马可福音 12

恶园户的比喻

（太21．33－46；路20．9－19）

1 耶稣就用比喻对他们说：“有人开垦了一个葡萄园，四周围上篱笆，挖了一个榨酒池，盖了一座守望楼，租给园户，就出外远行去了。 2 到了时候，他打发一个仆人到园户那里，要向他们收葡萄园的果子。 3 他们拿住他，打了他，叫他空手回去。 4 园主再打发一个仆人到他们那里。他们打伤他的头，并且侮辱他。 5 园主又打发一个仆人去，他们就杀了他。以后又打发好些仆人去，有的被他们打了，有的被他们杀了。 6 园主还有一位，是他的爱子，最后又打发他去，说：‘他们会尊敬我的儿子。’ 7 那些园户却彼此说：‘这是承受产业的。来，我们杀了他，产业就归我们了！’ 8 于是他们拿住他，杀了他，把他扔出葡萄园。 9 这样，葡萄园主要怎么做呢？他要来除灭那些园户，将葡萄园转给别人。

10-11 ‘匠人所丢弃的石头 已作了房角的头块石头。 这是主所做的， 在我们眼中看为奇妙。’ 这经文你们没有念过吗？”

12 他们看出这比喻是指着他们说的，就想要捉拿他，但是惧怕众人，于是离开他走了。

纳税给凯撒的问题

（太22．15－22；路20．19－26）

13 后来，他们打发几个法利赛人和希律党人到耶稣那里，要用他自己的话陷害他。 14 他们来了，就对他说：“老师，我们知道你是诚实的，无论谁你都一视同仁；因为你不看人的面子，而是诚诚实实传上帝的道。纳税给凯撒合不合法？ 15 我们该不该纳？”耶稣知道他们的虚伪，就对他们说：“你们为什么试探我？拿一个银币来给我看。” 16 他们就拿了来。耶稣问他们：“这像和这名号是谁的？”他们对他说：“是凯撒的。” 17 耶稣对他们说：“凯撒的归凯撒；上帝的归上帝。”他们对他非常惊讶。

复活的问题

（太22．23－33；路20．27－40）

18 撒都该人来见耶稣。他们说没有复活这回事，于是问耶稣： 19 “老师，摩西为我们写下这话：‘某人的哥哥若死了，撇下妻子，没有孩子，他该娶哥哥的妻子，为哥哥生子立后。’ 20 那么，有兄弟七人，第一个娶了妻，死了，没有留下孩子。 21 第二个娶了她，也死了，没有留下孩子。第三个也是这样。 22 那七个人都没有留下孩子。最后，那妇人也死了。 23 在复活的时候，t她是哪一个的妻子呢？因为他们七个人都娶过她。” 24 耶稣说：“你们错了，不正是因为不明白圣经，也不知道上帝的大能吗？ 25 当人从死人中复活后，也不娶也不嫁，而是像天上的天使一样。 26 论到死人复活，你们没有念过摩西书中《荆棘篇》上所记载的吗？上帝对摩西说：‘我是亚伯拉罕的上帝，以撒的上帝，雅各的上帝。’ 27 上帝不是死人的上帝，而是活人的上帝。你们是大错了。”

最大的诫命

（太22．34－40；路10．25－28）

28 有一个文士来，听见他们的辩论，知道耶稣回答得好，就问他说：“诫命中哪一条是第一呢？” 29 耶稣回答：“第一是：‘以色列啊，你要听，主—我们的上帝是独一的主。 30 你要尽心、尽性、尽意、尽力爱主—你的上帝。’ 31 第二是：‘要爱邻t如己。’再没有比这两条诫命更大的了。” 32 那文士对耶稣说：“好，老师，你说得对，上帝是一位，除了他以外，再没有别的了； 33 并且尽心、尽智、尽力爱他，又爱邻如己，要比一切燔祭和祭祀好得多。” 34 耶稣见他回答得有智慧，就对他说：“你离上帝的国不远了。”从此以后，没有人敢再问他什么。

