¹Et factum est in una dierum,And it happened that,docente illo populum in templo,on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel,et evangelizante,the leaders of the priests,convenerunt principes sacerdotum,and the scribes,et scribæ cum senioribus,gathered together with the elders,

¹Et factum est in una dierum,And it happened that,docente illo populum in templo,on one of the days when he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Gospel,et evangelizante,the leaders of the priests,convenerunt principes sacerdotum,and the scribes,et scribæ cum senioribus,gathered together with the elders,

²et aiunt dicentes ad illum:and they spoke to him, saying:Dic nobis in qua potestate hæc facis?“Tell us, by what authority do you do these things?aut quis est qui dedit tibi hanc potestatem?Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

²et aiunt dicentes ad illum:and they spoke to him, saying:Dic nobis in qua potestate hæc facis?“Tell us, by what authority do you do these things?aut quis est qui dedit tibi hanc potestatem?Or, who is it that has given you this authority?”

³Respondens autem Jesus,And in response,dixit ad illos:Jesus said to them:Interrogabo vos et ego unum verbum.“I will also question you about one word.Respondete mihi:Respond to me:

³Respondens autem Jesus,And in response,dixit ad illos:Jesus said to them:Interrogabo vos et ego unum verbum.“I will also question you about one word.Respondete mihi:Respond to me:

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

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

⁵At illi cogitabant intra se,So they discussed it among themselves,dicentes:saying:Quia si dixerimus:“If we say,De cælo,‘From heaven,’dicet:he will say,Quare ergo non credidistis illi?‘Then why did you not believe him?’

⁵At illi cogitabant intra se,So they discussed it among themselves,dicentes:saying:Quia si dixerimus:“If we say,De cælo,‘From heaven,’dicet:he will say,Quare ergo non credidistis illi?‘Then why did you not believe him?’

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

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

⁷Et responderunt se nescire unde esset.And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.

⁷Et responderunt se nescire unde esset.And so they responded that they did not know where it was from.

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

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

⁹Cœpit autem dicere ad plebem parabolam hanc:Then he began to tell the people this parable:Homo plantavit vineam,“A man planted a vineyard,et locavit eam colonis:and he loaned it to settlers,et ipse peregre fuit multis temporibus.and he was on a sojourn for a long time.

⁹Cœpit autem dicere ad plebem parabolam hanc:Then he began to tell the people this parable:Homo plantavit vineam,“A man planted a vineyard,et locavit eam colonis:and he loaned it to settlers,et ipse peregre fuit multis temporibus.and he was on a sojourn for a long time.

¹⁰Et in tempore misit ad cultores servum,And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers,ut de fructu vineæ darent illi.so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard.Qui cæsum dimiserunt eum inanem.And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.

¹⁰Et in tempore misit ad cultores servum,And in due time, he sent a servant to the farmers,ut de fructu vineæ darent illi.so that they would give to him from the fruit of the vineyard.Qui cæsum dimiserunt eum inanem.And they beat him and drove him away, empty-handed.

¹¹Et addidit alterum servum mittere.And he continued to send another servant.Illi autem hunc quoque cædentes,But beating him and treating him with contempt,et afficientes contumelia,they likewise sent him away,dimiserunt inanem.empty-handed.

¹¹Et addidit alterum servum mittere.And he continued to send another servant.Illi autem hunc quoque cædentes,But beating him and treating him with contempt,et afficientes contumelia,they likewise sent him away,dimiserunt inanem.empty-handed.

¹²Et addidit tertium mittere:And he continued to send a third.quiAnd wounding him also,et illum vulnerantes ejecerunt.they drove him away.

¹²Et addidit tertium mittere:And he continued to send a third.quiAnd wounding him also,et illum vulnerantes ejecerunt.they drove him away.

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

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

¹⁴Quem cum vidissent coloni,And when the settlers had seen him,cogitaverunt intra se,they discussed it among themselves,dicentes:saying:Hic est hæres,‘This one is the heir.occidamus illum,Let us kill him,ut nostra fiat hæreditas.so that the inheritance will be ours.’

