Luke 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 24

¹ And it happened on one of those days, with Him teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came up with the elders,

² and spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who is the one giving you this authority?

³ And answering, He said to them, I will also ask you one thing, and you tell me:

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Chapter Summary

1 Christ’s authority. 9 The parable of the vineyard. 19 Of giving tribute to Caesar. 27 Christ convinces the Sadducees that denied the resurrection.

Key Greek Words

ἐξουσία authority G1849

ἀμπελών vineyard G290

ἀνάστασις resurrection G386

λίθος stone (cornerstone) G3037

φόρος tribute G5411

παραβολή parable G3850

People & Context

Jesus

teaching in the temple; answers about authority, tribute, and the resurrection

John

the Baptist, whose baptism Jesus invokes to silence His questioners

Moses

lawgiver cited on levirate marriage and the burning bush testimony of the resurrection

David

called the Christ his Lord in the Psalm Jesus quotes

Caesar

emperor whose image is on the denarius in the tribute question

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