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馬可福音 12
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
馬可福音 12
Chinese Standard Bible (Traditional)
葡萄園主的比喻
12 耶穌開始用比喻對他們說：「有一個人栽種了一個葡萄園，四面圍上籬笆，挖了一個榨酒池，蓋了一座守望樓，然後把葡萄園租給一些農夫，就出外旅行。 2 到了收穫的[a]季節，他就派了一個奴僕到那些農夫那裡去，好從他們收取葡萄園的果子。 3 但他們抓住那奴僕，打了他，叫他空手回去。 4 園主又派另一個奴僕到他們那裡去。那些農夫[b]打傷了他的頭，並且侮辱他[c]。 5 園主再派另一個去，他們把他殺了。另派了許多去，有的被打，有的被殺。
6 「那園主還有一位——是他的愛子。最後他差派兒子到他們那裡，說：『他們一定會尊重我的兒子。』
7 「可是那些農夫彼此說：『這是繼承人。來，我們把他殺了，那繼業就歸我們了。』 8 於是他們抓住他，把他殺了，並扔出葡萄園外。
9 「那麼，葡萄園的主人會做什麼呢？他會來除滅那些農夫，把葡萄園交給別人。 10 你們難道也沒有讀過這段經文嗎？
『工匠所棄絕的石頭，
它已經成了房角的頭塊石頭；
11 這是主所成就的，
在我們眼中實在奇妙！』[d]」
12 祭司長們、律法師們和長老們知道這比喻是針對他們而說的，就想拘捕耶穌。可是他們怕民眾，於是離開耶穌走了。
神與凱撒
13 後來，他們派了一些法利賽人和希律黨的人到耶穌那裡，要找話柄來陷害他。 14 那些人來對耶穌說：「老師，我們知道你是真誠的。你不顧忌任何人，因為你不看人的情面，而是按真理教導神的道[e]。請問，向凱撒納稅，可以不可以呢？我們該交還是不該交呢？」
15 耶穌看出他們的假意，就對他們說：「你們為什麼試探我呢？拿一個銀幣[f]來給我看。」 16 他們就拿來了。耶穌問他們：「這是誰的像和名號？」
他們回答說：「是凱撒的。」
17 耶穌對他們說：「凱撒的歸給凱撒；神的歸給神。」這使他們感到驚奇。
撒都該人與復活
18 接著，撒都該人來到耶穌那裡，他們一向說沒有復活的事。他們問耶穌，說： 19 「老師，摩西為我們寫道：如果一個人的兄弟死了，撇下妻子而沒有留下孩子，他就應該娶這婦人，為兄弟留後裔。[g] 20 曾經有兄弟七人，第一個娶了妻子，死去了，沒有留下後裔。 21 第二個娶了這寡婦，也死了，沒有留下後裔。第三個也一樣。 22 結果，兄弟七個都[h]沒有留下後裔。到了最後，這婦人也死了。 23 既然這七個人都娶過她為妻，在復活的時候，當他們復活了[i]，她將是誰的妻子呢？」
24 耶穌說：「你們之所以錯了，不就是因為你們不明白經上的話，也不明白神的大能嗎？ 25 當人從死人中復活以後，他們既不娶也不嫁，而是像諸天之上的天使一樣。 26 關於死人復活的事，你們難道沒有讀過摩西書『荊棘篇』上，神怎樣對摩西說的嗎？神說『我是亞伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神。』[j] 27 神不是死人的神，而是活人的神[k]。你們完全錯了！」
最重要的誡命
28 有一個經文士前來，聽見他們辯論，見耶穌回答得好，就問耶穌：「所有的誡命中，哪一條是最重要的呢？」
29 耶穌回答：「[l]最重要的是：
31 「其次就是『要愛鄰如己。』[p]沒有別的誡命比這兩條更大的了。」
32 那經文士就對耶穌說：「不錯，老師，你真的講了：神只有一位，除他以外沒有別的神。 33 以全心、全智、[q]全力來愛神，並且要愛鄰如己，這是比所有的燔祭和各種祭祀都重要的。」
34 耶穌見他回答得有智慧，就對他說：「你離神的國不遠了。」於是，沒有人敢再質問耶穌了。
有關基督的問題
35 耶穌在聖殿裡教導人的時候問：「經文士們怎麼說基督是大衛的後裔呢？ 36 大衛藉著聖靈，自己說過：
37 大衛自己稱基督為『主』，基督又怎麼會是大衛的後裔呢？」那一大群人都樂意聽耶穌講說。
要防備經文士
38 耶穌在他的教導中說：「你們要當心經文士們。他們喜歡穿著長袍走來走去，喜歡街市上的致敬問候， 39 又喜歡會堂裡的首位、宴席中的上座。 40 他們侵吞寡婦的家產，又假意做很長的禱告。這些人將受到更重的懲罰[t]。」
寡婦的奉獻
41 耶穌面對奉獻箱坐著，看眾人怎樣把錢投入奉獻箱裡。許多富有的人投進了很多錢。 42 有一個窮寡婦來，投進兩個小錢[u]，值一個銅幣[v]。 43 耶穌把他的門徒們召來，對他們說：「我確實地告訴你們：這窮寡婦所投入奉獻箱的，比所有的人投的更多。 44 因為大家是從自己的富餘中拿出來投進去；而這寡婦是從自己的缺乏中，把她所擁有的一切，就是她全部的養生費用都投進去了。」
Footnotes
- 馬可福音 12:2 收穫的——輔助詞語。
- 馬可福音 12:4 有古抄本附「用石頭砸他，」。
- 馬可福音 12:4 有古抄本附「把他趕了回去」。
- 馬可福音 12:11 《詩篇》118:22-23。
- 馬可福音 12:14 道——或譯作「路」。
