兇狠的佃戶

12 耶穌用比喻對他們說:「有人開闢了一個葡萄園,在四周築起籬笆,又在園中挖了一個榨酒池,建了一座瞭望臺,然後把葡萄園租給佃戶,就出遠門了。

「到葡萄成熟時,園主派一個奴僕去收取他該得的一份。 那些佃戶卻捉住那個奴僕,打了他一頓,使他空手而歸。

「園主又差另一個奴僕去。這一次,佃戶不但侮辱他,還把他打得頭破血流。 園主再派一個奴僕前往,他們卻把他殺掉了。園主後來派去的人不是挨打,就是被殺。 最後只剩下園主的愛子,園主就派他去,以為那些佃戶會尊重他的兒子。 這班佃戶卻彼此商量說,『這個就是園主的繼承人。來吧!我們殺掉他,產業就歸我們了。』

「於是他們抓住他,殺了他,把他拋到葡萄園外。 那麼,園主會採取什麼行動呢?他必定會來殺掉這些佃戶,把葡萄園轉給別人。 10 聖經上說,

『工匠丟棄的石頭已成了房角石。
11 這是主的作為,
在我們看來奇妙莫測。』

你們沒有讀過這經文嗎?」

12 他們聽出這比喻是針對他們說的,就想逮捕耶穌,但又害怕百姓,只好先離開了。

納稅給凱撒的問題

13 後來,他們派了幾個法利賽人和希律黨人到耶穌那裡,企圖利用祂所說的話設計陷害祂。

14 他們上前對耶穌說:「老師,我們知道你誠實無偽,不看人的情面,因為你不以貌取人,而是按真理傳上帝的道。那麼,向凱撒納稅對不對呢? 15 我們該不該納呢?」耶穌看破他們的陰謀,就說:「你們為什麼試探我呢?拿一個銀幣來給我看。」

16 他們就拿來一個銀幣,耶穌問他們:「上面刻的是誰的像和名號?」

他們說:「凱撒的。」

17 耶穌說:「屬於凱撒的東西應該給凱撒,屬於上帝的東西應該給上帝。」

他們聽了這話,都很驚奇。

論復活

18 撒都該人向來不相信有復活的事,他們來問耶穌: 19 「老師,摩西為我們寫下律例,如果一個人死了,遺下妻子,又沒有兒女,他的兄弟就當娶嫂嫂,替哥哥傳宗接代。 20 有弟兄七人,老大結了婚,沒有孩子就死了。 21 二弟把大嫂娶過來,也沒有生孩子就死了,三弟也是一樣, 22 七個人都沒有留下孩子。最後,那女人也死了。 23 那麼,到復活的時候,她將是誰的妻子呢?因為七個人都娶過她。」

24 耶穌說:「你們弄錯了,因為你們不明白聖經,也不知道上帝的能力。 25 死人復活之後,將不娶也不嫁,就像天上的天使一樣。 26 關於死人復活的事,你們沒有讀過摩西書有關火中荊棘的記載嗎?上帝對摩西說,『我是亞伯拉罕的上帝,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。你們大錯了!」

最大的誡命

28 有一位律法教師聽到他們的辯論,覺得耶穌的回答很精彩,就走過去問道:「誡命中哪一條最重要呢?」

29 耶穌回答道:「最重要的誡命是,『聽啊,以色列!主——我們的上帝是獨一的主。 30 你要全心、全情、全意、全力愛主——你的上帝』; 31 其次就是『要愛鄰如己』。再也沒有任何誡命比這兩條更重要了。」

