Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 20:22-34

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.

25ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424called them asideπροσκαλεσάμενος αὐτοὺςproskalesamenos autousG4341 G846andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “You knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lord it overκατακυριεύουσινkatakurieuousinG2634themαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theirοἱhoiG3588superiorsμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173exercise authority overκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

26It shall not beοὐχ ἔσταιouch estaiG3756 G1510this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771must beἔσταιestaiG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,

27andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302wantsθέλῃthelēG2309to beἔσταιestaiG1510firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771must beG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401—

28just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeοὐκ ἦλθενouk ēlthenG3756 G2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,butἀλλὰallaG235to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,andκαὶkaiG2532to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590asa ransomλύτρονlutronG3083forἀντὶantiG473manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

29ΚαὶKaiG2532AstheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were leavingἐκπορευομένων ἀπὸekporeuomenōn apoG1607 G575JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190HimαὐτῷautōG846.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἰδοὺidouG2400twoδύοduoG1417blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185mensittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521besideπαρὰparaG3844theτὴνtēnG3588roadὁδόν,hodonG3598.When they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was passing byπαράγει,parageiG3855,they cried outἔκραξαν λέγοντες·ekraxan legontesG2896 G3004, “LordκύριεkurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138,have mercy onἐλέησονeleēsonG1653usG1473!”

31δὲdeG1161TheὉHoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793admonishedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ἵναinaG2443to be silentσιωπήσωσιν.siōpēsōsinG4623,butδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they cried outἔκραξανekraxanG2896all the louderμεῖζονmeizonG3173λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138,have mercy onἐλέησονeleēsonG1653usG1473!”

32ΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoppedστὰςstasG2476andcalledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455themαὐτοὺςautousG846. “WhatτίtiG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309Me to doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160for youὑμῖν;huminG4771καὶkaiG2532?”He askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

33“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,”they answeredλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004 G846, “letἵναinaG2443ourG1473οἱhoiG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788be openedἀνοιγῶσινanoigōsinG455.”

34δὲdeG1161Moved with compassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςsplagchnistheisG4697ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424touchedG680theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀμμάτωνommatōnG3659,andκαὶkaiG2532at onceεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they received their sightἀνέβλεψανaneblepsanG308andκαὶkaiG2532followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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