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Matthew 20:2-24

2δὲdeG1161He agreedσυμφωνήσαςsumphōnēsasG4856to payμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588themἐργατῶνergatōnG2040a denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220forἐκekG1537theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andsentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.

3καὶkaiG2532AboutπερὶperiG4012the thirdτρίτηνtritēnG5154hourὥρανhōranG5610he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andsawG3708othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588marketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58doing nothingἀργούςargousG692.

4‘YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217intoεἰςeisG1519myτὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνα,ampelōnaG290καὶkaiG2532,’he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036ἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532I will payδώσωdōsōG1325youὑμῖν.huminG4771whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437isᾖēG1510rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342.’

5SoG1161G3588they wentG565G1161.He went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831againπάλινpalinG3825aboutπερὶperiG4012thesixthἕκτηνhektēnG1623hourandκαὶkaiG2532theninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610anddidἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the same thingὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.

6δὲdeG1161AboutπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourhe went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andfoundεὗρενheurenG2147still othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476around. ‘WhyτίtiG5101have you been standingἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476hereὧδεhōdeG5602allὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250longdoing nothingἀργοί;argoiG692καὶkaiG2532?’he askedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846.

7‘BecauseὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has hiredἐμισθώσατο.emisthōsatoG3409usG1473,’they answeredλέγουσιν αὐτῷlegousin autōG3004 G846.So he toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, ‘YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217intoεἰςeisG1519myτὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.’

8WhenδὲdeG1161eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theὁhoG3588ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290saidλέγειlegeiG3004toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846foremanἐπιτρόπῳepitropōG2012, ‘CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564theτοὺςtousG3588workersἐργάταςergatasG2040andκαὶkaiG2532payἀπόδοςapodosG591themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theirτὸνtonG3588wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,startingG756withἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078ones hiredand moving onἕωςhe'ōsG2193to theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.’

9καὶkaiG2532The workers who were hiredοἱhoiG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourὥρανhōranG5610cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064andeachἀνὰanaG303receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983a denariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

10So whenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588originalπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413workerscameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,they assumedἐνόμισανenomisanG3543ὅτιhotiG3754they would receiveλήμψονται·lēmpsontaiG2983moreπλεῖονpleionG4119.ButκαὶkaiG2532eachἀνὰanaG303of themαὐτοί.autoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983τὸtoG3588a denariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220.

11δὲdeG1161On receivingλαβόντεςlabontesG2983their pay,they began to grumbleἐγόγγυζονegonguzonG1111againstκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588landownerοἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouG3617.

12‘TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men who were hiredοἱhoiG3588lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078workedἐποίησαν,epoiēsanG4160only oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,’they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532you have madeἐποίησας,epoiēsasG4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846equalἴσουςisousG2470to usG1473whoτοῖςtoisG3588have borneβαστάσασινbastasasinG941theτὸtoG3588burdenβάροςbarosG922andκαὶkaiG2532theτῆςtēsG3588scorching heatκαύσωνα.kausōnaG2742of theτὸνtonG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.’

13ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611oneἑνὶheniG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846εἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,I am not being unfairοὐκ ἀδικῶouk adikōG3756 G91to youσε·seG4771.Did you not agreeοὐχὶ συνεφώνησάςouchi sunephōnēsasG3780 G4856with meG1473on one denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220?

14TakeἆρονaronG142yourG4674payτὸtoG3588andκαὶkaiG2532goὕπαγε.hupageG5217δὲdeG1161.I wantθέλωthelōG2309to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588lastἐσχάτῳeschatōG2078manthe same asὡςhōsG5613I gaveκαὶkaiG2532youG4771.

15Do I not have the rightἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν ἐμοῖς;ē ouk exestin emoisG2228 G3756 G1832 G1473to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160asὃhoG3739I pleaseθέλωthelōG2309withἐνenG1722whatτοῖςtoisG3588ismineG1699?OrἢēG2228are youὁ ὀφθαλμός σου ἐστινho ophthalmos sou estinG1510 G4771 G3588 G3788enviousπονηρόςponērosG4190becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμι;eimiG1510generousἀγαθόςagathosG18?’

16SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theοἱhoiG3588lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413will belastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078.”

17AsΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was going upἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305ἐνenG1722τοὺςtousG3588ὁδῷhodōG3598toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,He tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880theτῇtēaG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101asideκατ᾽kat᾽G2596ἰδίανidianG2398andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846,

18“LookἰδοὺidouG2400,we are going upἀναβαίνομενanabainomenG305toG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will be delivered overπαραδοθήσεταιparadothēsetaiG3860to theτοῖςtoisG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῦσιν,grammateusinG1122καὶkaiG2532.They will condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632HimαὐτὸνautonG846toG1519deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288

19andκαὶkaiG2532will deliverπαραδώσουσινparadōsousinG3860Him overαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484τὸtoG3588to be mockedἐμπαῖξαιempaixaiG1702andκαὶkaiG2532floggedμαστιγῶσαιmastigōsaiG3146andκαὶkaiG2532crucifiedσταυρῶσαι·staurōsaiG4717.AndκαὶkaiG2532on theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250He will be raisedἐγερθήσεται.¶egerthēsetaiG1453to life.”

20ThenΤότεToteG5119theἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384of Zebedee’sΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199τῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334toαὐτῷautōG846JesuswithμετὰmetaG3326herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207andknelt downπροσκυνοῦσαproskunousaG4352καὶkaiG2532to make a requestαἰτοῦσά τιaitousa tiG154 G5100ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

21“WhatτίtiG5101do you wantθέλεις;theleisG2309δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588?”He inquiredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῇ·autēaG846.She answeredλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “DeclareεἰπὲeipeG2036thatἵναinaG2443inἐνenG1722YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932oneεἷςheisG1520of theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778twoδύοduoG1417τῇtēaG3588sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of mineG1473may sitκαθίσωσινkathisōsinG2523atἐκekG1537YourσουsouG4771right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,andκαὶkaiG2532the otherεἷςheisG1520atἐξexG1537Yourσου.¶souG4771leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176.”

22“You do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whatτίtiG5101you are askingαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036. “Can youδύνασθεdunastheG1410drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221ὃhoG3739IἐγὼegōG1473am goingμέλλωmellōG3195to drinkπίνεινpineinG4095?” “We canδυνάμεθα.¶dunamethaG1410,” the brothersansweredλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004 G846.

23“You will indeed drinkμὲν πίεσθεmen piestheG3303 G4095MyG1473τὸtoG3588cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221,” JesussaidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846. “ButδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523atἐκekG1537MyG1473rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188orκαὶkaiG2532ἐξexG1537leftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176τοῦτοtoutoG3778isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756MineG1699to grantδοῦναι,dounaiG1325. These seats belongἀλλ᾽all᾽G235to those for whomοἷςhoisG3739ὑπὸhupoG5259MyG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962has prepared themἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090.”

24WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176heard aboutἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23withπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

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