Jesus’ Authority Challenged
(Matthew 21:23–27; Mark 11:27–33)

1 Καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (it came to pass) ἐν (on) μιᾷ (one) τῶν (of the) ἡμερῶν (days) διδάσκοντος (in the teaching) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἱερῷ (temple) καὶ (and) εὐαγγελιζομένου (proclaiming the gospel) ἐπέστησαν (that came up) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) πρεσβυτέροις (elders), 2 καὶ (and) εἶπαν (they spoke) λέγοντες (saying) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him)· Εἰπὸν (Tell) ἡμῖν (us) ἐν (by) ποίᾳ (what) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority) ταῦτα (these things) ποιεῖς (You do), ἢ (or) τίς (who) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the one) δούς (having given) σοι (You) τὴν (the) ἐξουσίαν (authority) ταύτην (this)?

3 Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them)· Ἐρωτήσω (Will ask) ὑμᾶς (you⁺) κἀγὼ (I also) λόγον (a word), καὶ (and) εἴπατέ (you⁺ tell) μοι (Me) 4 Τὸ (The) βάπτισμα (baptism) Ἰωάννου (of John) ἐξ (from) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἦν (was it) ἢ (or) ἐξ (from) ἀνθρώπων (men)?

5 Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) συνελογίσαντο (they reasoned) πρὸς (with) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-) Ἐὰν (If) εἴπωμεν (we should say)· Ἐξ (From) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), ἐρεῖ (He will say)· Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὐκ (not) ἐπιστεύσατε (did you⁺ believe) αὐτῷ (him)? 6 ἐὰν (If) δὲ (however) εἴπωμεν (we should say)· Ἐξ (From) ἀνθρώπων (men), ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) ἅπας (all) καταλιθάσει (will stone) ἡμᾶς (us)· πεπεισμένος (persuaded that) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (they are) Ἰωάννην (John) προφήτην (a prophet) εἶναι (is).

7 Καὶ (And) ἀπεκρίθησαν (they answered that) μὴ (not) εἰδέναι (they knew) πόθεν (from where).

8 Καὶ (And) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them)· Οὐδὲ (Neither) ἐγὼ (I) λέγω (tell) ὑμῖν (you⁺) ἐν (by) ποίᾳ (what) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority) ταῦτα (these things) ποιῶ (I do).

The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
(Matthew 21:33–46; Mark 12:1–12)

9 Ἤρξατο (He began) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) λαὸν (people) λέγειν (to speak) τὴν (the) παραβολὴν (parable) ταύτην (this). Ἄνθρωπος (A man) τις (certain) ἐφύτευσεν (planted) ἀμπελῶνα (a vineyard), καὶ (and) ἐξέδετο (he rented it out) αὐτὸν (it) γεωργοῖς (to farmers), καὶ (and) ἀπεδήμησεν (traveled abroad) χρόνους (a time) ἱκανούς (long). 10 καὶ (And) καιρῷ (in the season) ἀπέστειλεν (he sent) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) γεωργοὺς (farmers) δοῦλον (a servant), ἵνα (so that) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) καρποῦ (fruit) τοῦ (of the) ἀμπελῶνος (vineyard) δώσουσιν (they will give) αὐτῷ (to him)· οἱ (-) δὲ (But) γεωργοὶ (the farmers) ἐξαπέστειλαν (sent away) αὐτὸν (him) δείραντες (having beaten him) κενόν (empty-handed).

11 Καὶ (And) προσέθετο (he proceeded) ἕτερον (another) πέμψαι (to send) δοῦλον (a servant)· οἱ (-) δὲ (but) κἀκεῖνον (that one also) δείραντες (having beaten) καὶ (and) ἀτιμάσαντες (having dishonored) ἐξαπέστειλαν (they sent him away) κενόν (empty-handed).

12 Καὶ (And) προσέθετο (he proceeded) τρίτον (a third) πέμψαι (to send)· οἱ (-) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τοῦτον (this one) τραυματίσαντες (having wounded) ἐξέβαλον (they cast him out).

