Luke 20 (VUL) · Opened

1Et factum est in una dierum, docente illo populum in templo, et evangelizante, convenerunt principes sacerdotum, et scribæ cum senioribus,One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

2et aiunt dicentes ad illum: Dic nobis in qua potestate hæc facis? aut quis est qui dedit tibi hanc potestatem?“Tell us,” they said, “by what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”

3Respondens autem Jesus, dixit ad illos: Interrogabo vos et ego unum verbum. Respondete mihi:“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

4baptismus Joannis de cælo erat, an ex hominibus?John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or from men?”

5At illi cogitabant intra se, dicentes: Quia si dixerimus: De cælo, dicet: Quare ergo non credidistis illi?They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

6Si autem dixerimus: Ex hominibus, plebs universa lapidabit nos: certi sunt enim Joannem prophetam esse.But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

7Et responderunt se nescire unde esset.So they answered that they did not know where it was from.

8Et Jesus ait illis: Neque ego dico vobis in qua potestate hæc facio.And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”

9Cœpit autem dicere ad plebem parabolam hanc: Homo plantavit vineam, et locavit eam colonis: et ipse peregre fuit multis temporibus.Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time.

10Et in tempore misit ad cultores servum, ut de fructu vineæ darent illi. Qui cæsum dimiserunt eum inanem.At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed.

11Et addidit alterum servum mittere. Illi autem hunc quoque cædentes, et afficientes contumelia, dimiserunt inanem.So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed.

12Et addidit tertium mittere: qui et illum vulnerantes ejecerunt.Then he sent a third, but they wounded him and threw him out.

13Dixit autem dominus vineæ: Quid faciam? Mittam filium meum dilectum: forsitan, cum hunc viderint, verebuntur.‘What shall I do?’ asked the owner of the vineyard. ‘I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.’

14Quem cum vidissent coloni, cogitaverunt intra se, dicentes: Hic est hæres, occidamus illum, ut nostra fiat hæreditas.But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

15Et ejectum illum extra vineam, occiderunt. Quid ergo faciet illis dominus vineæ?So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

16veniet, et perdet colonos istos, et dabit vineam aliis. Quo audito, dixerunt illi: Absit.He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” And when the people heard this, they said, “May such a thing never happen!”

17Ille autem aspiciens eos, ait: Quid est ergo hoc quod scriptum est: Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes, hic factus est in caput anguli?But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

18Omnis qui ceciderit super illum lapidem, conquassabitur: super quem autem ceciderit, comminuet illum.Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

19Et quærebant principes sacerdotum et scribæ mittere in illum manus illa hora, et timuerunt populum: cognoverunt enim quod ad ipsos dixerit similitudinem hanc.When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

20Et observantes miserunt insidiatores, qui se justos simularent, ut caperent eum in sermone, ut traderent illum principatui, et potestati præsidis.So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

21Et interrogaverunt eum, dicentes: Magister, scimus quia recte dicis et doces: et non accipis personam, sed viam Dei in veritate doces.“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

22Licet nobis tributum dare Cæsari, an non?Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23Considerans autem dolum illorum, dixit ad eos: Quid me tentatis?But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24ostendite mihi denarium. Cujus habet imaginem et inscriptionem? Respondentes dixerunt ei: Cæsaris.“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

25Et ait illis: Reddite ergo quæ sunt Cæsaris, Cæsari: et quæ sunt Dei, Deo.So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

26Et non potuerunt verbum ejus reprehendere coram plebe: et mirati in responso ejus, tacuerunt.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

27Accesserunt autem quidam sadducæorum, qui negant esse resurrectionem, et interrogaverunt eum,Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

28dicentes: Magister, Moyses scripsit nobis: Si frater alicujus mortuus fuerit habens uxorem, et hic sine liberis fuerit, ut accipiat eam frater ejus uxorem, et suscitet semen fratri suo.“Teacher,” they said, “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.

29Septem ergo fratres erant: et primus accepit uxorem, et mortuus est sine filiis.Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

30Et sequens accepit illam, et ipse mortuus est sine filio.Then the second

31Et tertius accepit illam. Similiter et omnes septem, et non reliquerunt semen, et mortui sunt.and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.

32Novissime omnium mortua est et mulier.And last of all, the woman died.

33In resurrectione ergo, cujus eorum erit uxor? siquidem septem habuerunt eam uxorem.So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

34Et ait illis Jesus: Filii hujus sæculi nubunt, et traduntur ad nuptias:Jesus answered, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.

35illi vero qui digni habebuntur sæculo illo, et resurrectione ex mortuis, neque nubent, neque ducent uxores:But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

36neque enim ultra mori potuerunt: æquales enim angelis sunt, et filii sunt Dei, cum sint filii resurrectionis.In fact, they can no longer die, because they are like the angels. And since they are sons of the resurrection, they are sons of God.

37Quia vero resurgant mortui, et Moyses ostendit secus rubum, sicut dicit Dominum, Deum Abraham, et Deum Isaac, et Deum Jacob.Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38Deus autem non est mortuorum, sed vivorum: omnes enim vivunt ei.He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

39Respondentes autem quidam scribarum, dixerunt ei: Magister, bene dixisti.Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

40Et amplius non audebant eum quidquam interrogare.And they did not dare to question Him any further.

41Dixit autem ad illos: Quomodo dicunt Christum filium esse David?Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

42et ipse David dicit in libro Psalmorum: Dixit Dominus Domino meo: sede a dextris meis,For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

43donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

44David ergo Dominum illum vocat: et quomodo filius ejus est?Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

45Audiente autem omni populo, dixit discipulis suis:In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,

46Attendite a scribis, qui volunt ambulare in stolis, et amant salutationes in foro, et primas cathedras in synagogis, et primos discubitus in conviviis,“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

47qui devorant domos viduarum, simulantes longam orationem: hi accipient damnationem majorem.They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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