The Parable of the Tenants
1Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 2At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.
6“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:
“ ‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
11the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’12:11 Psalm 118:22,23?”
12Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
13Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. 14They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens to Caesar or not? 15Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”
And they were amazed at him.
Marriage at the Resurrection
18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23At the resurrection12:23 Some manuscripts resurrection, when people rise from the dead, whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’12:26 Exodus 3:6? 27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
The Greatest Commandment
28One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord 30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’12:30 Deut. 6:4,5 31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’12:31 Lev. 19:18 There is no commandment greater than these.”
32“Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Messiah?
35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.” ’12:36 Psalm 110:1
37David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”
The large crowd listened to him with delight.
Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
38As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
The Widow’s Offering
41Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
Prispodoba o zlim vinogradarima
(Mt 21:33-46; Lk 20:9-19)
1Tada im počne govoriti u prispodobama: “Neki čovjek posadi vinograd i ogradi ga, iskopa tijesak za grožđe i izgradi kulu. Zatim ga iznajmi vinogradarima i otputuje. 2Kad dođe vrijeme berbe, pošalje slugu da ubere njegov dio uroda. 3Ali vinogradari ga dograbe, pretuku i pošalju natrag praznih ruku. 4Vlasnik vinograda im zatim pošalje drugog slugu. Zakupci mu razbiju glavu i osramote ga. 5Trećega kojeg im je poslao ubiju. Poslao im je i mnoge druge, ali oni ih sve premlate ili ubiju.
6Preostao mu je samo još jedan: njegov ljubljeni sin. Pošalje napokon i njega misleći: ‘Prema mojem sinu sigurno će se odnositi s poštovanjem.’
7Ali kad vinogradari opaze da dolazi, rekoše: ‘Ovaj će naslijediti imanje. Ubijmo ga pa ćemo se domognuti imanja umjesto njega!’ 8Pa ga pograbe, ubiju i izbace tijelo iz vinograda.
9Što mislite da će učiniti vlasnik kad čuje što se dogodilo? Doći će i pobiti te vinogradare, a vinograd dati u najam drugima. 10Ne sjećate li se ulomka iz Svetog pisma:
‘Kamen koji su graditelji odbacili
postane ugaonim kamenom.
11To je Gospodnje djelo,
čudesno u našim očima.’?”12:10-11 Psalam 118:22-23.
12Židovski su ga vođe već tada htjeli uhvatiti jer su dobro znali da se ta prispodoba odnosi na njih, ali bojali su se mnoštva. Zato odu i ostave ga.
O porezu
(Mt 22:15-22; Lk 20:20-26)
13Vjerski mu vođe pošalju neke farizeje i Herodove sljedbenike da ga uhvate u riječi. 14Oni dođu i rekoše mu: “Učitelju, znamo da govoriš istinu i da si nepristran jer ne gledaš tko je tko, nego prema istini poučavaš putu Božjemu. Reci nam je li dopušteno plaćati porez caru ili nije.”
15Isus prozre njihovo licemjerje pa reče: “Zašto me kušate? Pokažite mi kovani novac12:15 U grčkome: denar. pa ću vam reći.” 16Donesu mu novčić, a on upita: “Čiji su ovo lik i natpis na kovanici?”
“Carevi”, odgovore.
17“Onda dajte caru carevo, ali Bogu valja dati Božje”, reče im. Bili su zadivljeni.
O uskrsnuću
(Mt 22:23-33; Lk 20:27-40)
18Tada dođu k njemu saduceji, koji tvrde da nema uskrsnuća, i upitaju ga: 19“Gospodine, Mojsije nam je dao zakon prema kojemu, umre li oženjen muškarac bez djece, njegov se brat mora oženiti njegovom udovicom kako bi ona rodila sina koji će naslijediti posjed umrloga i nositi njegovo ime.12:19 Ponovljeni zakon 25:5-6. 20Bilo je sedmero braće. Prvi se brat oženi i umre a da nije imao sina. 21Drugi se brat oženi njegovom udovicom, ali također umre a da nije ostavio sina. S trećim se dogodi isto. 22Tako nijedan od sedmorice ne ostavi potomstva. Na posljetku umre i žena. 23Čija će onda ona biti žena o uskrsnuću kad je bila udana za svu sedmoricu?”