13 Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) κύριος (lord) τοῦ (of the) ἀμπελῶνος (vineyard)· Τί (What) ποιήσω (shall I do)? πέμψω (I will send) τὸν (the) υἱόν (son) μου (of me) τὸν (the) ἀγαπητόν (beloved)· ἴσως (perhaps) τοῦτον (him) ἐντραπήσονται (they will respect).

14 Ἰδόντες (Having seen) δὲ (now) αὐτὸν (him) οἱ (the) γεωργοὶ (farmers) διελογίζοντο (were reasoning) πρὸς (with) ἀλλήλους (one another) λέγοντες (saying)· Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) κληρονόμος (heir)· ἀποκτείνωμεν (let us kill) αὐτόν (him), ἵνα (so that) ἡμῶν (ours) γένηται (might become) ἡ (the) κληρονομία (inheritance). 15 καὶ (And) ἐκβαλόντες (having cast) αὐτὸν (him) ἔξω (out) τοῦ (of the) ἀμπελῶνος (vineyard) ἀπέκτειναν (they killed him).

Τί (What) οὖν (therefore) ποιήσει (will do) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (the) κύριος (lord) τοῦ (of the) ἀμπελῶνος (vineyard)? 16 ἐλεύσεται (He will come) καὶ (and) ἀπολέσει (will destroy) τοὺς (the) γεωργοὺς (farmers) τούτους (these), καὶ (and) δώσει (will give) τὸν (the) ἀμπελῶνα (vineyard) ἄλλοις (to others).

Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then) εἶπαν (they said)· Μὴ (Never) γένοιτο (may it be).

17 Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) ἐμβλέψας (having looked at) αὐτοῖς (them) εἶπεν (He said)· Τί (What) οὖν (then) ἐστιν (is) τὸ (that) γεγραμμένον (has been written) τοῦτο (this)·

Λίθον (The stone) ὃν (that) ἀπεδοκίμασαν (rejected) οἱ (those) οἰκοδομοῦντες (building),

Οὗτος (this) ἐγενήθη (became) εἰς (into) κεφαλὴν (the head) γωνίας (of the corner)?

18 Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) πεσὼν (having fallen) ἐπ’ (on) ἐκεῖνον (that) τὸν (-) λίθον (stone) συνθλασθήσεται (will be broken)· ἐφ’ (on) ὃν (whomever) δ’ (but) ἂν (-) πέσῃ (it might fall), λικμήσει (it will grind into powder) αὐτόν (him).

Paying Taxes to Caesar
(Matthew 22:15–22; Mark 12:13–17)

19 Καὶ (And) ἐζήτησαν (sought) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) ἐπιβαλεῖν (to lay) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτὸν (Him) τὰς (-) χεῖρας (hands) ἐν (in) αὐτῇ (that) τῇ (-) ὥρᾳ (hour), καὶ (and) ἐφοβήθησαν (they feared) τὸν (the) λαόν (people)· ἔγνωσαν (they knew) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (that) πρὸς (against) αὐτοὺς (them) εἶπεν (He spoke) τὴν (the) παραβολὴν (parable) ταύτην (this).

20 Καὶ (And) παρατηρήσαντες (having closely watched) ἀπέστειλαν (they sent) ἐνκαθέτους (spies) ὑποκρινομένους (feigning) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) δικαίους (righteous) εἶναι (to be), ἵνα (so that) ἐπιλάβωνται (they might catch Him in) αὐτοῦ (His) λόγου (word), ὥστε (so as) παραδοῦναι (to deliver) αὐτὸν (Him) τῇ (to the) ἀρχῇ (rule) καὶ (and) τῇ (to the) ἐξουσίᾳ (authority) τοῦ (of the) ἡγεμόνος (governor). 21 καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησαν (they questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) λέγοντες (saying)· Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), οἴδαμεν (we know) ὅτι (that) ὀρθῶς (rightly) λέγεις (You speak) καὶ (and) διδάσκεις (teach) καὶ (and) οὐ (not) λαμβάνεις (receive) πρόσωπον (any person), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐπ’ (on the basis of) ἀληθείας (truth) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) διδάσκεις (teach)· 22 ἔξεστιν (Is it lawful) ἡμᾶς (for us) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) φόρον (tax) δοῦναι (to give) ἢ (or) οὔ (not)?

