Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 21:20-29

20WhenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101sawG3708this,they marveledἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “How didπῶςpōsG4459theἡhēG3588fig treeσυκῆ;¶sukēG4808witherἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583so quicklyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916?”

21“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·Apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “ifG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102andG2532do notμὴmēG3361doubtδιακριθῆτε,diakrithēteG1252,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440will you doποιήσετε,poiēseteG4160what was doneτὸtoG3588to theτῆςtēsG3588fig treeσυκῆςsukēsG4808,butἀλλὰallaG235even ifG2579you sayεἴπητε·eipēteG2036to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῷtōG3588mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘Be lifted upἄρθητιarthētiG142andG2532thrownβλήθητιblēthētiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,’it will happenγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096.

22καὶkaiG2532If you believeπιστεύοντες,pisteuontesG4100,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983whateverπάντα ὅσα ἂνpanta hosa anG3956 G3745 G302you ask forαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.”

23WhenΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846returnedἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411courts andbegan to teachδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992came upπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to HimαὐτῷautōG846. “ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?”they askedλέγοντες·legontesG3004. “AndκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325YouσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

24“I will also askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2504 G2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneἕνα,henaG1520questionλόγονlogonG3056δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846ὃνhonG3739, “and ifἐὰνeanG1437you answerεἴπητέeipēteG2036MeG1473,IG2504will tellG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I am doingποιῶ.poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25What was the sourceπόθεν ἦν;pothen ēnG4159 G1510ofτὸtoG3588John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491τὸtoG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908? Was itfromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444δὲdeG1161ΟἱHoiG3588?”They deliberatedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will askG2046G1473, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101thenοὖνounG3767did you not believeοὐκ ἐπιστεύσατεouk episteusateG3756 G4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?’

26ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036, ‘FromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’we are afraidφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399of theτὸνtonG3588peopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793,forγὰρgarG1063they allπάντεςpantesG3956regardἔχουσινechousinG2192τὸνtonG3588JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asὡςhōsG5613a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

27SoΚαὶKaiG2532they answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611τῷtōG3588ἸησοῦIēsouG2424εἶπαν·eipanG2036, “We do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492.”AndκαὶkaiG2532JesusαὐτοῖςautoisG846repliedἔφηephēG5346αὐτός·autosG846, “NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761will IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I am doingποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101doyouὑμῖνhuminG4771thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380? There wasa manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444who hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043καὶkaiG2532.He wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to theτῷtōG3588firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413one andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217andworkἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.’

29‘I will notθέλω·thelōG2309δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036.Butοὐ δὲou deG3756 G1161laterG5305he changed his mindμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338andwentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

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