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
Mark 12
King James Version
12 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught 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 wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.
5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.
21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise.
22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.
23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.
24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?
25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven.
26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 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, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other 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 neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
34 And 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 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith 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 all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Marc 12
Segond 21
Parabole des vignerons
12 Jésus se mit ensuite à leur parler en paraboles: «Un homme planta une vigne. Il l'entoura d'une haie, creusa un pressoir et construisit une tour. Puis il la loua à des vignerons et quitta le pays. 2 Le moment venu, il envoya un serviteur vers les vignerons pour recevoir d'eux une part de récolte de la vigne. 3 Ils s’emparèrent de lui, le battirent et le renvoyèrent les mains vides. 4 Il envoya de nouveau vers eux un autre serviteur; ils [lui jetèrent des pierres,] le frappèrent à la tête et l'insultèrent. 5 Il en envoya un troisième et ils le tuèrent, puis beaucoup d’autres qu'ils battirent ou tuèrent. 6 Il avait encore un fils bien-aimé; il l'envoya vers eux en dernier, disant: ‘Ils auront du respect pour mon fils.’ 7 Mais ces vignerons dirent entre eux: ‘Voilà l'héritier. Venez, tuons-le et l'héritage sera à nous.’ 8 Et ils s’emparèrent de lui, le tuèrent et le jetèrent hors de la vigne. 9 Que fera donc le maître de la vigne? Il viendra, fera mourir les vignerons et donnera la vigne à d'autres.
10 »N'avez-vous pas lu cette parole de l'Ecriture: La pierre qu'ont rejetée ceux qui construisaient est devenue la pierre angulaire; 11 c'est l’œuvre du Seigneur, et c'est un prodige à nos yeux[a]?»
12 Ils cherchaient à l'arrêter, mais ils redoutaient les réactions de la foule. Ils avaient compris que c'était pour eux que Jésus avait dit cette parabole. Ils le laissèrent alors et s'en allèrent.
Tentatives de piéger Jésus
13 Ils envoyèrent auprès de Jésus quelques pharisiens et des hérodiens, afin de le prendre au piège de ses propres paroles. 14 Ils vinrent lui dire: «Maître, nous savons que tes paroles sont vraies et que tu ne te laisses influencer par personne, car tu ne regardes pas à l'apparence des gens et tu enseignes le chemin de Dieu en toute vérité. Est-il permis, ou non, de payer l'impôt à l'empereur? Devons-nous payer ou ne pas payer?» 15 Mais Jésus, connaissant leur hypocrisie, leur répondit: «Pourquoi me tendez-vous un piège? Apportez-moi une pièce de monnaie afin que je la voie.» 16 Ils en apportèrent une. Jésus leur demanda: «De qui porte-t-elle l'effigie et l'inscription?» «De l'empereur», lui répondirent-ils. 17 Alors il leur dit: «Rendez à l'empereur ce qui est à l'empereur et à Dieu ce qui est à Dieu.» Et ils furent dans l'étonnement à son sujet.
18 Les sadducéens[b], qui disent qu'il n'y a pas de résurrection, vinrent auprès de Jésus et lui posèrent cette question: 19 «Maître, voici ce que Moïse nous a prescrit: Si un homme meurt et laisse une femme sans avoir d'enfants, son frère épousera la veuve et donnera une descendance à son frère.[c] 20 Or, il y avait sept frères. Le premier s’est marié et est mort sans laisser de descendance. 21 Le deuxième a pris la veuve pour femme et est mort sans laisser de descendance. Il en est allé de même pour le troisième, 22 et aucun des sept n’a laissé de descendance. Après eux tous, la femme est morte aussi. 23 A la résurrection, duquel d'entre eux sera-t-elle la femme? En effet, les sept l'ont eue pour épouse.» 24 Jésus leur répondit: «N'êtes-vous pas dans l'erreur parce que vous ne connaissez ni les Ecritures ni la puissance de Dieu? 25 En effet, à la résurrection, les hommes et les femmes ne se marieront pas, mais ils seront comme les anges dans le ciel. 26 En ce qui concerne la résurrection des morts, n'avez-vous pas lu dans le livre de Moïse ce que Dieu lui a dit, dans l'épisode du buisson: Je suis le Dieu d'Abraham, le Dieu d'Isaac et le Dieu de Jacob[d]? 27 Dieu n'est pas le Dieu des morts, mais des vivants. Vous êtes complètement dans l'erreur.»
