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Marcos 12
Magandang Balita Biblia

Ang Talinghaga tungkol sa mga Masasamang Magsasaka(A)

12 At(B) tinuruan ni Jesus ang mga tao sa pamamagitan ng mga talinghaga. Sinabi niya, “May isang taong nagtanim ng ubas sa kanyang bukid. Pinabakuran niya ang ubasan, nagpagawa ng pisaan ng ubas at nagpatayo ng isang tore. Pagkatapos, pinaupahan niya ang ubasan sa mga magsasaka at siya'y nagpunta sa ibang lupain. 2 Nang dumating ang panahon ng pag-aani ng ubas, pinapunta niya ang isang alipin upang kunin sa mga magsasaka ang kanyang bahagi. 3 Ngunit sinunggaban ng mga magsasaka ang utusan, binugbog at saka pinauwing walang dala. 4 Muling nagsugo ang may-ari ng isa pang alipin, ngunit ito ay hinampas sa ulo at nilait-lait ng mga magsasaka. 5 Nagsugo na naman ang may-ari ng isa pang alipin ngunit pinatay naman nila ito. Ganoon din ang ginawa nila sa marami pang iba, may binugbog at may pinatay. 6 Hindi nagtagal, iisa na lang ang natitirang maaaring papuntahin ng may-ari, ang kanyang minamahal na anak. Kaya't pinapunta niya ito sa pag-aakalang igagalang nila ang kanyang anak. 7 Ngunit nag-usap-usap ang mga magsasaka, ‘Iyan ang tagapagmana. Halikayo, patayin natin siya upang mapasaatin lahat ng kanyang mamanahin.’ 8 Kaya't sinunggaban nila at pinatay ito, at pagkatapos ay itinapon ang kanyang bangkay sa labas ng ubasan.

9 “Ano kaya ang gagawin ng may-ari ng ubasan? Pupuntahan niya at papatayin ang mga magsasakang iyon, at ang ubasan ay ipapamahala niya sa iba. 10 Hindi(C) ba ninyo nabasa ang sinasabi sa kasulatan?

‘Ang batong itinakwil ng mga tagapagtayo ng bahay
    ang siyang naging batong-panulukan.

11 Ito'y ginawa ng Panginoon,

    at kahanga-hangang pagmasdan.’”

12 Nang mahalata ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio na sila ang tinutukoy ni Jesus sa mga talinghagang iyon, tinangka nilang dakpin siya. Subalit hindi nila ito magawa sapagkat natatakot sila sa mga tao. Kaya't umalis na lamang sila at iniwan si Jesus.

Ang Pagbabayad ng Buwis(D)

13 Ilang Pariseo at ilan sa mga tagasunod ni Herodes ang pinapunta kay Jesus upang siluin siya sa kanyang pananalita. 14 Kaya lumapit sila sa kanya at sinabi, “Guro, nalalaman po naming kayo'y tapat at walang kinikilingan. Pantay-pantay ang pagtingin ninyo sa lahat ng tao at itinuturo ninyo ang tunay na kalooban ng Diyos para sa tao. Nais po naming itanong kung labag sa Kautusan ang magbayad ng buwis sa Emperador. Dapat po ba kaming magbayad ng buwis o hindi?”

15 Alam ni Jesus na sila'y nagkukunwari lamang, kaya sinabi niya sa kanila, “Bakit ba ninyo ako sinusubok? Bigyan ninyo ako ng isang salaping pilak.[a]”

16 At siya nga ay binigyan nila ng salaping pilak. “Kaninong larawan at pangalan ang nakaukit dito?” tanong ni Jesus sa kanila.

“Sa Emperador po,” tugon nila.

17 Sinabi ni Jesus, “Ibigay ninyo sa Emperador ang para sa Emperador, at sa Diyos ang para sa Diyos.”

At sila'y labis na namangha sa kanya.

Ang Tanong tungkol sa Muling Pagkabuhay(E)

18 May(F) ilang Saduseo na lumapit kay Jesus upang magtanong. Ang mga ito ay nagtuturo na hindi muling mabubuhay ang mga patay. Sinabi nila, 19 “Guro,(G) isinulat po ni Moises para sa atin, ‘Kapag namatay ang isang lalaki at naiwang walang anak ang kanyang asawa, ang kapatid ng lalaki ay dapat pakasal sa biyuda upang magkaanak sila para sa namatay.’ 20 Mayroon pong pitong magkakapatid na lalaki. Nag-asawa ang panganay, subalit siya'y namatay na walang anak. 21 Pinakasalan ng pangalawang kapatid ang biyuda subalit namatay rin ang lalaki na walang anak. Ganoon din ang nangyari sa pangatlo. 22 Isa-isang napangasawa ng babae ang pitong magkakapatid at silang lahat ay namatay na walang anak. Sa kahuli-huliha'y ang babae naman ang namatay. 23 [Kapag binuhay na muli ang mga patay][b] sa araw ng muling pagkabuhay, sino po ba sa pitong magkakapatid ang kikilalaning asawa ng babaing iyon, sapagkat silang lahat ay napangasawa niya?”

