Mark 12
12
The Parable of the Vineyard and the Vinedressers
Mt 21:33–46; Lk 20:9–10
1#SS 8:11–12; Isa 5:1–4He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and rented it to vinedressers, and went to a far country. 2At harvest time he sent a servant to the vinedressers to receive from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3#2Ch 36:16; Ne 9:26But they seized him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4Then he sent another servant to them. They threw stones at him, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. 5Still he sent another, and they killed him. And there were many others. Some they beat, and some they killed.
6#Mt 3:17; Heb 1:1–2“Having yet his one well-beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will revere my son.’
7“But those vinedressers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 8So they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.
9#Mt 21:43; Lk 19:27“What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill the vinedressers and give the vineyard to others. 10#Ps 118:22–23; Mt 21:16Have you not read this Scripture:
‘The stone which the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone.
11This was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12#Mk 11:18; Mt 22:22Then they tried to seize Him, but feared the people, for they knew that He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went their way.
The Question of Paying Taxes
Mt 22:15–22; Lk 20:20–26
13#Mk 3:6; Lk 11:54They sent to Him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians to trap Him in His words. 14When they came to Him, they said, “Teacher, we know that You are true and swayed by no man. For You do not regard the person of men, but truthfully teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15Should we pay, or should we not pay?”
But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.” 16They brought it, and He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
17#Ro 13:7Then Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
And they were amazed at Him.
The Question About the Resurrection
Mt 22:23–33; Lk 20:27–40
18#Mt 22:23–33; Ac 4:1–2Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him, saying, 19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves his wife behind, but leaves no children, that man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother.#Dt 25:5. 20Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and when he died, he left no children. 21The second took her and died, leaving no children, and the third likewise. 22The seven had her and left no children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife.”
24#Jn 20:9; 2Ti 3:15–17Jesus answered them, “Do you not err, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26#Lk 20:37Now concerning the dead rising, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob’#Ex 3:6.? 27He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You therefore do greatly err.”
The Great Commandment
Mt 22:34–40; Lk 10:25–28
28#Mt 22:34–40; Lk 10:25–28One of the scribes came and heard them reasoning together. Perceiving that Jesus had answered them well, he asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”
29#Dt 6:4; Lk 10:27Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is, ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. 30You 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.’#Dt 6:4–5. This is the first commandment. 31#Lev 19:18; Mt 7:12The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’#Lev 19:18. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32#Dt 4:35; 4:39The scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, that there is one God and there is no other but Him. 33#1Sa 15:22; Hos 6:6To love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34#Mt 22:46; Lk 20:40When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that, no one dared to ask Him any question.
The Question About David’s Son
Mt 22:41–46; Lk 20:41–44
35#Lk 20:41–44; Mt 26:55While Jesus taught in the temple, He said, “How can the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David? 36#Ps 110:1; 2Sa 23:2David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
until I put Your enemies
under Your feet.” ’ #Ps 110:1.
37#Ro 1:3–4David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ How then is He his Son?”
And the large crowd heard him gladly.
The Denouncing of the Scribes
Mt 23:1–36; Lk 20:45–47
38#Lk 11:43; Mt 23:1–7He said to them in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes and love greetings in the marketplaces, 39and the prominent seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets, 40#Lk 20:47; Mt 6:7who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Offering
Lk 21:1–4
41#2Ki 12:9; Jn 8:20Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. Many who were rich put in much. 42But a certain poor widow came and put in two mites, which make a farthing.#Gk. 2 lepta. A lepton, meaning “small” or “thin,” was a fraction of a penny and the smallest coin circulated.
43#2Co 8:2; 8:12He called His disciples to Him and said to them, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44#Lk 8:43; 15:12They all contributed out of their abundance. But she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had, her entire livelihood.”
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Mark 12
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Tenants of a vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46; Luke 20.9-19)
1Jesus then told them this story:#Is 5.1,2.
A farmer once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he let his vineyard and left the country.
2When it was harvest time, he sent a servant to get his share of the grapes. 3The tenants grabbed the servant. They beat him up and sent him away without a thing.
4The owner sent another servant, but the tenants beat him on the head and insulted him terribly. 5Then the man sent another servant, and they killed him. He kept sending servant after servant. They beat some of them and killed others.
6The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the tenants because he thought they would respect him. 7But they said to themselves, “Some day he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves.” 8So they grabbed the owner's son and killed him. Then they threw his body out of the vineyard.
9Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those tenants and let someone else have his vineyard. 10Surely you know that the Scriptures say,#Ps 118.22,23.
‘The stone that the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.
11This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’ ”
12The leaders knew that Jesus was really talking about them, and they wanted to arrest him. But because they were afraid of the crowd, they let him alone and left.
Paying taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22; Luke 20.20-26)
13The Pharisees got together with Herod's followers.#12.13 Herod's followers: People who were political followers of the family of Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas. Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 14They went to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. And you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
15Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”
16They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.
Life in the future world
(Matthew 22.23-33; Luke 20.27-40)
18The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:#Ac 23.8.
19Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.#Dt 25.5. 20There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children. 21The second brother married his brother's widow, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22and finally to all seven brothers. At last the woman died. 23When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? After all, she had been married to all seven brothers.
24Jesus answered:
You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 25When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 26You know about people being raised to life. You know that in the story about Moses and the burning bush, God said, “I am the God worshipped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”#12.26 “I am the God worshipped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”: Jesus argues that if God is worshipped by these three, they must still be alive, because he is the God of the living.#Ex 3.6. 27He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. You Sadducees are all wrong.
The most important commandment
(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)
28One of the teachers of the Law of Moses came up while Jesus and the Sadducees were arguing. When he heard Jesus give a good answer, he asked him, “What is the most important commandment?”#Lk 10.25-28.
29Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God.#Dt 6.4,5. 30You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’ 31The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”#Lv 19.18.
32The man replied, “Teacher, you are certainly right to say there is only one God.#Dt 4.35. 33It is also true that we must love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and that we must love others as much as we love ourselves. These commandments are more important than all the sacrifices and offerings that we could possibly make.”#Ho 6.6.
34When Jesus saw that the man had given a sensible answer, he told him, “You are not far from God's kingdom.” After this, no one dared ask Jesus any more questions.
About David's son
(Matthew 22.41-46; Luke 20.41-44)
35As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the teachers of the Law of Moses say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David? 36The Holy Spirit led David to say,#Ps 110.1.
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right side#12.36 right side: The place of power and honour.
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
37If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be his son?”#12.37 David…his son: See the note at 10.47.
The large crowd enjoyed listening to Jesus teach.
Jesus condemns the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses
(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)
38As Jesus was teaching, he said:
Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market. 39They like the front seats in the meeting places and the best seats at banquets. 40But they cheat widows out of their homes and pray long prayers just to show off. They will be punished most of all.
A widow's offering
(Luke 21.1-4)
41Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. 42Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins that were worth only a few pennies. 43Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. Then he said:
I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 44Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a penny to live on.
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