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Jesus Tells The Crowds: Do Not Act Like The Scribes And Pharisees

23 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, ² saying— “The scribes and the Pharisees sat-down^[a] on the seat of Moses. ³ Therefore, do and be keeping all that they tell you. But do not be acting^[b] in accordance with their works. For they say things and do not do them. ⁴ And they bind-up heavy and hard-to-bear burdens^[c] and lay them on the shoulders of people. But they are not willing to move^[d] them with their finger. ⁵ And they do all their works so-as to be seen by people. For they widen their phylacteries^[e] and lengthen their tassels^[f]. ⁶ And they love the place-of-honor^[g] at the banquets, and the seats-of-honor^[h] in the synagogues, ⁷ and the greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’^[i] by people. ⁸ But you— do not be called^[j] ‘Rabbi’. For One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. ⁹ And do not call^[k] one on earth your father. For One is your Father— the heavenly One. ¹⁰ Nor be called master-teachers^[l], because your master-teacher is One— the Christ. ¹¹ But the greater^[m] of you shall be your servant. ¹² And whoever will exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever will humble himself will be exalted.

Woe To You, Scribes And Pharisees. You Are Blind Guides. How Will You Escape Hell?

¹³ “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are shutting the kingdom of the heavens in-front-of ^[n] people. For you are not entering, nor are you permitting the ones entering to enter. ^{14 [o] 15} Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you go-around the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte. And when he becomes one, you make him a son of Gehenna^[p] double-more than you. ¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides— the ones saying, ‘Whoever swears-an-oath by the temple, it is nothing. But whoever swears-an-oath by the gold of the temple, he is obligated’. ¹⁷ Foolish and blind ones! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple having sanctified^[q] the gold? ¹⁸ And, ‘Whoever swears-an-oath by the altar, it is nothing. But whoever swears-an-oath by the gift^[r] on it, he is obligated’. ¹⁹ Blind ones! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar sanctifying the gift? ²⁰ Therefore, the one having sworn by the altar is swearing by it and by all the things on it. ²¹ And the one having sworn by the temple is swearing by it and by the One dwelling-in^[s] it. ²² And the one having sworn by heaven is swearing by the throne of God and by the One sitting on it. ²³ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are giving-a-tenth-of the mint and the dill and the cummin, and you neglected^[t] the weightier things of the Law— the justice, and the mercy, and the faithfulness^[u]. But you ought-to-have done these things, and not be neglecting those things. ²⁴ Blind guides— the ones straining-out^[v] the gnat, but swallowing^[w] the camel! ²⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full from^[x] [your] plundering and self-indulgence. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee— first cleanse the inside of the cup, in order that the outside of it may also become clean! ²⁷ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you are similar to burial-places having been whitewashed^[y], which outside appear beautiful, but inside are full of bones of dead ones and all impurity! ²⁸ So also you outside appear righteous to people— but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness! ²⁹ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you build the burial-places of the prophets and adorn^[z] the tombs of the righteous ones, ³⁰ and say, ‘If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been their partners in the blood of the prophets’. ³¹ So then, you are testifying concerning yourselves that you are sons^[aa] of the ones having murdered the prophets. ³² And you— fill-up^[ab] the measure of your fathers! ³³ Snakes, brood of vipers, how may you escape from the condemnation of ^[ac] Gehenna?

God Will Avenge The Blood of All The Righteous On You. Your House Is Left Desolate

³⁴ “For this reason behold, I am sending-forth prophets and wise ones and scribes^[ad] to you— some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will whip in your synagogues and persecute from city to city— ³⁵ so that all the righteous blood being shed on the earth^[ae] may come upon you^[af]: from the blood of Abel^[ag] the righteous one, up to the blood of Zechariah, son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. ³⁶ Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. ³⁷ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one killing the prophets and stoning the ones having been sent-forth to her. How often I wanted to gather together your children the way a hen gathers together her chicks under her wings, and you did not want it. ³⁸ Behold— your house is being left to you desolate^[ah]. ³⁹ For I say to you, you will by no means see Me^[ai] from now on until you say, ‘Blessed is the One coming in the name of the Lord’”.

The Priests Ask By What Authority He Does This. From Where Was John’s Authority?

