The Question about Jesus' Authority
(Matthew 21.23-27Mark 11.27-33)1 One day when Jesus was in the Temple teaching the people and preaching the Good News, the chief priests and the teachers of the Law, together with the elders, came 2 and said to him, “Tell us, what right do you have to do these things? Who gave you such right?”
3 Jesus answered them, “Now let me ask you a question. Tell me, 4 did John's right to baptize come from God or from human beings?”
5 They started to argue among themselves, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From God,’ he will say, ‘Why, then, did you not believe John?’ 6 But if we say, ‘From human beings,’ this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7 So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you, then, by what right I do these things.”
The Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Mark 12.1-12)9 Then Jesus told the people this parable: “There was once a man who planted a vineyard, rented it out to tenants, and then left home for a long time. 10 When the time came to gather the grapes, he sent a slave to the tenants to receive from them his share of the harvest. But the tenants beat the slave and sent him back without a thing. 11 So he sent another slave; but the tenants beat him also, treated him shamefully, and sent him back without a thing. 12 Then he sent a third slave; the tenants wounded him, too, and threw him out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my own dear son; surely they will respect him!’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the owner's son. Let's kill him, and his property will be ours!’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
“What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to the tenants?” Jesus asked. 16 “He will come and kill those men, and turn the vineyard over to other tenants.”
When the people heard this, they said, “Surely not!”
17 Jesus looked at them and asked, “What, then, does this scripture mean?
‘The stone which the builders rejected as worthless
turned out to be the most important of all.’
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be cut to pieces; and if that stone falls on someone, that person will be crushed to dust.”
The Question about Paying Taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22Mark 12.13-17)19 The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people. 20 So they looked for an opportunity. They bribed some men to pretend they were sincere, and they sent them to trap Jesus with questions, so that they could hand him over to the authority and power of the Roman Governor. 21 These spies said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is right. We know that you pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. 22 Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?”
23 But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them, 24 “Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
25 So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”
26 There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.
The Question about Rising from Death
(Matthew 22.23-33Mark 12.18-27)27 Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said, 28 “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’ 29 Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children. 30 Then the second one married the woman, 31 and then the third. The same thing happened to all seven—they died without having children. 32 Last of all, the woman died. 33 Now, on the day when the dead rise to life, whose wife will she be? All seven of them had married her.”
34 Jesus answered them, “The men and women of this age marry, 35 but the men and women who are worthy to rise from death and live in the age to come will not then marry. 36 They will be like angels and cannot die. They are the children of God, because they have risen from death. 37 And Moses clearly proves that the dead are raised to life. In the passage about the burning bush he speaks of the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38 He is the God of the living, not of the dead, for to him all are alive.”
39 Some of the teachers of the Law spoke up, “A good answer, Teacher!” 40 For they did not dare ask him any more questions.
The Question about the Messiah
(Matthew 22.41-46Mark 12.35-37)41 Jesus asked them, “How can it be said that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit here at my right side
43 until I put your enemies as a footstool under your feet.’
44 David called him ‘Lord’; how, then, can the Messiah be David's descendant?”
Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law
(Matthew 23.1-36Mark 12.38-40)45 As all the people listened to him, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Be on your guard against the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplace; who choose the reserved seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts; 47 who take advantage of widows and rob them of their homes, and then make a show of saying long prayers! Their punishment will be all the worse!”
Jēzus pilnvaras apšaubīšana
(Mt 21:23–27Mk 11:27–33)1 Kādu dienu, kad viņš templī mācīja ļaudis un sludināja evaņģēliju, pie viņa piestājās virspriesteri un rakstu mācītāji kopā ar vecajiem 2 un, uzrunādami viņu, sacīja: “Saki mums, kā varā tu to dari? Kas tev ir devis tādu varu?” 3 Viņš tiem atbildēja: “Arī es jums ko jautāšu, sakiet man: 4 vai Jāņa kristība bija no debesīm vai no cilvēkiem?” 5 Tie savā starpā sāka spriest: “Ja sacīsim: no debesīm, – viņš teiks: kādēļ tad jūs viņam neticējāt? 6 Bet, ja teiksim: no cilvēkiem, – visa tauta mūs nomētās akmeņiem, jo tā ir pārliecināta, ka Jānis ir pravietis.” 7 Un viņi atbildēja, ka nezinot, no kurienes. 8 Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Tad arī es jums neteikšu, kā varā es to daru.”