24Isus im odgovori: “Niste li vi u zabludi zato što ne razumijete Sveto pismo ni Božju silu? 25Jer kad ljudi uskrsnu od mrtvih, neće se ženiti ni udavati, već će biti kao anđeli na nebu. 26A glede uskrsnuća, niste li u Knjizi Izlaska, ondje gdje piše kako je Mojsije ugledao gorući grm, pročitali da mu je Bog rekao: ‘Ja sam Bog Abrahamov, Izakov i Jakovljev’12:26 Izlazak 3:6. dugo nakon što su oni poumirali? 27A Bog nije Bog mrtvih, već Bog živih! Vi ste, prema tome, u velikoj zabludi!”
Najveća zapovijed
(Mt 22:34-40; Lk 10:25-28)
28Neki pismoznanac koji je ondje stajao shvatio je, slušajući raspravu, da je Isus dobro odgovorio pa ga upita: “Koja je najvažnija od svih zapovijedi?”
29Isus odgovori: “Najvažnija glasi:
‘Čuj, o Izraele! Naš Gospodin Bog jest jedini Bog.
30Ljubi Gospodina Boga svojega svim srcem svojim,
svom dušom svojom, svom pameti svojom i svom snagom svojom!’12:29-30 Ponovljeni zakon 6:4-5.
31Druga glasi:
‘Ljubi svojega bližnjega kao samoga sebe!’12:31 Levitski zakonik 19:18.
Nema zapovijedi koja bi bila veća od tih dviju.”
32Pismoznanac odgovori: “Učitelju, pravo si rekao da je Bog jedini i da nema drugih osim njega. 33Voljeti ga svim srcem, svim razumom i svom snagom, a bližnjega voljeti kao samoga sebe vrijedi više nego sve paljenice i ostale žrtve.”
34Videći da pametno govori, Isus mu reče: “Nisi daleko od Božjeg kraljevstva.” I nitko ga se više nije usudio išta pitati.
Čiji sin je Mesija
(Mt 22:41-46; Lk 20:41-44)
35Poučavajući u Hramu, Isus upita: “Kako pismoznanci mogu tvrditi da je Mesija Davidov sin? 36Pa sâm je David, nadahnut Svetim Duhom, rekao:
‘Gospodin je rekao mojem Gospodinu:
Sjedni mi s desne strane
dok ti ne bacim pod noge tvoje neprijatelje.’12:36 Psalam 110:1.
37Sâm ga je David nazvao svojim Gospodinom. Kako bi mu onda mogao biti sin?” Mnoštvo ga je oduševljeno slušalo.
Upozorenje protiv pismoznanaca
(Mt 23:1-7; Lk 11:43-46; 20:45-47)
38Poučavajući ih dalje, reče: “Čuvajte se pismoznanaca! Vole se šetati u dugim haljinama i da ih ljudi pozdravljaju na trgovima. 39U sinagogama vole sjediti na počasnim mjestima, a na gozbama na pročelju stola. 40Besramno troše udovička dobra, a prikrivaju se dugačkim molitvama u javnosti. Oni će biti strože kažnjeni.”
Udovičin dar
(Lk 21:1-4)
41Zatim ode sjesti do kutije za milodare te je promatrao mnoštvo kako ubacuje bakreni novac. Mnogi su bogataši ubacivali velike iznose. 42Dođe i neka siromašna udovica te ubaci samo dva novčića.12:42 U grčkome: dvije lepte.
43Isus dozove učenike i reče im: “Zaista vam kažem, ta je siromašna udovica ubacila više nego svi ostali skupa! 44Jer svi su oni dali od svojeg viška, a ona je, tako siromašna, dala sve što je imala.”