32 那位律法教師說:「老師,你說得對,上帝只有一位,除祂以外,別無他神。 33 我們要全心、全意、全力愛祂,又要愛鄰如己。這樣做比獻什麼祭都好。」

34 耶穌見他答得很有智慧,就告訴他:「你離上帝的國不遠了。」此後,沒人再敢問耶穌問題了。

基督的身分

35 耶穌在聖殿裡教導的時候,問道:「律法教師為什麼說基督是大衛的後裔呢? 36 大衛自己曾經受聖靈的感動,說,

『主對我主說,
你坐在我的右邊,
等我使你的仇敵伏在你腳下。』

37 既然大衛自己稱基督為主,基督又怎能是大衛的後裔呢?」百姓聽得津津有味。 38 耶穌又教導他們,說:「你們要提防律法教師,他們愛穿著長袍招搖過市,喜歡人們在大街上問候他們, 39 又喜歡會堂裡的上座和宴席中的首位。 40 他們侵吞寡婦的財產,還假意做冗長的禱告。這種人必受到更嚴厲的懲罰。」

窮寡婦的奉獻

41 然後,耶穌走到聖殿的奉獻箱對面坐下,看大家怎樣奉獻。很多財主奉獻了大量的錢。 42 後來一個窮寡婦來了,投進了相當於一文錢的兩個小銅錢。 43 耶穌叫門徒來,說:「我實在告訴你們,這位窮寡婦比其他人奉獻的都多, 44 因為他們不過奉獻了自己剩餘的,但這窮寡婦卻奉獻了她賴以為生的。」

The Parable of the Vineyard Owner

12 Then(A) He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard,(B) put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away. At harvest time he sent(C) a slave(D) to the farmers to collect some of the fruit(E) of the vineyard from the farmers. But they took him, beat(F) him, and sent him away empty-handed.(G) Again he sent another slave to them, and they[a] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully.[b] Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.

“He still had one to send, a beloved(H) son. Finally(I) he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

“But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’ So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

“Therefore, what will the owner[c](J) of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven’t you read this Scripture:(K)

The(L) stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.[d](M)
11 This came from the Lord(N)
and is wonderful in our eyes?”[e]

12 Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

God and Caesar

13 Then(O) they sent some of the Pharisees(P) and the Herodians(Q) to Him to trap Him by what He said.[f](R) 14 When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality[g](S) but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes(T) to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

But knowing their hypocrisy,(U) He said to them, “Why are you testing(V) Me? Bring Me a denarius(W) to look at.” 16 So they brought one. “Whose image(X) and inscription(Y) is this?” He asked them.

“Caesar’s,” they said.

17 Then Jesus told them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”(Z) And they were amazed(AA) at Him.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

18 Some(AB) Sadducees,(AC) who say there is no resurrection,(AD) came to Him and questioned Him: 19 “Teacher,(AE) Moses(AF) wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaves his wife behind, and leaves no child,(AG) his brother should take the wife(AH) and produce offspring for his brother.(AI)[h] 20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring. 21 The second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22 So the seven[i] left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise,[j] whose wife will she be, since the seven had married her?”[k]

24 Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures(AJ) or the power(AK) of God?(AL) 25 For when they rise(AM) from the dead,(AN) they neither marry nor are given in marriage(AO) but are like angels(AP) in heaven. 26 Now concerning the dead being raised—haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I(AQ) am the God of Abraham(AR) and the God of Isaac(AS) and the God of Jacob?(AT)[l] 27 He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”

The Primary Commands

28 One(AU) of the scribes(AV) approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”[m]

29 “This is the most important,”[n] Jesus answered:

Listen, Israel! The Lord(AW) our God, the Lord(AX) is One.[o] 30 Love(AY) the Lord your God(AZ) with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,(BA) and with all your strength.[p](BB)[q]

31 “The second is: Love your neighbor(BC) as yourself.(BD)[r] There is no other command(BE) greater than these.”

32 Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one(BF) else except Him.(BG) 33 And to love(BH) Him with all your heart, with all your understanding,[s] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(BI)

34 When Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(BJ) And no one dared(BK) to question Him any longer.

The Question about the Messiah

35 So(BL) Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex,(BM) “How can the scribes(BN) say that the Messiah(BO) is the Son of David?(BP) 36 David(BQ) himself says by the Holy Spirit:(BR)

The Lord(BS) declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at My right hand(BT)
until I put Your enemies under Your feet.’(BU)[t]

37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.

