▒ BIBLE.KR - BCC(성경통신교육원) ▒

Easy to Read Version|읽기쉬운성경

Jewish Leaders Doubt Jesus’ Authority(Mt. 21:23-27; Mk. 11:27-33)

¹One day Jesus was in the Templea area teaching the people. He was telling them the Good Newsb. The leading priests, teachers of the law, and older Jewish leaders came to talk to Jesus. ²They said, "Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who gave you this authority?"
³Jesus answered, "I will ask you a question too. Tell me: ⁴When Johnc baptizedd people, did his authority come from God or was it only from other people?"
⁵The priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish leaders all talked about this. They said to each other, "If we answer, 'John's baptism was from God,' then he will say, 'Then why did you not believe John?' ⁶But if we say that John's baptism was from someone else, the people will stone us to death. They all believe that John was a prophete." ⁷So they answered, "We don't know the answer."
⁸So Jesus said to them, "Then I will not tell you who gave me the authority to do these things."

God Sends His Son(Mt 21:33-46; Mk. 12:1-12) ⁹Then Jesus told the people this story: "A man planted a vineyardf. He leased the land to some farmers. Then he went away for a long time. ¹⁰Later, it was time for the grapes to be picked. So the man sent a servant to those farmers so that they would give him his share of the grapes. But they beat the servant and sent him away with nothing. ¹¹So the man sent another servant. They beat this servant too and showed no respect for him. They sent the servant away with nothing. ¹²So the man sent a third servant to the farmers. They hurt this servant badly and threw him out.
¹³"The owner of the vineyard said, 'What will I do now? I will send my son. I love my son very much. Maybe the farmers will respect my son.' ¹⁴When the farmers saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the owner's son. This vineyard will be his. If we kill him, it will be ours.' ¹⁵So the farmers threw the son out of the vineyard and killed him.
"What will the owner of the vineyard do? ¹⁶He will come and kill those farmers. Then he will lease the land to some other farmers."
When the people heard this story, they said, "This should never happen!" ¹⁷But Jesus looked into their eyes and said, "Then what does this verse mean:

'The stone that the builders refused to accept became the cornerstoneg'?

¹⁸Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken. If that stone falls on you, it will crush you!"
¹⁹When the teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story, they knew it was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus right then, but they were afraid of what the people would do.

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus(Mt. 22:15-22; Mk. 12:13-17) ²⁰So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to him, who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to find something wrong with what Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could hand him over to the governor, who had the authority to arrest him.) ²¹So the men said to Jesus, "Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. It doesn't matter who is listening - you teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God's way. ²²Tell us, is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesari or not?"
²³But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. He said to them, ²⁴"Show me a silver coinj. Whose name and picture are on it?"
They said, "Caesar's."
²⁵He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."
²⁶The men were amazed at his wise answer. They could say nothing. They were not able to trick Jesus there in front of the people. He said nothing they could use against him.

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus(Mt. 22:23-33; Mk. 12:18-27) ²⁷Some Sadduceesk came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that people will not rise from death.) They asked him, ²⁸"Teacher, Mosesl wrote that if a married man dies and had no children, his brother must marry his widow. Then they will have children for the dead brotherm. ²⁹One time there were seven brothers. The first brother married a woman but died. He had no children. ³⁰Then the second brother married the woman, and he died. ³¹And the third brother married the woman, and he died. The same thing happened with all the other brothers. They all died and had no children. ³²The woman was the last to die. ³³But all seven brothers married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will this woman be?"
³⁴Jesus said to the Sadducees, "On earth, people marry each other. ³⁵Some people will be worthy to be raised from death and live again after this life. In that life they will not marry. ³⁶In that life people are like angels and cannot die. They are children of God, because they have been raised from death. ³⁷Moses clearly showed that people are raised from death. When Moses wrote about the burning bushn, he said that the Lord is 'the God of Abrahamo, the God of Isaacp, and the God of Jacobq.'r ³⁸So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people. Yes, to God they are all still living."
³⁹Some of the teachers of the law said, "Teacher, your answer was very good." ⁴⁰No one was brave enough to ask him another question.

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord?(Mt. 22:41-46; Mk. 12:35-37) ⁴¹Then Jesus said, "Why do people say that the Messiahs is the Son of Davidt? ⁴²In the book of Psalms, Davidu himself says,

'The Lord God said to my Lord:
Sit by me at my right side, ⁴³and I will put your enemies under your powerv.'

⁴⁴David calls the Messiah 'Lord.' So how can the Messiah also be David's son?"

Warning Against the Teachers of the Law(Mt. 23:1-36; Mk. 12:38-40; Lk. 11:37-54) ⁴⁵While all the people were listening to Jesus, he said to his followers, ⁴⁶"Be careful of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around wearing clothes that look important. And they love for people to show respect to them in the marketplaces. They love to have the most important seats in the synagoguesx and the places of honor at banquets. ⁴⁷But they cheat widows and take their homes. Then they try to make themselves look good by saying long prayers. God will punish them very much."

^aTemple The permanent building in Jerusalem that replaced the portable “Holy Tent” that was used by the Israelites from the time of their wandering in the desert to the reign of King Solomon, when the first Temple was built. Like the Holy Tent, the Temple was the center of Israelite worship, although provision was made for it to be “a house of prayer for all nations” (Isa. 56:7).
^bGood News In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus the Messiah. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace - that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever.
^cJohn See “John the Baptizer.”
^dbaptize To perform the act of baptism. See “baptism.”
^eprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
^fvineyard A garden or farm where grapes are grown.
^gcornerstone The first and most important stone of a building.
^hPsalm 118:22
ⁱCaesar The name or title given to the emperor (ruler) of Rome.
^jsilver coin Or “denarius,” a Roman coin that was worth the average pay for one day’s work.
^kSadducees A leading Jewish religious group. They accepted only the first five books of the Old Testament and believed that people will not live again after death.
^lMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called “the Law of Moses.”
^m20:28 if … dead brother See Deut. 25:5, 6.
ⁿ20:37 burning bush See Ex. 3:1-12.
^oAbraham The most respected ancestor of the Jewish people. Through him God promised to make a great nation and bless all the people of the earth. Read Gen. 12:1-3.
^pIsaac The son of Abraham and one of the most important ancestors of the Israelites or Jews.
^qJacob Or “Israel,” ancestor of the people of Israel (also called Israelites and, later, Jews). See Gen. 32:24-28 for the story of how Jacob was given the name Israel. He was the father of twelve sons from whom the twelve tribes of Israel descended, and the name Jacob continued to be used for the nation or people of Israel.
^r20:37 ‘the God of … Jacob’ Words taken from Ex. 3:6.
^sMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
^tSon of David A name for the Messiah (Christ) because it was prophesied that he would come from the family of David. See “David.”
^uDavid Israel’s greatest king, who ruled about 1000 years before Christ. Besides being a great military and political leader, he was a deeply spiritual man and a gifted musician, who wrote many of the Psalms. He made plans and arrangements for the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem (“the city of David”), which was actually completed by his son Solomon. The Scriptures said that a descendant of David would be God’s chosen messiah (king), who would establish an eternal kingdom. For that reason, Jesus is sometimes called “the Son of David.”
^v20:43 and I … power Literally, “until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
^wPsalm 110:1
^xsynagogue A place in many cities where Jews gathered for prayer, study of the Scriptures, and other public meetings.