11:27. And they come again to Jerusalem. And when he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients. 11:28. And they say to him: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things? 11:29. And Jesus answering, said to them: I will also ask you one word. And answer you me: and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 11:30. The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? Answer me. 11:31. But they thought with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not believe him? 11:32. If we say, From men, we fear the people. For all men counted John that he was a prophet indeed. 11:33. And they answering, say to Jesus: We know not. And Jesus answering, saith to them: Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. Mark Chapter 12 The parable of the vineyard and husbandmen. Caesar's right to tribute. The Sadducees are confuted. The first commandment. The widow's mite. 12:1. And he began to speak to them in parables: A certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen: and went into a far country. 12:2. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 12:3. Who, having laid hands on him, beat and sent him away empty. 12:4. And again he sent to them another servant: and him they wounded in the head and used him reproachfully. 12:5. And again he sent another, and him they killed: and many others, of whom some they beat, and others they killed. 12:6. Therefore, having yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him unto them last of all, saying: They will reverence my son. 12:7. But the husbandmen said one to another: This is the heir. Come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours. 12:8. And laying hold on him, they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. 12:9. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others. 12:10. And have you not read this scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner: 12:11. By the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes. 12:12. And they sought to lay hands on him: but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way. 12:13. And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians: that they should catch him in his words. 12:14. Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? Or shall we not give it?