¹⁴Quem cum vidissent coloni,And when the settlers had seen him,cogitaverunt intra se,they discussed it among themselves,dicentes:saying:Hic est hæres,‘This one is the heir.occidamus illum,Let us kill him,ut nostra fiat hæreditas.so that the inheritance will be ours.’

¹⁵Et ejectum illum extra vineam,And forcing him outside of the vineyard,occiderunt.they killed him.Quid ergo faciet illis dominus vineæ?What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

¹⁵Et ejectum illum extra vineam,And forcing him outside of the vineyard,occiderunt.they killed him.Quid ergo faciet illis dominus vineæ?What, then, will the lord of the vineyard do to them?”

¹⁶veniet,“He will comeet perdet colonos istos,and destroy those settlers,et dabit vineam aliis.and he will give the vineyard to others.”Quo audito,And upon hearing this,dixerunt illi:they said to him,Absit.“Let it not be.”

¹⁶veniet,“He will comeet perdet colonos istos,and destroy those settlers,et dabit vineam aliis.and he will give the vineyard to others.”Quo audito,And upon hearing this,dixerunt illi:they said to him,Absit.“Let it not be.”

¹⁷Ille autem aspiciens eos,Then, gazing at them, he said:ait: Quid est ergo hoc quod scriptum est:“Then what does this mean, which is written:Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes,‘The stone which the builders have rejected,hic factus est in caput anguli?the same has become the head of the corner?’

¹⁷Ille autem aspiciens eos,Then, gazing at them, he said:ait: Quid est ergo hoc quod scriptum est:“Then what does this mean, which is written:Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes,‘The stone which the builders have rejected,hic factus est in caput anguli?the same has become the head of the corner?’

¹⁸Omnis qui ceciderit super illum lapidem, conquassabitur:Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered.super quem autem ceciderit, comminuet illum.And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”

¹⁸Omnis qui ceciderit super illum lapidem, conquassabitur:Everyone who falls on that stone will be shattered.super quem autem ceciderit, comminuet illum.And anyone upon whom it falls will be crushed.”

¹⁹Et quærebant principes sacerdotum et scribæ mittere in illum manus illa hora,And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour,et timuerunt populum:but they feared the people.cognoverunt enim quod ad ipsos dixerit similitudinem hanc.For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.

¹⁹Et quærebant principes sacerdotum et scribæ mittere in illum manus illa hora,And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking to lay hands on him in that same hour,et timuerunt populum:but they feared the people.cognoverunt enim quod ad ipsos dixerit similitudinem hanc.For they realized that he had spoken this parable about them.

²⁰Et observantes miserunt insidiatores,And being attentive, they sent traitors,qui se justos simularent,who would pretend that they were just,ut caperent eum in sermone, ut traderent illum principatui, et potestati præsidis.so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

²⁰Et observantes miserunt insidiatores,And being attentive, they sent traitors,qui se justos simularent,who would pretend that they were just,ut caperent eum in sermone, ut traderent illum principatui, et potestati præsidis.so that they might catch him in his words and then hand him over to the power and authority of the procurator.

²¹Et interrogaverunt eum,And they questioned him,dicentes:saying:Magister,“Teacher,scimus quia recte dicis et doces:we know that you speak and teach correctly,et non accipis personam,and that you do not consider anyone’s status,sed viam Dei in veritate doces.but you teach the way of God in truth.

²¹Et interrogaverunt eum,And they questioned him,dicentes:saying:Magister,“Teacher,scimus quia recte dicis et doces:we know that you speak and teach correctly,et non accipis personam,and that you do not consider anyone’s status,sed viam Dei in veritate doces.but you teach the way of God in truth.

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

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

²³Considerans autem dolum illorum,But realizing their deceitfulness,dixit ad eos:he said to them:Quid me tentatis?“Why do you test me?

²³Considerans autem dolum illorum,But realizing their deceitfulness,dixit ad eos:he said to them:Quid me tentatis?“Why do you test me?

²⁴ostendite mihi denarium.Show me a denarius.Cujus habet imaginemWhose image and inscription does it have?”et inscriptionem?In response,Respondentes dixerunt ei:they said to him,Cæsaris.“Caesar’s.”

