A Question about Jesus' Authority
(Matthew 21.23-27Mark 11.27-33)1 One day, Jesus was teaching in the temple and telling the good news. So the chief priests, the teachers, and the nation's leaders 2 asked him, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
3 Jesus replied, “I want to ask you a question. 4 Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?”
5 They talked this over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John. 6 And we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize. The crowd will stone us to death, because they think John was a prophet.”
7 So they told Jesus, “We don't know who gave John the right to baptize.”
8 Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
Renters of a Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Mark 12.1-12)9 Jesus told the people this story:
A man once planted a vineyard and rented it out. Then he left the country for a long time. 10 When it was time to harvest the crop, he sent a servant to ask the renters for his share of the grapes. But they beat up the servant and sent him away without anything. 11 So the owner sent another servant. The renters also beat him up. They insulted him terribly and sent him away without a thing. 12 The owner sent a third servant. He was also beaten terribly and thrown out of the vineyard.
13 The owner then said to himself, “What am I going to do? I know what. I'll send my son, the one I love so much. They will surely respect him!”
14 When the renters saw the owner's son, they said to one another, “Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves.” 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? 16 I'll tell you what. He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard.”
When the people heard this, they said, “This must never happen!”
17 But Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then what do the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘The stone the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all’? 18 Anyone who stumbles over this stone will get hurt, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces.”
19 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses knew that Jesus was talking about them when he was telling this story. They wanted to arrest him right then, but they were afraid of the people.
Paying Taxes
(Matthew 22.15-22Mark 12.13-17)20 Jesus' enemies kept watching him closely, because they wanted to hand him over to the Roman governor. So they sent some men who pretended to be good. But they were really spies trying to catch Jesus saying something wrong. 21 The spies said to him, “Teacher, we know you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. 22 Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
23 Jesus knew they were trying to trick him. So he told them, 24 “Show me a coin.” Then he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
25 Then he told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” 26 Jesus' enemies could not catch him saying anything wrong there in front of the people. They were amazed at his answer and kept quiet.
Life in the Future World
(Matthew 22.23-33Mark 12.18-27)27 The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus 28 and said:
Teacher, 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.
29 There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children. 30 The second one married his brother's widow, and he also died without having any children. 31 The same thing happened to the third one. Finally, all seven brothers married this woman and died without having any children. 32 At last the woman died. 33 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? All seven brothers had married her.
34 Jesus answered:
The people in this world get married. 35 But in the future world no one who is worthy to rise from death will either marry 36 or die. They will be like the angels and will be God's children, because they have been raised to life.
37 In the story about the burning bush, Moses clearly shows that people will live again. He said, “The Lord is the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” 38 So the Lord isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. This means that everyone is alive as far as God is concerned.
39 Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher, you have given a good answer!” 40 From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any questions.
About David's Son
(Matthew 22.41-46Mark 12.35-37)41 Jesus asked, “Why do people say that the Messiah will be the son of King David? 42 In the book of Psalms, David himself says,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right side
43 until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
44 David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah be his son?”
Jesus and the Teachers of the Law of Moses
(Matthew 23.1-36Mark 12.38-40Luke 11.37-54)45 While everyone was listening to Jesus, he said to his disciples:
46 Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes, and they like to be greeted in the market. They want the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets. 47 But they cheat widows out of their homes and then pray long prayers just to show off. These teachers will be punished most of all.
السلطة المعطاة ليسوع
(متى 21:23-27، مرقس 11:27-33)1 وكانَ في أحَدِ الأيّامِ يُعَلّمُ الشّعبَ في الهَيكَلِ ويُبَشّرُه، فَجاءَ إليهِ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ وشُيوخُ الشّعبِ 2 وقالوا لَهُ: «قُلْ لنا: بأيّ سُلطَةٍ تَعمَلُ هذِهِ الأعمالَ؟ بل مَنْ أعطاكَ هذِهِ السّلطَةَ؟»
3 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «وأنا أسأَلُكُم سُؤالاً واحدًا، قولوا لي: 4 مِنْ أينَ ليوحنّا سُلطةُ المَعمودِيّةِ؟ أمِنَ السّماءِ أم مِنَ النّاسِ؟»
5 فقالوا في أنفُسِهِم: «إنْ قُلنا: مِنَ السّماءِ، يقولُ: فلماذا ما آمنتُم بِه؟ 6 وإنْ قُلنا مِنَ النّاسِ، فالشّعبُ كُلّهُ يَرجُمُنا، لأنّهُ مُقتَنِعٌ بأنّ يوحنّا نَبِيّ». 7 فأجابوا أنّهُم لا يَعرِفونَ مِنْ أينَ هيَ. 8 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «وأنا لا أقولُ لكُم بأيّ سُلطَةٍ أعمَلُ هذِهِ الأعمالَ!»
