Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 22

(Luke 14:15–24)

1OnceΚαὶKaiG2532againπάλινpalinG3825ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611 G2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850λέγων·legōnG3004:

2“TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666a kingἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖanthrōpō basileiG444 G935whoὅστιςhostisG3748preparedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a wedding banquetγάμουςgamousG1062forτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846sonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

3καὶkaiG2532He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564thoseτοὺςtousG3588he had invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588banquetγάμους,gamousG1062,butκαὶkaiG2532they refusedοὐκ ἤθελονouk ēthelonG2309 G3756to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘TellεἴπατεeipateG2036those whoτοῖςtoisG3588have been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564thatἰδοὺidouG2400I have preparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090myG1473τὸtoG3588dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712.MyG1473οἱhoiG3588oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588fattened cattleσιτιστὰsitistaG4619have been killedτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380,andκαὶkaiG2532everythingπάνταpantaG3956isreadyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092.ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588wedding banquetγάμους.gamousG1062.’

5ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they paid no attentionἀμελήσαντεςamelēsantesG272andwent awayἀπῆλθον,apēlthonG565μὲνmenG3303,oneὃςhosG3739toεἰςeisG1519hisἴδιονidionG2398τὸνtonG3588fieldἀγρόν,agronG68δὲdeG1161,anotherὃςhosG3739toἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὴνtēnG3588businessἐμπορίανemporianG1711.

6δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,mistreatedὕβρισανhubrisanG5195them,andκαὶkaiG2532killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them.

7δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was enragedὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710,andκαὶkaiG2532he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588troopsστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753to destroyἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565τοὺςtousG3588murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406andκαὶkaiG2532burnἐνέπρησεν.¶eneprēsenG1714theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172.

8ThenΤότεToteG5119he saidλέγειlegeiG3004toτοῖςtoisG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401μὲνmenG3303, ‘TheὁhoG3588wedding banquetγάμοςgamosG1062isἐστιν,estinG1510readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,butδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588I invitedκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564wereἦσανēsanG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198thereforeοὖνounG3767toἐπὶepiG1909theτὰςtasG3588crossroadsδιεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν,diexodous tōn hodōnG1327 G3588 G3598andκαὶkaiG2532inviteκαλέσατεkalesateG2564toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588banquetγάμους.gamousG1062as many asὅσους ἐὰνhosous eanG3745 G1437you can findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147.’

10SoκαὶkaiG2532ἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565theοἱhoiG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588streetsὁδοὺςhodousG3598andgatheredσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863everyoneπάντας οὓςpantas housG3956 G3739they could findεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037evilπονηρούςponērousG4190andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588wedding hallγάμοςgamosG1062was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with guestsἀνακειμένων.¶anakeimenōnG345.

11But whenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935came inΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525to seeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300theτοὺςtousG3588guestsἀνακειμένουςanakeimenousG345,he spottedG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444ἐκεῖekeiG1563who wasnotοὐκoukG3756dressedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746in weddingγάμουgamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742.

12‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083καὶkaiG2532,’he askedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘howπῶςpōsG4459did you get inεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525hereὧδεhōdeG5602withoutμὴ ἔχωνmē echōnG3361 G2192weddingγάμου;gamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742?’ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588the manwas speechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119theὁhoG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935toldεἶπενeipenG2036theτοῖςtoisG3588servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, ‘TieδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210himαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραςcheirasG5495andκαὶkaiG2532footπόδαςpodasG4228, andthrow himἐκβάλετε αὐτὸνekbalete autonG1544 G846intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655, wherethereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofτῶνtōnG3588teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.’

14ForγάρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areεἰσινeisinG1510calledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,butδὲdeG1161fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

(Mark 12:13–17; Luke 20:19–26)

15ThenΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330went outπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andconspiredσυμβούλιον ἔλαβον ὅπωςsumboulion elabon hopōsG2983 G4824 G3704to trapπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802JesusαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722His wordsλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16καὶkaiG2532They sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649theirαὐτῷautōG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to HimαὐτῶνautōnG846along withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588HerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265. “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754You areεἶeiG1510honestἀληθὴςalēthēsG227andκαὶkaiG2532thatYou teachδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in accordance withἐνenG1722the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225καὶkaiG2532.YouσοιsoiG4771seek favorμέλειmeleiG3199fromπερὶperiG4012no oneοὐ οὐδενός,ou oudenosG3756 G3762,becauseγὰρgarG1063You pay no attentionοὐ βλέπειςou blepeisG3756 G991toεἰςeisG1519external appearanceπρόσωπον ἀνθρώπων.prosōpon anthrōpōnG4383 G444.

17SoοὖνounG3767tellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG1473whatτίtiG5101YouσοιsoiG4771thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380:Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to payδοῦναιdounaiG1325taxesκῆνσονkēnsonG2778to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541orἢēG2228notοὔ;¶ouG3756?”

18ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424knewΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588evil intentπονηρίανponērianG4189andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “You hypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273,whyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985MeG1473?

19ShowἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925MeG1473theτὸtoG3588coinνόμισμαnomismaG3546used forτοῦtouG3588the taxκήνσου.kēnsouG2778.”AndδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374HimαὐτῷautōG846a denariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

20“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101ἡhēG3588imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504isthisαὕτηhautēG3778καὶkaiG2532,”He askedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846, “andκαὶkaiG2532whoseἡhēG3588inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923?”

