^12 (A)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

^15 (A)Then the Pharisees went and plotted how ^(B)to entangle him in his words. ¹⁶ And they sent ^(C)their disciples to him, along with ^(D)the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ^(E)we know that you are true and teach ^(F)the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for ^(G)you are not swayed by appearances.^{[a] 17} Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ^(H)taxes to ^(I)Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why ^(J)put me to the test, you hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.^{[b] 20} And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” ²¹ They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, ^(K)“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” ²² When they heard it, they marveled. And they ^(L)left him and went away.

Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

²³ The same day ^(M)Sadducees came to him, ^(N)who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, ²⁴ saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ^(O)‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ ²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ So too the second and third, down to the seventh. ²⁷ After them all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”

²⁹ But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, ^(P)because you know neither the Scriptures nor ^(Q)the power of God. ³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither ^(R)marry nor ^(S)are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ³¹ And as for the resurrection of the dead, ^(T)have you not read what was said to you by God: ^32 (U)‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” ³³ And when the crowd heard it, ^(V)they were astonished at his teaching.

The Great Commandment

^34 (A)But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced ^(B)the Sadducees, they gathered together. ^35 (C)And one of them, ^(D)a lawyer, asked him a question ^(E)to test him. ³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” ³⁷ And he said to him, ^(F)“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the great and first commandment. ³⁹ And ^(G)a second is like it: ^(H)You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ^40 (I)On these two commandments depend ^(J)all the Law and the Prophets.”

Whose Son Is the Christ?

^41 (A)Now while the Pharisees ^(B)were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, ⁴² saying, “What do you think about ^(C)the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, ^(D)“The son of David.” ⁴³ He said to them, “How is it then that David, ^(E)in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,

⁴⁵ If then David calls him Lord, ^(G)how is he his son?” ^46 (H)And no one was able to answer him a word, ^(I)nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

Seven Woes to the Scribes and Pharisees

23 Then Jesus ^(J)said to the crowds and to his disciples, ^2 (K)“The scribes and the Pharisees ^(L)sit on Moses' seat, ³ so do and observe whatever they tell you, ^(M)but not the works they do. ^(N)For they preach, but do not practice. ^4 (O)They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear,^[a] and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. ^5 (P)They do all their deeds ^(Q)to be seen by others. For they make ^(R)their phylacteries broad and ^(S)their fringes long, ⁶ and they ^(T)love the place of honor at feasts and ^(U)the best seats in the synagogues ⁷ and ^(V)greetings in ^(W)the marketplaces and being called ^(X)rabbi^[b] by others. ^8 (Y)But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are ^(Z)all brothers.^{[c] 9 (AA)}And call no man your father on earth, for ^(AB)you have one Father, who is in heaven. ¹⁰ Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, ^(AC)the Christ. ^11 (AD)The greatest among you shall be your servant. ^12 (AE)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

¹³ “But woe ^(A)to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you ^(B)shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you ^(C)neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.^{[a] 15} Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you travel across sea and land to make a single ^(D)proselyte, and when he becomes a proselyte, you make him twice as much a ^(E)child of ^(F)hell^[b] as yourselves.

¹⁶ “Woe to ^(G)you, ^(H)blind guides, who say, ^(I)‘If anyone swears by the temple, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ ¹⁷ You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or ^(J)the temple that has made the gold sacred? ¹⁸ And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it is nothing, but if anyone swears by ^(K)the gift that is on the altar, he is bound by his oath.’ ¹⁹ You blind men! For which is greater, the gift or ^(L)the altar that makes the gift sacred? ²⁰ So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. ²¹ And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and by ^(M)him who dwells in it. ²² And whoever swears by ^(N)heaven swears by ^(O)the throne of God and by ^(P)him who sits upon it.

^23 (Q)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(R)you tithe mint and dill and ^(S)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: ^(T)justice and mercy and faithfulness. ^(U)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. ²⁴ You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing ^(V)a camel!

^25 (W)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ^(X)you clean the outside of ^(Y)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of ^(Z)greed and self-indulgence. ²⁶ You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of ^(AA)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.

^27 (AB)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like ^(AC)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and ^(AD)all uncleanness. ²⁸ So you also ^(AE)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of ^(AF)hypocrisy and lawlessness.

^29 (AG)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, ³⁰ saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ ³¹ Thus you witness against yourselves that you are ^(AH)sons of those who murdered the prophets. ^32 (AI)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers. ³³ You serpents, ^(AJ)you brood of vipers, how are you to escape being sentenced to ^(AK)hell? ^34 (AL)Therefore ^(AM)I send you ^(AN)prophets and wise men and ^(AO)scribes, ^(AP)some of whom you will kill and crucify, and ^(AQ)some you will ^(AR)flog in your synagogues and ^(AS)persecute from town to town, ³⁵ so that on you may come all ^(AT)the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous ^(AU)Abel to the blood of ^(AV)Zechariah the son of Barachiah,^[c] whom you murdered between ^(AW)the sanctuary and ^(AX)the altar. ³⁶ Truly, I say to you, ^(AY)all these things will come upon this generation.

Lament over Jerusalem

^37 (AZ)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that ^(BA)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have ^(BB)gathered ^(BC)your children together ^(BD)as a hen gathers her brood ^(BE)under her wings, and ^(BF)you were not willing! ³⁸ See, ^(BG)your house is left to you desolate. ³⁹ For I tell you, you will not see me again, until you say, ^(BH)‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

^40 (A)who devour widows' houses and ^(B)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

^47 (A)who devour widows' houses and ^(B)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”

The Hatred of the World

^18 (A)“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. ^19 (B)If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because ^(C)you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. ²⁰ Remember the word that I said to you: ^(D)‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, ^(E)they will also persecute you. ^(F)If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. ²¹ But ^(G)all these things they will do to you ^(H)on account of my name, ^(I)because they do not know him who sent me. ²² If I had not come and spoken to them, ^(J)they would not have been guilty of sin,^[a] but now they have no excuse for their sin. ^23 (K)Whoever hates me hates my Father also. ^24 (L)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, ^(M)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have ^(N)seen and hated both me and my Father. ²⁵ But ^(O)the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: ^(P)‘They hated me without a cause.’

²⁶ “But ^(Q)when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, ^(R)he will bear witness about me. ²⁷ And ^(S)you also will bear witness, ^(T)because you have been with me ^(U)from the beginning.

16 “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. ^2 (V)They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, ^(W)the hour is coming when ^(X)whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. ³ And they will do these things ^(Y)because they have not known the Father, nor me. ⁴ But ^(Z)I have said these things to you, that when ^(AA)their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you.

The Work of the Holy Spirit

“I did not say these things to you from the beginning, ^(AB)because I was with you.