Mark 12
New International Reader's Version
The Story of the Renters
12 Jesus began to speak to the people using stories. He said, “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it. He dug a pit for a winepress. He also built a lookout tower. He rented the vineyard out to some farmers. Then he went to another place. 2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the renters. He told the servant to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they grabbed the servant and beat him up. Then they sent him away with nothing. 4 So the man sent another servant to the renters. They hit this one on the head and treated him badly. 5 The man sent still another servant. The renters killed him. The man sent many others. The renters beat up some of them. They killed the others.
6 “The man had one person left to send. It was his son, and he loved him. He sent him last of all. He said, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 “But the renters said to each other, ‘This is the one who will receive all the owner’s property someday. Come, let’s kill him. Then everything will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and killed him. They threw him out of the vineyard.
9 “What will the owner of the vineyard do then? He will come and kill those renters. He will give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven’t you read what this part of Scripture says,
“ ‘The stone the builders didn’t accept
has become the most important stone of all.
11 The Lord has done it.
It is wonderful in our eyes’?” (Psalm 118:22,23)
12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest Jesus. They knew he had told the story against them. But they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him and went away.
Is It Right to Pay the Royal Tax to Caesar?
13 Later the religious leaders sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus. They wanted to trap him with his own words. 14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of honor. You don’t let other people tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are. But you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it right to pay the royal tax to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew what they were trying to do. So he asked, “Why are you trying to trap me? Bring me a silver coin. Let me look at it.” 16 They brought the coin. He asked them, “Whose picture is this? And whose words?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.”
They were amazed at him.
Marriage When the Dead Rise
18 The Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead. 19 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us about a man who died and didn’t have any children. But he did leave a wife behind. That man’s brother must get married to the widow. He must provide children to carry on his dead brother’s name. 20 There were seven brothers. The first one got married. He died without leaving any children. 21 The second one got married to the widow. He also died and left no child. It was the same with the third one. 22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 When the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven of them were married to her.”
24 Jesus replied, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures. And you do not know the power of God. 25 When the dead rise, they won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married. They will be like the angels in heaven. 26 What about the dead rising? Haven’t you read in the Book of Moses the story of the burning bush? God said to Moses, ‘I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’ (Exodus 3:6) 27 He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. You have made a big mistake!”
The Most Important Commandment
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard the Sadducees arguing. He noticed that Jesus had given the Sadducees a good answer. So he asked him, “Which is the most important of all the commandments?”
29 Jesus answered, “Here is the most important one. Moses said, ‘Israel, listen to me. The Lord is our God. The Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your mind and with all your strength.’ (Deuteronomy 6:4,5) 31 And here is the second one. ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ (Leviticus 19:18) There is no commandment more important than these.”
32 “You have spoken well, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one. There is no other God but him. 33 To love God with all your heart and mind and strength is very important. So is loving your neighbor as you love yourself. These things are more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely. He said to him, “You are not far from God’s kingdom.” From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
Whose Son Is the Messiah?
35 Jesus was teaching in the temple courtyard. He asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 The Holy Spirit spoke through David himself. David said,
“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your control.” ’ (Psalm 110:1)
37 David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ So how can he be David’s son?”
The large crowd listened to Jesus with delight.
Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
38 As he taught, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in long robes. They like to be greeted with respect in the market. 39 They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues. They also love to have the places of honor at dinners. 40 They take over the houses of widows. They say long prayers to show off. God will punish these men very much.”
The Widow’s Offering
41 Jesus sat down across from the place where people put their temple offerings. He watched the crowd putting their money into the offering boxes. Many rich people threw large amounts into them. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins. They were worth only a few pennies.
43 Jesus asked his disciples to come to him. He said, “What I’m about to tell you is true. That poor widow has put more into the offering box than all the others. 44 They all gave a lot because they are rich. But she gave even though she is poor. She put in everything she had. That was all she had to live on.”
Marcu 12
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
12 Apoi a început să le vorbească în pilde:
– Un om a plantat o vie. A împrejmuit-o cu un gard, a săpat un teasc şi a construit un turn de pază.[a] Apoi a arendat-o unor viticultori şi a plecat într-o călătorie. 2 La vremea roadelor a trimis un sclav la viticultori ca să ia de la ei partea cuvenită din roadele viei.
