Berean Standard Bible

Luke 20:1-19

1ΚαὶKaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐνenG1722OneμιᾷmiaG1520τῶνtōnG3588dayἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250as JesusαὐτοῦautouG846was teachingδιδάσκοντοςdidaskontosG1321theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courtsandκαὶkaiG2532proclaiming the gospelεὐαγγελιζομένουeuangelizomenouG2097,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122,together withσὺνsunG4862theτοῖςtoisG3588eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,came upἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186to Him.

2“TellεἶπανeipanG2036usG1473καὶkaiG2532εἰπὸνeiponG2036,”they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτόν·autonG846, “byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778, andἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101ἐστινestinG1510ὁhoG3588gaveδούςdousG1325YouσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

3“I will also askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2504 G2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771a questionλόγον,logonG3056δὲdeG1161ἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,” JesusrepliedεἶπενeipenG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτούς·autousG846G2532. “TellεἴπατέeipateG2036MeκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473:

4John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491τὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908—was itἦνēnG1510fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;anthrōpōnG444?”

5δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They deliberatedσυνελογίσαντοsunelogisantoG4817amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438andsaidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will askG2046, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeοὐκ ἐπιστεύσατεouk episteusateG3756 G4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?’

6ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’allἅπαςhapasG537theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992will stoneκαταλιθάσειkatalithaseiG2642usG1473,forγάρgarG1063they areG1510convincedπεπεισμένοςpepeismenosG3982thatJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491wasG1510a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

7SoκαὶkaiG2532they answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611thatthey did not knowμὴmēG3361 G1492where it was fromπόθεν.pothenG4159.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedεἶπεν αὐτοῖς·eipen autoisG2036 G846, “NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761will IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I am doingποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”

9ThenδὲdeG1161He proceededG756to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004πρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992thisταύτην·tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850: “AτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290καὶkaiG2532,rentedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it outαὐτὸνautonG846to some tenantsγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went awayἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589for a longἱκανούς.hikanousG2425timeχρόνουςchronousG5550.

10καὶkaiG2532At harvest timeκαιρῷkairōG2540,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588tenantsγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092toἵναinaG2443collectδώσουσιν αὐτῷ·dōsousin autōG1325 G846his shareἀπὸapoG575of theτοῦtouG3588fruitκαρποῦkarpouG2590of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290.ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588tenantsγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194the servant andsent him awayἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸνexapesteilan autonG1821 G846empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

11SoG2532he sentπροσέθετο πέμψαιprosetheto pempsaiG4369 G3992anotherἕτερονheteronG2087servantδοῦλον·doulonG1401,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194himandG2532treated him shamefullyἀτιμάσαντεςatimasantesG818 G2548,sending him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

12ThenκαὶkaiG2532he sentπροσέθετο πέμψαι·prosetheto pempsaiG4369 G3992a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154,butδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532οἱhoiG3588they woundedτραυματίσαντεςtraumatisantesG5135himτοῦτονtoutonG3778andthrew him outἐξέβαλον.¶exebalonG1544.

13‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160δὲdeG1161?’askedΕἶπενEipenG2036theὁhoG3588ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνος·ampelōnosG290. ‘I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992myG1473τὸνtonG3588belovedἀγαπητόν·agapētonG27τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόνhuionG5207.PerhapsἴσωςisōsG2481they will respectἐντραπήσονται.entrapēsontaiG1788himτοῦτονtoutonG3778.’

14But whenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588tenantsγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonαὐτὸνautonG846,they discussed itδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818.Let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846, andἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588inheritanceκληρονομία.klēronomiaG2817will beγένηταιgenētaiG1096oursG1473.’

15SoκαὶkaiG2532they threwἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἔξωexōG1854theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290andkilledἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767will theὁhoG3588ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846?

16He will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532killἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseτούτουςtoutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588tenantsγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092andκαὶkaiG2532giveδώσειdōseiG1325theτὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.”AndδὲdeG1161when the peopleheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “May such a thing never happenμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!”

17ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Jesuslooked directly atἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510the meaning ofτοῦτο·toutoG3778that whichτὸtoG3588is writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125: ‘ThestoneλίθονlithonG3037ὃνhonG3739theοἱhoiG3588buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593οὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθη εἰςegenēthē eisG1096 G1519thecornerstoneκεφαλὴν γωνίας;kephalēn gōniasG2776 G1137’?

18EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thisἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565τὸνtonG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be broken to piecesσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917,butδ᾽d᾽G1161he on whomἐφ᾽ ὃν ἂνeph᾽ hon anG1909 G3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098will be crushedλικμήσει αὐτόν.¶likmēsei autonG3039 G846.”

19WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749γὰρgarG1063realizedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesushad spokenεἶπενeipenG2036thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὰςtasG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850againstπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτὸνautonG846,they soughtἐζήτησανezētēsanG2212to arrestἐπιβαλεῖν ἐπ᾽ χεῖρας τῇepibalein ep᾽ cheiras tēaG1911 G3588 G5495 G1909HimαὐτῇautēaG846that veryἐν αὐτοὺςen autousG1722 G846τὸνtonG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610.ButκαὶkaiG2532they were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399of theτὴνtēnG3588peopleλαόν·laonG2992.

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