Luke 20:5-27

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

⁶and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence it was,

⁸and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'

⁹And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

¹⁰and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send him away empty.

¹¹'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

¹²and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

¹³'And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

¹⁴and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

¹⁵and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁶He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!'

¹⁷and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

¹⁸every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

²⁰And, having watched him, they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

²¹and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

²²Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

²³And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?

²⁴shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, 'Of Caesar:'

²⁵and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

²⁶and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

²⁷And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,