THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Mark
Chapter 12


MARK
Chapter 12


1 And he began to speak
unto them in parables. A
man planted a vineyard, and
set a hedge about it, and
digged a pit for the
winepress, and built a tower,
and let it out to husbandmen,
and went into another
country.
2 And at the season he sent
to the husbandmen a servant,
that he might receive from
the husbandmen of the fruits
of the vineyard.
3 And they took him, and
beat him, and sent him away
empty.
4 And again he sent unto
them another servant; and
him they wounded in the
head, and handled
shamefully.
5 And he sent another; and
him they killed: and many
others; beating some, and
killing some.
6 He had yet one, a beloved
son: he sent him last unto
them, saying, They will
reverence my son.
7 But those husbandmen
said among themselves, This
is the heir; come, let us kill
him, and the inheritance shall
be ours.
8 And they took him, and
killed him, and cast him forth
out of the vineyard.
9 What therefore will the
lord of the vineyard do? he
will come and destroy the
husbandmen, and will give
the vineyard unto others.
10 Have ye not read even
this scripture: The stone
which the builders rejected,
The same was made the
head of the corner;
11 This was from the Lord,
And it is marvellous in our
eyes?
12 And they sought to lay
hold on him; and they feared
the multitude; for they
perceived that he spake the
parable against them: and
they left him, and went away.
























13 And they send unto him
certain of the Pharisees and
of the Herodians, that they
might catch him in talk.
14 And when they were
come, they say unto him,
Teacher, we know that thou
art true, and carest not for
any one; for thou regardest
not the person of men, but of
a truth teachest the way of
God: Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not?
15 Shall we give, or shall
we not give? But he,
knowing their hypocrisy, said
unto them, Why make ye
trial of me? bring me a
denarius, that I may see it.
16 And they brought it. And
he saith unto them, Whose is
this image and
superscription? And they
said unto him, Caesar's.
17 And Jesus said unto
them, Render unto Caesar
the things that are Caesar's,
and unto God the things that
are God's. And they
marvelled greatly at him.











18 And there come unto
him Sadducees, who say that
there is no resurrection; and
they asked him, saying,
19 Teacher, Moses wrote
unto us, If a man's brother
die, and leave a wife behind
him, and leave no child, that
his brother should take his
wife, and raise up seed unto
his brother.
20 There were seven
brethren: and the first took a
wife, and dying left no seed;
21 and the second took her,
and died, leaving no seed
behind him; and the third
likewise:
22 and the seven left no
seed. Last of all the woman
also died.
23 In the resurrection
whose wife shall she be of
them? for the seven had her
to wife.
24 Jesus said unto them, Is
it not for this cause that ye
err, that ye know not the
scriptures, nor the power of
God?
25 For when they shall rise
from the dead, they neither
marry, nor are given in
marriage; but are as angels in
heaven.
26 But as touching the
dead, that they are raised;
have ye not read in the book
of Moses, in the place
concerning the Bush, how
God spake unto him, saying,
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: ye do
greatly err.









28 And one of the scribes
came, and heard them
questioning together, and
knowing that he had
answered them well, asked
him, What commandment is
the first of all?
29 Jesus answered, The first
is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord
our God, the Lord is one:
30 and thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind, and
with all thy strength.
31 The second is this, Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself. There is none other
commandment greater than
these.
32 And the scribe said unto
him, Of a truth, Teacher,
thou hast well said that he is
one; and there is none 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 his
neighbor as himself, is much
more than all whole
burnt-offerings and
sacrifices.
34 And when Jesus saw
that he answered discreetly,
he said unto him, Thou art
not far from the kingdom of
God. And no man after that
durst ask him any question.



35 And Jesus answered
and said, as he taught in the
temple, How say the scribes
that the Christ is the son of
David?
36 David himself said in the
Holy Spirit, The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou on
my right hand, Till I make
thine enemies the footstool of
thy feet.
37 David himself calleth him
Lord; and whence is he his
son? And the common
people heard him gladly.













