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Mark 12

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Then ⓐ He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, ⓑ put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

² At harvest time he sent ⓒ a slave ⓓ to the farmers to collect some of the fruit ⓔ of the vineyard from the farmers.

³ But they took him, beat ⓕ him, and sent him away empty-handed. ⓖ

⁴ Again he sent another slave to them, and they [1] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully. [2]

⁵ Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.

⁶ “He still had one to send, a beloved ⓗ son. Finally ⓘ he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

⁷ “But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’

⁸ So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

⁹ “Therefore, what will the owner [3] ⓙ of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.

¹⁰ Haven’t you read this Scripture: ⓚ The ⓛ stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. [4] ⓜ

¹¹ This came from the Lord ⓝ and is wonderful in our eyes?” [5]

¹² Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.

¹³ Then ⓞ they sent some of the Pharisees ⓟ and the Herodians ⓠ to Him to trap Him by what He said. [6] ⓡ

¹⁴ When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality [7] ⓢ but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes ⓣ to Caesar or not?

¹⁵ Should we pay, or should we not pay?” But knowing their hypocrisy, ⓤ He said to them, “Why are you testing ⓥ Me? Bring Me a denarius ⓦ to look at.”

¹⁶ So they brought one. “Whose image ⓧ and inscription ⓨ is this?” He asked them. “Caesar’s,” they said.

¹⁷ Then Jesus told them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ⓩ And they were amazed ⓐ at Him.

¹⁸ Some ⓑ Sadducees, ⓒ who say there is no resurrection, ⓓ came to Him and questioned Him:

¹⁹ “Teacher, ⓔ Moses ⓕ wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaves his wife behind, and leaves no child, ⓖ his brother should take the wife ⓗ and produce offspring for his brother. ⓘ [8]

²⁰ There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring.

²¹ The second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise.

²² So the seven [9] left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too.

²³ In the resurrection, when they rise, [10] whose wife will she be, since the seven had married her?” [11]

²⁴ Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures ⓙ or 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 Now concerning the dead being raised — haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I ⓠ am the God of Abraham ⓡ and the God of Isaac ⓢ and the God of Jacob? ⓣ [12]

²⁷ He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”

²⁸ One ⓤ of the scribes ⓥ approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?” [13]

²⁹ “This is the most important,” [14] Jesus answered: Listen, Israel! The Lord ⓦ our God, the Lord ⓧ is One. [15]

³⁰ Love ⓨ the Lord your God ⓩ with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, ⓐ and with all your strength. [16] ⓑ [17]

³¹ “The second is: Love your neighbor ⓒ as yourself. ⓓ [18] There is no other command ⓔ greater than these.”

³² Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one ⓕ else except Him. ⓖ

³³ And to love ⓗ Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, [19] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ⓘ

³⁴ When Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ⓙ And no one dared ⓚ to question Him any longer.

³⁵ So ⓛ Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, ⓜ “How can the scribes ⓝ say that the Messiah ⓞ is the Son of David? ⓟ

³⁶ David ⓠ himself says by the Holy Spirit: ⓡ The Lord ⓢ declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand ⓣ until I put Your enemies under Your feet.’ ⓤ [20]

³⁷ David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.

³⁸ He ⓥ also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, ⓦ and who want greetings in the marketplaces, ⓧ

³⁹ the front seats ⓨ in the synagogues, ⓩ and the places of honor ⓐ at banquets. ⓑ

⁴¹ Sitting ⓕ across from the temple treasury, ⓖ He watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich ⓗ people were putting in large sums.

