16. He will come and kill them. He will give the vineyard to others." When the people heard this, they said, "We hope this never happens!"
17. Jesus looked right at them and said, "Here is something I want you to explain the meaning of. It is written, " 'The stone the builders didn't accept has become the most important stone of all.' (Psalm 118:22)
18. Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces. But the stone will crush anyone it falls on."
19. The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest Jesus at once. They knew he had told that story against them. But they were afraid of the people.
20. The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be honest. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.
21. So the spies questioned Jesus. "Teacher," they said, "we know that you speak and teach what is right. We know you don't favor one person over another. You teach the way of God truthfully.
22. Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
23. Jesus saw they were trying to trick him. So he said to them,
24. "Show me a silver coin. Whose picture and words are on it?"
25. "Caesar's," they replied. He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give to God what belongs to God."
26. They were not able to trap him with what he had said there in front of all the people. Amazed by his answer, they became silent.
27. The Sadducees do not believe that people rise from the dead. Some of them came to Jesus with a question.
28. "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us about a man's brother who dies. Suppose the brother leaves a wife but has no children. Then the man must get married to the widow. He must have children to carry on his dead brother's name.
29. "There were seven brothers. The first one got married to a woman. He died without leaving any children.
30. The second one got married to her.