Warning against the Scribes

38 He(BV) also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes,(BW) and who want greetings in the marketplaces,(BX) 39 the front seats(BY) in the synagogues,(BZ) and the places of honor(CA) at banquets.(CB) 40 They devour(CC) widows’(CD) houses and say long prayers(CE) just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”

The Widow’s Gift

41 Sitting(CF) across from the temple treasury,(CG) He watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich(CH) people were putting in large sums. 42 And a poor(CI) widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.[u] 43 Summoning His disciples,(CJ) He said to them, “I assure you:(CK) This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury.(CL) 44 For they all gave out of their surplus,(CM) but she out of her poverty(CN) has put in everything she possessed(CO)—all she had to live on.”(CP)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:4 Other mss add threw stones and
  2. Mark 12:4 Other mss add and sent him off
  3. Mark 12:9 Or lord
  4. Mark 12:10 Lit the head of the corner
  5. Mark 12:11 Ps 118:22-23
  6. Mark 12:13 Lit trap Him in (a) word
  7. Mark 12:14 Lit don’t look on the face of men; that is, on the outward appearance
  8. Mark 12:19 Gn 38:8; Dt 25:5
  9. Mark 12:22 Other mss add had taken her and
  10. Mark 12:23 Other mss omit when they rise
  11. Mark 12:23 Lit the seven had her as a wife
  12. Mark 12:26 Ex 3:6,15-16
  13. Mark 12:28 Lit Which command is first of all?
  14. Mark 12:29 Other mss add of all the commands
  15. Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord.
  16. Mark 12:30 Other mss add This is the first commandment.
  17. Mark 12:30 Dt 6:4-5; Jos 22:5
  18. Mark 12:31 Lv 19:18
  19. Mark 12:33 Other mss add with all your soul
  20. Mark 12:36 Ps 110:1
  21. Mark 12:42 Lit dropped in two lepta, which is a quadrans; the lepton was the smallest and least valuable Gk coin in use. The quadrans, 1⁄64 of a daily wage, was the smallest Roman coin.

12 Apoi a început să le vorbească în pilde:

– Un om a plantat o vie. A împrejmuit-o cu un gard, a săpat un teasc şi a construit un turn de pază.[a] Apoi a arendat-o unor viticultori şi a plecat într-o călătorie. La vremea roadelor a trimis un sclav la viticultori ca să ia de la ei partea cuvenită din roadele viei.

Viticultorii însă l-au apucat, l-au bătut şi l-au trimis înapoi cu mâinile goale. A trimis din nou la ei un alt sclav, dar şi pe acesta l-au bătut peste cap şi l-au înjosit. A trimis apoi un altul, dar pe acela l-au omorât, şi apoi încă mulţi alţii, dintre care pe unii i-au bătut, iar pe alţii i-au omorât.

Singurul pe care-l mai avea era un fiu preaiubit. În cele din urmă, l-a trimis la ei, spunându-şi: „Pe fiul meu îl vor respecta!“

Dar viticultorii aceia şi-au zis între ei: „Acesta este moştenitorul! Haideţi să-l omorâm, şi moştenirea va fi a noastră!“ Şi l-au apucat, l-au omorât şi l-au scos afară din vie.

Aşadar, ce va face stăpânul viei? Va veni şi-i va nimici pe viticultori, iar via o va da altora. 10 N-aţi citit acest loc din Scriptură unde scrie:

„Piatra pe care au respins-o zidarii
    a devenit piatra din capul unghiului.
11 Domnul a făcut acest lucru
    şi este minunat în ochii noştri!“?[b]

12 Ei au căutat să-L prindă, dar le-a fost frică de popor; căci ei ştiau că împotriva lor spusese Isus pilda. Aşa că L-au lăsat şi au plecat.