مثل الكرامين
(متى 21:33-46، مرقس 12:1-12)9 وأخَذَ يَقولُ للشَعبِ هذا المثَلَ: «غَرَسَ رَجُلٌ كَرْمًا وسَلّمَه إلى بَعضِ الكرّامينَ وسافَرَ مُدّةً طويلةً. 10 فلمّا جاءَ يومُ القِطافِ أرسَلَ إليهِم خادِمًا ليُعطوهُ حِصّتَهُ مِنْ ثمَرِ الكَرمِ، فضَرَبوهُ وأرجعوهُ فارغَ اليَدَينِ. 11 فأرسَلَ خادِمًا آخَرَ، وهذا أيضًا ضَربوهُ وشَتَموهُ وأرجَعوهُ فارِغَ اليَدَينِ. 12 فأرسَلَ خادِمًا ثالثًا، وهذا أيضًا جَرّحوهُ ورَمَوه في خارِجِ الكَرمِ. 13 فقالَ صاحِبُ الكرمِ: ما العمَلُ؟ سأُرسِلُ إليهِم اَبني الحبيبَ لَعلّهُم يَهابونَهُ إذا رأوهُ. 14 ولكنّهُم لمّا رأوهُ، قالوا فيما بينَهُم: ها هوَ وارِثُ الكَرمِ! تعالوا نَقتُلُهُ ليَعودَ المِيراثُ إلينا! 15 فرمَوهُ في خارِجِ الكَرمِ وقَتلوهُ. فماذا يَفعَلُ بِهِم صاحِبُ الكَرمِ؟ 16 سيَجيءُ ويَقتُلُ هَؤلاءِ الكرّامينَ ويُسَلّمُ الكرمَ إلى غيرِهِم».
فقالَ لَه السّامِعونَ: «لا سمَحَ اللهُ!» 17 فنظَرَ إلَيهِم وقالَ: «إذًا، ما مَعنى هذِهِ الآيةِ: الحجَرُ الذي رَفَضَهُ البنّاؤونَ صارَ رأسَ الزّاويةِ؟ 18 مَنْ وقَعَ على هذا الحجَرِ تَهشّمَ، ومَنْ وقَعَ الحجَرُ علَيهِ سحَقَهُ!»
19 فأرادَ مُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ ورُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ أنْ يَعتَقِلوهُ في تِلكَ السّاعَةِ، لأنّهُم عَرَفوا أنّهُ قالَ هذا المثَلَ علَيهِم، لكنّهُم خافوا مِنَ الشّعبِ.
دفع الجزية إلى القيصر
(متى 22:15-22، مرقس 12:13-17)20 فَراقَبوهُ وأرسلوا جَواسيسَ يُظهِرونَ أنّهُم أبرارٌ ليُمسِكوهُ بِكلِمةٍ فيُسلّموهُ إلى يدِ الحاكِمِ وقضائِهِ. 21 فسألوهُ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، نَحنُ نَعرِفُ أنّكَ صادقٌ في كلامِكَ وتَعليمِكَ، لا تُحابي أحدًا، بل بالحقّ تُعَلّمُ طريقَ اللهِ. 22 أيَحِلّ لنا أنْ نَدفَعَ الجِزيةَ إلى القَيصرِ أم لا؟
23 فأدرَكَ يَسوعُ مَكرَهُم، فقالَ لهُم: «لماذا تُجرّبوني؟ 24 أرُوني دينارًا! لِمَنْ هذِهِ الصورَةُ وهذا الاسمُ؟» قالوا: «للقَيصَرِ». 25 فقالَ يَسوعُ: «اَدفَعوا إذًا إلى القَيصَرِ ما لِلقَيصَرِ، وإلى اللهِ ما للهِ!»
