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Matthew 21:23-46

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.

30ThenδὲdeG1161the manwentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to theτῷtōG3588secondG1208son andtoldεἶπενeipenG2036himthe same thingὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615. ‘Iἐγώ,egōG1473will,sirκύριε·kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he saidἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036.ButκαὶkaiG2532he did not goοὐκ ἀπῆλθεν.ouk apēlthenG3756 G565.

31WhichτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588twoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofτοῦtouG3588hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3962?” “TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413,”they answeredλέγουσινlegousinG3004ὁhoG3588.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,theοἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204are enteringπροάγουσιν εἰςproagousin eisG4254 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316before youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

32ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722thewayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not believeοὐκ ἐπιστεύσατεouk episteusateG3756 G4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846,butδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532αἱhaiG3588prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204didἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ.episteusan autōG4100 G846.AndδὲdeG1161evenοὐδὲoudeG3761afterG5305you saw thisG3708,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771did not repentμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338τοῦtouG3588andbelieveπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

33Listen toἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:There wasἦνēnG1510a landownerἄνθρωπος οἰκοδεσπότηςanthrōpos oikodespotēsG444 G3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290καὶkaiG2532.He putπεριέθηκενperiethēkenG4060a wallφραγμὸνphragmonG5418around itαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a winepressληνὸνlēnonG3025inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he rented it outἐξέδετο αὐτὸνexedeto autonG1554 G846to some tenantsγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092andκαὶkaiG2532went away on a journeyἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589.

34δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753theὁhoG3588harvest timeκαιρὸς τῶν καρπῶν,kairos tōn karpōnG2540 G3588 G2590drew nearἤγγισενēngisenG1448,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588tenantsγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092to collectλαβεῖνlabeinG2983hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοὺςtousG3588share of thefruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35ButκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588tenantsγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092seizedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401.They beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194μὲνmenG3303oneὃνhonG3739δὲdeG1161,killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739,andδὲdeG1161stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036a thirdὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,moreπλείοναςpleionasG4119than theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413group.ButκαὶkaiG2532the tenantsdidἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160the sameὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

37FinallyδὲdeG1161 G5305,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοὺςautousG846τὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοῦautouG846. ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788myG1473τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόνhuionG5207,’he saidλέγων·legōnG3004.

38But whenδὲdeG1161theΟἱHoiG3588tenantsγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708theτὸνtonG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,they saidεἶπονeiponG2036toἐνenG1722one anotherἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818.Comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532takeσχῶμενschōmenG2192hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.’

39SoκαὶkaiG2532they seizedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846andthrewἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himout ofἔξωexōG1854theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290andκαὶkaiG2532killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὅτανhotanG3752theὁhoG3588ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290returnsἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will he doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to thoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565τοῖςtoisG3588tenantsγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?”

41“He will bringἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseαὐτῷ·autōG846wretchesκακοὺςkakousG2556to a wretched endκακῶςkakōsG2560,”they repliedλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτοὺςautousG846, “andκαὶkaiG2532will rent outἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554theτὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to otherἄλλοιςalloisG243tenantsγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591himαὐτῷautōG846hisτοὺςtousG3588share of the fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590atἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588harvest timeκαιροῖς αὐτῶν.¶kairois autōnG2540 G846.”

42ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “Have you never readοὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτεoudepote anegnōteG3763 G314inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588Scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124: ‘ThestoneλίθονlithonG3037ὃνhonG3739theοἱhoiG3588buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593οὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096theεἰςeisG1519cornerstoneκεφαλὴν γωνίας.kephalēn gōniasG2776 G1137.Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778isἐγένετοegenetoG1096fromπαρὰparaG3844theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532it isἔστινestinG1510marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG1473eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?

43Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to a peopleἔθνειethneiG1484who will produceποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160itsαὐτῆς.autēsG846τοὺςtousG3588fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

44καὶkaiG2532He whoὁhoG3588fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπὶepiG1909thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be broken to piecesσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917,butδ᾽d᾽G1161heὃνhonG3739on whomἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909ἂνanG302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098will be crushedλικμήσει αὐτόν.¶likmēsei autonG3039 G846.”

45WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588chief priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850,they knewἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswas speakingλέγει.legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

46AlthoughκαὶkaiG2532they wantedζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to arrestκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399of theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893the peopleregardedεἶχον.¶eichonG2192HimαὐτὸνautonG846asεἰςeisG1519a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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