Renters of a Vineyard
(Matthew 21.33-46Luke 20.9-19)1 Jesus then told them this story:
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 rented out his vineyard and left the country.
2 When it was harvest time, he sent a servant to get his share of the grapes. 3 The renters grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him away without a thing.
4 The owner sent another servant, but the renters beat him on the head and insulted him terribly. 5 Then the man sent another servant, and they killed him. He kept sending servant after servant. They beat some of them and killed some.
6 The owner had a son he loved very much. Finally, he sent his son to the renters because he thought they would respect him. 7 But they said to themselves, “Someday he will own this vineyard. Let's kill him! That way we can have it all for ourselves.” 8 So they grabbed the owner's son, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 Jesus asked, “What do you think the owner of the vineyard will do? He will come and kill those renters and let someone else have his vineyard. 10 You surely know that the Scriptures say,
‘The stone the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.
11 This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’ ”
12 The 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 22.15-22Luke 20.20-26)13 The Pharisees got together with Herod's followers. Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 14 They 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?”
15 Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”
16 They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17 Then 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 22.23-33Luke 20.27-40)18 The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:
19 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. 20 There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children. 21 The second brother married his brother's widow, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother, 22 and finally to all seven brothers. At last the woman died. 23 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? After all, she had been married to all seven brothers.
24 Jesus answered:
You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 25 When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 26 You surely 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 worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” 27 He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. You Sadducees are all wrong.
The Most Important Commandment
(Matthew 22.34-40Luke 10.25-28)28 One 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?”
29 Jesus answered, “The most important one says: ‘People of Israel, you have only one Lord and God. 30 You must love him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’ 31 The second most important commandment says: ‘Love others as much as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is more important than these.”
32 The man replied, “Teacher, you are certainly right to say there is only one God. 33 It 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.”
34 When 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 22.41-46Luke 20.41-44)35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “How can the teachers of the Law of Moses say the Messiah will come from the family of King David? 36 The Holy Spirit led David to say,
‘The Lord said to my Lord:
Sit at my right side
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
37 If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be his son?”
The large crowd enjoyed listening to Jesus teach.
Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law of Moses
(Matthew 23.1-36Luke 20.45-47)38 As 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. 39 They like the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets. 40 But 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)41 Jesus 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. 42 Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth only a few pennies. 43 Jesus 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. 44 Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a cent to live on.
مثل الكرّامين
(متى 21:33-46، لوقا 20:9-19)1 وأخَذَ يُخاطِبُهُم بأمثالٍ، قالَ: «غرَسَ رَجُلٌ كَرمًا، فَسَيّجَهُ، وحفَرَ فيهِ مَعصرَةً وبَنى بُرجًا، وسَلّمَهُ إلى بَعضِ الكرّامِينَ وسافَرَ. 2 فلمّا جاءَ يومُ القِطافِ، أرسَلَ خادِمًا إليهِم ليأخُذَ مِنهُم حِصّتَهُ مِنْ ثَمرِ الكرمِ. 3 فأمسكوهُ وضَرَبوهُ وأرجَعوهُ فارِغَ اليَدَينِ. 4 فأرسَلَ خادِمًا آخَرَ، وهذا رجَمَهُ الكرّامونَ وضَرَبوهُ على رأسِهِ وأهانوهُ وأرجَعُوهُ. 5 فأرسَلَ آخَرَ، وهذا قتَلُوهُ. ثُمّ أرسَلَ كَثيرينَ غَيرَهُم، فَضرَبوا مِنهُم مَنْ ضَرَبوا، وقَتَلوا مَنْ قَتَلوا. 6 فما بَقِيَ لِلرَجُلِ سِوى اَبنهِ الحبيبِ، فأرْسَلهُ إليهِم في آخِرِ الأمرِ وقالَ: سَيَهابونَ اَبني. 7 لكِنّ الكَرّامينَ قالوا في ما بَينَهُم: ها هوَ الوارِثُ. تعالَوا نَقتُلُهُ، فَيعودُ الميراثُ إلينا. 8 فأمسكوهُ وقَتَلوهُ ورَمَوهُ في خارجِ الكَرْمِ.
