1 Then went the Pharisees and considered how they might ensnare him in a word, 2 and deliver him into the power of the judge, and into the power of the ruler. And they sent unto him their disciples, with the kinsfolk of Herod; and they said unto him, [Arabic, p. 129] Teacher, we know that you speak the truth, and teachest the way of God with equity, and art not lifted up by any man: for you act not so as to 3 be seen of any man. Tell us now, What is your opinion? Is it lawful that we should 4 pay the tribute to Cæsar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give? But Jesus knew 5 their deceit, and said unto them, Why do you tempt me, you hypocrites? Show me the 6 penny of the tribute. So they brought unto him a penny. Jesus said unto them, To whom belongs this image and inscription? They said unto him, To Cæsar. 7, 8 He said unto them, Give what is Cæsar's to Cæsar, and what is God's to God. And they could not make him slip in a single word before the people; and they marvelled at his word, and refrained.
9 And on that day came the Sadducees, and said unto him, There is no life for 10 the dead. And they asked him, and said unto him, Teacher, Moses said unto us, If a man die, not having children, let his brother take his wife, and raise up seed 11 for his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first took a wife, 12 and died without children; and the second took his wife, and died without children; 13 and the third also took her; and in like manner the seven of them also, and they 14, 15 died without leaving children. And last of them all the woman died also. At the resurrection, then, which of these seven shall have this woman? For all of them took 16 her. Jesus answered and said unto them, Is it not for this that you have erred, 17 because ye know not the scriptures, nor the power of God? And the sons of this 18 world take wives, and the women become the men's; but those that have become worthy of that world, and the resurrection from among the dead, do not take 19 [Arabic, p. 130] wives, and the women also do not become the men's. Nor is it possible that they should die; but they are like the angels, and are the children of 20 God, because they have become the children of the resurrection. For in the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read in the book of Moses, how from the bush God said unto him, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 21 And God is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all of them are alive with him. And you have erred greatly.
22, 23 And when the multitudes heard, they were wondering at his teaching. And 24 some of the scribes answered and said unto him, Teacher, you have well said. But the rest of the Pharisees, when they saw his silencing the Sadducees on this point, gathered against him to contend with him.
25 And one of the scribes, of those that knew the law, when he saw the excellence 26 of his answer to them, desired to try him, and said unto him, What shall I do to inherit eternal life? And, Which of the commandments is greater, and has precedence 27 in the law? Jesus said unto him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O 28 Israel; The Lord our God, the Lord is one: and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your thought, and with all your 29, 30 strength. This is the great and preëminent commandment. And the second, which is like it, is, You shall love your neighbour as yourself. And another commandment 31 greater than these two there is not. On these two commandments, then, are hung the 32 [Arabic, p. 131] law and the prophets. That scribe said unto him, Excellent! My Master; you have said truly that he is one, and there is no other outside of him: 33 and that a man should love him with all his heart, and with all his thought, and with all his soul, and with all his strength, and that he should love his neighbour as 34 himself, is better than all savours and sacrifices. And Jesus saw him that he had answered wisely; and he answered and said unto him, You are not far from the 35, 36 kingdom of God. You have spoken rightly: do this, and you shall live. And he, as his desire was to justify himself, said unto him, And who is my neighbour? 37 Jesus said unto him, A man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and the robbers fell upon him, and stripped him, and beat him, his life remaining in him but little, 38 and went away. And it happened that there came down a certain priest that way; 39 and he saw him, and passed by. And likewise a Levite also came and reached 40 that place, and saw him, and passed by. And a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, 41 came to the place where he was, and saw him, and had compassion on him, and came near, and bound up his strokes, and poured on them wine and oil; and he set him on the ass, and brought him to the inn, and expended his care upon him. 42 And on the morrow of that day he took out two pence, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said unto him, Care for him; and if you spend upon him more, 43 when I return, I shall give you. Who of these three now, do you think, is nearest 44 to him that fell among the robbers? And he said unto him, He that had compassion 45 [Arabic, p. 132] on him. Jesus said unto him, Go, and do also likewise. And no man dared afterwards to ask him anything.
46 And he was teaching every day in the temple. But the chief priests and scribes and the elders of the people sought to destroy him: and they could not find what 47 they should do with him; and all the people were hanging upon him to hear him. 48 And many of the multitude believed on him, and said, The Messiah, when he 49 comes, can it be that he will do more than these signs that this man does? And the Pharisees heard the multitudes say that of him; and the chief priests sent 50 officers to seize him. And Jesus said unto them, I am with you but a short time 51 yet, and I go to him that sent me. And you shall seek me, and shall not find me: 52 and where I shall be, you shall not be able to come. The Jews said within themselves, Whither has this man determined to go that we shall not be able to find him? Can it be that he is determined to go to the regions of the nations, and teach 53 the heathen? What is this word that he said, You shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, you cannot come?
Source: The Diatessaron (New Advent)