Tributul datorat Cezarului

13 I-au trimis la El pe câţiva dintre farisei şi dintre irodieni[c] ca să-L prindă în cursă cu vorba. 14 Ei au venit şi I-au zis:

– Învăţătorule, ştim că eşti corect, fără să-Ţi pese de nimeni, căci nu cauţi la faţa omului, ci îi înveţi pe oameni calea lui Dumnezeu în adevăr. Se cuvine să plătim tribut Cezarului[d] sau nu? Să plătim sau să nu plătim?

15 El însă, înţelegând ipocrizia lor, le-a zis:

– De ce Mă puneţi la încercare? Aduceţi-Mi un denar[e], să-l văd!

16 Ei I-au adus. Isus i-a întrebat:

– Chipul acesta şi inscripţia, ale cui sunt?

– Ale Cezarului, I-au răspuns ei.

17 Isus le-a zis:

– Daţi deci Cezarului ce este al Cezarului, iar lui Dumnezeu ce este al lui Dumnezeu![f]

Ei au rămas uimiţi de El.

Despre înviere

18 Au venit la El saducheii[g], care zic că nu există înviere, şi L-au întrebat:

19 – Învăţătorule, Moise ne-a scris că dacă fratele cuiva moare fără să aibă copii şi-i rămâne astfel doar soţia, fratele acestuia trebuie să se căsătorească cu văduva şi să-i ridice un urmaş fratelui său.[h] 20 Erau şapte fraţi. Primul şi-a luat o soţie, dar a murit fără să lase vreun urmaş. 21 Al doilea s-a căsătorit cu văduva, dar şi el a murit fără să lase vreun urmaş. Aşa s-a întâmplat şi cu al treilea. 22 Şi nici unul din cei şapte n-a lăsat vreun urmaş. Femeia a murit ultima dintre toţi. 23 La înviere, (când se vor scula,)[i] soţia căruia dintre ei va fi ea? Căci toţi şapte au avut-o de soţie!

24 Isus le-a răspuns:

– Oare nu vă rătăciţi voi tocmai pentru că nu cunoaşteţi nici Scripturile şi nici puterea lui Dumnezeu? 25 Căci atunci când se vor scula din morţi, nici nu se vor mai însura, nici nu se vor mai mărita, ci vor fi ca îngerii din ceruri. 26 Iar cu privire la faptul că cei morţi sunt înviaţi, n-aţi citit în cartea lui Moise, acolo unde scrie despre tufiş, cum i-a vorbit Dumnezeu şi i-a zis: „Eu sunt Dumnezeul lui Avraam, Dumnezeul lui Isaac şi Dumnezeul lui Iacov.“[j]? 27 El nu este un Dumnezeu al celor morţi, ci al celor vii! Sunteţi foarte rătăciţi!

Cea mai mare poruncă

28 Unul dintre cărturari venise şi-i auzise discutând. Când a văzut că Isus le-a răspuns bine, L-a întrebat:

– Care este cea dintâi poruncă dintre toate?

29 Isus i-a răspuns:

– Cea dintâi poruncă este: „Ascultă, Israele! Domnul, Dumnezeul nostru, este singurul Domn.[k] 30 Să-L iubeşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, cu toată inima ta, cu tot sufletul tău, cu toată mintea ta şi cu toată puterea ta.“[l] (Aceasta este cea dintâi poruncă.)[m] 31 Iar a doua este următoarea: „Să-l iubeşti pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi.“[n] Nu există altă poruncă mai mare decât acestea.

32 Cărturarul I-a zis:

– Bine, Învăţătorule! Este adevărat ceea ce ai spus, şi anume că El este Unul singur, că nu este altul în afară de El 33 şi că a-L iubi pe El cu toată inima, cu toată priceperea şi cu toată puterea şi a-l iubi pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi este mult mai mult decât toate arderile de tot şi decât toate jertfele.

