Luke - douay rheims

Chapter 20

¹ AND it came to pass, that on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes, with the ancients, met together,
² And spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things? or, Who is he that hath given thee this authority?
³ And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one thing. Answer me:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
⁵ But they thought within themselves, saying: If we shall say, From heaven: he will say: Why then did you not believe him?
⁶ But if we say, Of men, the whole people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
⁷ And they answered, that they knew not whence it was.
⁸ And Jesus said to them: Neither do I tell thee by what authority I do these things.
⁹ And he began to speak to the people this parable: A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen: and he was abroad for a long time.
¹⁰ And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. Who, beating him, sent him away empty.
¹¹ And again he sent another servant. But they beat him also, and treating him reproachfully, sent him away empty.
¹² And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
¹³ Then the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be, when they see him, they will reverence him.
¹⁴ Whom when the husbandmen saw, they thought within themselves, saying: This is the heir, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
¹⁵ So casting him out of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
¹⁶ He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid.
¹⁷ But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
¹⁸ Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
²⁰ And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor.
²¹ And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest the way of God in truth.
²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?
²³ But he considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?
²⁴ Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him, Caesar's.
²⁵ And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's: and to God the things that are God's.
²⁶ And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.
²⁷ And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, and they asked him,
²⁸ Saying: Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he leave no children, that his brother should take her to wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁹ There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
³⁰ And the next took her to wife, and he also died childless.
³¹ And the third took her. And in like manner all the seven, and they left no children, and died.
³² Last of all the woman died also.
³³ In the resurrection therefore, whose wife of them shall she be? For all the seven had her to wife.
³⁴ And Jesus said to them: The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
³⁵ But they that shall be accounted worthy of that world, and of the resurrection from the dead, shall neither be married, nor take wives.
³⁶ Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels, and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
³⁷ Now that the dead rise again, Moses also shewed, at the bush, when he called the Lord, The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
³⁸ For he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
³⁹ And some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast said well.
⁴⁰ And after that they durst not ask him any more questions.
⁴¹ But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David?
⁴² And David himself saith in the book of Psalms: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,
⁴³ Till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
⁴⁴ David then calleth him Lord: and how is he his son?
⁴⁵ And in the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples:
⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplace, and the first chairs in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts:
⁴⁷ Who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayer. These shall receive greater damnation.

Luke - webster

Chapter 20

¹ And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him, with the elders,
² And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
³ And he answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
⁶ But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
⁷ And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
⁸ And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
⁹ Then he began to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
¹⁰ And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
¹¹ And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
¹² And again he sent the third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
¹³ Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be when they see him they will reverence him.
¹⁴ But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
¹⁵ So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
¹⁶ He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, may that never be.
¹⁷ And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
¹⁸ Whoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
²¹ And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
²³ But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Why tempt ye me?
²⁴ Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's.
²⁵ And he said to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
²⁶ And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.
²⁷ Then came to him certain of the Sadducees (who deny that there is any resurrection) and they asked him,
²⁸ Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother should die, having a wife, and he should die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
²⁹ There were therefore seven brothers: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
³⁰ And the second took her for a wife, and he died childless.
³¹ And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: And they left no children, and died.
³² Last of all the woman died also.
³³ Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
³⁴ And Jesus answering, said to them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
³⁵ But they who shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
³⁶ Neither can they die any more: for they are equal to the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
³⁷ Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸ For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to him.
³⁹ Then certain of the scribes answering, said, Master, thou hast well said.
⁴⁰ And after that, they durst not ask him any question at all.
⁴¹ And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
⁴² And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
⁴³ Till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
⁴⁴ David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
⁴⁵ Then in the audience of all the people, he said to his disciples,
⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
⁴⁷ Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

Luke - world english bible

Chapter 20

¹ happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
² asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
³ answered them, "I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
⁴ baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?"
⁵ reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why didn't you believe him?'
⁶ if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."
⁷ answered that they didn't know where it was from.
⁸ said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."
⁹ began to tell the people this parable. "A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
¹⁰ the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
¹¹ sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
¹² sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.
¹³ lord of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.'
¹⁴ when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.'
¹⁵ threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
¹⁶ will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others." When they heard it, they said, "May it never be!"
¹⁷ he looked at them, and said, "Then what is this that is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?'
¹⁸ who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust."
¹⁹ chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
²⁰ watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
²¹ asked him, "Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
²² it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
²³ he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?
²⁴ me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
²⁵ said to them, "Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
²⁶ weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
²⁷ of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
²⁸ asked him, "Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
²⁹ were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
³⁰ second took her as wife, and he died childless.
³¹ third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
³² the woman also died.
³³ in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife."
³⁴ said to them, "The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
³⁵ those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
³⁶ they can't die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
³⁷ that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord 'The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'
³⁸ he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him."
³⁹ of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you speak well."
⁴⁰ didn't dare to ask him any more questions.
⁴¹ said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?
⁴² himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,
⁴³ I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'
⁴⁴ therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"
⁴⁵ the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
⁴⁶ of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
⁴⁷ devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation."

