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On tlayecanquej tiopixquej niman on tlajtlajmatquej oquitlajtoltijquej Jesús aquinon oquimacac tlanahuatijli

20  Se tonajli ne ipan on hueyi tiopan, Jesús quinmachtiaya on tlacamej niman quimijliaya on temachtijli yejhan quitemaca temaquixtilistli. Intlayecancahuan on tiopixquej niman on temachtijquej ican itlanahuatil Dios san secan ihuan on tlajtlajmatquej oajsiquej itech Jesús, niman oquijlijquej:

―Xtechijli ¿tlen tequihuajyotl ticpia para ticchihua yejhua in tlajtlamach? ¿Aquinon, tej, omitzmacac yejhua on tequihuajyotl?

Niman Jesús oquimijlij:

―Nejhua no nicpia tlen nemechtlajtoltis. Xnechijlican, ¿aquinon ocuajtitlan Juan para ma tlacuatequi? ¿Dios ocuajtitlan, noso on tlacamej ocuajtitlanquej?

Quemaj yejhuamej opejquej ijquin quinochtacatlajtlajtoltiayaj:

―¿Quen ijqui tiquijlisquej? Tla tiquijtosquej ica Dios ocuajtitlan, yejhua ijquin techijlis: “Tla ijcon, ¿tlica, xonenquineltocaquej on tlen Juan oquijtoj nocanejhua?” Niman tla tiquijtosquej ica on tlacamej ocuajtitlanquej, nochimej in tlacamej techmictisquej ican temej, pampa yejhuamej xometlamatij ica Juan itiotlajtojcau Dios.

Yejhua ica, tej, yejhuamej oquijlijquej Jesús ica xquimatij aquinon ocuajtitlan Juan para ma tlacuatequi. Niman Jesús oquimijlij:

―Yejhua ica nejhua no xnemechijlis aquinon onechmacac tequihuajyotl para nicchihua yejhua in tlajtlamach.

Jesús oquitlalij se ejemplo intech on hebreos yejhuan xoquiselijquej Cristo

Quemaj Jesús opeu quinnojnotza on tlacamej niman oquintlalilij yejhua in ejemplo:

―Sen tlalejquetl oquitocac miyec uvas, niman ijcuac yoquitocac oquintlanejtij sequimej medieros para quitlapilisquej ican on uvas. Niman on tlalejquetl onejcuanij niman oyaj ipan ocse país para miyec tonaltin. 10 Ijcuac oyejcoc on tonaltin para quitequisquej on uvas, on tlalejquetl yejhuan oquitocac on uvas oquititlan itequichihuilijcau para ma quintlajtlaniliti on medieros on quech yejhua quitocarohua quiselis. Pero yejhuamej oquimajmailijquej on tequichihuilijquetl niman ocotitlanquej. Xitlaj oquimacaquej. 11 Quemaj on tlalejquetl oquititlan ocse itequichihuilijcau, pero yejhua on tequichihuilijquetl no oquitlahuelixnamiquej niman oquimajmailijquej, niman oquititlanquej. Xitlaj oquimacaquej. 12 Quemaj on tlalejquetl oquititlan on ica yeyi itequichihuilijcau, pero on medieros ipan on uvasyoj no ocojcocojquej niman ocuajquixtijquej.

13 'Quemaj iteco on tlatoctli ijquin oquinemilij: “¿Quen ijqui nicchihuas? ¡Ah, aman nicmati! Nictitlanis notlajsojcaconeu. Cas ijcuac quitasquej quitlacaitasquej.” 14 Pero ijcuac on medieros oquitaquej on teconeu, oquinojlijquej: “Yejhua in iconeu on tlalejquetl. Ijcuac miquis itataj, yejhua yes iyaxca nochi in tlajli. Aman, tej, ma ticmictican iconeu para tejhuamej toyaxca yes.” 15 Yejhuamej, tej, ocuajquixtijquej on teconeu ne ipan on uvasyoj, niman oquimictijquej.

Quemaj Jesús oquintlajtoltij:

―Aman, tej, iteco on uvasyo, ¿tlinon quinchihuilis on xcuajcualtin medieros? 16 Yejhua, tej, yas niman quinhuajmictis on medieros niman on tlatoctli ocsequimej quinmacasquej para cuidarosquej.

Ijcuac on tlacamej ijcon ocacquej on ejemplo, oquimatquej ica on iteco on uvasyo quijtosnequi Dios, niman on xcuajcualtin tequitquej quijtosnequi sa no yejhuamej. Yejhua ica oquijtojquej:

―¡Xnejli! Dios xquichihuas.