24 Sumagot si Jesus, “Maling-mali kayo dahil hindi ninyo nauunawaan ang itinuturo ng Kasulatan at ang kapangyarihan ng Diyos. 25 Sa muling pagkabuhay, ang mga tao'y hindi na mag-aasawa; sila'y magiging katulad na ng mga anghel sa langit. 26 Tungkol(H) naman sa muling pagkabuhay, hindi ba ninyo nabasa sa aklat ni Moises, sa kasaysayan ng nagliliyab na mababang puno, ang sinabi ng Diyos sa kanya? Ito ang sinabi niya, ‘Ako ang Diyos ni Abraham, Diyos ni Isaac, at Diyos ni Jacob.’ 27 Ang Diyos ay hindi Diyos ng mga patay; siya ang Diyos ng mga buháy. Talagang maling-mali kayo!”

Ang Dalawang Pinakamahalagang Utos(I)

28 Ang(J) kanilang pagtatalo ay narinig ng isa sa mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan na naroon. Nakita niyang mahusay ang pagkasagot ni Jesus sa mga Saduseo kaya siya naman ang lumapit upang magtanong, “Alin po ba ang pinakamahalagang utos?”

29 Sumagot(K) si Jesus, “Ito ang pinakamahalagang utos: ‘Pakinggan mo, Israel! Ang Panginoon na ating Diyos—siya lamang ang Panginoon. 30 Ibigin mo ang Panginoon mong Diyos nang buong puso mo, buong kaluluwa mo, buong pag-iisip mo at buong lakas mo.’ 31 Ito(L) naman ang pangalawa, ‘Ibigin mo ang iyong kapwa gaya ng pag-ibig mo sa iyong sarili.’ Wala nang ibang utos na hihigit pa sa mga ito.”

32 Wika(M) ng tagapagturo ng Kautusan, “Tama po, Guro! Totoo ang sinabi ninyo. Iisa nga ang Diyos at wala nang iba liban sa kanya. 33 At(N) higit na mahalaga ang umibig sa kanya nang buong puso, buong pag-iisip at buong lakas, at ang umibig sa kapwa gaya ng pag-ibig sa sarili, kaysa magdala ng lahat ng handog na susunugin at iba pang mga alay.”

34 Nakita ni Jesus na maganda ang sagot nito kaya't sinabi niya, “Hindi ka na nalalayo sa kaharian ng Diyos.” At mula noon ay wala nang nangahas na magtanong kay Jesus.

Ang Tanong ni Jesus tungkol sa Anak ni David(O)

35 Habang si Jesus ay nagtuturo sa Templo, sinabi niya, “Bakit sinasabi ng mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan na ang Cristo ay anak ni David? 36 Hindi(P) ba't si David na rin ang nagpahayag ng ganito nang siya'y gabayan ng Espiritu Santo:

“Sinabi ng Panginoon sa aking Panginoon,
    ‘Maupo ka sa kanan ko,
    hanggang lubusan kong mapasuko sa iyo ang mga kaaway mo.’”

37 Si David na rin ang tumawag sa kanya ng Panginoon; paano siya magiging anak ni David?”

Babala Laban sa mga Tagapagturo ng Kautusan(Q)

Napakaraming tao ang malugod na nakikinig sa kanya. 38 Sa kanyang pagtuturo, sinabi ni Jesus, “Mag-ingat kayo sa mga tagapagturo ng Kautusan na mahilig magpalakad-lakad na suot ang kanilang mahahabang damit at gustung-gustong binabati nang may paggalang sa mga pamilihan. 39 Ang gusto nila ay ang mga natatanging upuan sa mga sinagoga at ang mga upuang pandangal sa mga handaan. 40 Inuubos nila ang kabuhayan ng mga biyuda at ang mahahaba nilang dasal ay mga pagkukunwari lamang. Dahil diyan, mas mabigat na parusa ang igagawad sa kanila.”