23 Κατανοήσας (Having perceived) δὲ (however) αὐτῶν (of them) τὴν (the) πανουργίαν (craftiness) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them)· 24 Δείξατέ (Show) μοι (Me) δηνάριον (a denarius)· τίνος (Of whom) ἔχει (does it have) εἰκόνα (the image) καὶ (and) ἐπιγραφήν (inscription)?

Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said)· Καίσαρος (Caesar’s).

25 Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them)· Τοίνυν (Therefore) ἀπόδοτε (give back) τὰ (the things) Καίσαρος (of Caesar) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) καὶ (and) τὰ (the things) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).

26 Καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) ἴσχυσαν (they were able) ἐπιλαβέσθαι (to catch Him in) αὐτοῦ (His) ῥήματος (saying) ἐναντίον (before) τοῦ (the) λαοῦ (people), καὶ (and) θαυμάσαντες (having marveled) ἐπὶ (at) τῇ (the) ἀποκρίσει (answer) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐσίγησαν (they were silent).

The Sadducees and the Resurrection
(Matthew 22:23–33; Mark 12:18–27)

27 Προσελθόντες (having come) δέ (then) τινες (some) τῶν (of the) Σαδδουκαίων (Sadducees), οἱ (the ones) ἀντιλέγοντες (denying) ἀνάστασιν (a resurrection) μὴ (not) εἶναι (there is), ἐπηρώτησαν (they questioned) αὐτὸν (Him) 28 λέγοντες (saying)· Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἔγραψεν (wrote) ἡμῖν (for us), ἐάν (if) τινος (anyone’s) ἀδελφὸς (brother) ἀποθάνῃ (should die) ἔχων (having) γυναῖκα (a wife), καὶ (and) οὗτος (he) ἄτεκνος (childless) ᾖ (should be), ἵνα (that) λάβῃ (should take) ὁ (the) ἀδελφὸς (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) καὶ (and) ἐξαναστήσῃ (should raise up) σπέρμα (seed) τῷ (for the) ἀδελφῷ (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him). 29 ἑπτὰ (Seven) οὖν (therefore) ἀδελφοὶ (brothers) ἦσαν (there were)· καὶ (and) ὁ (the) πρῶτος (first) λαβὼν (having taken) γυναῖκα (a wife) ἀπέθανεν (died) ἄτεκνος (childless)· 30 καὶ (and) ὁ (the) δεύτερος (second) 31 καὶ (and) ὁ (the) τρίτος (third) ἔλαβεν (took) αὐτήν (her), ὡσαύτως (likewise) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἑπτὰ (seven) οὐ (not) κατέλιπον (left behind) τέκνα (children) καὶ (and) ἀπέθανον (died). 32 ὕστερον (Finally) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (woman) ἀπέθανεν (died). 33 ἡ (The) γυνὴ (woman) οὖν (therefore) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀναστάσει (resurrection) τίνος (of which) αὐτῶν (of them) γίνεται (does she become) γυνή (wife)? οἱ (-) γὰρ (For) ἑπτὰ (the seven) ἔσχον (had) αὐτὴν (her) γυναῖκα (as wife).

