Mark 12:13-34, Luke 20:20-40 - LSB - Legacy Standard Bible

Mark 12:13-34

Taxes to Caesar

13 ^aThen they *sent some of the Pharisees and ^bHerodians to Him in order to ^ctrap Him in a statement. 14 And they *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and ¹defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it ²lawful to pay a tax to Caesar, or not? 15 Shall we pay or shall we not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a ¹denarius to look at.” 16 And they brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” 17 And Jesus said to them, “^aRender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they ¹were amazed at Him.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

18 ^aThen some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, 19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^aif a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should ¹marry the wife and raise up a seed for his brother. 20 There were seven brothers; and the first ¹married a wife, and died leaving no ²seed. 21 And the second one ¹married her, and died leaving behind no seed; and the third likewise; 22 and so ¹all seven left no seed. Last of all the woman died also. 23 In the resurrection, ¹when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For ²all seven ³had married her.” 24 Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ¹understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 26 But ¹regarding the fact that the dead are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^ain the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘^bI am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? 27 ^aHe is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

The Foremost Commandment

28 ^aAnd when one of the scribes came and heard them arguing, he ^brecognized that He had answered them well and asked Him, “What commandment is the ¹foremost of all?” 29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘^aHear, O Israel! The ¹Lord our God is one ¹Lord; 30 ^aand you shall love the ¹Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this, ‘^aYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 And the scribe said to Him, “Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that ^aHe is One, and there is no one else besides Him; 33 ^aand to love Him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, ^bis much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^aAfter that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

Luke 20:20-40

20 ^aSo they watched Him, and sent spies who ¹pretended to be righteous, so ^bthat they might ²catch Him in some statement, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of ^cthe governor. 21 And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You ¹are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. 22 Is it ¹lawful for us ^ato pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 23 But He perceived their craftiness and said to them, 24 “Show Me a ¹denarius. Whose ²likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” 25 And He said to them, “Then ^arender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26 And they were unable to ¹^acatch Him in a word in the presence of the people; and marveling at His answer, they became silent.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

27 ^aNow some of the ^bSadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him, 28 and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^aif a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should ¹marry the wife and raise up ²seed for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers; and the first married a wife and died childless, 30 and the second 31 and the third ¹married her; and in the same way, ²all seven ³died, leaving no children. 32 Finally the woman died also. 33 Therefore, this woman—in the resurrection—whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as a wife.”
34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^athis age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^athat age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 For they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels and are ^asons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed in ^athe passage about the burning bush, where he calls the ¹Lord ^bthe God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 ^aNow He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for ^ball live to Him.” 39 And some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” 40 For ^athey did not dare to question Him any longer about anything.