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1 And it came to pass on one of the days of His teaching the people in the temple and announcing the good message, there appeared the high priests and the scribes with the elders 2 and they spoke, saying to Him "Tell us, by what sort of authority do You do these things? Or who is it who has given to You that authority?" 3 But replying He said to them "I also shall ask you a question, and you must tell Me: 4 The immersion of Iohannes, was it from of heaven or from of men?" 5 So they had reckoned together among themselves saying that "If we say 'from heaven', He will say 'For what reason did you not believe him?' 6 But if we say 'from men', all the people shall stone us. For it is believed that Iohannes is a prophet." 7 And they replied not knowing from where. 8 And Yahshua said to them "Neither shall I tell you by what sort of authority I do these things." 9 Then He began to speak to the people this parable: "A man had planted a vineyard, and he hired it out to husbandmen and departed the country for a considerable time. 10 And in the proper season he sent to those husbandmen a servant, that they should give to him from the fruit of the vineyard. But the husbandmen flailing him sent him away empty-handed. 11 Then he proceeded to send another servant, but him also flailing and dishonoring they sent away empty-handed. 12 Then he proceeded to send a third, and also injuring him they cast him out. 13 Then the master of the vineyard said 'What shall I do? I shall send my beloved son, perhaps they shall respect him!' 14 But seeing him the husbandmen reasoned to one another saying 'This is the heir! Come now! We should kill him, in order that the inheritance would be ours!' 15 And casting him outside the vineyard they killed him. Therefore what shall the master of the vineyard do to them? 16 He shall come and he shall destroy those husbandmen and shall hire out the vineyard to others!" But hearing they said "May it not be!" 17 Then looking upon them He said "So what is this which is written, 'The stone which the builders have rejected, this has come to be for the head cornerstone'? 18 All falling upon that stone shall be broken in pieces, and upon whom it may fall, he shall be scattered like chaff!" 19 And the scribes and the high priests sought to lay hands upon Him at that hour, yet they feared the people. For they knew that He spoke this parable concerning them. 20 And watching closely they sent spies, pretending themselves to be righteous, in order that they may intercept His speech, so as to hand Him over to the office and the authority of the governor. 21 And they questioned Him saying "Teacher, we know that You speak and You teach correctly and You do not receive one's stature, but with truth You teach the way of Yahweh. 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute tax to Caesar or not?" 23 But perceiving their villainy He said to them 24 "Show Me a denarion. Whose image and inscription does it have?" And they said: "Caesar's!" 25 So He said to them: "Accordingly you render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of Yahweh to Yahweh." 26 And they were not able to object to the saying before the people, and being astonished by His answer they were silenced. 27 Then coming forth some of the Sadducees, those saying that there is not a resurrection, questioned Him 28 saying "Teacher, Moses had written for us 'If one's brother should die having a wife, and he should be childless, that he should take the wife of his brother and raise up offspring for his brother.' 29 Therefore there were seven brothers, and the first taking a wife died childless. 30 And the second, 31 and the third had taken her, and in like manner even the seven not leaving children then died. 32 Later the woman also died. 33 Therefore the woman, in the resurrection, of which of them would she be a wife? For those seven have had her for a wife!" 34 And Yahshua said to them: "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those deemed worthy to obtain that age and the resurrection from the dead neither shall marry nor be given in marriage. 36 Indeed neither are they able to die thereafter. For they are like the messengers and are sons of Yahweh, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses had made known at the bramble-bush as he calls Yahweh the God of Abraham and the God of Isaak and the God of Jakob. 38 Now Yahweh is not of the dead but of the living, for they all live by Him." 39 Then replying some of the scribes said "Teacher, You have spoken well!" 40 Therefore no longer daring did they inquire anything of Him. 41 Then He said to them "How do they say that the Christ is to be a son of David? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: 'Yahweh has said to my master, sit at My right hand, 43 until when I shall place Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet.' 44 Therefore David calls Him 'master', yet how is He his Son?" 45 Then with all of the people hearing, He said to His students: 46 "Beware of the scribes who wish to walk about in robes and love the greetings in the markets and the first benches in the assembly halls and the best seats at the dinners. 47 They devour the houses of widows and in pretense they pray at length. They shall receive much greater judgment."