- 馬可福音 12:15 銀幣——原文為「得拿利」。1得拿利=約1日工資的羅馬銀幣。
- 馬可福音 12:19 《申命記》25:5。
- 馬可福音 12:22 有古抄本附「娶過她，而」。
- 馬可福音 12:23 有古抄本沒有「當他們復活以後」。
- 馬可福音 12:26 《出埃及記》3:6,15-16。
- 馬可福音 12:27 有古抄本沒有「神」。
- 馬可福音 12:29 有古抄本附「所有誡命中」。
- 馬可福音 12:29 《申命記》6:4。
- 馬可福音 12:30 《申命記》6:5；《約書亞記》22:5。
- 馬可福音 12:30 有古抄本附「這是最重要的誡命。」
- 馬可福音 12:31 《利未記》19:18。
- 馬可福音 12:33 有古抄本附「全靈、」。
- 馬可福音 12:36 有古抄本附「做腳凳」。
- 馬可福音 12:36 《詩篇》110:1。
- 馬可福音 12:40 懲罰——或譯作「審判」。
- 馬可福音 12:42 兩個小錢——原文為「2雷普頓」。1雷普頓=約1/128日工資的希臘小銅幣。
- 馬可福音 12:42 銅幣——原文為「柯錐特」。1柯錐特=約1/64日工資的羅馬銅幣。
Marcos 12
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Marcos 12
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Parábola de los labradores criminales (Mt 21,33-46; Lc 20,9-19)
12 Jesús les contó entonces esta parábola:
— Un hombre plantó una viña, la cercó con una valla, construyó un lagar y levantó una torre; luego la arrendó a unos labradores y se fue de viaje. 2 En el tiempo oportuno envió un criado para percibir de los labradores la parte correspondiente del fruto de la viña. 3 Pero ellos le echaron mano al criado, lo golpearon y lo mandaron de vuelta con las manos vacías. 4 Volvió a enviarles otro criado, y ellos lo hirieron en la cabeza y lo llenaron de injurias. 5 Luego mandó a otro, y a este lo asesinaron. Y lo mismo hicieron con otros muchos; a unos los hirieron y a otros los mataron. 6 Cuando al amo ya únicamente le quedaba su hijo querido, lo envió por último a los viñadores pensando: “A mi hijo lo respetarán”. 7 Pero aquellos labradores se dijeron unos a otros: “Este es el heredero. Matémoslo, y la herencia será nuestra”. 8 Y, echándole mano, lo asesinaron y lo arrojaron fuera de la viña. 9 ¿Qué hará, pues, el dueño de la viña? Llegará, hará perecer a esos labradores y dará la viña a otros. 10 ¿No han leído ustedes este pasaje de las Escrituras:
La piedra que desecharon los constructores,
se ha convertido en la piedra principal.
11 Esto lo ha hecho el Señor,
y nos resulta verdaderamente maravilloso?
12 Sus adversarios comprendieron que Jesús se había referido a ellos con esta parábola. Por eso trataban de apresarlo, aunque finalmente desistieron y se marcharon, porque temían a la gente.
