Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 22:15-33

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.

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.

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