him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care about no man; for you
do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it
lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Should we pay them, or should
we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why do you put
me to the test? Bring me a denarius, and let me look at it." 16 And they
brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is
this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." 17 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.
18 Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came
to him; and they asked him a question, saying: 19 "Teacher, Moses wrote
for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child,
the man must take the wife, and raise up children for his brother. 20 Now
there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no
children. 21 And the second took her, and he died; leaving behind no
children. And the third likewise. 22 So the seven had her and left no
children. Last of all the woman died also. 23 In the resurrection, whose
wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife." 24 Jesus said to them,
"Is not this why you are wrong, that you do not know the Scriptures nor
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 And as
for the dead being raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the
passage about the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27 He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken."
28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing
with one another, and seeing that he had answered them well, asked him,
"Which commandment is the first of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The first
is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. 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.' 31 The second is this: 'You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater
than these." 32 And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher; you
have well said that God is one, and there is no other but he; 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 oneself, is much more than all
whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34 And when Jesus saw that he
answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of
God." And after that no one dared to ask him any question.
35 And Jesus said, while he taught in the temple, "How is it that
the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36 David himself,
speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
'The Lord said to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
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