Berean Standard Bible

Luke 13:18-30

18Thenοὖν·ounG3767JesusaskedG2036, “WhatτίνιtiniG5101isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664καὶkaiG2532?To whatτίνιtiniG5101can I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666itαὐτήν;autēnG846?

19It isἐστὶνestinG1510likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664a mustard seedκόκκῳ σινάπεωςkokkō sinapeōsG2848 G4615thatὃνhonG3739a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444tossedλαβὼν ἔβαλενlabōn ebalenG2983 G906intoεἰςeisG1519hisἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438gardenκῆπονkēponG2779καὶkaiG2532.It grewηὔξησενēuxēsenG837andκαὶkaiG2532becameἐγένετο εἰςegeneto eisG1096 G1519a treeδένδρονdendronG1186,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772nestedκατεσκήνωσενkateskēnōsenG2681inἐνenG1722itsαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588branchesκλάδοιςkladoisG2798.”

20ΚαὶKaiG2532AgainπάλινpalinG3825He askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “To whatτίνιtiniG5101can I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316?

21It isἐστὶνestinG1510likeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664leavenζύμῃzumēG2219thatἣνhēnG3739a womanγυνὴgunēG1135tookλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983andmixedG2928intoεἰςeisG1519threeτρίαtriaG5140measuresσάταsataG4568of flourἀλεύρουaleurouG224,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193allὅλον.¶holonG3650of itοὗhouG3739was leavenedἐζυμώθηezumōthēG2220.”

22ThenΚαὶKaiG2532JesustraveledδιεπορεύετοdieporeuetoG1279throughoutκατὰkataG2596thetownsπόλειςpoleisG4172andκαὶkaiG2532villagesκώμαςkōmasG2968,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321καὶkaiG2532as He madeποιούμενοςpoioumenosG4160His wayπορείανporeianG4197towardεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.¶Hi'erosolumaG2414.

23“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962δέdeG1161,”someoneτιςtisG5100askedΕἶπενEipenG2036Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “willεἰeiG1487only a fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641peopleοἱhoiG3588be savedσῳζόμενοι;sōzomenoiG4982δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588?” JesusansweredεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846,

24“Make every effortἀγωνίζεσθεagōnizestheG75to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588narrowστενῆςstenēsG4728doorθύρας·thurasG2374.ForὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοί,polloiG4183,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,will tryζητήσουσινzētēsousinG2212to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525andκαὶkaiG2532will not be ableοὐκ ἰσχύσουσιν.ouk ischusousinG3756 G2480.

25Afterἀφ᾽ οὗ ἂνaph᾽ hou anG575 G3739 G302theὁhoG3588master of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617gets upἐγερθῇegerthēaG1453andκαὶkaiG2532shutsἀποκλείσῃapokleisēG608theτὴνtēnG3588doorθύρανthuranG2374καὶkaiG2532,you willG756standἑστάναιhestanaiG2476outsideἔξωexōG1854καὶkaiG2532knockingκρούειν τὴν θύρανkrouein tēn thuranG2925 G3588 G2374andsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘LordκύριεkurieG2962,open the doorἄνοιξονanoixonG455for usG1473.’ButκαὶkaiG2532ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611he will replyὑμῖν·huminG2046 G4771, ‘I do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whereπόθενpothenG4159youὑμᾶςhumasG4771are fromἐστέ·esteG1510.’

26ThenτότεtoteG5119you willG756sayλέγειν·legeinG3004, ‘We ateἐφάγομενephagomenG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drankἐπίομεν,epiomenG4095with youἐνώπιόν σουenōpion souG4771 G1799,andκαὶkaiG2532you taughtἐδίδαξας·edidaxasG1321inἐνenG1722ourG1473ταῖςtaisG3588streetsG4113.’

27AndκαὶkaiG2532he will answerG2046, ‘I tellλέγωνlegōnG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,I do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whereπόθενpothenG4159youὑμᾶςhumasG4771are fromἐστέ,esteG1510.DepartἀπόστητεapostēteG868fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meἐμοῦemouG1473,allπάντεςpantesG3956youevildoersἐργάται ἀδικίας.ergatai adikiasG2040 G93.’

28ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofτῶνtōnG3588teethὀδόντων,odontōnG3599whenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464καὶkaiG2532,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,butδὲdeG1161you yourselvesὑμᾶςhumasG4771are thrownἐκβαλλομένουςekballomenousG1544outἔξω.exōG1854.

29καὶkaiG2532Peoplewill comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240fromἀπὸapoG575eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395andκαὶkaiG2532westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424andκαὶkaiG2532ἀπὸapoG575northβορρᾶborraG1005andκαὶkaiG2532southνότουnotouG3558,andκαὶkaiG2532will recline at the tableἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532indeedἰδοὺidouG2400,some who areεἰσὶν οἳeisin hoiG1510 G3739lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510firstπρῶτοι,prōtoiG4413,andκαὶkaiG2532some who areεἰσὶν οἳeisin hoiG1510 G3739firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510lastἔσχατοι.¶eschatoiG2078.”

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