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Matthew 21:23-46

23AndwhenhecameG2064intothetemple,thechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andtheeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245ofthepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameG2064tohim[ashewas]teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,BywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouthesethingsG3778?andwhogaveG1325theethisauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?

24AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeringἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611saidG3004tothem,IalsoG1161willaskἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youoneἕνα,henaG1520thingταῦταtautaG3778,whichifyetellG3004me,IalsoG1161willtellG3004youbywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IdothesethingsG3778:

25ThebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491, whencewasG1510it?ofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orofmenG444?AndtheyreasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongthemselves,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfweshouldsayG3004,Ofheavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,hewillsayG3004tous,WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767haveyenotbelievedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?

26butifweshouldsayG3004,OfmenG444,wefearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thecrowdG3793,forallholdG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491foraprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndansweringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theysaidG3004,Wedonotknow.HealsoG2532saidG3004tothem,NeitherdoItellλέγωlegōG3004youbywhatauthorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IdothesethingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28Butwhatthinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380ye?AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύο,duoG1417childrenG5043,andcomingπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334tothefirstπρώτῳprōtōG4413hesaidG3004,ChildG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217to-day,workἐργάζουergazouG2038in[my]vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.

29AndheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004,IwillG2309not;butafterwardsrepenting himselfhewentG565.

30AndcomingπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334tothesecondG1208hesaidG3004likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615;andheansweringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004,I[goἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565],sirκύριε·kurieG2962,andwentG565not.

31WhichofthetwoδύοduoG1417didthewillofthefatherπατρός;patrosG3962?TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004[tohim],Thefirstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysλέγειlegeiG3004tothem, VerilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouthatthetax-gatherersandtheharlotsgoπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeyou.

32ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameG2064toyouinthewayὁδῷhodōG3598ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andyebelievedG4100himnot;butthetax-gatherersandtheharlotsbelievedG4100him;butyewhenyesawG3708[it] repentednotyourselvesafterwardstobelieveG4100him.

33Hearἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:TherewasG1510ahouseholderwhoplantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andmadeafence roundit,anddugὤρυξενōruxenG3736awinepressληνὸνlēnonG3025init,andbuiltG3618atowerπύργονpurgonG4444,andletitouttohusbandmen,andleftthecountry.

34ButwhenὅτεhoteG3753thetimeG2540offruitκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590drewnear,hesentG649hisbondmentothehusbandmentoreceiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983hisfruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35AndthehusbandmentookG2983hisbondmen,andbeatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneG3739,killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615another,andstonedanother.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentG649otherἄλλουςallousG243bondmenmoreG4183thanthefirstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413,andtheydidtotheminlikemanner.

37AndatlasthesentG649tothemhissonυἱὸνhuionG5207,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TheywillhaverespectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788formysonυἱόνhuionG5207.

38Butthehusbandmen,seeingG3708thesonυἱὸνhuionG5207,saidG3004amongthemselves,ThisisG1510theheirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,letuskillἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himandpossesshisinheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.

39AndtheytookG2983him,andcastἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himforthoutofthevineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290,andkilledἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40WhenὅτανhotanG3752thereforeοὖνounG3767thelordG2962ofthevineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatshallhedotothosehusbandmen?

41TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohim,HewillmiserablydestroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseevilG2556[men],andletoutthevineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290tootherἄλλοιςalloisG243husbandmen,whoshallrenderG591himthefruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590intheirseasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saysΛέγειLegeiG3004tothem,HaveyeneverG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inthescripturesG1124,ThestoneλίθονlithonG3037whichtheythatbuildedrejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,thishasbecomeG1096thecorner-stone:thisisG1510of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,anditisG1510wonderfulinoureyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?

43ThereforeIsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,thatthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316shallbetakenG142fromyouandshallbegivenG1325toanationG1484producingG4160thefruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590ofit.

44AndhethatfallsonthisstoneλίθονlithonG3037shallbebroken,butonwhomsoeveritshallfall,itshallgrindhimtopowder.

45AndthechiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330, havingheardG191hisparablesG3850,knewG1097thathespokeG3004aboutthem.

46AndseekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212tolayholdκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902ofhim,theywereafraidG5399ofthecrowdsὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becausetheyheldεἶχον.¶eichonG2192himforaprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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