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    Mark 12

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    A poor widow puts two tiny coins into the treasury, and Jesus declares that she has given more than all the rich people because she has given all she had to live on.

    The vineyard and its tenantsvv. 1–12

    Jesus begins with a vineyard furnished almost absurdly well: wall, wine vat, watchtower, tenants, and then a journey. At harvest, the owner sends servant after servant, but the tenants answer courtesy with bruises, shame, and corpses. Even after many have been beaten or killed, the owner sends his beloved son, reasoning that the tenants will respect him; the tenants, displaying a grim interest in inheritance law, kill him too and throw him out. The leaders understand perfectly well whom the parable is aimed at, but the crowd is inconveniently present, so they leave Jesus alone for the moment.

    Questions with traps in themvv. 13–34

    The Pharisees and Herodians arrive with compliments polished bright enough to conceal a snare, asking about taxes. Jesus asks for a denarius, finds Caesar looking back from it, and gives an answer that leaves the questioners marvelling rather than triumphant. Then the Sadducees produce a widow with seven successive husbands, every brother dying childless before the woman herself does; Jesus replies that the resurrection is not a queue for remarriage, and that God is God of the living. A scribe asks for the greatest commandment, gives a sensible answer, and is told that he is not far from the kingdom of God. At that point, rather sensibly, no one dares ask anything further.

    The temple treasuryvv. 35–44

    Teaching in the temple courts, Jesus turns the question of David's son into a question about David's Lord, and the large crowd listens with delight. He then warns against scribes who enjoy long robes, greetings, chief seats, banquets, and lengthy prayers, while defrauding widows of their houses—a rather poor arrangement for people so fond of public holiness. Opposite the treasury, he watches rich people put in large amounts. Then a poor widow drops in two small copper coins, and Jesus says she has given more than all the rest, because they gave from surplus while she gave all she had to live on.

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    1. Mark 12:1Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.

    2. Mark 12:2At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

    3. Mark 12:3But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

    4. Mark 12:4Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

    5. Mark 12:5He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.

    6. Mark 12:6Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.

    7. Mark 12:7But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

    8. Mark 12:8So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9. Mark 12:9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.

    10. Mark 12:10Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

    11. Mark 12:11This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

    12. Mark 12:12At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

    13. Mark 12:13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.

    14. Mark 12:14“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

    15. Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

    16. Mark 12:16So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

    17. Mark 12:17Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.

    18. Mark 12:18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:

    19. Mark 12:19“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

    20. Mark 12:20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.

    21. Mark 12:21Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.

    22. Mark 12:22In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.

    23. Mark 12:23In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

    24. Mark 12:24Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?

    25. Mark 12:25When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

    26. Mark 12:26But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

    27. Mark 12:27He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”

    28. Mark 12:28Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

    29. Mark 12:29Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.

    30. Mark 12:30Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

    31. Mark 12:31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

    32. Mark 12:32“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

    33. Mark 12:33and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

    34. Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

    35. Mark 12:35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

    36. Mark 12:36Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

    37. Mark 12:37David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

    38. Mark 12:38In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

    39. Mark 12:39and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

    40. Mark 12:40They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

    41. Mark 12:41As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

    42. Mark 12:42Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.

    43. Mark 12:43Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

    44. Mark 12:44For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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    • 30Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
    • 31Romans 13:8–9Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
    • 31Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
    • 31Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
    • 31Luke 10:27He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
    • 10Psalms 118:22–23The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
    • 311 Corinthians 13:4–8Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
    • 29Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One.
    • 36Psalms 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
    • 31Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
    • 31Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
    • 311 John 4:21And we have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must love his brother as well.
    • 29Galatians 3:20A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one.
    • 311 John 4:7–8Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
    • 33Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
    • 33Micah 6:6–8With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

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