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Luke 20:17-47

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.

20SoΚαὶKaiG2532they watched Him closelyπαρατηρήσαντεςparatērēsantesG3906andsentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649spiesἐγκαθέτουςegkathetousG1455who pretendedὑποκρινομένουςhupokrinomenousG5271ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510sincereδικαίουςdikaiousG1342.They were hopingἵναinaG2443to catchἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949Himin HisαὐτοῦautouG846wordsλόγου,logouG3056in orderὥστεhōsteG5620to hand Him overπαραδοῦναι αὐτὸνparadounai autonG3860 G846to theτῇtēaG3588ruleἀρχῇarchēaG746andκαὶkaiG2532τῇtēaG3588authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849of theτοῦtouG3588governorἡγεμόνος.hēgemonosG2232.

21“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320καὶkaiG2532,”they inquiredἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες·epērōtēsan auton legontesG1905 G846 G3004, “we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754You speakλέγειςlegeisG3004andκαὶkaiG2532teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723καὶkaiG2532.You show no partialityοὐ λαμβάνεις πρόσωπονou lambaneis prosōponG3756 G2983 G4383butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in accordance withἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

22Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for usG1473to payδοῦναιdounaiG1325taxesφόρονphoronG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541orἢēG2228notοὔ;ouG3756?”

23ButδὲdeG1161Jesussaw throughκατανοήσαςkatanoēsasG2657theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588duplicityπανουργίανpanourgianG3834andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούςautousG846,

24“ShowδείξατέdeixateG1166MeG1473a denariusδηνάριον·dēnarionG1220.WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504andκαὶkaiG2532inscriptionἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnG1923are on itἔχειecheiG2192?” “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588,”they answeredεἶπαν·eipanG2036.

25δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588SoτοίνυνtoinunG5106Jesustoldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036 G4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “GiveἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541whatτὰtaG3588isCaesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588to GodθεοῦtheouG2316whatτοῦtouG3588isτῷtōG3588God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

26AndκαὶkaiG2532they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυσανouk ischusanG3756 G2480to trap Him inἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaiG1949HisαὐτοῦautouG846wordsῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992.AndκαὶkaiG2532amazedθαυμάσαντεςthaumasantesG2296atἐπὶepiG1909HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῇtēaG3588answerἀποκρίσειapokriseiG612,they fell silentἐσίγησαν.¶esigēsanG4601.

27ThenδέdeG1161someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523,whoοἱhoiG3588say there is noἀντιλέγοντες μὴantilegontes mēG483 G3361 G1510resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,cameΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesG4334to questionἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

28“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125for usG1473that ifἐάνeanG1437a man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599andleavesἔχωνechōnG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135butκαὶkaiG2532no childrenοὗτος ἄτεκνος ᾖ,houtos ateknos ēG3778 G1510 G815ἵναinaG2443, the manὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦho adelphos autouG846 G3588 G80is to marryλάβῃlabēG2983his brother’sτὴνtēnG3588widowγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532raise upἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817offspringσπέρμαspermaG4690forτῷtōG3588himἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.adelphō autouG846 G80.

29NowοὖνounG3767there wereἦσαν·ēsanG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413onemarriedλαβὼνlabōnG2983a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135butdiedἀπέθανενapethanenG599childlessἄτεκνος,ateknosG815.

30ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208

31andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154marriedἔλαβενelabenG2983the widowαὐτήνautēnG846,andδὲdeG1161in the same wayὡσαύτως καὶhōsautōs kaiG5615 G2532allοἱhoiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033καὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599,leavingκατέλιπονkateliponG2641noοὐouG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

32AndκαὶkaiG2532last of allG5305,theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

33So thenοὖνounG3767,inἐνenG1722theἡhēG3588resurrectionἀναστάσει,anastaseiG386τῇtēaG3588γυνὴgunēG1135,whoseτίνος αὐτῶνtinos autōnG5101 G846wifeγυνή;gunēG1135will she beγίνεταιginetaiG1096?ForγὰρgarG1063allοἱhoiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033were marriedἔσχον γυναῖκα.¶eschon gunaikaG2192 G1135to herαὐτὴνautēnG846.”

34ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredεἶπεν αὐτοῖςeipen autoisG2036 G846, “TheοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060andκαὶkaiG2532are given in marriageγαμίσκονται,gamiskontaiG1061.

35ButδὲdeG1161those who areοἱhoiG3588considered worthyκαταξιωθέντεςkataxiōthentesG2661to shareτυχεῖνtucheinG5177inἐκείνουekeinouG1565theτοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165to comeandκαὶkaiG2532in theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386τῆςtēsG3588fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498will neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777be given in marriageγαμίζονται·gamizontaiG1061.

36In factγὰρgarG1063,they canδύνανται,dunantaiG1410noοὐδὲoudeG3761longerἔτιetiG2089dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,becauseγάρgarG1063they areεἰσιν,eisinG1510like the angelsἰσάγγελοιisangeloiG2465.AndκαὶkaiG2532since they areεἰσινeisinG1510sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386,they areὄντες.ontesG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

37Evenδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475demonstratesἐμήνυσενemēnusenG3377thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588deadνεκροί,nekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453, in the passageaboutἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588burningbushβάτουbatouG942.ForὡςhōsG5613he callsλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριονkurionG2962‘theτὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532, theGodθεὸνtheonG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532theGodθεὸνtheonG2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.’

38δὲdeG1161He isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theGodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198,forγὰρgarG1063to HimαὐτῷautōG846allπάντεςpantesG3956are aliveζῶσιν.¶zōsinG2198.”

39δέdeG1161SomeτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122answeredἈποκριθέντες εἶπαν·Apokrithentes eipanG611 G2036, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,You have spokenεἶπας.eipasG2036wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573!”

40AndγὰρgarG1063they did not dareἐτόλμωνetolmōnG3765 G5111to questionἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846anyοὐδέν.¶oudenG3762further.

41ThenδὲdeG1161JesusdeclaredΕἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·Eipen pros autousG2036 G4314 G846, “HowπῶςpōsG4459can it be said thatλέγουσινlegousinG3004theτὸνtonG3588ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547isG1510theSonυἱόν;huionG5207of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138?

42ForγὰρgarG1063DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138himselfαὐτὸςautosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004inἐνenG1722thebookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568: ‘TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036to myG1473τῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521atἐκekG1537MyG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188

43untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302I makeθῶthōG5087YourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286forτῶνtōnG3588Yourσου.souG4771feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

44ThusοὖνounG3767DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138callsκαλεῖ,kaleiG2564HimαὐτὸνautonG846‘LordκύριονkurionG2962.’SoκαὶkaiG2532howπῶςpōsG4459can He beἐστιν;¶estinG1510David’sαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?”

45In the hearingἈκούοντοςAkouontosG191δὲdeG1161of allπαντὸςpantosG3956theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992, JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036toτοῖςtoisG3588Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,

46“BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337ofἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122τῶνtōnG3588.They likeθελόντωνthelontōnG2309to walk aroundπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043inἐνenG1722long robesστολαῖςstolaisG4749,andκαὶkaiG2532they loveφιλούντωνphilountōnG5368thegreetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58καὶkaiG2532, thechief seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864,andκαὶkaiG2532theplaces of honorπρωτοκλισίαςprōtoklisiasG4411atἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588banquetsδείπνοις,deipnoisG1173.

47TheyοἳhoiG3739defraudκατεσθίουσινkatesthiousinG2719τὰςtasG3588widowsχηρῶνchērōnG5503of theirτῶνtōnG3588housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,andκαὶkaiG2532for a showπροφάσειprophaseiG4392make lengthy prayersμακρὰ προσεύχονται·makra proseuchontaiG4336 G3117.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menwill receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontaiG2983greaterG4053condemnationκρίμα.¶krimaG2917.”

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