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Matthew 21:23-32

23AndwhenhewascomeG2064intothetemple,thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameG2064untohimashewasteachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,BywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouthesethingsG3778?andwhogaveG1325theethisauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?

24AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andsaidG3004untothem,IalsoG1161willaskἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youoneἕνα,henaG1520question,whichifyetellG3004me,IlikewisewilltellG3004youbywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IdothesethingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25ThebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491, whencewasG1510it?fromheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orfrommenG444?AndtheyreasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withthemselves,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfweshallsayG3004,Fromheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;hewillsayG3004untous,WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767didyenotbelieveἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?

26ButifweshallsayG3004,FrommenG444;wefearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399themultitudeὄχλον·ochlonG3793;forallholdG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asaprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndtheyansweredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andsaidG3004,Weknownot.HealsoG2532saidG3004untothem,NeithertellλέγωlegōG3004IyoubywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IdothesethingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28Butwhatthinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380ye?AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύο,duoG1417sonsG5043;andhecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334tothefirstπρώτῳprōtōG4413,andsaidG3004,SonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038to-dayinthevineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.

29AndheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004,IwillG2309not:butafterwardherepented himself,andwentG565.

30AndhecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334tothesecondG1208,andsaidG3004likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.AndheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004,Igoἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565,sirκύριε·kurieG2962:andwentG565not.

31WhichofthetwoδύοduoG1417didthewillofhisfatherπατρός;patrosG3962?TheysayG3004,Thefirstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothem, VerilyIsayG3004untoyou,thatthepublicansandtheharlotsgoπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeyou.

32ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameG2064untoyouinthewayὁδῷhodōG3598ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andyebelievedG4100himnot;butthepublicansandtheharlotsbelievedG4100him:andye,whenyesawG3708it,didnotevenG2532repentyourselvesafterward,thatyemightbelieveG4100him.

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