Līdzība par ļaunajiem vīnkopjiem
(Mt 21:33–46Mk 12:1–12)9 Bet ļaudīm viņš sāka stāstīt šādu līdzību: “Kāds cilvēks iestādīja vīnadārzu un, nodevis to vīnkopjiem, aizceļoja uz ilgāku laiku. 10 Noteiktā laikā viņš sūtīja savu kalpu pie vīnkopjiem, lai viņi tam dotu no vīnadārza augļiem, bet vīnkopji to piekāva un aizsūtīja tukšā atpakaļ. 11 Viņš sūtīja vēl otru kalpu, bet arī šo piekāvuši un pazemojuši tie aizsūtīja tukšā atpakaļ. 12 Tad viņš sūtīja vēl trešo, bet tie arī šo, smagi savainojuši, izmeta ārā. 13 Tad vīnadārza saimnieks sacīja: ko lai es daru? Es sūtīšu savu mīļoto dēlu, varbūt to viņi ņems vērā. 14 Bet vīnkopji, viņu ieraudzījuši, savā starpā sprieda: šis ir mantinieks, nonāvēsim viņu, un mantojums būs mūsu! 15 Un viņi to izmeta no vīnadārza un nonāvēja. Ko nu vīnadārza saimnieks ar tiem darīs? 16 Viņš nāks un šos vīnkopjus pazudinās, un dos vīnadārzu citiem.” Kad klausītāji to dzirdēja, tie sacīja: “Tas nedrīkst notikt.” 17 Jēzus, tos uzlūkodams, sacīja: “Kā tad jāsaprot rakstītais: akmens, ko nama cēlāji atmetuši, ir kļuvis par stūrakmeni? 18 Ikviens, kas kritīs pār šo akmeni, sašķīdīs, bet, uz kuru tas kritīs, to tas satrieks putekļos.” 19 Rakstu mācītāji un virspriesteri tajā brīdī gribēja viņu sagūstīt, bet viņi baidījās no tautas. Tie saprata, ka šo līdzību viņš bija stāstījis par viņiem.
Par nodevu maksāšanu cēzaram
(Mt 22:15–22Mk 12:13–17)20 Tie viņu novēroja un nosūtīja savus izlūkus, kas izlikās par taisnīgiem, lai pieķertu viņu kādā vārdā un varētu viņu nodot pārvaldnieka varai un tiesai. 21 Un tie viņam jautāja: “Skolotāj, mēs zinām, ka tu runā taisnīgi un nevērtē cilvēku pēc ārienes, bet runā un māci patiesībā Dieva ceļu. 22 Vai ir atļauts cēzaram dot nodevas vai ne?” 23 Pamanījis viņu viltību, viņš tiem sacīja: 24 “Parādiet man vienu denāriju! Kā attēls un uzraksts ir uz tā?” Tie sacīja: “Cēzara.” 25 Viņš tiem teica: “Tad dodiet cēzaram, kas cēzaram pieder, un Dievam, kas Dievam pieder.” 26 Un tie nespēja viņu pieķert vārdos tautas priekšā un, nobrīnījušies par viņa atbildi, apklusa.
Saduķeji izjautā Jēzu par augšāmcelšanos
(Mt 22:23–33Mk 12:18–27)27 Tad pienāca kādi saduķeji – tie noliedz augšāmcelšanos – un viņam jautāja: 28 “Skolotāj, Mozus mums rakstīja: ja kādam nomirst brālis, kam ir sieva, bet nav bērnu, tad lai viņš ņem sev brāļa sievu un dod savam brālim pēcnācējus. – 29 Bija septiņi brāļi, un pirmais, apņēmis sievu, nomira, būdams bez bērniem; 30-31 arī otrais un trešais apprecēja viņu, tāpat pārējie līdz pat septītajam, un visi nomira, neatstādami bērnus. 32 Beigās nomira arī sieva. 33 Kuram no tiem viņa būs sieva augšāmcelšanā? Viņa taču bija sieva visiem septiņiem.” 34 Jēzus viņiem sacīja: “Šī laikmeta dēli precas un tiek precēti; 35 bet tie, kas būs cienīgi sasniegt to laikmetu un augšāmcelšanos no mirušajiem, nedz precēsies, nedz tiks precēti. 36 Tie vairs nevar nomirt, jo ir līdzīgi eņģeļiem un ir Dieva dēli, būdami augšāmcelšanās dēli. 37 Bet, ka mirušie celsies augšām, to arī Mozus ir rādījis stāstā par ērkšķu krūmu, kur Kungu sauc par Ābrahāma Dievu, Īzaka Dievu un Jēkaba Dievu. 38 Dievs nav mirušo, bet dzīvo Dievs, jo viņam visi ir dzīvi.” 39 Tad kādi rakstu mācītāji sacīja: “Skolotāj, tu labi pateici.” 40 Un neviens vairs neuzdrošinājās viņam ko jautāt. 41 Bet viņš tiem teica: “Kādēļ saka par Kristu, ka viņš ir Dāvida dēls? 42 Jo pats Dāvids psalmu grāmatā saka: Kungs sacīja manam Kungam: sēdies man pie labās rokas, 43 līdz es tavus ienaidniekus nolieku tev par kājsolu zem tavām kājām. 44 Tātad Dāvids sauc viņu par Kungu; kā tad viņš var būt tā dēls?” 45 Visai tautai dzirdot, viņš sacīja saviem mācekļiem: 46 “Sargieties no rakstu mācītājiem, kas grib staigāt garos tērpos un labprāt saņemt sveicienus tirgus laukumos, un ieņemt goda vietas sinagogās un mielastos. 47 Viņi aprij atraitņu namus un, lai izrādītos, ilgi lūdz Dievu – tie saņems bargāku sodu!”