²⁴ostendite mihi denarium.Show me a denarius.Cujus habet imaginemWhose image and inscription does it have?”et inscriptionem?In response,Respondentes dixerunt ei:they said to him,Cæsaris.“Caesar’s.”

²⁵Et ait illis:And so, he said to them:Reddite ergo quæ sunt Cæsaris,“Then repay the things that are Caesar’s,Cæsari:to Caesar,et quæ sunt Dei,and the things that are God’s,Deo.to God.”

²⁵Et ait illis:And so, he said to them:Reddite ergo quæ sunt Cæsaris,“Then repay the things that are Caesar’s,Cæsari:to Caesar,et quæ sunt Dei,and the things that are God’s,Deo.to God.”

²⁶Et non potuerunt verbum ejus reprehendere coram plebe:And they were not able to contradict his word before the people.et mirati in responso ejus,And being amazed at his answer,tacuerunt.they were silent.

²⁶Et non potuerunt verbum ejus reprehendere coram plebe:And they were not able to contradict his word before the people.et mirati in responso ejus,And being amazed at his answer,tacuerunt.they were silent.

²⁷Accesserunt autem quidam sadducæorum, qui negant esse resurrectionem,Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection,et interrogaverunt eum,approached him. And they questioned him,

²⁷Accesserunt autem quidam sadducæorum, qui negant esse resurrectionem,Now some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection,et interrogaverunt eum,approached him. And they questioned him,

²⁸dicentes:saying:Magister,“Teacher,Moyses scripsit nobis:Moses wrote for us:Si frater alicujus mortuus fuerit habens uxorem,If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife,et hic sine liberis fuerit,and if he does not have any children,ut accipiat eam frater ejus uxorem,then his brother should take her as his wife,et suscitet semen fratri suo.and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

²⁸dicentes:saying:Magister,“Teacher,Moyses scripsit nobis:Moses wrote for us:Si frater alicujus mortuus fuerit habens uxorem,If any man’s brother will have died, having a wife,et hic sine liberis fuerit,and if he does not have any children,ut accipiat eam frater ejus uxorem,then his brother should take her as his wife,et suscitet semen fratri suo.and he should raise up offspring for his brother.

²⁹Septem ergo fratres erant:And so there were seven brothers.et primus accepit uxorem,And the first took a wife,et mortuus est sine filiis.and he died without sons.

²⁹Septem ergo fratres erant:And so there were seven brothers.et primus accepit uxorem,And the first took a wife,et mortuus est sine filiis.and he died without sons.

³⁰Et sequens accepit illam,And the next one married her,et ipse mortuus est sine filio.and he also died without a son.

³⁰Et sequens accepit illam,And the next one married her,et ipse mortuus est sine filio.and he also died without a son.

³¹Et tertius accepit illam.And the third married her,Similiter et omnes septem,and similarly all seven,et non reliquerunt semen,and none of them left behind any offspring,et mortui sunt.and they each died.

³¹Et tertius accepit illam.And the third married her,Similiter et omnes septem,and similarly all seven,et non reliquerunt semen,and none of them left behind any offspring,et mortui sunt.and they each died.

³²Novissime omnium mortua estLast of all,et mulier.the woman also died.

³²Novissime omnium mortua estLast of all,et mulier.the woman also died.

³³In resurrectione ergo,In the resurrection, then,cujus eorum erit uxor?whose wife will she be?siquidem septem habuerunt eam uxorem.For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”

³³In resurrectione ergo,In the resurrection, then,cujus eorum erit uxor?whose wife will she be?siquidem septem habuerunt eam uxorem.For certainly all seven had her as a wife.”

³⁴Et ait illis Jesus:And so,Filii hujus sæculi nubunt,Jesus said to them:et traduntur ad nuptias:“The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.

³⁴Et ait illis Jesus:And so,Filii hujus sæculi nubunt,Jesus said to them:et traduntur ad nuptias:“The children of this age marry and are given in marriage.

³⁵illi vero qui digni habebuntur sæculo illo,Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age,et resurrectione ex mortuis,and of the resurrection from the dead,neque nubent, neque ducent uxores:will neither be married, nor take wives.