21“Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541,”they answeredλέγουσιν αὐτῷ·legousin autōG3004 G846.SoοὖνounG3767ΤότεToteG5119JesustoldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “GiveἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541whatτὰtaG3588isCaesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588to GodθεοῦtheouG2316whatτοῦtouG3588isτῷtōG3588God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

22AndκαὶkaiG2532when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were amazedἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296.SoκαὶkaiG2532they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863HimαὐτὸνautonG846andwent awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

(Mark 12:18–27; Luke 20:27–40)

23ἘνEnG1722ThatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565sameτῇtēaG3588dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250theSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523,who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004there isG1510noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toαὐτῷautōG846JesusandκαὶkaiG2532questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

24“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,”they saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475declared thatεἶπεν·eipenG2036ifἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599withoutμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80is to marryἐπιγαμβρεύσειepigambreuseiG1918αὐτοῦautouG846theτὴνtēnG3588widowγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450offspringσπέρμαspermaG4690forτῷtōG3588αὐτοῦ.autouG846himἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

25NowδὲdeG1161there wereἦσανēsanG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80amongπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413onemarriedγήμαςgēmasG1060andκαὶkaiG2532diedἐτελεύτησεν,eteleutēsenG5053withoutμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690. Sohe leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

26The same thing happened toὁμοίως καὶhomoiōs kaiG3668 G2532theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154brothers,down toἕωςhe'ōsG2193theτῶνtōnG3588seventhἑπτά.heptaG2033.

27AndδὲdeG1161lastG5305of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,theἡhēG3588womanγυνή.gunēG1135diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.

28InἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386,thenοὖνounG3767,whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeγυνή;gunēG1135will she beἔσταιestaiG1510of theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033?ForγὰρgarG1063all of themπάντεςpantesG3956were marriedἔσχονeschonG2192to herαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.”

29δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “You are mistakenπλανᾶσθεplanastheG4105becauseyou do not knowμὴmēG3361 G1492theτὰςtasG3588ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124orμηδὲmēdeG3366theτὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30γὰρgarG1063InἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386, peoplewill neither marryοὔτε γαμοῦσινoute gamousinG3777 G1060norοὔτεouteG3777be given in marriageγαμίζονταιgamizontaiG1061.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,they will beεἰσιν.eisinG1510likeὡςhōsG5613theangelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

31ButδὲdeG1161concerningπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,have you not readοὐκ ἀνέγνωτεouk anegnōteG3756 G314whatτὸtoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316saidῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046to youὑμῖνhuminG4771λέγοντος·legontosG3004:

32‘IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384’?He isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235of the livingζώντων.¶zōntōnG2198.”

33WhenΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605atἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τῇtēaG3588teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.

The Greatest Commandment

(Deuteronomy 6:1–19; Mark 12:28–34)

34AndδὲdeG1161whentheΟἱHoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesushad silencedἐφίμωσενephimōsenG5392theτοὺςtousG3588SadduceesΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaiousG4523,they themselves gatheredσυνήχθησαν τὸ αὐτό.sunēchthēsan to autoG4863 G846 G3588togetherἐπὶepiG1909.

35καὶkaiG2532OneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846,an expert in the lawνομικὸςnomikosG3544,testedπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985HimαὐτόνautonG846with a questionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905:

36“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whichποίαpoiaG4169commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785is thegreatestμεγάληmegalēG3173inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Lawνόμῳ;nomōG3551?”

37δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusdeclaredἔφηephēG5346αὐτῷ·autōG846, “‘LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25theLordκύριονkurionG2962yourσουsouG4771τὸνtonG3588GodθεόνtheonG2316withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650yourσουsouG4771τῇtēaG3588soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650yourσου.souG4771τῇtēaG3588mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271.’

38ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413andκαὶkaiG2532greatestμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολή.entolēG1785.

39AndδὲdeG1161thesecondδευτέραdeuteraG1208islikeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664itαὐτῇ·autēaG846: ‘LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572.’

40AllὅλοςholosG3650theταῖςtaisG3588LawνόμοςnomosG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588Prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396hangκρέματαιkremataiG2910onἐνenG1722theseταύταιςtautaisG3778twoδυσὶνdusinG1417οἱhoiG3588commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785.”

Whose Son Is the Christ?

(Mark 12:35–37; Luke 20:41–44)

41WhileδὲdeG1161theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330were assembledΣυνηγμένωνSunēgmenōnG4863ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846:

42λέγων·legōnG3004“WhatτίtiG5101do youὑμῖνhuminG4771thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588Christχριστοῦ;christouG5547?WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101sonυἱόςhuiosG5207is Heἐστιν;estinG1510τοῦtouG3588?” “David’sΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138,”they answeredλέγουσινlegousinG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846.

43JesussaidΛέγειLegeiG3004to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767does DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151callκαλεῖkaleiG2564HimαὐτὸνautonG846‘LordκύριονkurionG2962’? Forhe saysλέγων·legōnG3004:

44‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidεἶπενeipenG2036toτῷtōG3588myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521atἐκekG1537MyG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188untilἕως ἂνhe'ōs anG2193 G302I putθῶthōG5087YourσουsouG4771τοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270Yourσου;souG4771τῶνtōnG3588feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

45SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138callsκαλεῖkaleiG2564HimαὐτὸνautonG846‘Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,’howπῶςpōsG4459can He beἐστιν;estinG1510David’sαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207?”

46καὶkaiG2532No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to answerἀποκριθῆναιapokrithēnaiG611αὐτῷautōG846a wordλόγονlogonG3056, andοὐδὲoudeG3761fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250on no oneτιςtisG5100daredἐτόλμησένetolmēsenG5111to questionἐπερωτῆσαιeperōtēsaiG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846anyfurtherG3765.