La cuestión del tributo al emperador (Mt 22,15-22; Lc 20,20-26)
13 Los fariseos y los del partido de Herodes enviaron algunos de los suyos con el encargo de sorprender a Jesús en alguna palabra comprometedora. 14 Vinieron, pues, y le preguntaron:
— Maestro, sabemos que tú eres sincero y que no te preocupa el qué dirán, pues no juzgas a la gente por las apariencias, sino que enseñas con toda verdad a vivir como Dios quiere; así pues, ¿estamos o no estamos obligados a pagar el tributo al emperador romano? ¿Tenemos o no tenemos que dárselo? 15 Jesús, conociendo la hipocresía que había en ellos, les contestó:
— ¿Por qué me ponen trampas? Tráiganme un denario para que yo lo vea.
16 Ellos se lo presentaron y Jesús les preguntó:
— ¿De quién es esta efigie y esta inscripción?
Le contestaron:
— Del emperador.
17 Entonces Jesús les dijo:
— Pues den al emperador lo que es del emperador, y a Dios lo que es de Dios.
Con esta respuesta quedaron estupefactos.
La cuestión de la resurrección (Mt 22,23-33; Lc 20,27-40)
18 Después de esto vinieron unos saduceos que, como dicen que no hay resurrección, hicieron a Jesús esta pregunta:
19 — Maestro, Moisés nos dejó escrito que si el hermano de uno muere y deja esposa , pero no hijos, el hermano mayor superviviente deberá casarse con la viuda para dar descendencia al hermano difunto. 20 Pues bien, hubo una vez siete hermanos; el primero de ellos se casó, pero murió sin haber tenido descendencia. 21 Entonces el segundo hermano se casó con la viuda, pero él también murió sin dejar descendencia. Lo mismo pasó con el tercero, 22 y con los siete: ninguno tuvo descendencia de aquella mujer, que fue la última de todos en morir. 23 Así, pues, en la resurrección, cuando todos resuciten, ¿de cuál de ellos será esposa, si los siete estuvieron casados con ella?
24 Jesús les dijo:
— Ustedes están en esto muy equivocados al no conocer las Escrituras ni tener idea del poder de Dios. 25 En la resurrección ya no habrá matrimonios, sino que todos serán como los ángeles que están en los cielos. 26 En cuanto a que los muertos han de resucitar, ¿no han leído en el libro de Moisés, en el pasaje de la zarza, lo que Dios le dijo: Yo soy el Dios de Abrahán, el Dios de Isaac y el Dios de Jacob? 27 Pues bien, él es Dios de vivos y no de muertos. ¡Ustedes están muy equivocados!
El mandamiento principal (Mt 22,34-40; Lc 10,25-28)
28 Uno de los maestros de la ley que había escuchado toda la discusión, al ver lo bien que Jesús les había respondido, se acercó a él y le preguntó:
— ¿Cuál es el primero de todos los mandamientos?
29 Jesús le contestó:
— El primero es: Escucha, Israel : el Señor, nuestro Dios, es el único Señor. 30 Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu inteligencia y con todas tus fuerzas. 31 Y el segundo es : Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. No hay ningún mandamiento mayor que estos.
32 El maestro de la ley contestó a Jesús:
— ¡Muy bien, Maestro! Es cierto lo que dices: Dios es único y no hay otro fuera de él. 33 Y amar a Dios con todo nuestro corazón, con todo nuestro entendimiento y con todas nuestras fuerzas, y amar al prójimo como a uno mismo, vale más que todos los holocaustos y sacrificios. 34 Jesús entonces, viendo que había contestado con sabiduría, le dijo:
— Tú no estás lejos del reino de Dios.
Después de esto, ya nadie se atrevió a hacerle más preguntas.
¿De quién es hijo el Mesías? (Mt 22,41-46; Lc 20,41-44)
35 Jesús estaba enseñando en el Templo e interpelaba a sus oyentes diciendo:
— ¿Cómo es que los maestros de la ley dicen que el Mesías es hijo de David? 36 El propio David afirmó, inspirado por el Espíritu Santo:
Dijo el Señor a mi Señor:
“Siéntate a mi derecha
hasta que ponga a tus enemigos
debajo de tus pies”.
37 Pues si el propio David llama Señor al Mesías, ¿cómo puede el Mesías ser hijo suyo?
Y era mucha la gente que disfrutaba escuchando a Jesús.