3 Viticultorii însă l-au apucat, l-au bătut şi l-au trimis înapoi cu mâinile goale. 4 A trimis din nou la ei un alt sclav, dar şi pe acesta l-au bătut peste cap şi l-au înjosit. 5 A trimis apoi un altul, dar pe acela l-au omorât, şi apoi încă mulţi alţii, dintre care pe unii i-au bătut, iar pe alţii i-au omorât.
6 Singurul pe care-l mai avea era un fiu preaiubit. În cele din urmă, l-a trimis la ei, spunându-şi: „Pe fiul meu îl vor respecta!“
7 Dar viticultorii aceia şi-au zis între ei: „Acesta este moştenitorul! Haideţi să-l omorâm, şi moştenirea va fi a noastră!“ 8 Şi l-au apucat, l-au omorât şi l-au scos afară din vie.
9 Aşadar, ce va face stăpânul viei? Va veni şi-i va nimici pe viticultori, iar via o va da altora. 10 N-aţi citit acest loc din Scriptură unde scrie:
„Piatra pe care au respins-o zidarii
a devenit piatra din capul unghiului.
11 Domnul a făcut acest lucru
şi este minunat în ochii noştri!“?[b]
12 Ei au căutat să-L prindă, dar le-a fost frică de popor; căci ei ştiau că împotriva lor spusese Isus pilda. Aşa că L-au lăsat şi au plecat.
Tributul datorat Cezarului
13 I-au trimis la El pe câţiva dintre farisei şi dintre irodieni[c] ca să-L prindă în cursă cu vorba. 14 Ei au venit şi I-au zis:
– Învăţătorule, ştim că eşti corect, fără să-Ţi pese de nimeni, căci nu cauţi la faţa omului, ci îi înveţi pe oameni calea lui Dumnezeu în adevăr. Se cuvine să plătim tribut Cezarului[d] sau nu? Să plătim sau să nu plătim?
15 El însă, înţelegând ipocrizia lor, le-a zis:
– De ce Mă puneţi la încercare? Aduceţi-Mi un denar[e], să-l văd!
16 Ei I-au adus. Isus i-a întrebat:
– Chipul acesta şi inscripţia, ale cui sunt?
– Ale Cezarului, I-au răspuns ei.
17 Isus le-a zis:
– Daţi deci Cezarului ce este al Cezarului, iar lui Dumnezeu ce este al lui Dumnezeu![f]
Ei au rămas uimiţi de El.
Despre înviere
18 Au venit la El saducheii[g], care zic că nu există înviere, şi L-au întrebat:
19 – Învăţătorule, Moise ne-a scris că dacă fratele cuiva moare fără să aibă copii şi-i rămâne astfel doar soţia, fratele acestuia trebuie să se căsătorească cu văduva şi să-i ridice un urmaş fratelui său.[h] 20 Erau şapte fraţi. Primul şi-a luat o soţie, dar a murit fără să lase vreun urmaş. 21 Al doilea s-a căsătorit cu văduva, dar şi el a murit fără să lase vreun urmaş. Aşa s-a întâmplat şi cu al treilea. 22 Şi nici unul din cei şapte n-a lăsat vreun urmaş. Femeia a murit ultima dintre toţi. 23 La înviere, (când se vor scula,)[i] soţia căruia dintre ei va fi ea? Căci toţi şapte au avut-o de soţie!
24 Isus le-a răspuns:
– Oare nu vă rătăciţi voi tocmai pentru că nu cunoaşteţi nici Scripturile şi nici puterea lui Dumnezeu? 25 Căci atunci când se vor scula din morţi, nici nu se vor mai însura, nici nu se vor mai mărita, ci vor fi ca îngerii din ceruri. 26 Iar cu privire la faptul că cei morţi sunt înviaţi, n-aţi citit în cartea lui Moise, acolo unde scrie despre tufiş, cum i-a vorbit Dumnezeu şi i-a zis: „Eu sunt Dumnezeul lui Avraam, Dumnezeul lui Isaac şi Dumnezeul lui Iacov.“[j]? 27 El nu este un Dumnezeu al celor morţi, ci al celor vii! Sunteţi foarte rătăciţi!
Cea mai mare poruncă
28 Unul dintre cărturari venise şi-i auzise discutând. Când a văzut că Isus le-a răspuns bine, L-a întrebat:
– Care este cea dintâi poruncă dintre toate?