20 And it came about on one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and announcing-the-good-news, that the chief priests and the scribes with the elders stood-near. ² And they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us, by what-kind-of ^[a] authority are You doing these things, or who is the one having given You this authority?” ³ And having responded, He said to them, “I also will ask you a thing, and you tell Me— ⁴ was the baptism of John from heaven, or from humans?” ⁵ And the ones reasoned with themselves, saying that “If we say, ‘From heaven’, He will say, ‘For what reason did you not believe him?’ ⁶ But if we say, ‘From humans’, all the people will stone us to death. For they are convinced that John is a prophet”. ⁷ And they answered that they did not know from where it was. ⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what-kind-of authority I am doing these things”.

You Priests Are Like Farmers Who Killed The Owner’s Messengers And His Son

⁹ And He began to tell this parable to the people: “A certain man planted a vineyard and rented it to farmers, and went-on-a-journey for considerable periods-of-time. ¹⁰ And at harvest time, he sent-forth a slave to the farmers so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers sent him out empty-handed, having beaten him. ¹¹ And he proceeded to send another slave. But the ones, having beaten and dishonored that one also, sent him out empty-handed. ¹² And he proceeded to send a third. But the ones also threw out this one, having wounded him. ¹³ And the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will have-regard-for this one’. ¹⁴ But having seen him, the farmers were reasoning with one another, saying, ‘This one is the heir. Let us kill him in order that the inheritance may become ours’. ¹⁵ And having thrown him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. Therefore, what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? ¹⁶ He will come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others”. And having heard it, they said, “May it never be!”

But As It Is Written, The Stone The Builders Rejected Became The Cornerstone

¹⁷ But the One, having looked-at them, said, “Then what is this having been written [in Ps 118:22]: ‘The stone which the ones building rejected, this became the head^[b] of the corner’? ¹⁸ Everyone having fallen upon that stone will be broken-to-pieces. And^[c] upon whomever it may fall, it will crush^[d] him”. ¹⁹ And the scribes and the chief priests sought to put their hands on Him at the very hour. And^[e] they feared the people. For they^[f] knew that He spoke this parable against them.

The Priests Try To Snare Jesus: Shall We Pay Taxes To Caesar?

²⁰ And having closely-watched Him, they sent forth spies pretending themselves to be righteous, in order that they might take-hold-of a statement of His, so as to hand Him over to the rule and the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly. And You do not receive^[g] the face, but You teach the way of God in accordance with truth. ²² Is it lawful that we should give a tribute^[h] to Caesar, or not?” ²³ But having perceived their craftiness, He said to them, ²⁴ “Show Me a denarius^[i]. Of whom does it have an image^[j] and inscription?” And the ones said, “Of Caesar”. ²⁵ And the One said to them, “Well-then^[k] give-back^[l] the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”. ²⁶ And they were not able to take-hold-of a word of His in the presence of the people. And having marveled at His answer, they became silent.

Sadducees Question Jesus About The Resurrection of a Wife With Seven Husbands

²⁷ And having come to Him, some of the Sadducees— the ones denying that there is a resurrection— questioned Him, ²⁸ saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us [in Deut 25:5] that if a brother of someone dies having a wife, and this^[m] one is childless, that his brother should take the wife and raise-up-from her a seed^[n] for his brother. ²⁹ So there were seven brothers. And the first, having taken a wife, died childless. ³⁰ And the second. ³¹ And the third took her. And similarly, the seven also did not leave-behind children, and died. ³² Last, the woman also died. ³³ The woman, therefore, at the resurrection— of which of them does she become the wife? For the seven had her as wife”. ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^[o] this age marry and are given-in-marriage. ³⁵ But the ones having been considered-worthy to attain^[p] that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry, nor are they given-in-marriage. ³⁶ For they are not even still able to die, for they are angel-like^[q]. And they are sons^[r] of God, being sons of ^[s] the resurrection. ³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed^[t] at the bush [in Ex 3:16]— when he calls the Lord the ‘God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob’. ³⁸ Now He is not God of dead ones, but of living ones. For to Him all are alive”. ³⁹ And having responded, some of the scribes said, “Teacher, You spoke well”. ⁴⁰ For they were no longer daring to ask Him anything.

Jesus Asks How The Messiah Can Be The Son of David Since David Calls Him His Lord

⁴¹ And He said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms [110:1], ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side ⁴³ until I put Your enemies as a footstool of Your feet”’. ⁴⁴ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’. And how^[u] is He his son?”

Jesus Warns The Disciples To Beware of The Scribes

⁴⁵ And while all the people were listening, He said to His disciples, ⁴⁶ “Beware of the scribes— the ones delighting to walk around in robes, and loving greetings in the marketplaces and seats-of-honor in the synagogues and places-of-honor at the banquets; ⁴⁷ who are devouring^[v] the houses of the widows, and praying long for a pretense. These ones will receive greater condemnation”.