Contra los maestros de la ley (Mt 23,1-36; Lc 20,45-47)
38 Decía también Jesús en su enseñanza:
— Cuídense de esos maestros de la ley, a quienes les agrada pasear vestidos con ropaje suntuoso, ser saludados en público 39 y ocupar los lugares preferentes en las sinagogas y los primeros puestos en los banquetes. 40 ¡Esos que devoran las haciendas de las viudas, recitando largas oraciones para disimular, recibirán el más severo castigo!
La ofrenda de la viuda (Lc 21,1-4)
41 Estaba Jesús sentado frente al arca de las ofrendas y miraba cómo la gente echaba dinero en ella. Muchos ricos echaban en cantidad. 42 En esto llegó una viuda pobre que echó dos monedas de muy poco valor. 43 Jesús llamó entonces a los discípulos y les dijo:
— Les aseguro que esta viuda pobre ha echado en el arca más que todos los demás. 44 Porque todos los otros echaron lo que les sobraba, pero ella, dentro de su necesidad, ha echado cuanto poseía, todo lo que tenía para vivir.
Mark 12
New King James Version
Mark 12
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(A)
12 Then (B)He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to [a]vinedressers and went into a far country. 2 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent them another servant, [b]and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. 5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, (C)beating some and killing some. 6 Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those [c]vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and (D)killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 “Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture:
(E)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
11 This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 (F)And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(G)
13 (H)Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. 14 When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and [d]care about no one; for You do not [e]regard the person of men, but teach the (I)way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?”
But He, knowing their (J)hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.” 16 So they brought it.
And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
17 And Jesus answered and said to them, [f]“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to (K)God the things that are God’s.”
And they marveled at Him.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?(L)
18 (M)Then some Sadducees, (N)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: 19 “Teacher, (O)Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. 21 And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. 22 So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. 23 Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.”
24 Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore [g]mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but (P)are like angels in heaven. 26 But concerning the dead, that they (Q)rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, (R)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly [h]mistaken.”
The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?(S)
28 (T)Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, [i]perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the [j]first commandment of all?”
29 Jesus answered him, “The [k]first of all the commandments is: (U)‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall (V)love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ [l]This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: (W)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than (X)these.”
32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, (Y)and there is no other but He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, [m]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (Z)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
(AA)But after that no one dared question Him.
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(AB)
35 (AC)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said (AD)by the Holy Spirit:
(AE)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his (AF)Son?”
And the common people heard Him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes(AG)
38 Then (AH)He said to them in His teaching, (AI)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, (AJ)love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the (AK)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 (AL)who devour widows’ houses, and [n]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Two Mites(AM)
41 (AN)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money (AO)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two [o]mites, which make a [p]quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that (AP)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, (AQ)her whole livelihood.”
Footnotes
- Mark 12:1 tenant farmers
- Mark 12:4 NU omits and at him they threw stones
- Mark 12:7 tenant farmers
- Mark 12:14 Court no man’s favor
- Mark 12:14 Lit. look at the face of men
- Mark 12:17 Pay
- Mark 12:24 Or deceived
- Mark 12:27 Or deceived
- Mark 12:28 NU seeing
- Mark 12:28 foremost
- Mark 12:29 foremost
- Mark 12:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
- Mark 12:33 NU omits with all the soul
- Mark 12:40 for appearance’ sake
- Mark 12:42 Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
- Mark 12:42 A Roman coin
Mark 12
1599 Geneva Bible
Mark 12
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Of the vineyard. 10 Christ the stone refused of the Jews. 12 Of tribute to be given to Caesar. 18 The Sadducees denying the resurrection. 28 The first commandment. 31 To love God and the neighbor is better than sacrifices. 36 Christ David’s son. 38 To beware of the Scribes and Pharisees. 42 The poor widow.
1 And [a]he began to speak unto them in [b]parables, (A)A certain man planted a vineyard, and compassed it with an hedge, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower in it, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a strange country.
2 [c]And at the time, he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 But they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant, and at him they cast stones, and brake his head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 And again he sent another, and him they slew, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
6 Yet had he one son, his dear beloved: him also he sent the last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But the husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
8 So they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What shall then the Lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and give the vineyard to others.
10 Have ye not read so much as this Scripture, (B)The stone which the builders did refuse, is made the head of the corner.
11 This was done of the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
12 Then they [d]went about to take him, but they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake that parable against them: therefore they left him, and went their way.
