1 Then they sent some men to trick Jesus into saying something wrong.
14They went to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. And you teach the truth about what God wants people to do. Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”
15Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”
16They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”
“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.
Life in the Future World(Matthew 22.23-33; Luke 20.27-40)18
27He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. You Sadducees are all wrong.
The Most Important Commandment(Matthew 22.34-40; Luke 10.25-28)28
until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
37If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be his son?”
The large crowd enjoyed listening to Jesus teach.
Jesus Condemns the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law of Moses(Matthew 23.1-36; Luke 20.45-47)38As Jesus was teaching, he said:
Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market.
39They like the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets.
40But they cheat widows out of their homes and pray long prayers just to show off. They will be punished most of all.
A Widow's Offering(Luke 21.1-4)41Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money.
42Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins worth only a few pennies.
43Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. Then he said:
I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others.
44Everyone else gave what they didn't need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn't have a cent to live on.
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