34 Când a văzut Isus că răspunsese cu înţelepciune, i-a zis:

– Tu nu eşti departe de Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu.

Şi nimeni nu mai îndrăznea să-i pună vreo întrebare.

Al cui fiu este Cristos?

35 În timp ce dădea învăţătură în Templu, Isus a întrebat:

– Cum de zic cărturarii despre Cristos că este fiul lui David? 36 David însuşi, în Duhul Sfânt, spune:

„Domnul I-a zis Domnului meu:[o]
    «Şezi la dreapta Mea,
până-Ţi voi pune duşmanii
    sub picioare!»“[p]

37 David însuşi Îl numeşte „Domn“; deci cum este El fiul lui?

Mulţimea cea mare Îl asculta cu plăcere.

38 În învăţătura Lui, spunea: „Feriţi-vă de cărturari, cărora le place să umble în robe lungi, să fie salutaţi prin pieţe 39 şi să li se dea scaunele de onoare în sinagogi şi locurile de onoare la mese. 40 Ei devorează casele văduvelor şi fac rugăciuni lungi de ochii lumii. Aceştia vor primi o condamnare mult mai mare.“

Văduva săracă şi dărnicia ei

41 S-a aşezat în faţa vistieriei[q] Templului şi se uita cum punea mulţimea bani în vistierie. Mulţi din cei bogaţi puneau mult. 42 A venit şi o văduvă săracă şi a pus două lepta[r], care fac un codrantes[s].

43 Isus i-a chemat pe ucenicii Lui şi le-a zis: „Adevărat vă spun că această văduvă săracă a pus mai mult decât toţi cei care au pus în vistierie, 44 pentru că toţi au pus din abundenţa lor, dar ea, din sărăcia ei, a pus tot ce avea, tot ce-i mai rămăsese ca să trăiască.“

Footnotes

  1. Marcu 12:1 Vezi Is. 5:1-2, 7
  2. Marcu 12:11 Vezi Ps. 118:22, 23
  3. Marcu 12:13 Susţinători ai dinastiei irodiene; irodienii erau partizani ai romanilor, cu sprijinul cărora domnea dinastia irodiană, deci erau favorabili tributului, pe când fariseii erau nişte naţionalişi moderaţi, care nu agreau tributul
  4. Marcu 12:14 Titlu purtat de împăraţii romani, preluat de la Iulius Caesar (44 î.Cr.); şi în vs. 16-17
  5. Marcu 12:15 Moneda romană obişnuită în acele vremuri; pe o parte avea chipul împăratului roman iar pe cealaltă o inscripţie care susţinea că acesta este divin
  6. Marcu 12:17 Probabil o aluzie la pretenţia afirmaţiei de pe reversul monedei; vezi nota de la v. 15
  7. Marcu 12:18 Saducheii formau gruparea cea mai influentă pe plan politic, membrii ei făcând parte din familiile preoţeşti; respectau legea scrisă, însă respingeau învăţăturile despre înviere, îngeri şi duhuri (vezi F.A. 23:8)
  8. Marcu 12:19 Vezi Deut. 25:5-6; în cf. cu legea leviratului (lat. levir, „cumnat“), fiul care avea să se nască era moştenitorul celui decedat, pentru a-i duce numele mai departe, pentru a nu înstrăina posesiunea familiei şi pentru a-i asigura văduvei un trai liniştit
  9. Marcu 12:23 Cele mai timpurii şi mai importante mss nu conţin aceste cuvinte
  10. Marcu 12:26 Vezi Ex. 3:6
  11. Marcu 12:29 Sau: Domnul este Dumnezeul nostru, Domnul este unul
  12. Marcu 12:30 Vezi Deut. 6:4-5
  13. Marcu 12:30 Multe mss importante nu conţin această propoziţie
  14. Marcu 12:31 Vezi Lev. 19:18
  15. Marcu 12:36 În TM cuvintele pentru Domnul sunt diferite: Domnul (YHWH) i-a zis Stăpânului (Adoni) meu; în textul grecesc: Domnul (Kurios) i-a zis Domnului (Kurios) meu
  16. Marcu 12:36 Vezi Ps. 110:1
  17. Marcu 12:41 Cu referire la locul unde se aflau cutiile pentru daruri, daruri ce luau drumul vistieriei; Mişna (culegere de texte legislative, reflectând cinci secole de tradiţie: 300 î.Cr.-200 d.Cr.) atestă existenţa a 13 astfel de cutii în Templu; şi în v. 43
  18. Marcu 12:42 Un lepton era jumătate de cvadrant (vezi nota următoare) şi a 128-a parte dintr-un denar (vezi nota de la 6:37)
  19. Marcu 12:42 Sau: cvadrant, cea mai mică monedă romană din bronz; a 4-a parte dintr-un as (vezi nota de la Mt. 10:29) şi a 64-a dintr-un denar (vezi nota de la 6:37)

