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Luke 19:11-28

11τὸtoG3588And asδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846heardἈκουόντωνAkouontōnG191these thingsταῦταtautaG3778,he addedπροσθεὶςprostheisG4369and spakeG3004a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,becauseδιὰdiaG1223heαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510nighἐγγὺςengusG1451to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,and becauseκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὺςautousG846thoughtδοκεῖνdokeinG1380thatὅτιhotiG3754the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316shouldμέλλειmelleiG3195immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916appearἀναφαίνεσθαι.¶anaphainesthaiG398.

12He saidG3004thereforeοὖν·ounG3767,A certainτιςtisG5100ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444noblemanεὐγενὴςeugenēsG2104wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198intoεἰςeisG1519a farμακρὰνmakranG3117countryχώρανchōranG5561to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983for himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,andκαὶkaiG2532to returnὑποστρέψαι.hupostrepsaiG5290.

13AndδὲdeG1161he calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438tenδέκαdekaG1176servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,and deliveredἔδωκενedōkenG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846tenδέκαdekaG1176poundsμνᾶςmnasG3414,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,OccupyπραγματεύσασθεpragmateusastheG4231tillG2193I comeἔρχομαι.erchomaiG2064.

14οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161hisαὐτοῦautouG846citizensπολῖταιpolitaiG4177hatedἐμίσουνemisounG3404himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649a messageπρεσβείανpresbeianG4242afterὀπίσωopisōG3694himαὐτοῦautouG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,We willθέλομενthelomenG2309notοὐouG3756haveG2309thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manto reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473.

15τῷtōG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,that whenἐνenG1722he wasαὐτὸνautonG846returnedἐπανελθεῖνepaneltheinG1880,having receivedλαβόνταlabontaG2983the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932,thenκαὶkaiG2532he commandedG3004theseτούτουςtoutousG3778servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588 G1401to be calledφωνηθῆναιphōnēthēnaiG5455unto himαὐτῷautōG846,to whomοἷςhoisG3739he had givenδεδώκειdedōkeiG1325the moneyτὸ ἀργύριον,to argurionG3588 G694,thatἵναinaG2443he might knowγνοῖgnoiG1097how muchG5101every manG5101had gained by tradingδιεπραγματεύσαντο.¶diepragmateusantoG1281.

16ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161cameΠαρεγένετοParegenetoG3854the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thyσουsouG4771poundἡ μνᾶhē mnaG3588 G3414hath gainedπροσηργάσατοprosērgasatoG4333tenδέκαdekaG1176poundsμνᾶς.mnasG3414.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,WellG2095,thou goodἀγαθὲagatheG18servantδοῦλε,douleG1401:becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou hast beenἐγένου,egenouG1096faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inἐνenG1722a very littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646,have thouἴσθιisthiG1510ἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849overἐπάνωepanōG1883tenδέκαdekaG1176citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.

18ὁhoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thyσου,souG4771poundἡ μνᾶhē mnaG3588 G3414hath gainedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160fiveπέντεpenteG4002poundsμνᾶς.mnasG3414.

19AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004likewiseκαὶkaiG2532to himτούτῳ·toutōG3778,BeγίνουginouG1096thouσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532overἐπάνωepanōG1883fiveπέντεpenteG4002citiesπόλεων.¶poleōnG4172.

20AndΚαὶKaiG2532anotherἕτεροςheterosG2087cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,beholdG3708, here isthyσουsouG4771poundμνᾶmnaG3588 G3414,whichἣνhēnG3739I haveεἶχονeichonG2192kept laid upἀποκειμένηνapokeimenēnG606inἐνenG1722a napkinσουδαρίῳ·soudariōG4676:

21ForγάρgarG1063I fearedἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnG5399theeσε,seG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶ·eiG1510an austereαὐστηρὸςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444:thou takest upαἴρειςaireisG142thatὃhoG3739thou layedstG5087notοὐκoukG3756downἔθηκαςethēkasG5087,andκαὶkaiG2532reapestθερίζειςtherizeisG2325thatὃhoG3739thou didstG4687notοὐκoukG3756sowἔσπειρας.¶espeirasG4687.

22AndG1161he saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Out ofἐκekG1537thine ownσουsouG4771mouthτοῦ στόματόςtou stomatosG3588 G4750will I judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919theeσε,seG4771, thouwickedπονηρὲponēreG4190servantδοῦλε.douleG1401.Thou knewestᾔδειςēdeisG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473wasεἰμιeimiG1510an austereαὐστηρόςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,taking upαἴρωνairōnG142thatὃhoG3739I laidἔθηκαethēkaG5087notοὐκoukG3756downG5087,andκαὶkaiG2532reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325thatὃhoG3739I didG4687notοὐκoukG3756sowἔσπειρα·espeiraG4687:

23WhereforeδιὰdiaG1223τίtiG5101thenκαὶkaiG2532gavestG1325notοὐκoukG3756thouG1325myG1473moneyἀργύριονargurionG3588 G694intoἐπὶepiG1909the bankτράπεζαν,trapezanG3588 G5132,that atκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532myG1473comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I might have requiredἔπραξα;epraxaG4238ἂνanG302mine ownαὐτὸautoG846withσὺνsunG4862usuryτόκῳtokōG5110?

24τοῖςtoisG3588τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004unto them thatτῷtōG3588stood byπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936,TakeἄρατεarateG142fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846the poundμνᾶνmnanG3414,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325itto him thatτὰςtasG3588hathἔχοντι.echontiG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176poundsμνᾶςmnasG3414.

25(AndκαὶkaiG2532they saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,he hathἔχειecheiG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176poundsμνᾶς.mnasG3414.)

26ForG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754unto every oneπαντὶpantiG3956whichτῷtōG3588hathἔχοντιechontiG2192shall be givenδοθήσεται,dothēsetaiG1325;andδὲdeG1161fromG575himτοῦtouG3588that hathἔχοντοςechontosG2192notμὴmēG3361,evenκαὶkaiG2532thatὃhoG3739he hathἔχειecheiG2192shall be taken awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromG575himG846.

27τοὺςtousG3588ButΠλὴνPlēnG4133thoseG1565mineG1473enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190,whichτοὺςtousG3588wouldθελήσαντάςthelēsantasG2309notμὴmēG3361that IG1473should reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themG846,bringἀγάγετεagageteG71hitherὧδεhōdeG5602,andκαὶkaiG2532slayκατασφάξατεkatasphaxateG2695thembeforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715meG1473.

28AndΚαὶKaiG2532when he hadG3004thusταῦταtautaG3778spokenG3004,he wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,ascending upἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

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