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Luke 20
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Luke 20
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The Authority of Jesus Challenged
20 (A)One day, (B)as Jesus[a] was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, (C)the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up 2 and said to him, “Tell us (D)by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” 3 He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me, 4 was the baptism of John (E)from heaven or from man?” 5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, (F)‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was (G)a prophet.” 7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9 (H)And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted (I)a vineyard and (J)let it out to tenants and (K)went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant[b] to the tenants, so that (L)they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. (M)But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 (N)And (O)he sent another servant. But they also beat and (P)treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 (Q)And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my (R)beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, (S)‘This is the heir. (T)Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they (U)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 (V)He will (W)come and destroy those tenants and (X)give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he (Y)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
18 (AA)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (AB)on anyone, it will crush him.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar
19 (AC)The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. 20 (AD)So they (AE)watched him and sent spies, who (AF)pretended to be sincere, that they might (AG)catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of (AH)the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and (AI)show no partiality,[d] but truly teach (AJ)the way of God. 22 Is it lawful for us to give (AK)tribute to (AL)Caesar, or not?” 23 But he perceived their (AM)craftiness, and said to them, 24 “Show me (AN)a denarius.[e] Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar's.” 25 He said to them, “Then (AO)render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 26 And they were not able in the presence of the people (AP)to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
27 There came to him (AQ)some Sadducees, (AR)those who deny that there is a resurrection, 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us (AS)that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man[f] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”
34 And Jesus said to them, (AT)“The sons of this age (AU)marry and (AV)are given in marriage, 35 but those who are (AW)considered worthy to attain to (AX)that age and to the resurrection from the dead (AY)neither marry (AZ)nor are given in marriage, 36 for (BA)they cannot die anymore, because they are (BB)equal to angels and (BC)are (BD)sons of God, being (BE)sons[g] of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, (BF)even Moses showed, in (BG)the passage about the bush, where he calls (BH)the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all (BI)live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes (BJ)answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For (BK)they no longer dared to ask him any question.
Whose Son Is the Christ?
41 (BL)But he said to them, “How can they say that (BM)the Christ is (BN)David's son? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
(BO)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
43 until I make your enemies (BP)your footstool.”’
44 David thus calls him Lord, so (BQ)how is he his son?”
Beware of the Scribes
45 (BR)And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and (BS)the places of honor at feasts, 47 (BT)who devour widows' houses and (BU)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
Footnotes
- Luke 20:1 Greek he
- Luke 20:10 Or bondservant; also verse 11
- Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner
- Luke 20:21 Greek and do not receive a face
- Luke 20:24 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Luke 20:28 Greek his brother
- Luke 20:36 Greek huioi; see Preface
Luke 20
King James Version
Luke 20
King James Version
20 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,
2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him.
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.
32 Last of all the woman died also.
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,
46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
Lukasevangeliet 20
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Lukasevangeliet 20
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jesu fullmakt ifrågasätts
20 (A) En dag när Jesus undervisade folket i templet och förkunnade evangeliet, kom översteprästerna och de skriftlärda fram tillsammans med de äldste 2 (B) och frågade honom: "Säg oss: Vad har du för fullmakt att göra detta? Vem är det som har gett dig den fullmakten?" 3 Han svarade dem: "Jag vill också fråga er en sak. Säg mig: 4 Johannes dop, var det från himlen eller från människor?"
5 De samrådde med varandra och sade: "Om vi säger: Från himlen, så säger han: Varför trodde ni då inte på honom? 6 Men om vi säger: Från människor, så kommer allt folket att stena oss. De är ju övertygade om att Johannes var en profet." 7 Därför svarade de att de inte visste varifrån det var. 8 Jesus sade till dem: "Då säger inte heller jag till er vad jag har för fullmakt att göra det här."
Liknelsen om de onda vinodlarna
9 (C) Sedan började han berätta denna liknelse för folket: "En man planterade en vingård. Han arrenderade ut den till vinodlare och reste bort för en längre tid.
10 (D) När tiden var inne sände han en tjänare till vinodlarna för att de skulle ge honom hans del av vingårdens frukt. Men vinodlarna slog honom och skickade i väg honom tomhänt. 11 Då sände han en annan tjänare. Också honom slog de och förnedrade och skickade i väg tomhänt. 12 Sedan sände han en tredje tjänare. Men även honom slog de blodig och kastade ut.
13 Då sade vingårdens herre: Vad ska jag göra? Jag ska sända min älskade son. Honom ska de väl ha respekt för. 14 Men när vinodlarna fick se honom, samrådde de med varandra och sade: Här är arvtagaren! Vi dödar honom, så blir arvet vårt. 15 Och de kastade ut honom ur vingården och dödade honom.
Vad ska nu vingårdens herre göra med dem? 16 Han ska komma och döda dessa vinodlare och ge vingården till andra." När de hörde detta, sade de: "Det får inte hända!" 17 (E) Men han såg på dem och frågade: "Vad menas då med det här stället i Skriften: Stenen som husbyggarna förkastade har blivit en hörnsten?[a] 18 (F) Den som faller på den stenen blir sönderslagen, och den som stenen faller på blir krossad."
19 (G) De skriftlärda och översteprästerna ville då gripa honom på en gång, men de vågade inte för folket. De förstod att det var dem som han hade talat om i liknelsen.