Jesus Uses The Widow’s Offering To Illustrate True Giving

21 And having looked-up, He saw the rich ones throwing their gifts into the treasury^[w]. ² And He saw a certain needy widow throwing two leptos^[x] there. ³ And He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow threw more than all. ⁴ For all these ones threw into the gifts out of the money abounding^[y] to them. But this one, out of her lack^[z], threw all the living^[aa] which she was having.

Jesus Says The Temple Will Be Destroyed. The Disciples Ask, When?

⁵ And while some were talking about the temple— that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and gifts-dedicated-to-God— He said, ⁶ “As to these things which you are observing, days will come during which a stone on a stone will not be left which will not be torn-down^[ab]”. ⁷ And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, when therefore will these things happen? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?”

Do Not Be Deceived By False Christs Or Frightened By Wars And Disturbances

⁸ And the One said, “Be watching-out that you may not be deceived. For many will come on the basis of My name, saying ‘I am^[ac] the One’, and ‘The time has drawn-near’. Do not go after them. ⁹ And whenever you hear-of wars and disturbances^[ad], do not be frightened. For these things must take place first, but it is not immediately the end”.

There Will Be Disasters On Earth And Great Signs From Heaven

¹⁰ Then He was saying to them, “Nation will arise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. ¹¹ There will be both great earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places. There will be both fearful^[ae] things and great signs from heaven.

But Before All This, You Will Be Imprisoned

¹² “But before all these things, they will put their hands on you and persecute you— they handing you over to the synagogues and prisons, you being led-away before kings and governors for-the-sake-of ^[af] My name. ¹³ It will turn-out for you to be for a testimony. ¹⁴ So put in your hearts not to prepare-beforehand to speak-a-defense. ¹⁵ For I will give you a mouth, and wisdom which all the ones being opposed to you will not be able to resist or to speak-against^[ag]. ¹⁶ And you will be handed-over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends. And they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷ And you will be being hated by all because of My name. ¹⁸ And a hair of your head will by no means be^[ah] lost. ¹⁹ Gain^[ai] your souls^[aj] by your endurance.

And You Will See Days of Vengeance And Wrath Against This People

²⁰ “But when you see Jerusalem being surrounded by army-encampments, then recognize that her desolation has drawn-near. ²¹ Then^[ak] let the ones in Judea be fleeing to the mountains. And let the ones in the midst of her^[al] be going-out. And let the ones in the fields not be entering into her. ²² Because these are days of vengeance, that all the things having been written may be fulfilled. ²³ Woe to the ones having a child in the womb, and to the ones nursing in those days. For there will be a great distress^[am] upon the land, and wrath against this people. ²⁴ And they will fall by the edge of the sword. And they will be taken-captive to all the nations. And Jerusalem will be being trampled^[an] by the Gentiles^[ao] until which time the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

Then They Will See The Son Coming On The Clouds With Great Glory

²⁵ “And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on earth the anguish of nations in perplexity about the roar of the sea and wave-tossing— ²⁶ people fainting^[ap] from fear and the expectation of the things coming-upon the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷ And then^[aq] they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ²⁸ Now [when] these things [are] beginning to take place, straighten-up and lift-up your heads, because your redemption is drawing-near”.

The Parable of The Fig Tree: When You See This You Know The Kingdom Is Near

²⁹ And He spoke a parable to them: “Look at the fig-tree, and all the trees. ³⁰ When they already put-forth leaves, seeing it, you know from^[ar] yourselves that summer is already near. ³¹ So also you— when you see these things taking place, you know^[as] that the kingdom of God is near. ³² Truly I say to you that this generation^[at] will by no means pass away until all things take place. ³³ Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by-no-means pass away.

Be Prepared And Keep Alert

³⁴ “But take heed to yourselves that your hearts may not at any time be weighed-down with carousing and drunkenness and anxieties^[au] pertaining-to-life, and that unexpected^[av] day suddenly-come-upon^[aw] you ³⁵ like a snare. For it will come-in-upon all the ones sitting on the face of all the earth. ³⁶ And be keeping-alert^[ax] in every season, praying that you may have strength to escape^[ay] all these things being about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man”.

Jesus Spends His Days In The Temple and His Nights On The Mount of Olives

³⁷ Now as to the days, He was teaching in the temple. But as to the nights, going out [of Jerusalem], He was spending-the-night on the mountain being called ‘of Olives’. ³⁸ And all the people were arising-very-early^[az] to come to Him in the temple to hear Him.