Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 22:11-22

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.”

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.

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