29 Isus i-a răspuns:
– Cea dintâi poruncă este: „Ascultă, Israele! Domnul, Dumnezeul nostru, este singurul Domn.[k] 30 Să-L iubeşti pe Domnul, Dumnezeul tău, cu toată inima ta, cu tot sufletul tău, cu toată mintea ta şi cu toată puterea ta.“[l] (Aceasta este cea dintâi poruncă.)[m] 31 Iar a doua este următoarea: „Să-l iubeşti pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi.“[n] Nu există altă poruncă mai mare decât acestea.
32 Cărturarul I-a zis:
– Bine, Învăţătorule! Este adevărat ceea ce ai spus, şi anume că El este Unul singur, că nu este altul în afară de El 33 şi că a-L iubi pe El cu toată inima, cu toată priceperea şi cu toată puterea şi a-l iubi pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi este mult mai mult decât toate arderile de tot şi decât toate jertfele.
34 Când a văzut Isus că răspunsese cu înţelepciune, i-a zis:
– Tu nu eşti departe de Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu.
Şi nimeni nu mai îndrăznea să-i pună vreo întrebare.
Al cui fiu este Cristos?
35 În timp ce dădea învăţătură în Templu, Isus a întrebat:
– Cum de zic cărturarii despre Cristos că este fiul lui David? 36 David însuşi, în Duhul Sfânt, spune:
37 David însuşi Îl numeşte „Domn“; deci cum este El fiul lui?
Mulţimea cea mare Îl asculta cu plăcere.
38 În învăţătura Lui, spunea: „Feriţi-vă de cărturari, cărora le place să umble în robe lungi, să fie salutaţi prin pieţe 39 şi să li se dea scaunele de onoare în sinagogi şi locurile de onoare la mese. 40 Ei devorează casele văduvelor şi fac rugăciuni lungi de ochii lumii. Aceştia vor primi o condamnare mult mai mare.“
Văduva săracă şi dărnicia ei
41 S-a aşezat în faţa vistieriei[q] Templului şi se uita cum punea mulţimea bani în vistierie. Mulţi din cei bogaţi puneau mult. 42 A venit şi o văduvă săracă şi a pus două lepta[r], care fac un codrantes[s].
43 Isus i-a chemat pe ucenicii Lui şi le-a zis: „Adevărat vă spun că această văduvă săracă a pus mai mult decât toţi cei care au pus în vistierie, 44 pentru că toţi au pus din abundenţa lor, dar ea, din sărăcia ei, a pus tot ce avea, tot ce-i mai rămăsese ca să trăiască.“
Footnotes
- Marcu 12:1 Vezi Is. 5:1-2, 7
- Marcu 12:11 Vezi Ps. 118:22, 23
- Marcu 12:13 Susţinători ai dinastiei irodiene; irodienii erau partizani ai romanilor, cu sprijinul cărora domnea dinastia irodiană, deci erau favorabili tributului, pe când fariseii erau nişte naţionalişi moderaţi, care nu agreau tributul
- Marcu 12:14 Titlu purtat de împăraţii romani, preluat de la Iulius Caesar (44 î.Cr.); şi în vs. 16-17
- Marcu 12:15 Moneda romană obişnuită în acele vremuri; pe o parte avea chipul împăratului roman iar pe cealaltă o inscripţie care susţinea că acesta este divin
- Marcu 12:17 Probabil o aluzie la pretenţia afirmaţiei de pe reversul monedei; vezi nota de la v. 15
- Marcu 12:18 Saducheii formau gruparea cea mai influentă pe plan politic, membrii ei făcând parte din familiile preoţeşti; respectau legea scrisă, însă respingeau învăţăturile despre înviere, îngeri şi duhuri (vezi F.A. 23:8)
- Marcu 12:19 Vezi Deut. 25:5-6; în cf. cu legea leviratului (lat. levir, „cumnat“), fiul care avea să se nască era moştenitorul celui decedat, pentru a-i duce numele mai departe, pentru a nu înstrăina posesiunea familiei şi pentru a-i asigura văduvei un trai liniştit
- Marcu 12:23 Cele mai timpurii şi mai importante mss nu conţin aceste cuvinte
- Marcu 12:26 Vezi Ex. 3:6
- Marcu 12:29 Sau: Domnul este Dumnezeul nostru, Domnul este unul
- Marcu 12:30 Vezi Deut. 6:4-5
- Marcu 12:30 Multe mss importante nu conţin această propoziţie
- Marcu 12:31 Vezi Lev. 19:18
- Marcu 12:36 În TM cuvintele pentru Domnul sunt diferite: Domnul (YHWH) i-a zis Stăpânului (Adoni) meu; în textul grecesc: Domnul (Kurios) i-a zis Domnului (Kurios) meu
- Marcu 12:36 Vezi Ps. 110:1
- Marcu 12:41 Cu referire la locul unde se aflau cutiile pentru daruri, daruri ce luau drumul vistieriei; Mişna (culegere de texte legislative, reflectând cinci secole de tradiţie: 300 î.Cr.-200 d.Cr.) atestă existenţa a 13 astfel de cutii în Templu; şi în v. 43
- Marcu 12:42 Un lepton era jumătate de cvadrant (vezi nota următoare) şi a 128-a parte dintr-un denar (vezi nota de la 6:37)
- Marcu 12:42 Sau: cvadrant, cea mai mică monedă romană din bronz; a 4-a parte dintr-un as (vezi nota de la Mt. 10:29) şi a 64-a dintr-un denar (vezi nota de la 6:37)
Mark 12
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers(A)
