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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Last of all the woman died also.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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

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.

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.

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