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This Reading ( day #, date, Chapters ): 308 | 11-Nov-04 | Mar12 | Mat22.html


Mar 12:1 And He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, and dug a vat under the wine press and built a tower, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey.

Mar 12:2 At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers, in order to receive some of the produce of the vineyard from the vine-growers.

Mar 12:3 They took him, and beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

Mar 12:4 Again he sent them another slave, and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.

Mar 12:5 And he sent another, and that one they killed; and so with many others, beating some and killing others.

Mar 12:6 He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

Mar 12:7 But those vine-growers said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!'

Mar 12:8 They took him, and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard.

Mar 12:9 What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vine-growers, and will give the vineyard to others.

Mar 12:10 Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone;

Mar 12:11 This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes'?"

Mar 12:12 And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.

Mar 12:13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

Mar 12:14 They came and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Mar 12:15 Shall we pay or shall we not pay?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at."

Mar 12:16 They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."

Mar 12:17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him.

Mar 12:18 Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

Mar 12:19 "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

Mar 12:20 There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.

Mar 12:21 The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;

Mar 12:22 and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.

Mar 12:23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one's wife will she be? For all seven had married her."

Mar 12:24 Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

Mar 12:25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Mar 12:26 But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'?

Mar 12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."

Mar 12:28 One of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?"

Mar 12:29 Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

Mar 12:30 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.'

Mar 12:31 The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no other commandment greater than these."

Mar 12:32 The scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that He is One, and there is no one else besides Him;

Mar 12:33 and 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, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Mar 12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions.

Mar 12:35 And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple," How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

Mar 12:36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet."'

Mar 12:37 David himself calls Him 'Lord'; so in what sense is He his son?" And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.

Mar 12:38 In His teaching He was saying. "Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in long robes, and like respectful greetings in the market places,

Mar 12:39 and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,

Mar 12:40 who devour widows' houses, and for appearance's sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation."

Mar 12:41 And He sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums.

Mar 12:42 A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent.

Mar 12:43 Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury;

Mar 12:44 for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on."

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Mat 22:1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying,

Mat 22:2 "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

Mat 22:3 And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Mat 22:4 Again he sent out other slaves saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fattened livestock are all butchered and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast."'

Mat 22:5 But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,

Mat 22:6 and the rest seized his slaves and mistreated them and killed them.

Mat 22:7 But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

Mat 22:8 Then he said to his slaves, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

Mat 22:9 Go therefore to the main highways, and as many as you find there, invite to the wedding feast.'

Mat 22:10 Those slaves went out into the streets and gathered together all they found, both evil and good; and the wedding hall was filled with dinner guests.

Mat 22:11 "But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

Mat 22:12 and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless.

Mat 22:13 Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

Mat 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen."

Mat 22:15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

Mat 22:16 And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any.

Mat 22:17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

Mat 22:18 But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

Mat 22:19 Show Me the coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius.

Mat 22:20 And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"

Mat 22:21 They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."

Mat 22:22 And hearing this, they were amazed, and leaving Him, they went away.

Mat 22:23 On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,

Mat 22:24 asking, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.'

Mat 22:25 Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

Mat 22:26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.

Mat 22:27 Last of all, the woman died.

Mat 22:28 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."

Mat 22:29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Mat 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Mat 22:31 But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:

Mat 22:32 'I am THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

Mat 22:33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

Mat 22:34 But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together.

Mat 22:35 One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,

Mat 22:36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"

Mat 22:37 And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

Mat 22:38 This is the great and foremost commandment.

Mat 22:39 The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'

Mat 22:40 On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."

Mat 22:41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

Mat 22:42 "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "The son of David."

Mat 22:43 He said to them, "Then how does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying,

Mat 22:44 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet"'?

Mat 22:45 If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?"

Mat 22:46 No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.



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TODAY:    Day 308 -- 4 November:   Mark 12; Matthew 22

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Day 306 -- 2 November:   Luke 18:15-19:48
Day 307 -- 3 November:   Mark 11; John 12

UPCOMING DAYS:
Day 309 -- 5 November:   Luke 20-21; Matthew 23
Day 310 -- 6 November:   Mark 13
Day 311 -- 7 November:   Matthew 24
Day 312 -- 8 November:   Matthew 25

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