Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 22:2-13

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.’

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