12 Then (B)He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a place for the wine vat and built a tower. And he leased it to [a]vinedressers and went into a far country. 2 Now at vintage-time he sent a servant to the vinedressers, that he might receive some of the fruit of the vineyard from the vinedressers. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent them another servant, [b]and at him they threw stones, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. 5 And again he sent another, and him they killed; and many others, (C)beating some and killing some. 6 Therefore still having one son, his beloved, he also sent him to them last, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 7 But those [c]vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8 So they took him and (D)killed him and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 “Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture:
(E)‘The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
11 This was the Lord’s doing,
And it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 (F)And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?(G)
13 (H)Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. 14 When they had come, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and [d]care about no one; for You do not [e]regard the person of men, but teach the (I)way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?”
But He, knowing their (J)hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.” 16 So they brought it.
And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
17 And Jesus answered and said to them, [f]“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to (K)God the things that are God’s.”
And they marveled at Him.
The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?(L)
18 (M)Then some Sadducees, (N)who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: 19 “Teacher, (O)Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. 21 And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. 22 So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. 23 Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.”
24 Jesus answered and said to them, “Are you not therefore [g]mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but (P)are like angels in heaven. 26 But concerning the dead, that they (Q)rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, (R)‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly [h]mistaken.”
The Scribes: Which Is the First Commandment of All?(S)
28 (T)Then one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, [i]perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the [j]first commandment of all?”
29 Jesus answered him, “The [k]first of all the commandments is: (U)‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall (V)love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ [l]This is the first commandment. 31 And the second, like it, is this: (W)‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than (X)these.”
32 So the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, (Y)and there is no other but He. 33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, [m]with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, (Z)is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”
(AA)But after that no one dared question Him.
Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?(AB)
35 (AC)Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 For David himself said (AD)by the Holy Spirit:
(AE)‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’
37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his (AF)Son?”
And the common people heard Him gladly.
Beware of the Scribes(AG)
38 Then (AH)He said to them in His teaching, (AI)“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, (AJ)love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the (AK)best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 (AL)who devour widows’ houses, and [n]for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Two Mites(AM)
41 (AN)Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money (AO)into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two [o]mites, which make a [p]quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you that (AP)this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, (AQ)her whole livelihood.”
Footnotes
- Mark 12:1 tenant farmers
- Mark 12:4 NU omits and at him they threw stones
- Mark 12:7 tenant farmers
- Mark 12:14 Court no man’s favor
- Mark 12:14 Lit. look at the face of men
- Mark 12:17 Pay
- Mark 12:24 Or deceived
- Mark 12:27 Or deceived
- Mark 12:28 NU seeing
- Mark 12:28 foremost
- Mark 12:29 foremost
- Mark 12:30 NU omits the rest of v. 30.
- Mark 12:33 NU omits with all the soul
- Mark 12:40 for appearance’ sake
- Mark 12:42 Gr. lepta, very small copper coins
- Mark 12:42 A Roman coin
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