28 Un des spécialistes de la loi, qui les avait entendus discuter, vit que Jésus avait bien répondu aux sadducéens. Il s'approcha et lui demanda: «Quel est le premier de tous les commandements?» 29 Jésus répondit: «Voici le premier: Ecoute, Israël, le Seigneur, notre Dieu, est l'unique Seigneur[e] 30 et tu aimeras le Seigneur, ton Dieu, de tout ton cœur, de toute ton âme, de toute ta pensée et de toute ta force[f]. 31 Voici le deuxième: Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même.[g] Il n'y a pas d'autre commandement plus grand que ceux-là.» 32 Le spécialiste de la loi lui dit: «Bien, maître. Tu as dit avec vérité que Dieu est unique, qu'il n'y en a pas d'autre que lui[h] 33 et que l'aimer de tout son cœur, de toute son intelligence, [de toute son âme] et de toute sa force, et aimer son prochain comme soi-même, c'est plus que tous les holocaustes et tous les sacrifices.» 34 Voyant qu'il avait répondu avec intelligence, Jésus lui dit: «Tu n'es pas loin du royaume de Dieu.» Personne n'osa plus lui poser de questions.
Reproches de Jésus aux chefs religieux
35 Jésus continuait à enseigner dans le temple; il dit: «Comment les spécialistes de la loi peuvent-ils dire que le Messie est le fils de David[i]? 36 [En effet,] David lui-même, animé par l'Esprit saint, a dit: Le Seigneur a dit à mon Seigneur: ‘Assieds-toi à ma droite jusqu'à ce que j'aie fait de tes ennemis ton marchepied.’[j] 37 David lui-même l'appelle Seigneur. Comment peut-il donc être son fils?» Et une grande foule l'écoutait avec plaisir.
38 Il leur disait dans son enseignement: «Attention aux spécialistes de la loi qui aiment se promener en longues robes et être salués sur les places publiques! 39 Ils recherchent les sièges d'honneur dans les synagogues et les meilleures places dans les festins; 40 ils dépouillent les veuves de leurs biens tout en faisant pour l'apparence de longues prières. Ils seront jugés plus sévèrement.»
41 Jésus était assis vis-à-vis du tronc et regardait comment la foule y mettait de l'argent. De nombreux riches mettaient beaucoup. 42 Une pauvre veuve vint aussi; elle y mit deux petites pièces, une toute petite somme. 43 Alors Jésus appela ses disciples et leur dit: «Je vous le dis en vérité, cette pauvre veuve a donné plus que tous ceux qui ont mis dans le tronc, 44 car tous ont pris de leur superflu pour mettre dans le tronc, tandis qu’elle, elle a mis de son nécessaire, tout ce qu'elle possédait, tout ce qu'elle avait pour vivre.»
Footnotes
- Marc 12:11 La pierre… yeux: citation du Psaume 118.22-23.
- Marc 12:18 Sadducéens: membres d’un courant du judaïsme souvent associé aux prêtres et à l’aristocratie.
- Marc 12:19 Si un homme… son frère: citation de Deutéronome 25.5.
- Marc 12:26 Je suis… Jacob: citation d’Exode 3.6.
- Marc 12:29 Ecoute… Seigneur: citation de Deutéronome 6.4.
- Marc 12:30 Tu aimeras… ta force: citation de Deutéronome 6.5.
- Marc 12:31 Tu aimeras… toi-même: citation de Lévitique 19.18.
- Marc 12:32 Il n’y en a pas d’autre que lui: conséquence de la citation faite précédemment, explicitement formulée en Deutéronome 4.35.
- Marc 12:35 Fils de David: voir la note 10.47.
- Marc 12:36 Le Seigneur… marchepied: citation du Psaume 110.1.
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