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Mark 12
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Mark 12
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12 Here are some of the story-illustrations Jesus gave to the people at that time:
“A man planted a vineyard and built a wall around it and dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a watchman’s tower. Then he leased the farm to tenant farmers and moved to another country. 2 At grape-picking time he sent one of his men to collect his share of the crop. 3 But the farmers beat up the man and sent him back empty-handed.
4 “The owner then sent another of his men, who received the same treatment, only worse, for his head was seriously injured. 5 The next man he sent was killed; and later, others were either beaten or killed, until 6 there was only one left—his only son. He finally sent him, thinking they would surely give him their full respect.
7 “But when the farmers saw him coming they said, ‘He will own the farm when his father dies. Come on, let’s kill him—and then the farm will be ours!’ 8 So they caught him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 “What do you suppose the owner will do when he hears what happened? He will come and kill them all, and lease the vineyard to others. 10 Don’t you remember reading this verse in the Scriptures? ‘The Rock the builders threw away became the cornerstone, the most honored stone in the building! 11 This is the Lord’s doing and it is an amazing thing to see.’”
12 The Jewish leaders wanted to arrest him then and there for using this illustration, for they knew he was pointing at them—they were the wicked farmers in his story. But they were afraid to touch him for fear of a mob. So they left him and went away.
13 But they sent other religious and political leaders to talk with him and try to trap him into saying something he could be arrested for.
14 “Teacher,” these spies said, “we know you tell the truth no matter what! You aren’t influenced by the opinions and desires of men, but sincerely teach the ways of God. Now tell us, is it right to pay taxes to Rome, or not?”
15 Jesus saw their trick and said, “Show me a coin and I’ll tell you.”
16 When they handed it to him he asked, “Whose picture and title is this on the coin?” They replied, “The emperor’s.”
17 “All right,” he said, “if it is his, give it to him. But everything that belongs to God must be given to God!” And they scratched their heads in bafflement at his reply.
18 Then the Sadducees stepped forward—a group of men who say there is no resurrection. Here was their question:
19 “Teacher, Moses gave us a law that when a man dies without children, the man’s brother should marry his widow and have children in his brother’s name. 20-22 Well, there were seven brothers and the oldest married and died, and left no children. So the second brother married the widow, but soon he died too and left no children. Then the next brother married her and died without children, and so on until all were dead, and still there were no children; and last of all, the woman died too.
23 “What we want to know is this:[a] In the resurrection, whose wife will she be, for she had been the wife of each of them?”
24 Jesus replied, “Your trouble is that you don’t know the Scriptures and don’t know the power of God. 25 For when these seven brothers and the woman rise from the dead, they won’t be married—they will be like the angels.
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27 “God was telling Moses that these men, though dead for hundreds of years,[b]
28 One of the teachers of religion who was standing there listening to the discussion realized that Jesus had answered well. So he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29 Jesus replied, “The one that says, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only God. 30 And you must love him with all your heart and soul and mind and strength.’
31 “The second is: ‘You must love others as much as yourself.’ No other commandments are greater than these.”
32 The teacher of religion replied, “Sir, you have spoken a true word in saying that there is only one God and no other. 33 And I know it is far more important to love him with all my heart and understanding and strength, and to love others as myself, than to offer all kinds of sacrifices on the altar of the Temple.”
34 Realizing this man’s understanding, Jesus said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared ask him any more questions.
35 Later, as Jesus was teaching the people in the Temple area, he asked them this question:
“Why do your religious teachers claim that the Messiah must be a descendant of King David? 36 For David himself said—and the Holy Spirit was speaking through him when he said it—‘God said to my Lord, sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.’ 37
(This sort of reasoning delighted the crowd and they listened to him with great interest.)
38 Here are some of the other things he taught them at this time:
“Beware of the teachers of religion! For they love to wear the robes of the rich and scholarly, and to have everyone bow to them as they walk through the markets. 39 They love to sit in the best seats in the synagogues and at the places of honor at banquets— 40 but they shamelessly cheat widows out of their homes and then, to cover up the kind of men they really are, they pretend to be pious by praying long prayers in public. Because of this, their punishment will be the greater.”
41 Then he went over to the collection boxes in the Temple and sat and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Some who were rich put in large amounts. 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two pennies.
43-44 He called his disciples to him and remarked, “That poor widow has given more than all those rich men put together! For they gave a little of their extra fat,[c] while she gave up her last penny.”
Footnotes
- Mark 12:23 What we want to know is this, implied.
- Mark 12:27 though dead for hundreds of years, implied.
- Mark 12:43 a little of their extra fat, literally, “out of their surplus.”
Markus 12
Svenska 1917
Markus 12
Svenska 1917
12 Och han begynte tala till dem i liknelser: »En man planterade en vingård och satte stängsel däromkring och högg ut ett presskar och byggde ett vakttorn; därefter lejde han ut den åt vingårdsmän och for utrikes.
2 När sedan rätta tiden var inne, sände han en tjänare till vingårdsmännen, för att denne av vingårdsmännen skulle uppbära någon del av vingårdens frukt.
3 Men de togo fatt på honom och misshandlade honom och läto honom gå tomhänt tillbaka.
4 Åter sände han till dem en annan tjänare. Honom slogo de i huvudet och skymfade.
5 Sedan sände han åstad ännu en annan, men denne dräpte de. Likaså gjorde de med många andra: somliga misshandlade de, och andra dräpte de.
6 Nu hade han ock en enda son, vilken han älskade. Honom sände han slutligen åstad till dem, ty han tänkte: 'De skola väl hava försyn för min son.'
