Introduction
An architect's impression of the temple in Jerusalem.
Jesus continues teaching in the temple with increasingly hostile reactions from the religious leaders.
Questions
1. Why couldn’t Jesus' enemies seize him?
v 12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; ...
2. Why were the Pharisees and Herodians sent to Jesus?
v 13 They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
3. What did Jesus say the Sadducees were mistaken about?
v 24 and 25 ... 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, ...
Summary Points
- v 1 to 12 Jesus tells a parable based on Isaiah 5 v 1 and 2 against the religious leaders. He implies he is the rejected stone mentioned in Psalm 118 v 22 and 23
- v 13 to 17 Some Pharisees and Herodians are sent to question Jesus about paying taxes, in order to trap him
- v 18 to 27 The Sadducees ask what happens in the resurrection when a woman has more than one husband
- v 28 to 34 The scribes ask which is the greatest commandment in the law of Moses
- v 35 to 37 Jesus questions the religious leaders, asking how Christ can be David's son
- v 38 to 44 Jesus warns against the hypocrisy of the scribes. Then at the treasury Jesus contrasts the attitude of the rich with that of a poor widow