1One day, Jesus was teaching in the temple and telling the good news. So the chief priests, the teachers, and the nation's leaders
2asked him, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
3Jesus replied, “I want to ask you a question.
4Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?”
5They talked this over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John.
6And we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize. The crowd will stone us to death, because they think John was a prophet.”
7So they told Jesus, “We don't know who gave John the right to baptize.”
8Jesus replied, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
Renters of a Vineyard(Matthew 21.33-46; Mark 12.1-12)9
38So the Lord isn't the God of the dead, but of the living. This means that everyone is alive as far as God is concerned.
39Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses said, “Teacher, you have given a good answer!”
40From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any questions.
About David's Son(Matthew 22.41-46; Mark 12.35-37)41Jesus asked, “Why do people say that the Messiah will be the son of King David?
42
43until I make your enemies
into a footstool for you.’
44David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah be his son?”
Jesus and the Teachers of the Law of Moses(Matthew 23.1-36; Mark 12.38-40; Luke 11.37-54)45While everyone was listening to Jesus, he said to his disciples:
46Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes, and they like to be greeted in the market. They want the front seats in the synagogues and the best seats at banquets.
47But they cheat widows out of their homes and then pray long prayers just to show off. These teachers will be punished most of all.
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