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Mark 12
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Mark 12 . 1
1 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:1
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2 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:2
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3 But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:3
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4 Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:4
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5 He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:5
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6 Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:6
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7 But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:7
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8 So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:8
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9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants, and will give the vineyard to others.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:9
Mark 12 . 10
10 Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.IPPsalms 118:22-23CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:10TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)
Mark 12 . 11
11 This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”IPPsalms 118:22-23CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:11TTRejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory) Stone and Cornerstone (Rejected Foundation)
Mark 12 . 12
12 At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:12
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13 Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:13
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14 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:14
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15 But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:15
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16 So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:16
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17 Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.CMark 12:1-18TOSKMark 12:17
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18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:CMark 12:1-18 Mark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:18
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19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:19
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20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:20
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21 Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.CMark 12:18-27
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22 In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.CMark 12:18-27
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23 In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:23
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24 Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:24
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25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:25
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26 But concerning the dead rising, have you not read about the burning bush in the Book of Moses, how God told him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?IPExodus 3:6CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:26TTMoses (The Prophet Like Unto Me) Name of God (Revelation of Divine Character)
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27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”CMark 12:18-27TOSKMark 12:27
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28 Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:28
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29 Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.IPDeuteronomy 6:4-5CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:29TTHigh Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session)
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30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’IPDeuteronomy 6:4-5CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:30TTHigh Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session)
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31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”IPDeuteronomy 6:4-5 Leviticus 19:18CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:31TTHigh Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session)
Mark 12 . 32
32 “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,IPDeuteronomy 6:4CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:32
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33 and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:33
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34 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.CMark 12:28-34TOSKMark 12:34
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35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:35
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36 Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’IPPsalms 110:1CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:36TTConquest of Canaan (Victory in Christ) High Priest Seated at the Right Hand (Christ's Royal-Priestly Session) Legal Priesthood (Mediators and Ministers)
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37 David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:37
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38 In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:38
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39 and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:39
Mark 12 . 40
40 They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”CMark 12:35-40TOSKMark 12:40
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41 As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.CMark 12:41-44TOSKMark 12:41
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42 Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.CMark 12:41-44TOSKMark 12:42
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43 Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.CMark 12:41-44TOSKMark 12:43
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44 For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”CMark 12:41-44TOSKMark 12:44