9 فماذا يَفعَلُ صاحِبُ الكَرمِ؟ يَجيءُ ويَقتُلُ الكَرّامينَ ويُسلّمُ الكَرمَ إلى غَيرِهِم. 10 أما قَرَأْتُم هذِهِ الآيةَ: الحجَرُ الذي رفَضَهُ البنّاؤُونَ صارَ رَأْسَ الزّاويَةِ؟ 11 هذا ما صنَعَهُ الرّبّ، فيا للعَجَبِ!»
12 فأرادوا أنْ يُمسِكوهُ، لأنّهُم فَهِموا أنّهُ قالَ هذا المثَلَ علَيهِم. ولكِنّهُم خافوا مِنَ الجُموعِ، فتَركوهُ واَنصَرَفوا.
دفع الجزية إلى القيصر
(متى 22:15-22، لوقا 20:20-26)13 وأرسَلوا إليهِ جَماعَةً مِنَ الفَرّيسيّينَ والهِيرودُسيّينَ ليُمسِكوهُ بِكلِمَةٍ، 14 فجاؤوا إليهِ وقالوا لَه: «يا مُعَلّمُ، نَعرِفُ أنّكَ صادِقٌ لا تُبالي بأحَدٍ، لأنّكَ لا تُراعي مَقامَ النّاسِ، بل بالحقّ تُعَلّمُ طَريقَ اللهِ. أيَحِلّ دَفعُ الجِزيةِ إلى القيصرِ أم لا؟ أنَدفَعُها أم لا نَدفَعُها؟» 15 فأدرَكَ يَسوعُ مكْرَهُم، فَقالَ لهُم: «لِماذا تُحاولونَ أنْ تُحرِجوني؟ هاتُوا دينارًا لأراهُ». 16 فأعطَوهُ دينارًا، فقالَ: «لِمَنْ هذِهِ الصّورَةُ وهذا الاسمُ؟» قالوا: «لِلقَيصرِ!» 17 فقالَ لهُم: «إدفَعوا إلى القَيصَرِ ما لِلقَيصَرِ، وإلى اللهِ ما للهِ». فتَعَجّبوا مِنهُ.
قيامة الأموات
(متى 22:23-33، لوقا 20:27-40)18 وجاءَ إليهِ بَعضُ الصَدّوقيّينَ، وهُمُ الذينَ يُنكِرونَ القيامَةَ، 19 فسألوهُ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، كتَبَ لنا موسى: إذا ماتَ لِرَجُلٍ أخٌ وترَكَ اَمرأتَهُ وما خلّفَ ولَدًا، فعلى أخيهِ أنْ يَتزوّجَها ويُقيمَ نَسْلاً لأخيهِ. 20 وكانَ هُناكَ سَبعةُ إخوَةٍ: تَزَوّجَ الأوّلُ اَمرأةً، وماتَ وما خَلّفَ نَسْلاً. 21 فتَزَوّجَها الثاني، وماتَ وما خَلّفَ نَسْلاً. وكذلِكَ الثالثُ والآخَرونَ، 22 فما خَلّفَ أحدٌ مِنَ السّبعَةِ نَسْلاً. ثُمّ ماتَتِ المَرأةُ مِنْ بَعدِهِم جميعًا. 23 فلأيّ واحدٍ مِنهُم تكونُ زَوجَةً في القيامَةِ حينَ يَقومونَ؟ لأنّها كانَت زَوجَةً لِلسَبعَةِ».
24 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «أنتُم في ضَلالٍ، لأنّكُم تَجهَلونَ الكُتُبَ المُقَدّسةَ وقُدرةَ اللهِ. 25 ففي القِيامةِ لا يَتزاوَجونَ، بل يكونونَ مِثْلَ المَلائِكةِ في السّماواتِ. 26 وأمّا أنّ الأمواتَ يَقومونَ، أفَما قَرأتُم في كِتابِ موسى خَبرَ العُلّيقةِ، كيفَ كلّمَهُ اللهُ فقالَ: أنا إلهُ إبراهيمَ، وإلهُ إسحقَ، وإلهُ يَعقوبَ؟ 27 وما كانَ إلهَ أمواتٍ، بل هوَ إلهُ أحياءٍ. فما أعظَمَ ضَلالَكُم!»
