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Mark 12
English Standard Version
Mark 12
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Tenants
12 (A)And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted (B)a vineyard (C)and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and (D)leased it to tenants and (E)went into another country. 2 When the season came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 (F)And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 (G)Again (H)he sent to them another servant, and (I)they struck him on the head and (J)treated him shamefully. 5 (K)And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. 6 He had still one other, (L)a beloved son. (M)Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those tenants said to one another, (N)‘This is the heir. Come, (O)let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 And they took him and killed him and (P)threw him out of the vineyard. 9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? (Q)He will (R)come and destroy the tenants and (S)give the vineyard to others. 10 (T)Have you not read (U)this Scripture:
(V)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;[b]
11 this was the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 And (W)they were seeking to arrest him (X)but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they (Y)left him and went away.
Paying Taxes to Caesar
13 (Z)And they sent to him some of (AA)the Pharisees and some of (AB)the Herodians, to (AC)trap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, (AD)we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For (AE)you are not swayed by appearances,[c] but truly teach (AF)the way of God. Is it lawful to pay (AG)taxes to (AH)Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” 15 But, knowing (AI)their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why (AJ)put me to the test? Bring me (AK)a denarius[d] and let me look at it.” 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” 17 Jesus said to them, (AL)“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.
The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
18 And (AM)Sadducees came to him, (AN)who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that (AO)if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man[e] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. 21 And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22 And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. 23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because (AP)you know neither the Scriptures nor (AQ)the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither (AR)marry nor (AS)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 And as for the dead being raised, (AT)have you not read in (AU)the book of Moses, in (AV)the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, (AW)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong.”
The Great Commandment
28 (AX)And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The most important is, (AY)‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, (AZ)the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 (BA)The second is this: (BB)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment (BC)greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher. You have truly said that (BD)he is one, and (BE)there is no other besides him. 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all (BF)the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, (BG)is much more than all (BH)whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” (BI)And after that no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Christ?
35 (BJ)And as (BK)Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that (BL)the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, (BM)in the Holy Spirit, declared,
(BN)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies (BO)under your feet.”’
37 David himself calls him Lord. So (BP)how is he his son?” And the great throng (BQ)heard him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes
38 (BR)And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and (BS)the places of honor at feasts, 40 (BT)who devour widows' houses and (BU)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
The Widow's Offering
41 (BV)And he sat down opposite (BW)the treasury and watched the people (BX)putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two (BY)small copper coins, which make a penny.[f] 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (BZ)this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her (CA)poverty has put in everything she had, all (CB)she had to live on.”
Footnotes
- Mark 12:2 Or bondservant; also verse 4
- Mark 12:10 Greek the head of the corner
- Mark 12:14 Greek you do not look at people's faces
- Mark 12:15 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Mark 12:19 Greek his brother
- Mark 12:42 Greek two lepta, which make a kodrantes; a kodrantes (Latin quadrans) was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
Mark 12
New International Version
Mark 12
New International Version
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
Marcos 12
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Marcos 12
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
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.”
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