Luke 20 - Summary

Chief priests, scribes, and elders challenge Jesus' authority, receiving the counter-question about John's baptism that they cannot answer without condemning themselves. The parable of the wicked tenants who kill the owner's servants and beloved son indicts the religious leaders who understand they are targeted, prompting their attempts to trap Jesus with questions about tribute to Caesar and resurrection, both of which He answers masterfully. Jesus poses His own question about David's Lord, warns against the scribes' love of long robes, greetings, chief seats, and devouring widows' houses, and observes the poor widow's two mites as giving more than all others.