³⁵illi vero qui digni habebuntur sæculo illo,Yet truly, those who shall be held worthy of that age,et resurrectione ex mortuis,and of the resurrection from the dead,neque nubent, neque ducent uxores:will neither be married, nor take wives.

³⁶neque enim ultra mori potuerunt:For they can no longer die.æquales enim angelis sunt,For they are equal to the Angels,et filii sunt Dei,and they are children of God,cum sint filii resurrectionis.since they are children of the resurrection.

³⁶neque enim ultra mori potuerunt:For they can no longer die.æquales enim angelis sunt,For they are equal to the Angels,et filii sunt Dei,and they are children of God,cum sint filii resurrectionis.since they are children of the resurrection.

³⁷Quia vero resurgant mortui,For in truth, the dead do rise again,et Moyses ostendit secus rubum,as Moses also showed beside the bush,sicut dicit Dominum,when he called the Lord:Deum Abraham,‘The God of Abraham,et Deum Isaac,and the God of Isaac,et Deum Jacob.and the God of Jacob.’

³⁷Quia vero resurgant mortui,For in truth, the dead do rise again,et Moyses ostendit secus rubum,as Moses also showed beside the bush,sicut dicit Dominum,when he called the Lord:Deum Abraham,‘The God of Abraham,et Deum Isaac,and the God of Isaac,et Deum Jacob.and the God of Jacob.’

³⁸Deus autem non est mortuorum,And so he is not the God of the dead,sed vivorum:but of the living.omnes enim vivunt ei.For all are alive to him.”

³⁸Deus autem non est mortuorum,And so he is not the God of the dead,sed vivorum:but of the living.omnes enim vivunt ei.For all are alive to him.”

³⁹Respondentes autem quidam scribarum,Then some of the scribes, in response,dixerunt ei:said to him,Magister,“Teacher,bene dixisti.you have spoken well.”

³⁹Respondentes autem quidam scribarum,Then some of the scribes, in response,dixerunt ei:said to him,Magister,“Teacher,bene dixisti.you have spoken well.”

⁴⁰Et amplius non audebant eum quidquam interrogare.And they no longer dared to question him about anything.

⁴⁰Et amplius non audebant eum quidquam interrogare.And they no longer dared to question him about anything.

⁴¹Dixit autem ad illos:But he said to them:Quomodo dicunt Christum filium esse David?“How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?

⁴¹Dixit autem ad illos:But he said to them:Quomodo dicunt Christum filium esse David?“How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?

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

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

⁴³donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

⁴³donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.until I set your enemies as your footstool.’

⁴⁴David ergo Dominum illum vocat:Therefore, David calls him Lord.et quomodo filius ejus est?So how can he be his son?”

⁴⁴David ergo Dominum illum vocat:Therefore, David calls him Lord.et quomodo filius ejus est?So how can he be his son?”

⁴⁵Audiente autem omni populo,Now in the hearing of all the people,dixit discipulis suis:he said to his disciples:

⁴⁵Audiente autem omni populo,Now in the hearing of all the people,dixit discipulis suis:he said to his disciples:

⁴⁶Attendite a scribis,“Be cautious of the scribes,qui volunt ambulare in stolis,who choose to walk in long robes,et amant salutationes in foro,and who love greetings in the marketplace,et primas cathedras in synagogis,and the first chairs in the synagogues,et primos discubitus in conviviis,and the first places at table during feasts,

⁴⁶Attendite a scribis,“Be cautious of the scribes,qui volunt ambulare in stolis,who choose to walk in long robes,et amant salutationes in foro,and who love greetings in the marketplace,et primas cathedras in synagogis,and the first chairs in the synagogues,et primos discubitus in conviviis,and the first places at table during feasts,

⁴⁷qui devorant domos viduarum,who devour the houses of widows,simulantes longam orationem:feigning long prayers.hi accipient damnationem majorem.These will receive the greater damnation.”

⁴⁷qui devorant domos viduarum,who devour the houses of widows,simulantes longam orationem:feigning long prayers.hi accipient damnationem majorem.These will receive the greater damnation.”