Mark 12
Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants (geōrgoi) who beat, stone, and kill the vineyard owner's servants and beloved son, symbolizing Israel's rejection of God's prophets and the Messiah, leading to their destruction and the kingdom given to others; he quotes Psalm 118 about the rejected stone becoming the cornerstone.[1][2][3][4][6] Religious leaders challenge him on paying taxes to Caesar, to which Jesus replies 'Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God (Theos) the things that are God's'; he answers Sadducees on resurrection, declares the greatest commandment to love God (Kyrios) and neighbor, critiques scribes' hypocrisy, and praises a poor widow's sacrificial offering over the rich's abundance.[2][3][4][6]