佃户的比喻(A)

12 耶稣又用比喻对他们说:“有一个人栽种了一个葡萄园,四面围上篱笆,挖了一个压酒池,盖了一座瞭望台,然后租给佃户,就远行去了。 到了时候,园主派了一个仆人到佃户那里,向佃户收取葡萄园一部分的果子。 佃户抓住他,打了他,放他空手回去。 园主再派另外一个仆人到他们那里,他们打伤了他的头,并且侮辱他。 园主又派另一个去,他们就把他杀了。后来又派去许多仆人,有的给他们打了,有的给他们杀了。 还有一个,就是园主的爱子,最后园主派他到那里去,说:‘他们必尊敬我的儿子。’ 那些佃户却彼此说:‘这是继承产业的;来,我们杀了他,产业就是我们的了。’ 于是抓住他,把他杀了,扔在葡萄园外。 这样,葡萄园的主人要怎么办呢?他要来除掉那些佃户,把葡萄园租给别人。 10 你们没有念过这段圣经吗:

‘建筑工人所弃的石头,

成了房角的主要石头;

11 这是主所作的,

在我们眼中看为希奇。’”

12 他们知道他这比喻是针对他们说的,就想要捉拿他,但因为害怕群众,只好离开他走了。

以纳税的事问难耶稣(B)

13 后来,他们派了几个法利赛人和希律党的人到耶稣那里去,要找他的把柄来陷害他。 14 他们来到了,就对他说:“老师,我们知道你为人诚实,不顾忌任何人,因为你不徇情面,只照着真理把 神的道教导人。请问纳税给凯撒可以不可以?我们该纳不该纳呢?” 15 耶稣看出他们的假意,就对他们说:“你们为甚么试探我呢?拿一个银币来给我,让我看看。” 16 他们就拿来了。耶稣问他们:“这是谁的像,谁的名号?”他们回答他:“凯撒的。” 17 耶稣说:“凯撒的应当归给凯撒, 神的应当归给 神。”他们就对他十分惊奇。

人复活后不娶不嫁(C)

18 撒都该人向来认为没有复活的事,他们来到耶稣那里,问他: 19 “老师,摩西曾写给我们说:‘如果一个人死了,留下妻子,没有儿女,他的弟弟就应当娶他的妻子,为哥哥立后。’ 20 从前有兄弟七人,头一个娶了妻子,死了,没有留下孩子; 21 第二个娶了她,也没有留下孩子,就死了;第三个也是这样。 22 那七个人都没有留下孩子,最后那女人也死了。 23 到了复活的时候,他们都要复活,她是哪一个的妻子呢?因为七个人都娶过她。” 24 耶稣对他们说:“你们错了,不正是因为你们不明白圣经,也不晓得 神的能力吗? 25 因为人从死里复活以后,也不娶,也不嫁,而是像天上的天使一样。 26 关于死人复活的事,摩西的经卷中荆棘篇上, 神怎样对他说:‘我是亚伯拉罕的 神,以撒的 神,雅各的 神’,你们没有念过吗? 27 他不是死人的 神,而是活人的 神。你们是大错特错了!”

