineyard,290 2532 put4060 a hedge around5418 it,2532 dug3736 a pit for the winepress,5276 2532 built3618 a tower,4444 2532 rented1554 it846 out1554 to a farmer,1092 and2532 went into another country.589 cr 2 When2532 it was time,2540 he sent649 a servant1401 to4314 the farmer1092 to4314 get from3844 the farmer1092 his share575 of575 the fruit2590 of the vineyard.290 cr 3 They1161 took2983 him,2532 beat1194 him,846 and sent649 him away649 empty.2756 cr 4 Again,3825 he sent649 another243 servant1401 to4314 them;846 and they threw stones3036 at him,2548 wounded2775 him in the head,2775 and2532 sent649 him away649 shamefully treated.821 cr 5 Again3825 he sent649 another;243 and2532 they killed615 him;2548 and2532 many4183 others,243 beating1194 some,3303 and1161 killing615 some.3588 cr 6 Therefore3767 still2089 having2192 one,1520 his846 beloved27 son,5207 he sent649 him846 2532 last2078 to4314 them,846 saying,3004 ‘They will respect1788 my3450 son.'3754 cr 7 But1161 those1565 farmers1092 said2036 among4314 themselves,3754 ‘This3778 is2076 the heir.2818 Come,1205 let's kill615 him,846 and2532 the inheritance2817 will be2071 ours.'2257 cr 8 They2532 took2983 him,846 killed615 him,846 and2532 cast1544 him out of1854 the vineyard.290 cr 9 What5101 therefore3767 will2962 the lord2962 of the vineyard290 do?4160 He will come2064 and2532 destroy622 the farmers,1092 and2532 will give1325 the vineyard290 to others.243 cr 10 Haven't you314 even read314 this3778 Scripture:1124 ‘The stone3037 which3739 the builders3618 rejected,593 1519 the same was3778 made1096 the1519 head2776 of the corner.1137 cr 11 This3778 was3844 from1096 the Lord,2962 2532 it is2076 marvelous2298 in1722 our2257 eyes'?"3788{Psalm 118:22-23} cr

Mark 12:12 They2532 tried2212 to seize2902 him,846 but2532 they feared5399 the multitude;3793 for1063 they perceived1097 that3754 he spoke2036 the parable3850 against4314 them.846 They left863 him,846 and2532 went away.565 cr 13 They2532 sent649 some5100 of the Pharisees5330 and2532 of the Herodians2265 to2443 him,846 that2443 they might trap64 him846 with3056 words.3056 cr 14 When1161 they had come,2064 they asked3004 him,846 "Teacher,1320 we know1492 that3754 you are1488 honest,227 and2532 don't3756 4012 defer3199 to4671 anyone;3762 for1063 you aren't3756 1519 partial991 to anyone,444 but235 1909 truly225 teach1321 the way3598 of God.2316 Is it lawful1832 to pay1325 taxes2778 to Caesar,2541 or2228 not?3756 cr 15 Shall we give,1325 or2228 shall we1325 not3361 give?"1325 But1161 he,3588 knowing1492 their846 hypocrisy,5272 said2036 to them,846 "Why5101 do you3985 test me?3165 Bring5342 me3427 a denarius,1220 that2443 I may see1492 it." cr

Mark 12:16 They1161 brought5342 it. He2532 said3004 to them,846 "Whose5101 is this3778 image1504 and2532 inscription?"1923 They1161 said2036 to him,846 "Caesar's."2541 cr

Mark 12:17 Jesus2424 answered611 them,846 "Render591 to Caesar2541 the things that are3588 Caesar's,2541 and2532 to God2316 the things that are3588 God's."2316 They marveled2296 greatly at1909 him.846 cr

Mark 12:18 There2532 came2064 to4314 him846 Sadducees,4523 who3748 say3004 that there is1511 no3361 resurrection.386 They2532 asked1905 him,846 saying,3004 cr 19 "Teacher,1320 Moses3475 wrote1125 to us,3754 ‘If1437 a man's5100 brother80 dies,599 and2532 leaves2641 a wife1135 behind him, and2532 leaves863 no3361 children,5043 that2443 his846 brother80 should take2983 his846 wife,1135 and2532 raise up1817 offspring4690 for his846 brother.'80 cr 20 There were2258 seven2033 brothers.80 The2532 first2532 took2983 a wife,1135 and2532 dying599 left863 no3756 offspring.4690 cr 21 The2532 second1208 took2983 her,846 and2532 died,2532 leaving863 no3761 children4690 behind him.846 The2532 third5154 likewise;5615 cr 22 and2532 the seven2033 took2983 her846 and2532 left863 no3756 children.4690 Last2078 of all3956 the woman1135 also2532 died.599 cr 23 In1722 the resurrection,386 3767 when3752 they rise,450 whose5101 wife1135 will she be2071 of them?846 For1063 the seven2033 had2192 her846 as a wife."1135 cr