17 Pero Jesús oquimixtlaloj, niman oquimijlij:

―Tla xijqui tej, ¿tlinon quijtosnequi yejhua in Yectlajcuilojli? Ijquin tlajcuilolnesticaj:
On tetl yejhuan xoquiselijquej on tepanchijquej aman yejhua yacatztica. 18 San aquinon ipan huetzis on tetl, tepojpostequis, niman tla on tetl yacaj ipan huetzis, quicuejcuechtilis.

On fariseos oquijtlajtoltijquej Jesús tla cuajli para quitlaxtlahuasquej on impuestos ne Roma

19 Nimantzin on intlayecancahuan on tiopixquej niman on temachtijquej ican tlanahuatijli oquejecojquej ocajsiquej Jesús para contzacuasquej, pampa quimatzticatca ica on ejemplo oquintenehuilij yejhuamej. Pero xocajsiquej, pampa quinmacajsiyaj on tlacamej. 20 Yejhuamej, tej, oquintitlanquej on yejhuan notenehuaj cuajcualtin tlacamej para oquipijpiatoj Jesús. Yejhuamej oquichihualtijquej itlaj ma quijto yejhuan huelis ica quitemactilisquej itech on gobernador. 21 Yejhua ica ijquin oquitlajtoltijquej:

―Temachtijquetl, ticmatztoquej ica on tlen tiquijtohua niman tictemachtia yejhua tlen melahuac. Niman no ticmatztoquej ica xqueman titechicoita intech tlacamej, yej on tlacamej cuajli tiquintitia quen Dios quinequi para nohuicasquej. 22 Aman xtechijli: ¿Itlanahuatil Moisés techcahuilia tontlatlaxtlahuasquej ican impuestos itech César yejhuan itequihuaj on país Roma?

23 Pero Jesús oquimat ica yejhuamej ican xcuajli inyojlo ijcon quitlajtoltiayaj san para cajcayahuasquej. Yejhua ica ijquin oquimijlij:

―¿Tlica nennechnequiliaj para ma niquijto itlaj yejhuan ica huelis nennechteixpanhuisquej? 24 Se xnechititican on tomin. ¿Aquinon iyaxca yejhua in, niman aquinon itocayo nican tlajcuilolnesticaj ipan in tomin?

Yejhuamej oquijlijquej:

―On tlanahuatijquetl César yejhuan itequihua nochi on país itoca Roma.

25 Quemaj Jesús oquimijlij:

―Tla ijcon, tej, xmacacan César on tlen yejhua iyaxca, niman xmacacan Dios on tlen yejhua iyaxca.

26 Yejhuamej, tej, xohuelquej ocajcayajquej ica on tlen imixpan on tlacamej quijtohuaya. Yej, yejhuamej otlamojcaitaquej, pampa Jesús ijcon oquinnanquilij niman xoc onahuatquej.

On saduceos oquitlajtoltijquej Jesús tla yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on yejhuan yomicquej

27 Oquitatoj Jesús sequimej saduceos yejhuan quijtohuaj ica xhuelis yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej on mimiquej. Yejhuamej ijquin oquijlijquej Jesús:

28 ―Temachtijquetl, ipan itlanahuatil Moisés ijquin oquijcuiloj para tejhuamej. Tla se tlacatl miqui niman xican iconehuan cajtehua on sihuatl, icniu on tlacatl ica oncaj nonamictis ihuan on sihuacahuajli, niman ihuan tlascaltis para on coconej nemisquej quen iconehuan yesquia on icniu yejhuan omic. 29 Aman, tej, nemiyaj chicomemej icniutin yejhuan tlacamej. On yejhuan yencuiyotl ononamictij, niman quemaj omic, pero on sihuatl xoquitlascaltililij. 30 Quemaj on ica ome teicniu ononamictij ihuan on sihuacahuajli, niman quemaj no omic in teicniu, niman on sihuatl xoquitlascaltililij. 31 Quemaj quej on ica yeyi teicniu ononamictij ihuan on sihuacahuajli, niman hasta ijqui oquijsatoj nochimej on icniutin. Nochimej, tej, omiquej, niman nion se xoquitlascaltililij on sihuatl. 32 Quemaj on sihuatl no omic. 33 Ijcuac yolihuilos, ¿catlejhua itech tesihuau yes de yejhuamej on chicomemej icniutin, pampa nochimej oquipixquej quen insihuau?

