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And it came to pass,
that
on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached
the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon
him
with the elders,
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And spake unto him,
saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
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And he answered and said unto them,
I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:
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The baptism
of John, was it from heaven, or of men?
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And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall
say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?
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But and if we say, Of men; all the
people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.
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And they answered, that they
could not tell whence
it was.
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And Jesus said unto them,
Neither tell I you by what authority I do
these things.
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Then began he to speak to the people this parable;
A certain man planted a vineyard,
and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.
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And at the season
he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the
husbandmen beat him, and sent
him
away empty.
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And again he sent another servant: and they
beat him also, and entreated
him
shamefully, and sent
him
away empty.
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And again he sent a
third: and they wounded him also, and cast
him
out.
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Then said the lord of the vineyard, What
shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence
him
when they see him.
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But
when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come,
let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
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So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed
him.
What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
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He shall come and destroy
these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others.
And when they heard
it,
they said, God
forbid.
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And he beheld them, and said,
What is this then that is written, The stone which the
builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
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Whosoever shall fall upon that
stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
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And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they
feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.
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And they
watched
him,
and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take
hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
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And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither
acceptest thou the person
of any,
but teachest the way of God truly:
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Is it lawful for us to give
tribute unto Caesar, or no?
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But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
Why tempt ye
me?
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Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?
They answered and said,
Caesar’s.
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And he said unto them,
Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s,
and unto God the things which be God’s.
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And they could not take hold of his words before the
people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
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Then came to
him
certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and
they asked him,
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Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife,
and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
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There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
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And
the second took her to wife, and he died childless.
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And the third took her; and in like manner the
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