Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 21:33-45

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.

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