Comman English Bible Luke

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your eyes. 43 The time will come when your time. When it was time, he sent a servant enemies will build fortifications around to collect from the tenants his share of the you, encircle you, and attack you from all fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants sent sides. 44 They will crush you completely, you him away, beaten and empty-handed. "The and the people within you. They won't leave man sent another servant. But they beat him, one stone on top of another within you, be treated him disgracefully, and sent him away cause you didn't recognize the time of your empty-handed as well. ? He sent a third sergracious visit from God.”
vant. They wounded this servant and threw
him out. The owner of the vineyard said, Jesus clears the temple
'What should I do? I'll send my son, whom 45 When Jesus entered the temple, he I love dearly. Perhaps they will respect him.' threw out those who were selling things 14But when they saw him, they said to each there. 46 He said to them, “It's written, My other, 'This is the heir. Let's kill him so the house will be a house of prayer, but you have inheritance will be ours.' 15They threw him made it a hideout for crooks.">
out of the vineyard and killed him. What will 47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple. the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He The chief priests, the legal experts, and the will come and destroy those tenants and give foremost leaders among the people were the vineyard to others." seeking to kill him. 48 However, they couldn'
t W hen the people heard this, they said, find a way to do it because all the people “May this never happen!" were enthralled with what they heard.
17Staring at them, Jesus said, “Then what
is the meaning of this text of scripture, The Controversy over authority
stone that the builders rejected has become the On one of the days when Jesus was cornerstone?y 18 Everyone who falls on that LU teaching the people in the temple stone will be crushed. And the stone will and proclaiming the good news, the chief crush the person it falls on.” \'The legal expriests, legal experts, and elders approached perts and chief priests wanted to arrest him him. ?They said, “Tell us: What kind of au- right then because they knew he had told thority do you have for doing these things? this parable against them. But they feared Who gave you this authority?"
the people. He replied, “I have a question for you. Tell me: Was John's baptism of heavenly or An attempt to trap Jesus of human origin?”
20 The legal experts and chief priests They discussed among themselves, “If were watching Jesus closely and sent spies we say, 'It's of heavenly origin,' he'll say, who pretended to be sincere. They wanted 'Why didn't you believe him?' But if we to trap him in his words so they could say, 'It's of human origin,' all the people hand him over to the jurisdiction and auwill stone us to death because they are thority of the governor.? They asked him, convinced that John was a prophet.” 7They “Teacher, we know that you are correct in answered that they didn't know where it what you say and teach. You don't show came from.
favoritism but teach God's way as it really 8 Then Jesus replied, “Neither will I tellis.22Does the Law allow people to pay taxes you what kind of authority I have to do to Caesar or not?" these things.”
23 Since Jesus recognized their decep
tion, he said to them, 24"Show me a coin.” Parable of the tenant farmers
Whose image and inscription does it have Jesus told the people this parable. "A on it?" certain man planted a vineyard, rented it to “Caesar's," they replied. tenant farmers, and went on a trip for a long 25 He said to them, “Give to Caesar what
*Isa 56:7; Jer 7:11 YPs 118:22 'Or denarion