7 Men vingårdsmännen sade till varandra: 'Denne är arvingen; kom, låt oss dräpa honom, så bliver arvet vårt.'
8 Och de togo fatt på honom och dräpte honom och kastade honom ut ur vingården. --
9 Vad skall nu vingårdens herre göra? Jo, han skall komma och förgöra vingårdsmännen och lämna vingården åt andra.
10 Haven I icke läst detta skriftens ord: 'Den sten som byggningsmännen förkastade, den har blivit en hörnsten;
11 av Herren har den blivit detta, och underbar är den i våra ögon'?»
12 De hade nu gärna velat gripa honom, men de fruktade för folket; ty de förstodo att det var om dem som han hade talat i denna liknelse. Så läto de honom vara och gingo sin väg.
13 Därefter sände de till honom några fariséer och herodianer, för att dessa skulle fånga honom genom något hans ord.
14 Dessa kommo nu och sade till honom: »Mästare, vi veta att du är sannfärdig och icke frågar efter någon, ty du ser icke till personen, utan lär om Guds väg vad sant är. Är det lovligt att giva kejsaren skatt, eller är det icke lovligt? Skola vi giva skatt, eller icke giva?»
15 Men han förstod deras skrymteri och sade till dem: »Varför söken I att snärja mig? Tagen hit en penning, så att jag får se den.»
16 Då lämnade de fram en sådan. Därefter frågade han dem: »Vems bild och överskrift är detta?» De svarade honom: »Kejsarens.»
17 Då sade Jesus till dem: »Så given kejsaren vad kejsaren tillhör, och Gud vad Gud tillhör.» Och de förundrade sig högeligen över honom.
18 Sedan kommo till honom några av sadducéerna, vilka mena att det icke gives någon uppståndelse. Dessa frågade honom och sade:
19 »Mästare, Moses har givit oss den föreskriften, att om någon har en broder som dör, och som efterlämnar hustru, men icke lämnar barn efter sig, så skall han taga sin broders hustru till äkta och skaffa avkomma åt sin broder.
20 Nu voro här sju bröder. Den förste tog sig en hustru, men dog utan att lämna någon avkomma efter sig.
21 Då tog den andre i ordningen henne, men också han dog utan att lämna någon avkomma efter sig; sammalunda den tredje.
22 Så skedde med alla sju: ingen av dem lämnade någon avkomma efter sig. Sist av alla dog ock hustrun.
23 Vilken av dem skall nu vid uppståndelsen, när de uppstå, få henne till hustru? De hade ju alla sju tagit henne till hustru.»
24 Jesus svarade dem: »Visar icke eder fråga att I faren vilse och varken förstån skrifterna, ej heller Guds kraft?
25 Efter uppståndelsen från de döda taga män sig icke hustrur, ej heller givas hustrur åt män, utan de äro då såsom änglarna i himmelen.
26 Men vad nu det angår, att de döda uppstå, haven I icke läst i Moses' bok, på det ställe där det talas om törnbusken, huru Gud sade till honom så: 'Jag är Abrahams Gud och Isaks Gud och Jakobs Gud'?
27 Han är en Gud icke för döda, utan för levande. I faren mycket vilse.»
28 Då trädde en av de skriftlärde fram, en som hade hört deras ordskifte och förstått att han hade svarat dem väl. Denne frågade honom: »Vilket är det förnämsta av alla buden?»
29 Jesus svarade: »Det förnämsta är detta: 'Hör, Israel! Herren, vår Gud, Herren är en.
30 Och du skall älska Herren, din Gud, av allt ditt hjärta och av all din själ och av allt ditt förstånd och av all din kraft.'
31 Därnäst kommer detta: 'Du skall älska din nästa såsom dig själv.' Intet annat bud är större än dessa.»
32 Då svarade den skriftlärde honom: »Mästare, du har i sanning rätt i vad du säger, att han är en, och att ingen annan är än han.
33 Och att älska honom av allt sitt hjärta och av allt sitt förstånd och av all sin kraft och att älska sin nästa såsom sig själv, det är 'förmer än alla brännoffer och slaktoffer'.»
34 Då nu Jesus märkte att han hade svarat förståndigt, sade han till honom: »Du är icke långt ifrån Guds rike.» Sedan dristade sig ingen att vidare ställa någon fråga på honom.
35 Medan Jesus undervisade i helgedomen, framställde han denna fråga: »Huru kunna de skriftlärde säga att Messias är Davids son?
36 David själv har ju sagt genom den helige Andes ingivelse: 'Herren sade till min herre: Sätt dig på min högra sida, till dess jag har lagt dina fiender dig till en fotapall.'
37 Så kallar nu David själv honom 'herre'; huru kan han då vara hans son?» Och folkskarorna hörde honom gärna.
38 Och han undervisade dem och sade till dem: »Tagen eder till vara för de skriftlärde, som gärna gå omkring i fotsida kläder och gärna vilja bliva hälsade på torgen
39 och gärna sitta främst i synagogorna och på de främsta platserna vid gästabuden --
40 detta under det att de utsuga änkors hus, medan de för syns skull hålla långa böner. De skola få en dess hårdare dom.»
41 Och han satte sig mitt emot offerkistorna och såg huru folket lade ned penningar i offerkistorna. Och många rika lade dit mycket.
42 Men en fattig änka kom och lade ned två skärvar, det är ett öre.
43 Då kallade han sina lärjungar till sig och sade till dem: »Sannerligen säger jag eder: Denna fattiga änka lade dit mer än alla de andra som lade något i offerkistorna.
44 Ty dessa lade alla dit av sitt överflöd, men hon lade dit av sitt armod allt vad hon hade, så mycket som fanns i hennes ägo.»
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
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