基督与大卫的关系

（太22．41－46；路20．41－44）

35 耶稣在圣殿里教导人，问他们说：“文士怎么说基督是大卫的后裔呢？ 36 大卫被圣灵感动，说： ‘主对我主说： 你坐在我的右边， 等我把你的仇敌放在你脚下t。’

37  大卫亲自称他为主，他怎么又是大卫的后裔呢？”一大群的人都喜欢听他。

谴责文士

（太23．1－36；路20．45－47）

38 他在教导的时候，说：“你们要防备文士。他们好穿长袍走来走去，喜欢人们在街市上向他们问安， 39 又喜爱会堂里的高位，宴席上的首座。 40 他们侵吞寡妇的家产，假意作很长的祷告。这些人要受更重的惩罚！”

寡妇的奉献

（路21．1－4）

41 耶稣面向圣殿银库坐着，看众人怎样把钱投入银库。有好些财主投了许多钱。 42 有一个穷寡妇来，投了两个小文钱t，就是一个大文钱t。 43 耶稣叫门徒来，对他们说：“我实在告诉你们，这穷寡妇投入银库里的比众人所投的更多。 44 因为，众人都是拿有余的捐献，但这寡妇，虽然自己不足，却把她一生所有的全都投进去了。”

MARK 12

Renters of a Vineyard

(Matthew 21.33-46; Luke 20.9-19)

1  t Jesus then told them this story:
A farmer once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.
2 When it was harvest time, he sent a servant to get his share of the grapes.

3 The renters grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him away without a thing.
4 The owner sent another servant, but the renters beat him on the head and insulted him terribly.

5 Then the man sent another servant, and they killed him. He kept sending servant after servant. They beat some of them and killed some.
6 The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the renters because he thought they would respect him. 7 But they said to themselves, “Someday he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves.”

8 So they grabbed the owner's son, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard.

10 t You surely know that the Scriptures say,
‘The stone the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.

11 This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’ ”

12 The leaders knew that Jesus was really talking about them, and they wanted to arrest him. But because they were afraid of the crowd, they let him alone and left.

Paying Taxes

(Matthew 22.15-22; Luke 20.20-26)

13 The Pharisees got together with Herod's followers.t Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

14 They went to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. And you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”

15 Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”

16 They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.

17 Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.

Life in the Future World

(Matthew 22.23-33; Luke 20.27-40)

18  t The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:
19  t Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother. 20 There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children. 21 The second brother married his brother's widow, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22 and finally to all seven brothers. At last the woman died.

23 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? After all, she had been married to all seven brothers.

24 Jesus answered:
You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 25 When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 26 t You surely know about people being raised to life. You know that in the story about Moses and the burning bush, God said, “I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”t

27 He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. You Sadducees are all wrong.

The Most Important //Commandment

(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)

28  t One of the teachers of the Law of Moses came up while Jesus and the Sadducees were arguing. When he heard Jesus give a good answer, he asked him, “What is the most important commandment?”
29  t Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God. 30 You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’

31 t The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”
32  t The man replied, “Teacher, you are certainly right to say there is only one God.

33 t It is also true that we must love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and that we must love others as much as we love ourselves. These commandments are more important than all the sacrifices and offerings that we could possibly make.”

34 When Jesus saw that the man had given a sensible answer, he told him, “You are not far from God's kingdom.” After this, no one dared ask Jesus any more questions.

About David's Son

(Matthew 22.41-46; Luke 20.41-44)

35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the teachers of the Law of Moses say the Messiah will come from the family of King David?

36 t The Holy Spirit led David to say,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right sidet
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’

37 If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be his son?”t
The large crowd enjoyed listening to Jesus teach.

Jesus Condemns the Pharisees //and the Teachers of the Law of Moses

(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)

38 As Jesus was teaching, he said:
Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market. 39 They like the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets.

40 But they cheat widows out of their homes and pray long prayers just to show off. They will be punished most of all.

A Widow's Offering

(Luke 21.1-4)

41 Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. 42 Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth only a few pennies.

43 Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. Then he said:
I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 44 Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a cent to live on.