13 ¶ (C)[e]And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians, that they might take him in his talk.
14 And when they came, they said unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou [f]considerest not the person of men, but teachest the [g]way of God truly, Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Should we give it, or should we not give it? but he knew their hypocrisy, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16 So they brought it, and he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said unto him, Caesar’s.
17 Then Jesus answered, and said unto them, (D)Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God, those that are God’s: and they marveled at him.
18 ¶ (E)[h]Then came the Sadducees unto him, (which say, there is no resurrection) and they asked him, saying,
19 Master, (F)Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, and leave his wife, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 There were seven brethren, and the first took a wife, and when he died, left no issue.
21 Then the second took her, and he died, neither did he yet leave issue, and the third likewise:
22 So these seven had her, and left no issue: last of all the wife died also.
23 In the resurrection then, when they shall rise again, whose wife shall she be of them? for seven had her to wife.
24 Then Jesus answered, and said unto them, Are ye not therefore deceived, because ye know not the Scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 For when they shall rise again from the dead, neither men marry, nor wives are married, but are as the Angels which are in heaven.
26 And as touching the dead, that they shall rise again, have ye not read in the book of Moses how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I (G)am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 God is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. Ye are therefore greatly deceived.
28 ¶ (H)[i]Then came one of the Scribes that had heard them disputing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, (I)Hear, Israel, The Lord our God is the only Lord.
30 Thou shalt therefore love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, that is, (J)Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 Then that Scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth, that there is one God, and that there is none but he,
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 Then when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
35 ¶ (K)[j]And Jesus answered and said teaching in the Temple, How say the Scribes that Christ is the son of David?
36 For David himself said by [k]the holy Ghost, (L)The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 Then David himself calleth him Lord: by what means is he then his son? and much people heard him gladly.
38 (M)[l]Moreover he said unto them in [m]his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes which love to go in [n]long robes, and love salutations in the markets,
39 And the chief seats in the Synagogues, and the first rooms at feasts,
40 Which (N)devour widows’ houses, even under a color of long prayers. These shall receive the greater damnation.
41 (O)[o]And as Jesus sat over against the treasury, he beheld how the people [p]cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a quadrin.
43 Then he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury.
44 For they all did cast in of their superfluity: but she of her poverty did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Footnotes
- Mark 12:1 The calling of God is not tied either to place, person, or time, without exception.
- Mark 12:1 This word Parable, which the Evangelists use, doth not only signify a comparing of things together, but also dark speeches and allegories.
- Mark 12:2 When the fruits of the ground used to be gathered.
- Mark 12:12 They were greedy and very desirous.
- Mark 12:13 The Gospel joineth the authority of the Magistrate with the service of God.
- Mark 12:14 Thou dost not so judge by outward appearance, that the truth is thereby darkened any whit at all.
- Mark 12:14 The way whereby we come to God.
- Mark 12:18 The resurrection of the body is avouched against the foolish ignorance and malice of the Sadducees.
- Mark 12:28 Sacrifices and outward worship, never pleased God, unless such necessary duties as we owe to God and our neighbors went afore.
- Mark 12:35 Christ proveth his Godhead even out of David himself, of whom he came according to the flesh.
- Mark 12:36 Word for word, in the holy Ghost, and there is a great force in this kind of speech, whereby is meant that it was not so much David, as the holy Ghost that spake, who did in a manner possess David.
- Mark 12:38 The manners of ministers are not rashly to be followed as an example.
- Mark 12:38 While he taught them.
- Mark 12:38 The word is a stole, which is a kind of woman’s garment, long even down to the heels, and is taken generally, for any garment made for comeliness, but in this place it seemeth to signify that fringed garment mentioned in Deut. 22:11.
- Mark 12:41 The doing of our duties, which God alloweth, is not esteemed according to the outward value, but to the inward affects of the heart.
- Mark 12:41 Money of any kind of metal, as the Romans used, who in the beginning did stamp or coin brass, and after used it for current money.
Mark 12
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Mark 12
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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. 2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5 He 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,(C) 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.’ 8 So 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. 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:
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
- Mark 12:11 Psalm 118:22,23
- Mark 12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
- Mark 12:23 Some manuscripts resurrection, when people rise from the dead,
- Mark 12:26 Exodus 3:6
- Mark 12:29 Or The Lord our God is one Lord
- Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5
- Mark 12:31 Lev. 19:18
- Mark 12:36 Psalm 110:1
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