38 And in his teaching he
said, Beware of the scribes,
who desire to walk in long
robes, and to have
salutations in the
marketplaces,
39 and chief seats in the
synagogues, and chief places
at feasts:
40 they that devour
widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayers;
these shall receive greater
condemnation.




















41 And he sat down over
against the treasury, and
beheld how the multitude
cast money into the treasury:
and many that were rich cast
in much.
42 And there came a poor
widow, and she cast in two
mites, which make a farthing.
43 And he called unto him
his disciples, and said unto
them, Verily I say unto you,
This poor widow cast in
more than all they that are
casting into the treasury:
44 for they all did cast in of
their superfluity; but she of
her want did cast in all that
she had, even all her living.




MATTHEW



Matthew 21:33 Hear
another parable: There was a
man that was a householder,
who planted a vineyard, and
set a hedge about it, and
digged a winepress in it, and
built a tower, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into
another country.
Matthew 21:34 And when
the season of the fruits drew
near, he sent his servants to
the husbandmen, to receive
his fruits.
Matthew 21:35 And the
husbandmen took his
servants, and beat one, and
killed another, and stoned
another.
Matthew 21:36 Again, he
sent other servants more
than the first: and they did
unto them in like manner.
Matthew 21:37 But
afterward he sent unto them
his son, saying, They will
reverence my son.
Matthew 21:38 But the
husbandmen, when they saw
the son, said among
themselves, This is the heir;
come, let us kill him, and
take his inheritance.
Matthew 21:39 And they
took him, and cast him forth
out of the vineyard, and
killed him.
Matthew 21:40 When
therefore the lord of the
vineyard shall come, what
will he do unto those
husbandmen?
Matthew 21:41 They say
unto him, He will miserably
destroy those miserable men,
and will let out the vineyard
unto other husbandmen, who
shall render him the fruits in
their seasons.
Matthew 21:42 Jesus saith
unto them, Did ye never read
in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected,
The same was made the
head of the corner; This was
from the Lord, And it is
marvelous in our eyes?
Matthew 21:43 Therefore
say I unto you, The kingdom
of God shall be taken away
from you, and shall be given
to a nation bringing forth the
fruits thereof.
Matthew 21:44 And he that
falleth on this stone shall be
broken to pieces: but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it
will scatter him as dust.
Matthew 21:45 And when
the chief priests and the
Pharisees heard his parables,
they perceived that he spake
of them.
Matthew 21:46 And when
they sought to lay hold on
him, they feared the
multitudes, because they
took him for a prophet.



Matthew 22:15 Then went
the Pharisees, and took
counsel how they might
ensnare him in his talk.
Matthew 22:16 And they
send to him their disciples,
with the Herodians, saying,
Teacher, we know that thou
art true, and teachest the
way of God in truth, and
carest not for any one: for
thou regardest not the
person of men.
Matthew 22:17 Tell us
therefore, What thinkest
thou? Is it lawful to give
tribute unto Caesar, or not?
Matthew 22:18 But Jesus
perceived their wickedness,
and said, Why make ye trial
of me, ye hypocrites?
Matthew 22:19 Show me
the tribute money. And they
brought unto him a denarius.
Matthew 22:20 And he
saith unto them, Whose is
this image and
superscription?
Matthew 22:21 They say
unto him, Caesar's. Then
saith he unto them, Render
therefore unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar's; and
unto God the things that are
God's.
Matthew 22:22 And when
they heard it, they marvelled,
and left him, and went away.