34 Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus)· Οἱ (The) υἱοὶ (sons) τοῦ (of the) αἰῶνος (age) τούτου (this) γαμοῦσιν (marry) καὶ (and) γαμίσκονται (are given in marriage), 35 οἱ (those) δὲ (however) καταξιωθέντες (having been considered worthy) τοῦ (to the) αἰῶνος (age) ἐκείνου (that which is) τυχεῖν (to obtain) καὶ (and) τῆς (the) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) τῆς (that is) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead) οὔτε (neither) γαμοῦσιν (they marry) οὔτε (nor) γαμίζονται (are given in marriage)· 36 οὐδὲ (neither) γὰρ (for) ἀποθανεῖν (to die) ἔτι (anymore) δύνανται (are they able), ἰσάγγελοι (like angels) γάρ (for) εἰσιν (they are), καὶ (and) υἱοί (sons) εἰσιν (they are) Θεοῦ (of God) τῆς (of the) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) υἱοὶ (sons) ὄντες (being).

37 Ὅτι (That) δὲ (however) ἐγείρονται (are raised) οἱ (the) νεκροὶ (dead), καὶ (even) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἐμήνυσεν (showed) ἐπὶ (at) τῆς (the) Βάτου (bush), ὡς (as) λέγει (he calls) Κύριον (the Lord)· Τὸν (the) Θεὸν (God) Ἀβραὰμ (of Abraham) καὶ (and) Θεὸν (the God) Ἰσαὰκ (of Isaac) καὶ (and) Θεὸν (the God) Ἰακώβ (of Jacob)· 38 Θεὸς (the God) δὲ (now) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (He is) νεκρῶν (of the dead) ἀλλὰ (but) ζώντων (of the living)· πάντες (all) γὰρ (for) αὐτῷ (to Him) ζῶσιν (live).

39 Ἀποκριθέντες (Answering) δέ (now) τινες (some) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) εἶπαν (said)· Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), καλῶς (well) εἶπας (You spoke). 40 οὐκέτι (No longer) γὰρ (for) ἐτόλμων (did they dare) ἐπερωτᾶν (to question) αὐτὸν (Him) οὐδέν (anything).

Whose Son Is the Christ?
(Matthew 22:41–46; Mark 12:35–37)

41 Εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them)· Πῶς (How) λέγουσιν (do they say) τὸν (the) Χριστὸν (Christ) εἶναι (is) Δαυὶδ (of David) υἱόν (Son)? 42 αὐτὸς (Himself) γὰρ (for) Δαυὶδ (David) λέγει (says) ἐν (in) βίβλῳ (the book) ψαλμῶν (of Psalms)·

Εἶπεν (Said) Κύριος (the Lord) τῷ (to the) Κυρίῳ (Lord) μου (of me)·

Κάθου (Sit) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand) μου (of Me)

43 Ἕως (until) ἂν (-) θῶ (I place) τοὺς (the) ἐχθρούς (enemies) σου (of You)

Ὑποπόδιον (as a footstool) τῶν (of the) ποδῶν (feet) σου (of You).

44 Δαυὶδ (David) οὖν (therefore) Κύριον (Lord) αὐτὸν (Him) καλεῖ (calls), καὶ (and) πῶς (how) αὐτοῦ (of him) υἱός (son) ἐστιν (is He)?

Beware of the Scribes
(Mark 12:38–40)

45 Ἀκούοντος (In the hearing) δὲ (now) παντὸς (all) τοῦ (the) λαοῦ (people) εἶπεν (He said) τοῖς (to the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), 46 Προσέχετε (Beware) ἀπὸ (of) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes) τῶν (who are) θελόντων (wanting) περιπατεῖν (to walk) ἐν (in) στολαῖς (long robes) καὶ (and) φιλούντων (loving) ἀσπασμοὺς (greetings) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἀγοραῖς (marketplaces) καὶ (and) πρωτοκαθεδρίας (first seats) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) συναγωγαῖς (synagogues) καὶ (and) πρωτοκλισίας (first places) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) δείπνοις (suppers), 47 οἳ (who) κατεσθίουσιν (devour) τὰς (the) οἰκίας (houses) τῶν (of) χηρῶν (widows) καὶ (and) προφάσει (as a pretext) μακρὰ (at great length) προσεύχονται (pray)· οὗτοι (These) λήμψονται (will receive) περισσότερον (more abundant) κρίμα (judgment).