Verse 39
Mark 12:39
New Living Translation
39
And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις,
English Translation
and first seats in the synagogues and places of honor at feasts,
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Chapter 12 Context
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Then Yashua (Jesus) began teaching them with stories: “A man planted a vineyard. He built a wall aro...
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At the time of the grape harvest, he sent one of his servants to collect his share of the crop.
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But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him up, and sent him back empty-handed.
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The owner then sent another servant, but they insulted him and beat him over the head.
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The next servant he sent was killed. Others he sent were either beaten or killed,
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until there was only one left — his son whom he loved dearly. The owner finally sent him, thinking,...
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“But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and...
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So they grabbed him and murdered him and threw his body out of the vineyard.
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“What do you suppose the owner of the vineyard will do?” Yashua (Jesus) asked. “I’ll tell you — he w...
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Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected<br>has now become...
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This is the LORD’s doing,<br>and it is wonderful to see.’ ”<br>
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The religious leaders wanted to arrest Yashua (Jesus) because they realized he was telling the story...
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Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Yashua (Jesus) into saying som...
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“Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You t...
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Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Yashua (Jesus) saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are...
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When they handed it to him, he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they...
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“Well, then,” Yashua (Jesus) said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God (Elohim)...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) was approached by some Sadducees — religious leaders who say there is no resurre...
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“Teacher, Moses gave us a law that if a man dies, leaving a wife without children, his brother shoul...
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Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children.
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So the second brother married the widow, but he also died without children. Then the third brother m...
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This continued with all seven of them, and still there were no children. Last of all, the woman also...
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So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the...
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For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will...
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“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised — haven’t you ever read about this in the writings o...
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So he is the God (Elohim) of the living, not the dead. You have made a serious error.”
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One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Ya...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God...
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And you must love the LORD your God (Elohim) with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and...
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The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater t...
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The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that...
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And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strengt...
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Realizing how much the man understood, Yashua (Jesus) said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom...
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Later, as Yashua (Jesus) was teaching the people in the Temple, he asked, “Why do the teachers of re...
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For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said, ‘The LORD said to my Lor...
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Since David himself called the Messiah ‘my Lord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?” The large crowd l...
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Yashua (Jesus) also taught: “Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade arou...
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And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets.
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Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long...
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Yashua (Jesus) sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in t...
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Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins.
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Yashua (Jesus) called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has give...
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For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to...
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