The Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Matthew 21:33–46; Luke 20:9–18)
1 TNT And he beganne to speake vnto them in similitudes. A certayne man planted a vineyarde and compased it with an hedge and ordeyned a wyne presse and bylt a toure in that. And let that out to hyre vnto husbandme and went into a straunge countre. BSB BSB: 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.
2 TNT And when the tyme was come he sent to the tennauntes a servaunt that he myght receave of the tenauntes of the frute of the vyneyarde. BSB BSB: At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 TNT And they caught him and bet him and sent him agayne emptye. BSB BSB: But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
4 TNT And moreoever he sent vnto them another servaunt and at him they cast stones and brake his heed and sent him agayne all to revyled. BSB BSB: Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.
5 TNT And agayne he sent another and him they kylled: and many other beetynge some and kyllinge some. BSB BSB: He sent still another, and this one they killed. He sent many others; some they beat and others they killed.
6 TNT Yet had he one sonne whom he loved tenderly him also he sent at the last vnto them sayinge: they wyll feare my sonne. BSB BSB: Finally, having one beloved son, he sent him to them. ‘They will respect my son,’ he said.
7 TNT But the tenauntes sayde amongest them selves: this is the heyre: come let vs kyll hym and the inheritaunce shalbe oures. BSB BSB: But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 TNT And they toke him and kyllid him and cast him out of the vyneyarde. BSB BSB: So they seized the son, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 TNT What shall then the lorde of the vyneyarde do? He will come and destroye the tenauntes and let out the vyneyarde to other. BSB BSB: What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
10 TNT Have ye not redde this scripture? The stoone which the bylders dyd refuse is made the chefe stoone in the corner: BSB BSB: Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
11 TNT this was done of the Lorde and is mervelous in oure eyes. BSB BSB: This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 TNT And they went about to take him but they feared the people. For they perceaved that he spake that similitude agaynst them. And they left him and went their waye. BSB BSB: 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.
Paying Taxes to Caesar (Matthew 22:15–22; Luke 20:19–26)
13 TNT And they sent vnto him certayne of the Pharises with Herodes servantes to take him in his wordes. BSB BSB: Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to catch Jesus in His words.
14 TNT And assone as they were come they sayd vnto him: master we knowe that thou arte true and carest for no man: for thou consyderest not the degre of men but teachest the waye of God truly: Ys it laufull to paye tribute to Cesar or not? BSB BSB: “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?”
15 TNT Ought we to geve or ought we not to geve? He vnderstode their simulacion and sayde vnto them: Why tepte ye me? Brynge me a peny that I maye se that. BSB BSB: But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
16 TNT And they brought. And he sayde vnto them: Whose ys thys ymage and superscripcion? And they sayde vnto him Cesars. BSB BSB: So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
17 TNT And Iesus answered and saide vnto the: Then geve to Cesar that which belongeth to Cesar: and to God that which perteyneth to God. And they mervelled at him. BSB BSB: Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
The Sadducees and the Resurrection (Matthew 22:23–33; Luke 20:27–40)
18 TNT Then came the Saduces vnto him which saye ther is no resurreccion. And they axed hym sayinge: BSB BSB: Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
19 TNT Master Moses wroote vnto vs yf eny mans brother dye and leve his wyfe behinde him and leve no chyldren: that then hys brother shuld take his wyfe and reyse vp seed vnto his brother. BSB BSB: “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.
20 TNT Ther were seven brethren: and the fyrst toke a wyfe and when he dyed leeft no seed behynde him. BSB BSB: Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
21 TNT And the seconde toke hir and dyed: nether leeft eny seed. And the thyrde lyke wyse. BSB BSB: Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
22 TNT And seven had her and leeft no seed behynde them. Last of all the wyfe dyed also. BSB BSB: In this way, none of the seven left any children. And last of all, the woman died.
23 TNT In the resurreccion then when they shall ryse agayne: whose wyfe shall she be of them? For seven had her to wyfe. BSB BSB: In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”
24 TNT Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: Are ye not therfore deceaved and vnderstonde not the scryptures nether the power of God? BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “Aren’t you mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25 TNT For when they shall ryse agayne from deeth they nether mary nor are maryed: but are as the angels which are in heven. BSB BSB: When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
27 TNT He is not the God of the deed but the God of the livynge. Ye are therfore greatly deceaved. BSB BSB: He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
The Greatest Commandment (Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Matthew 22:34–40)
30 TNT And thou shalt love the Lorde thy God with all thy hert and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with all thy strength. This is the fyrste commaundement. BSB BSB: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
31 TNT And the seconde is lyke vnto this: Thou shalt love thy neghbour as thy silfe. Ther is none other commaundement greater then these. BSB BSB: The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
32 TNT And the Scribe sayde vnto him: well master thou hast sayd the truthe that ther ys one God and that ther is none but he. BSB BSB: “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
33 TNT And to love him with all the herte and with all the mynde and with all the soule and with all the stregth: and to love a mans neghbour as him silfe ys a greater thinge then all burntofferings and sacrifices. BSB BSB: 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. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 TNT And when Iesus sawe that he answered discretly he sayde vnto him: Thou arte not farre from the kyngdome of God. And no man after that durst axe him eny question. BSB BSB: 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.
Whose Son Is the Christ? (Matthew 22:41–46; Luke 20:41–44)
35 TNT And Iesus answered and sayde teachynge in the temple: how saye the Scribes that Christ is the sonne of David? BSB BSB: While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
36 TNT for David him selfe inspyred with the holy goost sayde: The Lorde sayde to my Lorde syt on my right honde tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole. BSB BSB: 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.”’
37 TNT Then David hym silfe calleth him Lorde: and by what meanes is he then his sonne? And moche people hearde him gladly. BSB BSB: David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.
Beware of the Scribes (Luke 20:45–47)
38 TNT And he sayde vnto them in his doctrine: beware of the Scribes which love to goo in longe clothinge: and love salutacions in the market places BSB BSB: 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,
39 TNT and the chefe seates in the synagoges and to syt in the vppermost roumes at feastes BSB BSB: and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40 TNT and devoure widowes houses and that vnder coloure of longe prayinge. These shall receave greater dampnacion. BSB BSB: They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Offering (Luke 21:1–4)
41 TNT And Iesus sat over agaynst the treasury and behelde how the people put money in to the treasury. And many that were ryche cast in moch. BSB BSB: As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
42 TNT And ther cam a certayne povre widowe and she threwe in two mytes which make a farthynge. BSB BSB: Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius.
43 TNT And he called vnto him his disciples and sayde vnto them: Verely I saye vnto you that this pover widowe hath cast moare in then all they which have caste into the treasury. BSB BSB: 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.
44 TNT For they all dyd cast in of their superfluyte: but she of her poverte dyd cast in all that she had even all her livynge. BSB BSB: For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”