Mark 12:24 Jesus2424 answered611 them,846 "Isn't3756 this5124 because1223 you4105 are mistaken,4105 not3756 knowing1492 the Scriptures,1124 nor3366 the power1411 of God?2316 cr 25 For1063 when3752 they will rise450 from1537 the dead,3498 they1060 neither3777 marry,1060 nor3777 are given in marriage,1061 but235 are1526 like5613 angels32 in1722 heaven.3772 cr 26 But1161 about4012 the dead,3498 that3754 they are raised;1453 haven't3756 you314 read314 in1722 the book976 of Moses,3475 about the1909 Bush,942 how5613 God2316 spoke2036 to him,846 saying,3004 ‘I1473 am the God2316 of Abraham,11 the2532 God2316 of Isaac,2464 and2532 the God2316 of Jacob'?2384{Exodus 3:6} cr 27 He is2076 not3756 the God2316 of the dead,3498 but235 2316 of the living.2198 You5210 are4105 therefore3767 badly4183 mistaken."4105 cr

Mark 12:28 One1520 of the scribes1122 came,4334 and heard191 them846 questioning together.4802 Knowing1492 that3754 he had answered611 them846 well,2573 asked1905 him,846 "Which4169 commandment1785 is2076 the greatest4413 of all?"3956 cr

Mark 12:29 Jesus2424 answered,611 "The3754 greatest4413 is, ‘Hear,191 Israel,2474 the Lord2962 our2257 God,2316 the Lord2962 is2076 one:1520 cr 30 you2532 shall love25 the Lord2962 your4675 God2316 with1537 all3650 your4675 heart,2588 and2532 with1537 all3650 your4675 soul,5590 and2532 with1537 all3650 your4675 mind,1271 and2532 with1537 all3650 your4675 strength.'2479{Deuteronomy 6:4-5} This3778 is the first4413 commandment.1785 cr 31 The2532 second1208 is like3664 this,846 ‘You shall love25 your4675 neighbor4139 as5613 yourself.'4572{Leviticus 19:18} There is2076 no3756 other243 commandment1785 greater3187 than these."3778 cr

Mark 12:32 The2532 scribe1122 said2036 to him,846 1909 "Truly,225 teacher,1320 you have said2036 well2573 that3754 he2316 is2076 one,1520 and2532 there is2076 none3756 other243 but4133 he,846 cr 33 and2532 to love25 him846 with1537 all3650 the heart,2588 and2532 with1537 all3650 the understanding,4907 with1537 all3650 the soul,5590 and2532 with1537 all3650 the strength,2479 and2532 to love25 his neighbor4139 as5613 himself,1438 is2076 more4119 important than all3956 whole burnt offerings3646 and2532 sacrifices."2378 cr

Mark 12:34 When2532 Jesus2424 saw1492 that3754 he answered611 wisely,3562 he said2036 to him,846 "You are1488 not3756 far3112 from575 the Kingdom932 of God."2316 No2532 one3762 dared5111 ask1905 him846 any question846 after that.3765 cr 35 Jesus2424 responded,611 as3004 he taught1321 in1722 the temple,2411 "How4459 is it that3754 the scribes1122 say3004 that3754 the Christ5547 is2076 the son5207 of David?1138 cr 36 For1063 David1138 himself846 said2036 in1722 the Holy40 Spirit,4151 ‘The Lord2962 said2036 to my3450 Lord,2962 2521 "Sit at1537 my3450 right hand,1188 until2193 I302 make5087 your4675 enemies2190 the footstool4228 of your4675 feet."'{Psalm 110:1} cr

Mark 12:37 Therefore3767 David1138 himself846 calls3004 him846 Lord,2962 so2532 how4159 can he2076 be his846 son?"5207 The2532 common4183 people3793 heard191 him846 gladly.2234 cr 38 In1722 his846 teaching1322 he said3004 to them,846 "Beware991 of575 the scribes,1122 who3588 like2309 to walk4043 in1722 long robes,4749 and2532 to get greetings783 in1722 the marketplaces,58 cr 39 and2532 the best seats4410 in1722 the synagogues,4864 and2532 the best places4411 at1722 feasts:1173 cr 40 those who3588 devour2719 widows'5503 houses,3614 and2532 for a pretense4392 make4336 long3117 prayers.4336 These3778 will receive2983 greater4053 condemnation."2917 cr

Mark 12:41 Jesus2424 sat2523 down opposite2713 the treasury,1049 and2532 saw2334 how4459 the multitude3793 cast906 money5475 into1519 the treasury.1049 Many4183 who were rich4145 cast906 in much.4183 cr 42 A1520 poor4434 widow5503 came,2064 and2532 she cast in906 two1417 small brass coins,3016{A quadrans is a coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius. A denarius is about one day’s wages for an agricultural laborer.} which3739 equal2076 a quadrans2835 coin. cr 43 He2532 called4341 his846 disciples3101 to himself, and2532 said3004 to them,846 "Most certainly281 I tell3004 you,5213 3754 this3778 poor4434 widow5503 gave906 more4119 than all3956 those who3588 are giving906 into1519 the treasury,1049 cr 44 for1063 they all3956 gave906 out of1537 their846 abundance,4052 but1161 she,846 out of1537 her846 poverty,5304 gave906 all3956 that3745 she846 had2192 to3650 live3778 on." cr