Luke - darby

Chapter 20

¹ And it came to pass on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and announcing the glad tidings, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up,
² and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
³ And he answering said to them, *I* also will ask you [one] thing, and tell me:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it of heaven or of men?
⁵ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say, Why have ye not believed him?
⁶ but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
⁷ And they answered, they did not know whence.
⁸ And Jesus said to them, Neither do *I* tell you by what authority I do these things.
⁹ And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country for a long time.
¹⁰ And in the season he sent to the husbandmen a bondman, that they might give to him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen, having beaten him, sent [him] away empty.
¹¹ And again he sent another bondman; but they, having beaten him also, and cast insult upon him, sent [him] away empty.
¹² And again he sent a third; and they, having wounded him also, cast [him] out.
¹³ And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: perhaps when they see him they will respect [him].
¹⁴ But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; [come,] let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours.
¹⁵ And having cast him forth out of the vineyard, they killed [him]. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?
¹⁶ He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it they said, May it never be!
¹⁷ But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?
¹⁸ Every one falling on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall grind him to powder.
¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes sought the same hour to lay hands on him, and they feared the people; for they knew that he had spoken this parable of them.
²⁰ And having watched [him], they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in [his] language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
²¹ And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no [man's] person, but teachest with truth the way of God:
²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
²³ But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?
²⁴ Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.
²⁵ And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.
²⁶ And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.
²⁷ And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, coming up [to him],
²⁸ demanded of him saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother, who has a wife, die, and he die childless, his brother shall take the wife and raise up seed to his brother.
²⁹ There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;
³⁰ and the second [took the woman, and *he* died childless];
³¹ and the third took her: and in like manner also the seven left no children and died;
³² and last of all the woman also died.
³³ In the resurrection therefore of which of them does she become wife, for the seven had her as wife?
³⁴ And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry and are given in marriage,
³⁵ but they who are counted worthy to have part in that world, and the resurrection from among [the] dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
³⁶ for neither can they die any more, for they are equal to angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
³⁷ But that the dead rise, even Moses shewed in [the section of] the bush, when he called [the] Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob;
³⁸ but he is not God of [the] dead but of [the] living; for all live for him.
³⁹ And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.
⁴⁰ For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.
⁴¹ And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,
⁴² and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand
⁴³ until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?
⁴⁴ David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
⁴⁵ And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,
⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and who love salutations in the market-places, and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;
⁴⁷ who devour the houses of widows, and as a pretext make long prayers. These shall receive a severer judgment.

Luke - american standard version

Chapter 20

¹ And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;
² and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
³ And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?
⁵ And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
⁶ But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
⁷ And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was].
⁸ And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
⁹ And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.
¹⁰ And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
¹¹ And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
¹² And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.
¹³ And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.
¹⁴ But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
¹⁵ And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
¹⁶ He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.
¹⁷ But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?
¹⁸ Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.
¹⁹ And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.
²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
²¹ And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:
²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
²³ But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
²⁴ Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's.
²⁵ And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.
²⁶ And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
²⁷ And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;
²⁸ and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
²⁹ There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;
³⁰ and the second:
³¹ and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.
³² Afterward the woman also died.
³³ In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.
³⁴ And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
³⁵ but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
³⁶ for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
³⁷ But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸ Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
³⁹ And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
⁴⁰ For they durst not any more ask him any question.
⁴¹ And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son?
⁴² For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
⁴³ Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
⁴⁴ David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?
⁴⁵ And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,
⁴⁶ Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;
⁴⁷ who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

Luke - basic english

Chapter 20

¹ And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,
² That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
³ And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
⁴ The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
⁵ And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
⁶ But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
⁷ And they made answer that they had no idea where it came from.
⁸ And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.
⁹ And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
¹⁰ And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.
¹¹ And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.
¹² And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.
¹³ And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.
¹⁴ But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.
¹⁵ And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?
¹⁶ He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.
¹⁷ But he, looking on them, said, Is it not in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has become the chief stone of the building?
¹⁸ Everyone falling on that stone will be broken, but the man on whom the stone comes down will be crushed to dust.
¹⁹ And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.
²⁰ And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
²¹ And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:
²² Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?
²³ But he saw through their trick and said to them,
²⁴ Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
²⁵ And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
²⁶ And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.
²⁷ And some of the Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no coming back from the dead; and they said to him,
²⁸ Master, Moses said that if a man's brother comes to his end, having a wife, but no children, his brother is to take the wife, and get a family for his brother.
²⁹ Now there were seven brothers, and the first had a wife and came to his end, having no children;
³⁰ And the second;
³¹ And the third took her; and in the same way, all the seven, without having any children, came to their end.
³² And last of all, the woman came to her end.
³³ When they come back from the dead, whose wife will she be? for all the seven had her.
³⁴ And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;
³⁵ But those to whom is given the reward of the world to come, and to come back from the dead, have no wives, and are not married;
³⁶ And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.
³⁷ But even Moses made it clear that the dead come back to life, saying, in the story of the burning thorn-tree, The Lord, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
³⁸ Now he is not the God of the dead but of the living: for all men are living to him.
³⁹ And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
⁴⁰ And they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
⁴¹ And he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
⁴³ Till I put under your feet all those who are against you.
⁴⁴ David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?
⁴⁵ And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
⁴⁶ Keep away from the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes, and to have words of respect said to them in the market-places, and to take the chief seats in the Synagogues and the first places at feasts;
⁴⁷ Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.