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Matthew 20

1ForthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932oftheheavensοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isG1510likeahouseholderwhowentG1831outwiththeearlyG4404morntohireworkmenἐργάταςergatasG2040forhisvineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.

2AndhavingagreedG4856withtheworkmenἐργατῶνergatōnG2040foradenariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,hesentG649themintohisvineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.

3AndhavinggoneG1831outabout[the]thirdτρίτηνtritēnG5154hourὥρανhōranG5610,hesawG3708othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476inthemarket-placeidleἀργούςargousG692;

4andtothemhesaidG3004,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217alsoG2532yeintothevineyardἀμπελῶνα,ampelōnaG290,andwhatsoevermaybeᾖēG1510justG1342IwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325you.AndtheywentG5217theirway.

5AgainπάλινpalinG3825,havinggoneG1831outaboutthesixthἕκτηνhektēnG1623andninthhourὥρανhōranG5610,hedidlikewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.

6ButabouttheeleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734[hour], havinggoneG1831out,hefoundG2147othersἄλλουςallousG243standingG2476,andsaysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem,WhyτίtiG5101standG2476yehereὧδεhōdeG5602allthedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250idleἀργοί;argoiG692?

7TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohim,Becausenomanhashiredus.HesaysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217alsoκαὶkaiG2532yeintothevineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290[andwhatsoevermaybejustyeshallreceive].

8ButwhentheeveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798wascomeG1096,thelordG2962ofthevineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290saysλέγειlegeiG3004tohissteward,CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564theworkmenἐργάταςergatasG2040andpayἀπόδοςapodosG591[them]theirwagesG3408,beginningG757fromthelastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078evenG2532tothefirstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

9Andwhenthey[whocameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064towork]abouttheeleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourὥρανhōranG5610cameG2064,theyreceivedG2983eachadenariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

10AndwhenthefirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,theysupposedthattheywouldreceiveG2983moreG4183,andtheyreceivedG2983alsoG2532themselveseachadenariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220.

11AndonreceivingG2983ittheymurmuredagainstthemasterofthehouseοἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouG3617,

12sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,TheselastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078haveworkedoneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,andthou hastmadeG4160themequalἴσουςisousG2470tous,whohaveborneG941theburdenβάροςbarosG922ofthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andtheheatκαύσωνα.kausōnaG2742.

13ButheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004tooneἑνὶheniG1520ofthem, [My]friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,IdonotwrongἀδικῶadikōG91thee. Didst thounotagreeσυνεφώνησάςsunephōnēsasG4856withmeforadenariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220?

14TakeἆρονaronG142whatisthineandgoὕπαγε.hupageG5217.ButitismywilltogiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tothislastἐσχάτῳeschatōG2078evenG2532astothee:

15isG1510itnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832formetodowhatIwillinmyownaffairs?IsG1510thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788evilG4190becauseIamG1510goodG18?

16ThusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779shallthelastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078beἔσονταιesontaiG1510firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413,andthefirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078;formanyareG1510called ones,butfew chosen ones.

17AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,goingG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,tookG3880thetwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesG3101with[him] apartinthewayὁδῷhodōG3598,andsaidG3004tothem,

18BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400wegoἀναβαίνομενanabainomenG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα,Hi'erosolumaG2414,andtheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444willbedeliveredG3860uptothechiefἀρχιερεῦσινarchiereusinG749priestsG749andscribesG1122,andtheywillcondemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632himtodeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288;

19andtheywilldeliverG3860himuptothenationsG1484tomockἐμπαῖξαιempaixaiG1702andtoscourgeandtocrucifyσταυρῶσαι·staurōsaiG4717,andthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250heshallriseἐγερθήσεται.¶egerthēsetaiG1453againG1453.

20ThencameG4334tohimthemotherμήτηρmētērG3384ofthesonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207ofZebedeeΖεβεδαίουZebedaiouG2199,withhersonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207, doing homage,andaskingαἰτοῦσάaitousaG154somethingτιtiG5100ofhim.

21AndhesaidλέγειlegeiG3004toher,Whatwilt thou?ShesaysG3004tohim,SpeakG3004[theword]thatthesemytwoδύοduoG1417sonsυἱοίhuioiG5207maysitκαθίσωσινkathisōsinG2523,oneεἷςheisG1520onthyrightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188andoneεἷςheisG1520onthyleftinthykingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932.

22AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, Yeknownotwhatyeaskαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154.CanyedrinkπιεῖνpieinG4095thecupποτήριονpotērionG4221whichIamabouttodrinkπίνεινpineinG4095?TheysayG3004tohim,WeareableG1410.

23[And]hesaysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem, YeshalldrinkπίεσθεpiestheG4095indeedmycupποτήριόνpotērionG4221,buttositκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523onmyrightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188andon[my]left,isG1510notminetogiveδοῦναι,dounaiG1325,buttothoseforwhomitisG1510preparedG2090ofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.

24AndthetenδέκαdekaG1176, havingheardG191[ofit],wereindignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23aboutthetwoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

25ButJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424havingcalledthemto[him],saidG3004, YeknowthattherulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758ofthenationsG1484exerciseκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715lordshipoverthem,andthegreatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173exerciseG2715authorityG2715overthem.

26ItshallnotbeἔσταιestaiG1510thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779amongstyou,butwhosoeverwillbeἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongyou, shallbeG1510yourservantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249;

27andwhosoeverwillbeἔσταιestaiG1510firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongyou,lethimbeG1510yourbondman;

28asindeedtheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444didnotcomeG2064tobeservedG1247,buttoserveG1247,andtogiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325hislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590aransomλύτρονlutronG3083formanyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.

29AndastheywentG1607outfromJerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410agreatπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190him.

30Andlo,twoδύοduoG1417blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185menG5185,sittingG2521bythewayside, havingheardG191thatJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424waspassingby,criedG2896outsayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,HavemercyἐλέησονeleēsonG1653onus,LordκύριεkurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofDavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138.

31ButthecrowdὄχλοςochlosG3793rebukedG2008them,thattheymightbesilentσιωπήσωσιν.siōpēsōsinG4623.ButtheycriedG2896outthemore,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,HavemercyἐλέησονeleēsonG1653onus,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofDavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138.

32AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,havingstopped,calledthemandsaidG3004,WhatwillyethatIshalldotoyou?

33TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohim,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thatoureyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788maybeopenedἀνοιγῶσινanoigōsinG455.

34AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,movedwithcompassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςsplagchnistheisG4697,touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681theireyesὀμμάτωνommatōnG3659;andimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theireyesG3659hadsightἀνέβλεψανaneblepsanG308restoredtothem,andtheyfollowedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190him.

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