17. But Jesus looked straight at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?
18. Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.”
19. Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
20. Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
21. Thus they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22. Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”
23. But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,
24. “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They said, “Caesar’s.”
25. So he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
26. Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.
27. Now some Sadducees (who contend that there is no resurrection) came to him.
28. They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.
29. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died without children.
30. The second
31. and then the third married her, and in this same way all seven died, leaving no children.
32. Finally the woman died too.
33. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For all seven had married her.”