最重要的诫命(D)

28 有一个经学家,听到他们的辩论,觉得耶稣回答得好,就来问他:“诫命中哪一条是第一重要的呢?” 29 耶稣回答:“第一重要的是:‘以色列啊,你要听!主我们的 神是独一的主。 30 你要全心、全性、全意、全力,爱主你的 神。’ 31 其次是:‘要爱人如己。’再没有别的诫命比这两条更重要的了。” 32 那经学家对耶稣说:“老师,是的,你说的很对, 神是独一的,除了他以外再没有别的 神。 33 我们要用全心、全意、全力去爱他,并且要爱人如己,这就比一切燔祭和各样祭物好得多了。” 34 耶稣见他回答得有智慧,就对他说:“你距离 神的国不远了。”从此再也没有人敢问他了。

大卫称基督为主(E)

35 耶稣在殿里教训人,说:“经学家怎么说基督是大卫的子孙呢? 36 大卫自己被圣灵感动却说:

‘主对我的主说:

你坐在我的右边,

等我把你的仇敌放在你的脚下(有些抄本作“等我使你的仇敌作你的脚凳”)。’

37 大卫自己既然称他为主,他又怎么会是大卫的子孙呢?”群众都喜欢听他。

耶稣叫人提防经学家(F)

38 耶稣教导人的时候,说:“你们要提防经学家,他们喜欢穿长袍走来走去,喜欢人在市中心向他们问安, 39 又喜欢会堂里的高位,筵席上的首座。 40 他们吞没了寡妇的房产,又假装作冗长的祷告。这些人必受更重的刑罚。”

穷寡妇的奉献(G)

41 耶稣面对银库坐着,看着大家怎样把钱投入库中。许多有钱的人投入很多的钱。 42 后来,有一个穷寡妇来投入了两个小钱,就是一个铜钱。 43 耶稣把门徒叫过来,对他们说:“我实在告诉你们,这穷寡妇投入库里的,比众人投的更多。 44 因为他们都是把自己剩余的投入,这寡妇是自己不足,却把她一切所有的,就是全部养生的,都投进去了。”

The Parable of the Tenants(A)

12 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard.(B) 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. At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.

“He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all,(C) saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

“But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;(D)
11 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?”(E)

12 Then 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;(F) so they left him and went away.(G)

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(H)

13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians(I) to Jesus to catch him(J) in his words. 14 They 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 tax[b] to Caesar or not? 15 Should 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.” 16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”(K)

And they were amazed at him.

Marriage at the Resurrection(L)

18 Then the Sadducees,(M) who say there is no resurrection,(N) 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.(O) 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 At the resurrection[c] whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

24 Jesus replied, “Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures(P) or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.(Q) 26 Now 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’[d]?(R) 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

The Greatest Commandment(S)

28 One of the teachers of the law(T) 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.[e] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[f](U) 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[g](V) 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.(W) 33 To 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.”(X)

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(Y) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(Z)

Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AA)(AB)

35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,(AC) he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?(AD) 36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit,(AE) declared:

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
    under your feet.”’[h](AF)

37 David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”

The large crowd(AG) listened to him with delight.

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

38 As 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, 39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(AH) 40 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

The Widow’s Offering(AI)

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put(AJ) and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.

43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”(AK)

Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:11 Psalm 118:22,23
  2. Mark 12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
  3. Mark 12:23 Some manuscripts resurrection, when people rise from the dead,
  4. Mark 12:26 Exodus 3:6
  5. Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
  6. Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
  7. Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
  8. Mark 12:36 Psalm 110:1