Ang Kaloob ng Biyuda(R)

41 Naupo si Jesus sa tapat ng hulugan ng mga kaloob sa Templo, at pinagmasdan ang mga naghuhulog ng salapi. Napansin niyang maraming mayayaman ang naghuhulog ng malalaking halaga. 42 Lumapit naman ang isang biyudang dukha at naghulog ng dalawang salaping tanso. 43 Tinawag ni Jesus ang kanyang mga alagad at sinabi sa kanila, “Sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang inihandog ng biyudang iyon ay higit na marami kaysa sa inihulog nilang lahat. 44 Sapagkat ang lahat ay nagkaloob ng bahagi lamang ng kanilang kayamanan, ngunit ang ibinigay ng babaing iyon, bagama't siya'y dukha, ay ang buo niyang ikinabubuhay.”

Footnotes

  1. Marcos 12:15 isang salaping pilak: Sa Griego ay dinaryo .
  2. Marcos 12:23 Kapag binuhay na muli ang mga patay: Sa ibang manuskrito'y hindi nakasulat ang mga salitang ito.
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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:

“‘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
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Мк 12
Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия для Таджикистана

Притча о злых виноградарях(A)

12 И Он стал говорить с ними притчами.

– Один человек посадил виноградник, обнёс его забором, выкопал яму для давильни[a] и построил сторожевую башню.[b] Он отдал виноградник внаём виноградарям, а сам уехал в далёкую страну. 2 Когда пришло время, он послал раба к виноградарям, чтобы тот забрал у них причитающуюся ему часть урожая. 3 Но виноградари схватили раба, избили и отослали с пустыми руками. 4 Тогда хозяин послал к ним другого раба; но они разбили ему голову и издевались над ним. 5 Хозяин послал ещё одного раба; его виноградари убили. Он посылал ещё многих рабов, но виноградари одних избивали, других убивали. 6 В конце концов у хозяина остался только его единственный любимый сын. Он послал его к ним последним. «Сына-то моего они устыдятся», – думал он. 7 Но виноградари сказали друг другу: «Это наследник. Давайте убьём его, и наследство будет нашим». 8 Они схватили его, убили и выбросили его из виноградника. 9 Что же сделает хозяин виноградника? Конечно же, он придёт и убьёт виноградарей, а виноградник отдаст другим. 10 Разве вы не читали в Писании:

«Камень, который отвергли строители,
    стал краеугольным.
11 Это совершил Вечный,
    и как это удивительно для нас!»[c]

12 Когда предводители народа поняли, что эту притчу Исо рассказал о них, они хотели арестовать Его, но побоялись народа. Поэтому они оставили Его и ушли.

Вопрос об уплате налогов(B)

13 Потом они подослали к Исо блюстителей Закона и сторонников правителя Ирода, чтобы те поймали Его на слове. 14 Подойдя к Исо, они сказали:

– Учитель! Мы знаем, что Ты Человек честный и не стремишься никому угодить. Ты беспристрастен и истинно учишь пути Всевышнего. Следует ли платить налог римскому императору или нет? Платить нам или не платить?

15 Исо, зная их лицемерие, сказал:

– Вы хотите поймать Меня на слове? Принесите Мне посмотреть серебряную монету[d].

16 Ему принесли монету, и Он спросил:

– Кто на ней изображён и чьё на ней имя?

– Императора, – ответили они.

17 – Отдавайте императору то, что принадлежит императору, а Всевышнему – то, что принадлежит Всевышнему, – сказал им Исо. Они были поражены Его ответом.

Вопрос о воскресении мёртвых(C)

18 К Исо подошли саддукеи[e], которые утверждают, что нет воскресения мёртвых. Они спросили Его:

19 – Учитель, Мусо написал, что если у кого-либо умрёт брат, оставив жену, но не оставив детей, то он должен жениться на вдове и восстановить род своему брату.[f] 20 Было семеро братьев. Первый женился и умер, не оставив потомства. 21 На вдове женился его брат и тоже умер, не оставив потомства. То же самое произошло и с третьим. 22 Брали её за себя все семеро, и никто из них не оставил после себя детей. После всех умерла и женщина. 23 Чьей женой будет эта женщина после воскресения? Ведь все семеро были женаты на ней.

24 Исо ответил им:

– Не потому ли вы заблуждаетесь, что не знаете ни Писания, ни силы Всевышнего? 25 Воскресшие из мёртвых не будут ни жениться, ни выходить замуж, а будут как ангелы на небесах. 26 А о том, что мёртвые воскресают, разве вы не читали в Тавроте, в книге Мусо, историю о терновом кусте? Там Всевышний сказал Мусо: «Я – Бог Иброхима, Бог Исхока и Бог Якуба»[g]. 27 Он Бог не мёртвых, а живых. Вы глубоко заблуждаетесь.