26 فما قَدِروا أن يُمْسِكوهُ بِكلِمَةٍ أمامَ الشّعبِ، وتَعجّبوا مِنْ جوابِهِ فسكتوا.
قيامة الأموات
(متى 22:23-33، مرقس 12:18-27)27 وجاءَ بَعضُ الصّدّوقيّينَ إلى يَسوعَ، وهُمُ الذينَ يُنكِرونَ القيامَةَ، فسألوهُ: 28 «يا مُعَلّمُ، كَتبَ لنا موسى: إذا ماتَ لِرَجُلٍ أخٌ، لَهُ اَمرأةٌ ولا ولَدَ لَهُ، فَلْيأخُذْ أخوهُ المرأةَ ليُقيمَ نَسلاً لأخيهِ. 29 وكانَ هُناكَ سَبعَةُ إخوةٍ، فأخَذَ الأوّلُ اَمرأةً وماتَ مِنْ غَيرِ ولَدٍ. 30 والثّاني. 31 ومِثلُهُ الثّالثُ حتى أخذَها السّبعةُ وماتوا وما خَلّفوا نَسلاً. 32 ثُمّ ماتَتِ المرأةُ. 33 فلأيّ واحدٍ مِنهُم تكونُ زَوجةً في القيامةِ، لأنّ السّبعةَ تَزَوّجوها؟»
34 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «أبناءُ هذِهِ الدّنيا يَتَزاوجونَ. 35 أمّا الذينَ هُم أهلٌ لِلحياةِ الأبدِيّةِ والقيامَةِ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ، فلا يَتَزاوجونَ. 36 هُم مِثلُ الملائِكَةِ لا يَموتونَ، وهُم أبناءُ اللهِ، لأنّهُم أبناءُ القيامةِ. 37 وموسى نَفسُهُ أشارَ في الكلامِ على العُلّيقَةِ إلى أنّ الأمواتَ يَقومونَ، لمّا دَعا الرّبّ إلهَ إبراهيمَ وإلهَ إسحقَ وإلهَ يَعقوبَ. 38 وما كانَ إلهَ أمواتٍ بل إلهَ أحياءٍ، فهُم جميعًا عِندَهُ يَحيَونَ».
39 فقالَ بَعضُ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ: «أحسَنْتَ، يا مُعَلّمُ!» 40 وما تَجاسَروا بَعدَ ذلِكَ أنْ يَسألوهُ عَنْ شيءٍ.
المسيح وداود
(متى 22:41-46، مرقس 12:35-37)41 وقالَ لهُم: «كيفَ يُقالُ إنّ المَسيحَ اَبنُ داودَ، 42 وداودُ نَفسُهُ يَقولُ في كِتابِ المزاميرِ:
«قالَ الرّبّ لِرَبّي:
إجلِسْ عَنْ يَميني
43 حتى أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ
مَوطِئًا لِقَدَميكَ».
44 فداودُ نَفسُهُ يَدعو المَسيحَ رَبّا، فكيفَ يكونُ المَسيحُ اَبنَهُ؟»
يسوع يحذر من معلمي الشريعة
(متى 23:1-36، مرقس 12:38-40، لوقا 11:37-54)45 وقالَ لتلاميذِهِ بِمَسْمَعٍ مِنَ الشّعبِ كُلّهِ: 46 «إيّاكُم ومُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ، يَرغَبونَ في المَشيِ بالثّيابِ الطّويلةِ، ويُحبّونَ التّحيّاتِ في السّاحاتِ ومكانَ الصّدارَةِ في المَجامِعِ ومَقاعِدَ الشّرَفِ في الوَلائِمِ.
47 يأكلونَ بُيوتَ الأراملِ وهُمْ يُظهِرونَ أنّهُم يُطيلونَ الصّلاةَ. هَؤلاءِ يَنالُهُم أشَدّ العِقابِ!»