القراءة بلغتين

وأَخَذَ يُكَلِّمُهُم بِالأَمثالِ قال: «غَرَسَ رجُلٌ كَرْمًا فَسيَّجَه، وحَفَرَ فيه مَعْصَرَةً وبَنى بُرجًا، وآجَرَه بَعضَ الكَرَّامين ثُمَّ سافَر

فلَمَّا حانَ وقتُ الثَّمَر، أَرسلَ خادِمًا إِلى الكَرَّامين، لِيأخُذَ مِنهُم نَصيبَهُ مِن ثَمَرِ الكَرْم

فأَمسَكوهُ وضَرَبوه، وأَرجَعوه فارِغَ اليَدَين

فأَرسَلَ إِلَيهِم خادِمًا آخَر، وهٰذا أَيضًا شَجُّوا رأسَه وأَهانوه

فأَرسَلَ آخَر، وهٰذا أَيضًا قتَلوه. ثُمَّ أَرسَلَ كثيرينَ غَيرَهم، فضَربوا بَعضَهم وقَتَلوا بَعضَهم

فبَقِيَ عِندَهُ واحِدٌ وهو ٱبنُه الحَبيب. فأَرسَلَه إِلَيهم آخِرَ الأَمرِ وقال: «سَيَهابونَ ٱبني»

فقالَ أُولٰئِكَ الكَرَّامونَ بَعضُهم لِبَعْض: «هُوَذا الوارِث، هَلُمَّ نَقتُلْه، فيَكونَ الميراثُ لَنا»

فأَمسَكوهُ وقتَلوه وأَلقَوْه في خارِجِ الكَرْم

فماذا يَفعَلُ رَبُّ الكَرْم! يَأتي ويُهلِكُ الكَرَّامين، ويُعطي الكَرْمَ لِآخَرين

أَوَما قَرأتُم هٰذِه الآية: «الحَجَرُ الَّذي رَذلَه البَنَّاؤون هو الَّذي صارَ رأسَ الزَّاوِيَة

مِن عِندِ الرَّبِّ كانَ ذٰلك وهو عجَبٌ في أَعيُنِنا»

فحاوَلوا أَن يُمسِكوه، ولٰكِنَّهم خافوا الجَمْع، وكانوا قد أَدرَكوا أَنَّه يُعَرِّضُ بِهم في هٰذا المَثَل، فتَركوه وٱنصَرَفوا

وأَرسَلوا إِلَيهِ أُناسًا مِنَ الفِرِّيسيِّين والهِيرودُسيِّين لِيَصطادوه بِكَلِمَة

فأَتَوه وقالوا له: «يا مُعَلِّم، نَحنُ نَعلَمُ أَنَّكَ صادِقٌ لا تُبالي بِأَحد، لِأَنَّكَ لا تُراعي مَقامَ النَّاس، بل تُعَلِّمُ سبيلَ اللهِ بِالحَقّ. أَيَحِلُّ دَفْعُ الجِزيَةِ إِلى قَيصَرَ أَم لا؟ أَنَدْفَعُها أَم لا نَدفَعُها؟»

ففَطِنَ لِرِيائِهم فقالَ لَهم: «لِماذا تُحاوِلونَ إِحراجي؟ هاتوا دينارًا لِأَراه»

فَأَتَوه بِه. فقالَ لَهم: «لِمَن الصُّورَةُ هٰذه والكِتابَة؟» قالوا: «لِقَيْصَر»

فقالَ لَهم: «أَدُّوا لِقَيصَرَ ما لِقَيصَر، وللهِ ما للهِ». فعَجِبوا لَه أَشدَّ العَجَب

وأَتاه بَعضُ الصَّدُّوقِيِّين، وهُمُ الَّذينَ يَقولونَ بِأَنَّه لا قِيامَة، فسأَلوه

«يا مُعَلِّم، إِنَّ موسى كَتَبَ علَينا: «إِذا ماتَ لِٱمرِئٍ أَخٌ فتَركَ ٱمرَأَتَه ولَم يُخَلِّفْ وَلَدًا، فَلْيَأْخُذْ أَخوهُ المَرأَةَ ويُقِمْ نَسْلًا لِأَخيه»

كانَ هُناكَ سَبعَةُ إِخوَة. فأَخَذَ الأَوَّلُ ٱمرَأَةً ثُمَّ ماتَ ولَم يُخَلِّفْ نَسْلًا

فَأَخَذَها الثَّاني ثُمَّ ماتَ ولَم يُخَلِّفْ نَسْلًا. وكَذٰلكَ الثَّالث

ولَم يُخَلِّفِ السَّبعَةُ نَسْلًا. ثُمَّ ماتَتِ المَرأَةُ مِن بعدِهم جَميعًا

ففي القِيامَةِ حين يَقومون، لأَيٍّ مِنهم تكونُ ٱمرأَةً؟ فقَدِ ٱتَّخَذَها السَّبعَةُ ٱمرَأَة»

فقالَ لَهم يسوع: «أَوَما أَنتُم في ضَلال، لِأَنَّكم لا تَعرِفونَ الكُتُبَ ولا قُدرَةَ الله؟

