Mark 12 1 ¶ And He began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard, and set a fence around it, and dug a winevat, and built a tower. And he rented it to vinedressers and went away. Isa. 5:1, 2 2 And at the season, he sent a slave to the vinedressers, that he might receive from the vinedressers the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But taking him, they beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again he sent to them another slave; stoning that one, they struck him in the head and sent him away, insulting him. 5 And again, he sent another, and they killed that one; also many others, indeed beating these, and killing these. 6 Yet having one son, his own beloved, then he sent him to them also, last of all, saying, They will have respect for my son. 7 But these vinedressers said to themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and the inheritance will be ours. 8 And taking him, they killed him and threw him outside the vineyard. 9 What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and will destroy the vinedressers and will give the vineyard to others. 10 Have you not even read this Scripture: The Stone which the builders rejected, this One came to be Head of the Corner; 11 this came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Psalm 118:22, 23; Acts 4:11 12 And they sought to seize Him, yet feared the crowd. For they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him, they went away. 13 ¶ And they sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to Him, that they might catch Him in a word. 14 And coming, they said to Him, Teacher, we know that You are true, and there is not a care to You about anyone, for You do not look to the face of men, but teach on the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 15 Should we give, or should we not give? But knowing their hypocrisy, He said to them, Why do you tempt Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see. 16 And they brought one. And He said to them, Whose image and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesars. 17 And answering, Jesus said to them, Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they marveled at Him. 18 ¶ And Sadducees came to Him, who say there is no resurrection. And they questioned Him, saying, 19 Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a brother of anyone should die and leave behind a wife, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother. Deut. 25:5 20 Then there were seven brothers. And the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed. 21 And the second took her, and died, and neither did he leave seed; and the third likewise. 22 And all seven took her and left no seed. Last of all the woman also died. 23 Then in the resurrection, when they rise again, of which of them will she be the wife? For the seven had her as wife. 24 And answering, Jesus said to them, Do you not err because of this, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise again from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in Heaven. 26 But concerning the dead, that they are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, as God spoke to him at the Bush, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? Ex. 3:6 27 He is not the God of the dead, but God of the living. Therefore, you greatly err. 28 ¶ And coming up, one of the scribes, hearing them arguing, knowing that He answered them well, he questioned Him, What is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is: Hear, Israel. The Lord our God is one Lord, 30 and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first commandment. Deut. 6:4, 5 31 And the second is like this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is not another commandment greater than these. Lev. 19:18 32 And the scribe said to Him, You say well, Teacher. You have spoken according to truth, that God is one, Deut. 6:4, 5 and there is no other besides Him; Deut. 4:35 33 and to love Him from all the heart, and from all the understanding, and from all the soul, and from all the strength; Deut. 6:4, 5 and to love ones neighbor as oneself Lev. 19:18 is more than all the burnt offerings and the sacrifices. 34 And seeing that he answered intelligently, Jesus said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared to question Him any more. 35 ¶ And teaching in the temple, answering, Jesus said, How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David? 36 For David himself said by the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit off My right until I place Your enemies as a footstool for Your feet. LXX-Psa. 109:1; MT-Psa. 110:1 37 Then David himself calls Him Lord. And from where is He his son? And the large crowd heard Him gladly. 38 And He said to them in His teaching, Be careful of the scribes, those desiring to walk about in robes, and greetings in the markets, 39 and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief couches in the dinners, 40 those devouring the houses of widows, and for a pretense praying at length. These will receive more abundant judgment. 41 ¶ And sitting down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the crowd threw copper coins into the treasury. And many rich ones threw in much. 42 And coming, one poor widow threw in two lepta (which is a kodrantes). 43 And having called His disciples near, He said to them, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has thrown in more than all of those casting into the treasury. 44 For all threw in out of that abounding to them, but she out of her poverty threw in all, as much as she had, her whole livelihood. [Top] Mark 13 1 ¶ And as He was going out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, Teacher, Behold! What kind of stones and what kind of buildings! 2 And answering, Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon a stone which shall not be thrown down. 3 And as He was sitting in the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew questioned Him privately: 4 Tell us when these things shall be? And what is the sign when all these things are about to be done? 5 ¶ And answering, Jesus began to say to them, Be careful that no one lead you astray. 6 For many will come in My name, saying, I AM! And they will lead many astray. 7 But when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be disturbed, for it must occur; but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will be raised against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be earthquakes in many places. And there shall be famines and troubles. These things are the beginnings of anguishes. 9 But you yourselves be careful, for they will deliver you up to sanhedrins and to synagogues. You will be beaten, and you will be led before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. 11 But whenever they lead you away, delivering you, do not be anxious beforehand, what you should say, nor meditate. But whatever may be given to you in that hour, speak that. For you are not those speaking, but the Holy Spirit. 12 And a brother will deliver up a brother to death, and a father the child. And children will rise up on parents and will put them to death. 13 And you will be hated by all on account of My name. But the one enduring to the end, that one will be kept safe. 14 ¶ But when you see the abomination of desolation, the one spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not (he reading, let him understand), then let those in Judea flee into the mountains. Dan. 11:31; 12:11 15 And he on the housetop, let him not go down into the house, nor go in to take a thing out of his house. 16 And the one in the field, let him not return to the things behind to take his garment. 17 But woe to those holding a babe in womb, and to those giving suck in those days! 18 And pray that your flight will not be in winter; 19 for there will be affliction in those days, such as has not been the like from the beginning of creation which God created until now, and never will be. 20 And if the Lord had not shortened the days, not any flesh would be saved; but because of the elect whom He chose, He has shortened the days. 21 And then if anyone says to you, Behold, here is the Christ! Or, Behold, there! You shall not believe. 22 For false christs and false prophets will be raised, and they will give miraculous signs and wonders in order to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 23 But you be careful. Behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 ¶ But in those days, after that affliction, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give her light; 25 and the stars of the heaven will be falling, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. 26 And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with much power and glory. Dan. 7:13 27 And then He will send His angels and will gather His elect from the four winds, from the end of earth to the end of heaven. 28 ¶ And from the fig tree learn the parable: When its branch becomes tender and puts out leaves, you know the summer is near. 29 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors. 30 Truly I say to you, Not at all will this generation pass away until all these things occur. 31 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My Words will not pass away, never! 32 But concerning that day and the hour, no one knows, not the angels, those in Heaven, nor the Son, except the Father. 33 Watch! Be wakeful, and pray. For you do not know when the time is. 34 As a man going away, leaving his house, and giving his slaves authority, and to each his work (and he commanded the doorkeeper, that he watch), 35 then you watch, for you do not know when the lord of the house is coming, at evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or early; 36 so that he may not come suddenly and find you sleeping. 37 And what I say to you, I say to all. Watch!
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 04:02:08 +0000