Mark 12:24-13:5

New American Standard Bible

²⁴ Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ^[a]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ But ^[b]regarding the fact that the dead rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^(A)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘^(B)I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ^27 (C)He is not the God ^[c]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

^28 (D)One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing, and ^(E)recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the ^[d]foremost of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The ^[e]foremost is, ‘^(F)Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; ^30 (G)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 The second is this: ‘^(H)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher; You have truly stated that ^(I)He is One, and there is no other besides Him; ^33 (J)and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(K)is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(L)And then, no one dared any longer to question Him.

^35 (M)And Jesus responded and began saying, as He ^(N)taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the ^[f]Christ is the ^(O)son of David? ³⁶ David himself said ^[g]in the Holy Spirit,

³⁷ David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And ^(Q)the large crowd ^[h]enjoyed listening to Him.

^38 (R)And in His teaching He was saying: “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like ^(S)personal greetings in the marketplaces, ³⁹ and seats of honor in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets, ^40 (T)who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive all the more condemnation.”

The Widow’s Coins

^41 (U)And Jesus sat down opposite ^(V)the treasury, and began watching how the ^[i]people were ^(W)putting ^[j]money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large amounts. ⁴² And a poor widow came and put in two ^[k]lepta coins, which amount to a ^[l]quadrans. ⁴³ Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all ^[m]the contributors to the treasury; ⁴⁴ for they all put in out of their ^[n]surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, ^[o]all she had ^(X)to live on.”

Things to Come

13 ^(Y)As He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples *said to Him, “Teacher, look! ^[p]What wonderful stones and ^[q]what wonderful buildings!” ² And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(Z)Not one stone will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

³ As He was sitting on ^(AA)the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(AB)Peter, ^[r]James, John, and Andrew were questioning Him privately, ⁴ “Tell us, when will these things come about, and what will be the ^[s]sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?” ⁵ And Jesus began to say to them, “See to it that no one misleads you.