⁴² And a poor ⓘ widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. [21]

⁴³ Summoning His disciples, ⓙ He said to them, “I assure you: ⓚ This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. ⓛ

⁴⁴ For they all gave out of their surplus, ⓜ but she out of her poverty ⓝ has put in everything she possessed ⓞ — all she had to live on.” ⓟ

#	HCSB
1	Then ⓐ He began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard, ⓑ put a fence around it, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
2	At harvest time he sent ⓒ a slave ⓓ to the farmers to collect some of the fruit ⓔ of the vineyard from the farmers.
3	But they took him, beat ⓕ him, and sent him away empty-handed. ⓖ
4	Again he sent another slave to them, and they [1] hit him on the head and treated him shamefully. [2]
5	Then he sent another, and they killed that one. He also sent many others; they beat some and they killed some.
6	“He still had one to send, a beloved ⓗ son. Finally ⓘ he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7	“But those tenant farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours!’
8	So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9	“Therefore, what will the owner [3] ⓙ of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers and give the vineyard to others.
10	Haven’t you read this Scripture: ⓚ The ⓛ stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. [4] ⓜ
11	This came from the Lord ⓝ and is wonderful in our eyes?” [5]
12	Because they knew He had said this parable against them, they were looking for a way to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left Him and went away.
13	Then ⓞ they sent some of the Pharisees ⓟ and the Herodians ⓠ to Him to trap Him by what He said. [6] ⓡ
14	When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality [7] ⓢ but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes ⓣ to Caesar or not?
15	Should we pay, or should we not pay?” But knowing their hypocrisy, ⓤ He said to them, “Why are you testing ⓥ Me? Bring Me a denarius ⓦ to look at.”
16	So they brought one. “Whose image ⓧ and inscription ⓨ is this?” He asked them. “Caesar’s,” they said.
17	Then Jesus told them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ⓩ And they were amazed ⓐ at Him.
18	Some ⓑ Sadducees, ⓒ who say there is no resurrection, ⓓ came to Him and questioned Him:
19	“Teacher, ⓔ Moses ⓕ wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaves his wife behind, and leaves no child, ⓖ his brother should take the wife ⓗ and produce offspring for his brother. ⓘ [8]
20	There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying, left no offspring.
21	The second also took her, and he died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise.
22	So the seven [9] left no offspring. Last of all, the woman died too.
23	In the resurrection, when they rise, [10] whose wife will she be, since the seven had married her?” [11]
24	Jesus told them, “Are you not deceived because you don’t know the Scriptures ⓙ or 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	Now concerning the dead being raised — haven’t you read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him: I ⓠ am the God of Abraham ⓡ and the God of Isaac ⓢ and the God of Jacob? ⓣ [12]
27	He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are badly deceived.”
28	One ⓤ of the scribes ⓥ approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?” [13]
29	“This is the most important,” [14] Jesus answered: Listen, Israel! The Lord ⓦ our God, the Lord ⓧ is One. [15]
30	Love ⓨ the Lord your God ⓩ with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, ⓐ and with all your strength. [16] ⓑ [17]
31	“The second is: Love your neighbor ⓒ as yourself. ⓓ [18] There is no other command ⓔ greater than these.”
32	Then the scribe said to Him, “You are right, Teacher! You have correctly said that He is One, and there is no one ⓕ else except Him. ⓖ
33	And to love ⓗ Him with all your heart, with all your understanding, [19] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ⓘ
34	When Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ⓙ And no one dared ⓚ to question Him any longer.
35	So ⓛ Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, ⓜ “How can the scribes ⓝ say that the Messiah ⓞ is the Son of David? ⓟ
36	David ⓠ himself says by the Holy Spirit: ⓡ The Lord ⓢ declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand ⓣ until I put Your enemies under Your feet.’ ⓤ [20]
37	David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?” And the large crowd was listening to Him with delight.
38	He ⓥ also said in His teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes, ⓦ and who want greetings in the marketplaces, ⓧ
39	the front seats ⓨ in the synagogues, ⓩ and the places of honor ⓐ at banquets. ⓑ
40	They devour ⓒ widows’ ⓓ houses and say long prayers ⓔ just for show. These will receive harsher punishment.”
41	Sitting ⓕ across from the temple treasury, ⓖ He watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich ⓗ people were putting in large sums.
42	And a poor ⓘ widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. [21]
43	Summoning His disciples, ⓙ He said to them, “I assure you: ⓚ This poor widow has put in more than all those giving to the temple treasury. ⓛ
44	For they all gave out of their surplus, ⓜ but she out of her poverty ⓝ has put in everything she possessed ⓞ — all she had to live on.” ⓟ

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