1 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables:
12 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders were looking for a way to arrest Jesus because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Jesus to trap him in what he said.
14 They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that yoʋ are true and defer to no one, for yoʋ do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth.Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
15 Should we give, or should we not give?” But knowing their hypocrisy, Jesus said to them,
16 So they brought one. Then he said to them,They saidto him, “Caesar's.”
17 In response Jesus said to them,And they wereamazed at him.
18 Then some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and asked him,
19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: ‘If a man's brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’
20 Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no offspring.
21 The second married her and died,and he also left no offspring; the third did likewise.
22 In fact,the seven all married her and left no offspring. Last of all, the woman also died.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise again, which of them will she be the wife of? For the seven all had her as a wife.”
24 Jesusanswered them,
28 Now one of the scribes came up and heard them debating, and when herealized that Jesus had answered them well, he asked him, “Which is the most important commandment of all?”
29 Jesus answeredhim,
32 Then the scribe said to him, “Yoʋ are right, Teacher. In truth yoʋ have said that God is one, and that there is no other besides him,
33 and that to love him with all yoʋr heart, with all yoʋr understanding,with all yoʋr soul, and with all yoʋr strength, and to love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself is greater than every whole burnt offering and sacrifice.”
34 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, he said to him,And no one dared to ask him questions anymore.
35 As Jesus taught in the temple courts, he said,
37 And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.
38 Jesus also saidto them in his teaching,
41 Later Jesus sat down across from the treasury and watched how the crowd was putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large amounts.
42 Then a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny.
43 So Jesus called his disciples over and said to them,