34 Quemaj Jesús oquimijlij:

―Chica nemij ipan in tlalticpactli, on tlacamej niman on sihuamej nonamictiaj niman on tatajtin quintemacasquej imichpochhuan para ma nonamictican. 35 Pero ijcuac yolihuisquej niman noquetztehuasquej intzajlan on mimiquej, on yejhuan Dios quincahuilis ajsisquej ne ilhuicac, xoc nonamictisquej nion on tatajtin quintemacasquej inconehuan para ma nonamictican. 36 Xnonamictisquej pampa ompa xoc miquisquej. Yejhuamej, tej, quen on ilhuicactequitquej. Niman pampa yolihuij niman noquetztehuaj intzajlan on mimiquej, yejhuamej teconehuan itech Dios. 37 Hasta Moisés otechmachiltij ica on mimiquej yolihuij niman noquetztehuaj. Ijcuac on tlacotepajsojli tlicuiticatca, toTeco Dios ompa oquijlij Moisés ica yejhua iDios Abraham, Isaac niman Jacob. 38 Ticmatij ica Dios xejhua inDios on mimiquej, yej yejhua inDios on yoltoquej, pampa para yejhua melahuac nochimej quipiaj nemilistli.

39 Quemaj sequimej temachtijquej ican on tlanahuatijli oquijlijquej Jesús:

―Temachtijquetl, cuajli on tlen otiquijtoj.

40 Niman on saduceos xoc oquinemilijquej itlaj más quitlajtoltisquej.

Jesús otlajtoj ica on Cristo huejca teixhuiu itech David niman no iTeco

41 Quemaj Jesús oquimijlij:

―¿Tlica nijtohua ica Cristo yejhuan Dios oquitlapejpenij para temaquixtis yejhua huejca teixhuiu itech David? 42 Tej, ipan on Salmos tlajcuilolnesticaj ica sa no David ijquin quijtohua:
Dios oquijlij noTeco: “Xmotlali nican ipan noyecma, 43 hasta caman ma nimitztlali tlayecanquetl intech on yejhuan motlahuelicnihuan.”

44 Tla David ijcon oquijtoj ica Cristo yejhua iTeco, tla ijcon, tej, ¿Quen ijqui Cristo hueli huejca teixhuiu itech David?

Jesús oquiteijlij ma ca xmohuicacan quen omexayacyejquej

45 Nochi tlacatl tlacacticatca ijcuac Jesús ijquin oquimijlij inomachtijcahuan:

46 ―Xmotacan sa no nemejhuamej intech on temachtijquej ican tlanahuatijli yejhuan cuelitaj tlaquenhuejhueyacquistinemij, niman quinequij ican miyec tetlacaitalistli ma quintlajpalocan neca ipan plaza, niman quinequij on más cuajli sietas ne ipan on tiopantin, niman ipan on ilhuimej quinequij nosehuisquej ipan on más huejhueyixtoquej sietas. 47 Yejhuamej, tej, no quinchancuiliaj on sihuacahualtzitzintin, niman sanoyej huejhueyac oraciones quijtohuaj imixpan on tlacamej para on tlacamej ma cuajli tlanemilican intech. Yejhuamej, tej, más hueyi castigo quiselisquej.

The Authority of Jesus Questioned(A)

20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts(B) and proclaiming the good news,(C) the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”(D)

He replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me: John’s baptism(E)—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”

They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people(F) will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”(G)

So they answered, “We don’t know where it was from.”

Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

The Parable of the Tenants(H)

He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard,(I) rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.(J) 10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 He sent another servant, but that one also they beat and treated shamefully and sent away empty-handed. 12 He sent still a third, and they wounded him and threw him out.

13 “Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love;(K) perhaps they will respect him.’

14 “But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. ‘This is the heir,’ they said. ‘Let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

“What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and kill those tenants(L) and give the vineyard to others.”

When the people heard this, they said, “God forbid!”

17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:

“‘The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone’[a]?(M)

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”(N)

19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him(O) immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.(P)

Paying Taxes to Caesar(Q)

20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(R) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(S) 21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.(T) 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(U) and to God what is God’s.”

26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

The Resurrection and Marriage(V)

27 Some of the Sadducees,(W) who say there is no resurrection,(X) came to Jesus with a question. 28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.(Y) 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come(Z) and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children,(AA) since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’[b](AB) 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” 40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.(AC)

Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AD)

41 Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?(AE) 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
43 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[c](AF)

44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?”

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law

45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(AG) 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Footnotes

  1. Luke 20:17 Psalm 118:22
  2. Luke 20:37 Exodus 3:6
  3. Luke 20:43 Psalm 110:1

20 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,

And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me:

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

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.

10 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.

11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

13 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.

14 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.

15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

17 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?

18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

19 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.

20 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.

21 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:

22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

28 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.

29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died.

32 Last of all the woman died also.

33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.

34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.

40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples,

46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.