| − | Jesus began to teach them parables. "A businessman planted a vineyard and placed a hedge around it. He dug a place for the vinepress, built a tower, rented it to tenant vinedressers, and traveled abroad. When the grape season arrived, he sent one of his slaves to them, to return with the fruit of the vineyard. But they caught him, beat him, and sent him back empty-handed. So the owner sent another slave, but they threw stones at him, wounding him in the head. He too was rebuffed, badly treated. He sent a third, and they killed him, as well as many others. They beat some, killed some. He still had a son, whom he loved, and sent him to them last, thinking they would respect his son. But the tenants plotted with each other: 'This is his heir. If we kill him, we can take the inheritance.' So they killed him and left his body outside the vineyard. So what should the vineyard owner do? He will return to annihilate the tenants and give the vineyard to other, more honest tenants. Have you not read in the scripture, 'The stone rejected by the builders becomes the cornerstone. This is the Lord's way, and it is wonderful to see'?" | + | Jesus began to teach them parables. "A businessman planted a vineyard and placed a hedge around it. He dug a place for the vinepress, built a tower, rented it to tenant vinedressers, and traveled abroad. When the grape season arrived, he sent one of his slaves to them, to return with the fruit of the vineyard. But they caught him, beat him, and sent him back empty-handed. So the owner sent another slave, but they threw stones at him, wounding him in the head. He too was rebuffed, badly treated. The owner sent a third, and they killed him, as well as many others. They beat some, killed some. He still had a son, whom he loved, and sent him to them last, thinking they would respect his son. But the tenants plotted with each other: 'This is his heir. If we kill him, we can take the inheritance.' So they killed him and left his body outside the vineyard. So what should the vineyard owner do? He will return to annihilate the tenants and give the vineyard to other, more honest tenants. Have you not read in the Scripture, 'The stone rejected by the builders becomes the cornerstone. This is the Lord's way, and it is wonderful to see'?" |
| − | Furious, the intellectual classes wanted to seize him, but feared the public; they knew this parable was directed at them. They gave up for now and walked out. Instead they chose a group of Pharisees and Herodians, and sent them to Jesus to try and catch Him out by using His own words against Him. When they came, they said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and play no favorites among men. You are no Respecter of persons, but teach the Way of God in truth. Now: is it lawful to pay capitation taxes to Caesar, or not? What do we do: give, nor not?" But He, knowing full well how hypocritical they were, said to them, "Why are you always testing Me? Bring me a shilling, so that I may examine it." | + | Furious, the intellectual classes wanted to seize him, but feared the public; they knew this parable was directed at them. They gave up for now and walked out. Instead they chose a group of Pharisees and Herodians, and sent them to Jesus to try and catch Him out by using His own words against Him. When they came, they said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are true, and play no favorites among men. You are no respecter of persons, but teach the Way of God in truth. Now: is it lawful to pay capitation taxes to Caesar, or not? What do we do: give, nor not?" But He, knowing full well how hypocritical they were, said to them, "Why are you always testing Me? Bring me a shilling, so that I may examine it." |
| | They brought one. He said to them, "Whose face and epigram is this?" They told him, "Caesar's." In answer, Jesus told them, "Give Caesar what is Caesar's, and God what is God's." And they were struck completely speechless by Him. | | They brought one. He said to them, "Whose face and epigram is this?" They told him, "Caesar's." In answer, Jesus told them, "Give Caesar what is Caesar's, and God what is God's." And they were struck completely speechless by Him. |