Skatt till kejsaren
20 (H) De höll Jesus under uppsikt och skickade ut några spioner som skulle låtsas vara ärliga för att få fast honom för något som han sade, så att de kunde utlämna honom åt ståthållarens makt och myndighet. 21 De frågade honom: "Mästare, vi vet att du talar och undervisar rätt och inte tar parti för någon utan lär ut sanningen om Guds väg. 22 Är det tillåtet för oss att betala skatt till kejsaren[b] eller inte?"
23 Men han genomskådade deras list och sade till dem: 24 "Visa mig en denar[c]. Vems bild och inskrift har den?" De svarade: "Kejsarens." 25 (I) Han sade till dem: "Ge då kejsaren det som tillhör kejsaren, och Gud det som tillhör Gud." 26 De lyckades inte få fast honom för något som han sade inför folket utan teg, förundrade över hans svar.
Frågan om uppståndelsen
27 (J) Sedan kom det fram några saddukeer[d], de som förnekar att det finns en uppståndelse. De frågade Jesus: 28 (K) "Mästare! Mose gav oss föreskriften[e] att om någon har en bror som är gift men dör barnlös, så ska han gifta sig med änkan och skaffa barn åt sin bror. 29 Nu fanns där sju bröder. Den förste tog sig en hustru men dog barnlös. 30 Den andre 31 och den tredje gifte sig med henne, och så gjorde alla sju, men de dog och efterlämnade inga barn. 32 Till slut dog också kvinnan. 33 Så vems hustru blir hon vid uppståndelsen? Alla sju var ju gifta med henne."
34 Jesus svarade dem: "De som lever i den här världen gifter sig och blir bortgifta. 35 Men de som anses värdiga att nå den andra världen och uppståndelsen från de döda, de varken gifter sig eller blir bortgifta. 36 De kan inte dö längre, för de är som änglarna och är Guds barn, eftersom de är uppståndelsens barn.
37 Men att de döda uppstår, det har också Mose visat vid stället om törnbusken, när han kallar Herren Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud.[f] 38 (L) Han är inte de dödas Gud utan de levandes. För honom är alla levande."
39 Då sade några av de skriftlärda: "Mästare, bra sagt[g]!" 40 Sedan vågade de inte ställa någon mer fråga till honom.
Vem Messias är
41 Jesus sade till dem: "Hur kan man säga att Messias är Davids son? 42 (M) David säger ju själv i Psaltaren:[h] Herren sade till min Herre: Sätt dig på min högra sida 43 (N) tills jag lagt dina fiender som en pall under dina fötter.[i] 44 David kallar honom alltså Herre[j]. Hur kan han då vara hans son?"
Jesus varnar för de skriftlärda
45 Medan allt folket hörde på sade Jesus till sina lärjungar: 46 (O) "Akta er för de skriftlärda, som njuter av att gå runt i långa mantlar och älskar att bli hälsade på torgen och få de främsta platserna i synagogorna och hedersplatserna vid festmåltiderna. 47 De äter änkorna ur husen och ber långa böner för syns skull. De ska få en så mycket strängare dom."
Footnotes
- 20:17 Ps 118:22.
- 20:22 att betala skatt till kejsaren En tvistefråga, eftersom skatten innebar att erkänna Roms överhöghet. Detta såg de nationalistiska seloterna som ett svek mot Israels Gud, medan fariseerna och saddukeerna accepterade situationen.
- 20:24 denar Ett litet romerskt silvermynt, värt en hel dagslön för den enkle arbetaren (Matt 20:2).
- 20:27 saddukeer Aristokratiska präster som samarbetade med romarna och vakade över ordningen i templet (Apg 4:1f).
- 20:28 Mose gav oss föreskriften Se 5 Mos 25:5-6.
- 20:37 2 Mos 3:6.
- 20:39 bra sagt De skriftlärda fariseerna var motståndare till saddukeerna (jfr Apg 23:6f).
- 20:42f Ps 110:1. I psalmen talar Gud Fadern till Messias, Guds Son (jfr Apg 2:34f, 1 Kor 15:25).
- 20:43 som en pall under dina fötter Ett uttryck för triumf (jfr Jos 10:24).
- 20:44 David kallar honom alltså Herre Profeten David erkänner den kommande Frälsaren som sin Herre (jfr 1 Petr 1:10f) trots att denne är hans ättling (Rom 1:3).
Luke 20
New International Version
Luke 20
New International Version
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(A)
20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts(B) and proclaiming the good news,(C) the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”(D)
3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: 4 John’s baptism(E)—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
5 They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people(F) will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”(G)
7 So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”
8 Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
The Parable of the Tenants(H)
9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard,(I) rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.(J) 10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. 12 He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.
13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love;(K) perhaps they will respect him.’
14 “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and kill those tenants(L) and give the vineyard to others.”
When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”
17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”(N)
19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him(O) immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.(P)
Paying Taxes to Caesar(Q)
20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(R) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(S) 21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.(T) 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(U) and to God what is God’s.”
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
The Resurrection and Marriage(V)
27 Some of the Sadducees,(W) who say there is no resurrection,(X) came to Jesus with a question. 28 “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.(Y) 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come(Z) and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children,(AA) since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’[b](AB) 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”
39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” 40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.(AC)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AD)
41 Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?(AE) 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
43 until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’[c](AF)
44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”
Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(AG) 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
Footnotes
- Luke 20:17 Psalm 118:22
- Luke 20:37 Exodus 3:6
- Luke 20:43 Psalm 110:1
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