فَعِندَما يَقومُ النَّاسُ مِن بَينِ الأَموات، فلا الرِّجالُ يَتَزَوَّجونَ ولا النِّساءُ يُزَوَّجْنَ، بل يَكونونَ مِثلَ المَلائِكَةِ في السَّمٰوات

وأَمَّا أَنَّ الأَمواتَ يَقومون، أَفَما قرأتُم في كِتابِ مُوسى، عِندَ ذِكْرِ العُلَّيقَة، كيفَ كَلَّمَه اللهُ فقال: «أَنا إِلهُ إِبْراهيم وإِلهُ إِسْحق وإِلهُ يَعقوب»

وما كانَ إِلهَ أَمْوات، بل إِلهُ أَحْياء. فأَنتُم في ضَلالٍ كَبير

ودَنا إِلَيه أَحدُ الكَتَبَة، وكانَ قد سَمِعَهم يُجادِلونَهُ، ورأَى أَنَّه أَحسَنَ الرَّدَّ علَيهم، فسأله: «ما الوَصِيَّةُ الأُولى في الوَصايا كُلِّها؟»

فأَجابَ يسوع: «الوَصِيَّةُ الأُولى هيَ: «إِسمَعْ يا إِسرائيل: إِنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلٰهَنا هو الرَّبُّ الأَحَد

فأَحبِبِ الرَّبَّ إِلٰهَكَ بِكُلِّ قَلبِكَ وكُلِّ نَفْسِكَ وكُلِّ ذِهنِكَ وكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ»

والثَّانِيَةُ هي: «أَحبِبْ قريبَكَ حُبَّكَ لِنَفْسِكَ». ولا وَصِيَّةَ أُخرى أَكبرُ مِن هاتَيْن»

فقالَ له الكاتب: «أَحسَنتَ يا مُعَلِّم، لقد أَصَبْتَ إِذ قُلتَ: إِنَّه الأَحَد ولَيسَ مِن دونِه آخَر

وأَن يُحِبَّه الإِنسانُ بِكُلِّ قلبِهِ وكُلِّ عَقلِه وكُلِّ قُوَّتِه، وأَن يُحِبَّ قَريبَه حُبَّه لِنَفْسِه، أَفضَلُ مِن كُلِّ مُحرَقَةٍ وذبيحَة»

فلمَّا رأَى يسوعُ أَنَّه أَجابَ بِفِطنَة قالَ له: «لَستَ بَعيدًا مِن مَلَكوتِ الله». ولَم يَجرُؤْ أَحَدٌ بعدَئِذٍ أَن يَسأَلَه عن شَيء

وتَكلَّمَ يسوعُ وهو يُعَلِّمُ في الهَيكَلِ قال: «كَيفَ يقولُ الكَتَبَةُ إِنَّ المَسيحَ هو ٱبنُ داود؟

وداودُ نَفْسُه قالَ بِوَحيٍ مِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُس: «قالَ الرَّبُّ لِرَبِّي: إِجلِسْ عن يَميني حتَّى أَجعَلَ أَعداءَكَ تَحتَ قَدَمَيك»

فداودُ نَفْسُه يَدعوهُ رَبًّا، فكَيفَ يكونُ ٱبنَه؟» وكانَ مِنَ النَّاسِ جَمعٌ كثيرٌ يُصغي إِلَيه مَسْرورًا

وقالَ في تَعليمِه: «إِيَّاكُم والكَتَبَة، فإِنَّهم يُحِبُّونَ المَشْيَ بِالجُبَب، وتَلقِّيَ التَّحِيَّاتِ في السَّاحات

وصُدورَ المَجالِسِ في المَجامِع، والمَقاعِدَ الأُولى في المَآدِب

يأكُلونَ بُيوتَ الأَرامِل، وهم يُظهِرونَ أَنَّهُم يُطيلونَ الصَّلاة. هٰؤلاءِ سيَنالُهُمُ العِقابُ الأَشَدّ»

وجلَسَ يسوعُ قُبالَةَ الخِزانَةِ يَنظُرُ كيفَ يُلْقي الجَمعُ في الخِزانَةِ نُقودًا مِن نُحاس. فأَلْقى كثيرٌ مِنَ الأَغنِياءِ شَيئًا كثيرًا

وجاءَت أَرمَلَةٌ فَقيرةٌ فأَلقَت عُشرَين، أَي فَلْسًا

فدَعا تَلاميذَه وقالَ لَهم: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكُم إِنَّ هٰذِه الأَرمَلَةَ الفَقيرةَ أَلْقَت أَكثَرَ مِن جَميعِ الَّذينَ أَلقَوا في الخِزانَة

لِأَنَّهم كُلَّهم أَلْقَوا مِنَ الفاضِلِ عن حاجاتِهم، وأَمَّا هي فإِنَّها مِن حاجَتِها أَلْقَت جَميعَ ما تَملِك، كُلَّ رِزقِها»

He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.

When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.

They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.

Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.

Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some.

Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.

Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.

This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?”

They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away.

They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.

When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?

Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”

They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”

Jesus answered them, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,

“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’

There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.

The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;

and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.

In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?

For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

But about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”

One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”

Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.

The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he;

and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’

Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,

those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”

Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.

A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,

for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”