Самое важное повеление(D)

28 Один из учителей Таврота, слушая этот спор, заметил, как хорошо ответил Исо, и спросил у Него:

– Какое из повелений в Законе самое важное?

29 Исо ответил:

– Самое важное повеление – это: «Слушай, Исроил! Вечный, наш Бог, – единый Бог.[h] 30 Люби Вечного, Бога твоего, всем сердцем и всей душой, всем разумом и всеми силами своими»[i]. 31 Второе повеление: «Люби ближнего твоего, как самого себя»[j]. Нет повелений важнее этих двух.

32 Учитель Таврота сказал:

– Прекрасно, Учитель. Ты прав, говоря, что Всевышний один, и нет другого Бога, кроме Него. 33 Любить Его всем сердцем, всем разумом, всеми силами и любить ближнего, как самого себя, – это важнее, чем все всесожжения и жертвы.

34 Исо, видя, как разумно ответил учитель Таврота, сказал ему:

– Недалеко ты от Царства Всевышнего.

С тех пор никто больше не решался задавать Ему вопросы.

Масех – Повелитель Довуда(E)

35 Продолжая учить в храме, Исо сказал:

– Почему учители Таврота говорят, что Масех – лишь сын Довуда? 36 Ведь сам Довуд сказал под водительством Святого Духа:

«Вечный сказал моему Повелителю:
    сядь по правую руку от Меня,
пока Я не повергну всех врагов Твоих
    к ногам Твоим»[k].

37 Сам Довуд называет Масеха Повелителем. Как же в таком случае Он может быть всего лишь его сыном?

Большая толпа слушала Исо с радостью.

Предостережение от лицемерия(F)

38 А Он учил:

– Остерегайтесь учителей Таврота. Они любят наряжаться в длинные одежды и любят, когда их приветствуют в людных местах. 39 Они сидят на самых почётных местах в молитвенных домах и на званых обедах. 40 Они разоряют дома вдов и напоказ долго молятся. Таких ждёт очень суровое наказание.

Щедрое пожертвование бедной вдовы(G)

41 Сев напротив сокровищницы храма, Исо смотрел, как люди кладут в неё деньги. Многие богачи бросали помногу. 42 Но вот подошла бедная вдова и бросила две медные монетки[l]. 43 Исо подозвал учеников и сказал им:

– Говорю вам истину, эта бедная вдова положила больше всех, кто клал в сокровищницу, 44 потому что все давали от своего избытка, а она от своей нищеты положила всё, что у неё было на жизнь.

Footnotes

  1. Мк 12:1 Давильня – в те времена виноград давили в особых углублениях, высеченных в скале, откуда сок вытекал через специальное отверстие.
  2. Мк 12:1 Ср. Ис. 5:1-7.
  3. Мк 12:11 Заб. 117:22-23.
  4. Мк 12:15 Букв.: «динарий».
  5. Мк 12:18 Саддукеи – аристократическая религиозная партия иудеев, члены которой отвергали идею воскресения мёртвых, не верили в ангелов и в духов. Саддукеи имели огромное влияние в Высшем Совете иудеев.
  6. Мк 12:19 См. Втор. 25:5-6.
  7. Мк 12:26 Исх. 3:6.
  8. Мк 12:29 Или: «Вечный, наш Бог, – единственный Бог»; или: «Только Вечный, наш Бог, есть Бог».
  9. Мк 12:30 Втор. 6:4-5.
  10. Мк 12:31 Лев. 19:18.
  11. Мк 12:36 Заб. 109:1.
  12. Мк 12:42 Букв.: «две лепты, что составляет один кодрант». Это была просто мизерная сумма.
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Mark 12
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Parable of the Vineyard Owner

12 Jesus began to speak to them [the chief priests, scribes and elders who were questioning Him] in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and put a [a]wall around it, and dug a pit for the wine press and built a tower; and he rented it out to tenant farmers and left the country.(A) 2 When the harvest season came he sent a [b]servant to the tenants, in order to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 They took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent them another servant, and they [threw stones and] wounded him in the head, and treated him disgracefully. 5 And he sent another, and that one they killed; then many others—some they beat and some they killed. 6 He still had one man left to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those tenants said to each other, ‘This man is the heir! Come on, let us kill him [and destroy the evidence], and his inheritance will be ours!’ 8 So they took him and killed him, and threw his body outside the vineyard. 9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants, and will give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture:

‘The stone which the builders regarded as unworthy and rejected,
This [very stone] has become the chief Cornerstone
11 
This came about from the Lord,
And it is marvelous and wonderful in our eyes’?”(B)

12 And they were looking for a way to seize Him, but they were afraid of the crowd; for they knew that He spoke this parable in reference to [and as a charge against] them. And so they left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes

13 Then they sent some of the [c]Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus in order to trap Him into making a statement [that they could use against Him].(C) 14 They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and have no personal bias toward anyone; for You are not influenced by outward appearances or social status, but in truth You teach the way of God. Is it lawful [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay the [d]poll-tax to [[e]Tiberius] Caesar, or not? 15 Should we pay [the tax] or should we not pay?” But knowing their hypocrisy, He asked them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a [f]coin (denarius) to look at.” 16 So they brought one. Then He asked them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” 17 Jesus said to them, “Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were greatly amazed at Him.

