Polyglot Bible: Mark: Mark 12

This is a passage from the Gospel of Mark (chapter 12) presented in a parallel-text format: the original Greek New Testament (GNT) alongside an interlinear King James Version (KJV) English translation with Strong's concordance numbers. It covers a dense sequence of confrontations and teachings during Jesus's final days in Jerusalem. The section opens with the Parable of the Wicked Tenants — a vineyard allegory widely read as an indictment of Israel's religious leaders — followed by several adversarial exchanges: Pharisees and Herodians trap-question Jesus on paying taxes to Caesar (prompting the famous "render unto Caesar" response), and Sadducees challenge him on the resurrection using a levirate marriage puzzle, which Jesus rebuts by arguing God is "not the God of the dead, but of the living." The passage then shifts to more collaborative exchanges: a scribe asks about the greatest commandment, eliciting Jesus's dual love command (love God wholly, love neighbor as self), and Jesus himself poses a riddle about whether the Messiah can be both David's son and David's lord. It closes with a sharp contrast between the condemned ostentation of scribes and the praised sacrificial giving of a poor widow who donates her last two coins. The interlinear format makes this primarily a resource for those studying New Testament Greek alongside the KJV, rather than a standalone theological or literary work.

Polyglot Bible: Mark: Mark 12

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