أولى الوصايا
(متى 22:34-40، لوقا 10:25-28)28 وكانَ أحَدُ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ هُناكَ. فسَمِعَهُم يَتَجادَلونَ. ورأى أنّ يَسوعَ أحسَنَ الرّدّ على الصَدّوقيّينَ، فَدَنا مِنهُ وسألَهُ: «ما هي أُولى الوصايا كُلّها؟» 29 فأجابَ يَسوعُ: «الوَصيّةُ الأولى هيَ: إسمَعْ يا إِسرائيلُ، الربّ إلهُنا هوَ الرّبّ الأحَدُ. 30 فأحِبّ الرّبّ إلهَكَ بِكُلّ قَلبِكَ وكُلّ نَفسِكَ وكُلّ فِكرِكَ وكُلّ قُدرتِكَ. 31 والوصيّةُ الثانِيةُ: أحِبّ قَريبَكَ مِثلما تُحِبّ نَفسَكَ. وما مِنْ وصيّةٍ أعظَمَ منْ هاتَينِ الوَصيّتينَ». 32 فقالَ لَه مُعَلّمُ الشّريعةِ: «أحسَنتَ، يا مُعَلّمُ! فأنتَ على حَقّ في قولِكَ إنّ اللهَ واحدٌ ولا إلهَ سواه، 33 وأنْ يُحبّهُ الإنسانُ بكُلّ قَلبهِ وكُلّ فِكرِهِ وكُلّ قُدرَتِهِ، وأنْ يُحِبّ قَريبَهُ مِثلَما يُحبّ نفسَهُ، أفْضَلُ مِنْ كُلّ الذّبائحِ والقَرابينِ». 34 ورأى يَسوعُ أنّ الرّجُلَ أجابَ بِحكمَةٍ، فَقالَ لَهُ: «ما أنتَ بَعيدٌ عَنْ مَلكوتِ اللهِ». وما تَجَرّأَ أحدٌ بَعدَ ذلِكَ أنْ يَسألَهُ عَنْ شيءٍ.
المسيح وداود
(متى 22:41-46، لوقا 20:41-44)35 وبَينَما يَسوعُ يُعَلّمُ في الهَيكَلِ قالَ: «كيفَ يَقولُ مُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ إنّ المَسيحَ هوَ اَبنُ داودَ؟ 36 وداودُ نَفسُهُ قالَ بوحيٍ مِنَ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ:
قالَ الرّبّ لِرَبّي:
إجلِسْ عَنْ يَميني
حتى أجعَلَ أعداءَك تَحتَ قَدمَيكَ.
37 فداودُ نَفسُهُ يَدعو المَسيحَ رَبّا، فكَيفَ يكونُ المَسيحُ اَبنَهُ؟».
يسوع يحذر من معلمي الشريعة
(متى 23:1-36، لوقا 20:45-47)وكانَت جُموعُ النّاسِ تُصغي إلى يَسوعَ بِسُرورٍ. 38 وقالَ لهُم في تَعليمِهِ: «إيّاكُم ومُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ، يُحِبّونَ المَشيَ بالثّيابِ الطَويلةِ والتّحيّاتِ في السّاحاتِ 39 ومكانَ الصدارَةِ في المجامِعِ ومَقاعِدَ الشّرفِ في الوَلائِمِ. 40 يأكلونَ بُيوتَ الأرامِلِ، وهُم يُظهِرونَ أنّهُم يُطيلونَ الصّلاةَ. هَؤُلاءِ يَنالُهُم أشَدّ العِقابِ».
درهم الأرملة
(لوقا 21:1-4)41 وجلَسَ يَسوعُ في الهَيكَلِ، تُجاهَ صُندوقِ التّبرّعاتِ، يُراقِبُ النّاسَ وهُم يُلقونَ فيهِ النّقودَ. فألقى كثيرٌ مِنَ الأغنياءِ نُقودًا كثيرةً. 42 ثُمّ جاءَت أرمَلةٌ فَقيرةٌ، فألقَت في الصّندوقِ دِرهَمينِ. 43 فدَعا تلاميذَهُ وقالَ لهُم: «الحَقّ أقولُ لكُم: هذِهِ الأرمَلةُ الفَقيرةُ ألقَت في الصّندوقِ أكثرَ مما ألقاهُ الآخرونَ كُلّهُم. 44 فَهُم ألقَوا مِنَ الفائِضِ عَنْ حاجاتِهِم. وأمّا هيَ، فمِنْ حاجَتِها ألْقَت كُلّ ما تملِكُ لِمَعيشَتِها».