18 Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, and began questioning Him, saying,(D) 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [a law] that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but leaves no child, his brother is to [g]marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.(E) 20 There were seven brothers; the first [one] took a wife, and died leaving no children. 21 The second brother married her, and died leaving no children; and the third likewise; 22 and so all seven [married her and died, and] left no children. Last of all the woman died also. 23 In the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven [brothers] were married to her.” 24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not why you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures [that teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [who is able to raise the dead]? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they do not marry nor are they given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 But concerning the raising of the dead, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?(F) 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken and you are deceiving yourselves!”

28 Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is first and most important of all?”(G) 29 Jesus answered, “The first and most important one is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul (life), and with all your mind (thought, understanding), and with all your strength.’(H) 31 This is the second: ‘You shall [unselfishly] [h]love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”(I) 32 The scribe said to Him, “Admirably answered, Teacher; You truthfully stated that He is One, and there is no other but Him; 33 and to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to [unselfishly] love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(J) 34 When Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully and intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

35 Jesus began to say, as He taught in [a portico or court of] the temple, “[i]How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?(K) 36 David himself said [when inspired] by the Holy Spirit,

‘The Lord (the Father) said to my Lord (the Son, the Messiah),
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’(L)

37 David himself calls Him (the Son, the Messiah) ‘Lord’; so how can it be that He is [j]David’s Son?” The large crowd enjoyed hearing Jesus and listened to Him with delight.

38 In [the course of] His teaching He was saying, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes [displaying their prominence], and like to receive respectful greetings in the market places, 39 and [they love] the [k]chief seats in the synagogues and the places of distinction and honor at banquets, 40 [these scribes] who devour (confiscate) widows’ houses, and offer long prayers for appearance’s sake [to impress others]. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

The Widow’s Mite

41 And He sat down opposite the [temple] treasury, and began watching how the people were putting money into the [l]treasury. And many rich people were putting in [m]large sums.(M) 42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a [n]mite. 43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, this poor widow put in [proportionally] more than all the contributors to the treasury. 44 For they all contributed from their surplus, but she, from her poverty, put in all she had, all she had to live on.”

Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:1 It was commonplace to pile up loose rocks to serve as a low wall around one’s property.
  2. Mark 12:2 The servants represent the prophets sent to Israel by God.
  3. Mark 12:13 This was an unlikely alliance since the Pharisees were a strict religious sect while the Herodians were not religious and supported the rule of Caesar.
  4. Mark 12:14 Every Jew was required to pay the poll-tax. It was considered a sign of subservience to Rome.
  5. Mark 12:14 See note Matt 22:21.
  6. Mark 12:15 A day’s wages for a laborer.
  7. Mark 12:19 The purpose of this was to carry on the family line and keep property within the family.
  8. Mark 12:31 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.
  9. Mark 12:35 It is no coincidence that Jesus raises this question after His preceding discussion with the lawyer/scribe. Matthew (22:35) notes that the lawyer had questioned Jesus to test Him. His goal was to extract from Jesus the admission that there is only one God (see v 32), and eventually to use that admission against Him when He claimed to be the Son of God and therefore God Himself. In reality, Jesus had admitted nothing that posed a problem for the concept of one God existing as three distinct Persons, and He drew attention to this fact by raising the issue of David’s relationship to the Messiah.
  10. Mark 12:37 Lit his.
  11. Mark 12:39 These seats were located near the scrolls of the Law, facing the congregation in the synagogue.
  12. Mark 12:41 Thirteen trumpet-shaped chests were placed around the wall in the Court of Women in the temple.
  13. Mark 12:41 The thirteen receptacles for the money were metal and the heavy silver coins contributed by the wealthy would have made quite a noise when they were deposited, calling audible attention to the size of each contribution. By contrast, the widow’s coins (v 42) would have barely made a sound.
  14. Mark 12:42 The least valuable Roman coin, which amounted to only one sixty-fourth of a day’s wages for a laborer; traditionally called the “widow’s mite.”
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