Matthew 22:23 On that
day there came to him
Sadducees, they that say that
there is no resurrection: and
they asked him,
Matthew 22:24 saying,
Teacher, Moses said, If a
man die, having no children,
his brother shall marry his
wife, and raise up seed unto
his brother.
Matthew 22:25 Now there
were with us seven brethren:
and the first married and
deceased, and having no
seed left his wife unto his
brother;
Matthew 22:26 in like
manner the second also, and
the third, unto the seventh.
Matthew 22:27 And after
them all, the woman died.
Matthew 22:28 In the
resurrection therefore whose
wife shall she be of the
seven? for they all had her.
Matthew 22:29 But Jesus
answered and said unto
them, Ye do err, not
knowing the scriptures, nor
the power of God.
Matthew 22:30 For in the
resurrection they neither
marry, nor are given in
marriage, but are as angels in
heaven.
Matthew 22:31 But as
touching the resurrection of
the dead, have ye not read
that which was spoken unto
you by God, saying,
Matthew 22:32 I am the
God of Abraham, and the
God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob? God is not the
God of the dead, but of the
living.
Matthew 22:33 And when
the multitudes heard it, they
were astonished at his
teaching.





Matthew 22:34 But the
Pharisees, when they heard
that he had put the
Sadducees to silence,
gathered themselves
together.
Matthew 22:35 And one of
them, a lawyer, asked him a
question, trying him:
Matthew 22:36 Teacher,
which is the great
commandment in the law?
Matthew 22:37 And he said
unto him, Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind.
Matthew 22:38 This is the
great and first
commandment.
Matthew 22:39 And a
second like unto it is this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself.
Matthew 22:40 On these
two commandments the
whole law hangeth, and the
prophets.















Matthew 22:41 Now while
the Pharisees were gathered
together, Jesus asked them a
question,
Matthew 22:42 saying,
What think ye of the Christ?
whose son is he? They say
unto him, The son of David.
Matthew 22:43 He saith
unto them, How then doth
David in the Spirit call him
Lord, saying,
Matthew 22:44 The Lord
said unto my Lord, Sit thou
on my right hand, Till I put
thine enemies underneath thy
feet?
Matthew 22:45 If David
then calleth him Lord, how is
he his son?
Matthew 22:46 And no one
was able to answer him a
word, neither durst any man
from that day forth ask him
any more questions.



Matthew 23:1 Then spake
Jesus to the multitudes and
to his disciples,
Matthew 23:2 saying, The
scribes and the Pharisees sit
on Moses seat:
Matthew 23:3 all things
therefore whatsoever they
bid you, these do and
observe: but do not ye after
their works; for they say,
and do not.
Matthew 23:4 Yea, they
bind heavy burdens and
grievous to be borne, and lay
them on men's shoulders;
but they themselves will not
move them with their finger.
Matthew 23:5 But all their
works they do to be seen of
men: for they make broad
their phylacteries, and
enlarge the borders of their
garments,
Matthew 23:6 and love the
chief place at feasts, and the
chief seats in the synagogues,
Matthew 23:7 and the
salutations in the
marketplaces, and to be
called of men, Rabbi.
























LUKE



Luke 20:9 And he began
to speak unto the people this
parable: A man planted a
vineyard, and let it out to
husbandmen, and went into
another country for a long
time.
Luke 20:10 And at the
season he sent unto the
husbandmen a servant, that
they should give him of the
fruit of the vineyard: but the
husbandmen beat him, and
sent him away empty.
Luke 20:11 And he sent yet
another servant: and him also
they beat, and handled him
shamefully, and sent him
away empty.
Luke 20:12 And he sent yet
a third: and him also they
wounded, and cast him forth.
Luke 20:13 And the lord of
the vineyard said, What shall
I do? I will send my beloved
son; it may be they will
reverence him.
Luke 20:14 But when the
husbandmen saw him, they
reasoned one with another,
saying, This is the heir; let us
kill him, that the inheritance
may be ours.
Luke 20:15 And they cast
him forth out of the vineyard,
and killed him. What
therefore will the lord of the
vineyard do unto them?
Luke 20:16 He will come
and destroy these
husbandmen, and will give
the vineyard unto others.
And when they heard it, they
said, God forbid.
Luke 20:17 But he looked
upon them, and said, What
then is this that is written,
The stone which the builders
rejected, The same was
made the head of the
corner?
Luke 20:18 Every one that
falleth on that stone shall be
broken to pieces; but on
whomsoever it shall fall, it
will scatter him as dust.
Luke 20:19 And the scribes
and the chief priests sought
to lay hands on him in that
very hour; and they feared
the people: for they
perceived that he spake this
parable against them.


















