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Matthew 21:33-41

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.”

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