Luke 20:20 And they
watched him, and sent forth
spies, who feigned
themselves to be righteous,
that they might take hold of
his speech, so as to deliver
him up to the rule and to the
authority of the governor.
Luke 20:21 And they asked
him, saying, Teacher, we
know that thou sayest and
teachest rightly, and
acceptest not the person of
any, but of a truth teachest
the way of God:
Luke 20:22 Is it lawful for
us to give tribute unto
Caesar, or not?
Luke 20:23 But he
perceived their craftiness,
and said unto them,
Luke 20:24 Show me a
denarius. Whose image and
superscription hath it? And
they said, Caesar's.
Luke 20:25 And he said
unto them, Then render unto
Caesar the things that are
Caesar's, and unto God the
things that are God's.
Luke 20:26 And they were
not able to take hold of the
saying before the people:
and they marvelled at his
answer, and held their
peace.





Luke 20:27 And there
came to him certain of the
Sadducees, they that say that
there is no resurrection;
Luke 20:28 and they asked
him, saying, Teacher, Moses
wrote unto us, that if a man's
brother die, having a wife,
and he be childless, his
brother should take the wife,
and raise up seed unto his
brother.
Luke 20:29 There were
therefore seven brethren: and
the first took a wife, and
died childless;
Luke 20:30 and the second:
Luke 20:31 and the third
took her; and likewise the
seven also left no children,
and died.
Luke 20:32 Afterward the
woman also died.
Luke 20:33 In the
resurrection therefore whose
wife of them shall she be? for
the seven had her to wife.
Luke 20:34 And Jesus said
unto them, The sons of this
world marry, and are given
in marriage:
Luke 20:35 but they that are
accounted worthy to attain
to that world, and the
resurrection from the dead,
neither marry, nor are given
in marriage:
Luke 20:36 for neither can
they die any more: for they
are equal unto the angels;
and are sons of God, being
sons of the resurrection.
Luke 20:37 But that the
dead are raised, even Moses
showed, in the place
concerning the Bush, when
he calleth the Lord the God
of Abraham, and the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Luke 20:38 Now he is not
the God of the dead, but of
the living: for all live unto
him.



Luke 10:25 And behold, a
certain lawyer stood up and
made trial of him, saying,
Teacher, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?
Luke 10:26 And he said
unto him, What is written in
the law? how readest thou?
Luke 10:27 And he
answering said, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy
strength, and with all thy
mind; and thy neighbor as
thyself.
Luke 10:28 And he said
unto him, Thou hast
answered right: this do, and
thou shalt live.
Luke 20:39 And certain of
the scribes answering said,
Teacher, thou hast well said.




















Luke 20:41 And he said
unto them, How say they
that the Christ is David's
son?
Luke 20:42 For David
himself saith in the book of
Psalms, The Lord said unto
my Lord, Sit thou on my
right hand,
Luke 20:43 Till I make thine
enemies the footstool of thy
feet.
Luke 20:44 David therefore
calleth him Lord, and how is
he his son?













Luke 20:45 And in the
hearing of all the people he
said unto his disciples,
Luke 20:46 Beware of the
scribes, who desire to walk
in long robes, and love
salutations in the
marketplaces, and chief
seats in the synagogues, and
chief places at feasts;
Luke 20:47 who devour
widows' houses, and for a
pretence make long prayers:
these shall receive greater
condemnation.



















Luke 21:1 And he looked
up, and saw the rich men
that were casting their gifts
into the treasury.
Luke 21:2 And he saw a
certain poor widow casting
in thither two mites.
Luke 21:3 And he said, Of
a truth I say unto you, This
poor widow cast in more
than they all:
Luke 21:4 for all these did
of their superfluity cast in
unto the gifts; but she of her
want did cast in all the living
that she had.









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