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Luke 20:1-18

1τῶνtōnG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096, thatonἐνenG1722oneμιᾷmiaG1520of thoseG1565daysἡμερῶν τὸνhēmerōn tonG3588 G2250,as heαὐτοῦautouG846taughtδιδάσκοντοςdidaskontosG1321the peopleλαὸν τῷlaon tōG3588 G2992inἐνenG1722the templeἱερῷ οἱhi'erō hoiG3588 G2411,andκαὶkaiG2532preached the gospelεὐαγγελιζομένουeuangelizomenouG2097,the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532the scribesγραμματεῖς τοῖςgrammateis toisG3588 G1122came uponἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186himwithσὺνsunG4862the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245,

2AndκαὶkaiG2532spakeG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,TellG3004usG1473,byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510he thatὁhoG3588gaveδούςdousG1325theeσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανtēn exousianG3588 G1849?

3AndδὲdeG1161he answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,I willG2065alsoG2504askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneG1520thingλόγον,logonG3056;andG2532answerG3004meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473:

4The baptismτὸ βάπτισμαto baptismaG3588 G908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,was itἦνēnG1510fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;anthrōpōnG444?

5οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they reasonedσυνελογίσαντοsunelogisantoG4817withπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754IfἐὰνeanG1437we shall sayG3004,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;he will sayG2046,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101thenG3767believed yeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846notοὐκoukG3756?

6But andδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004,OfἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;allG3956the peopleὁ λαὸςho laosG3588 G2992will stoneκαταλιθάσειkatalithaseiG2642usG1473:forγάρgarG1063they beG1510persuaded thatπεπεισμένοςpepeismenosG3982JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491wasG1510a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532they answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611,that they couldG1492notμὴmēG3361tellG1492whenceπόθεν.pothenG4159it was.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761tellλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

9ThenδὲdeG1161began heG756to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004toπρὸςprosG4314the peopleτὸν λαὸνton laonG3588 G2992thisταύτην·tautēnG3778parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850;A certainτιςtisG5100manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532letG1554itαὐτὸνautonG846forthG1554to husbandmenγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went into a far countryἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589for a longἱκανούς.hikanousG2425timeχρόνουςchronousG5550.

10τοὺςtousG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532atG1722the seasonκαιρῷkairōG2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401toπρὸςprosG4314the husbandmenγεωργοὺς τοῦgeōrgous touG3588 G1092,thatἵναinaG2443they should giveδώσουσινdōsousinG1325himαὐτῷ·autōG846ofἀπὸapoG575the fruitκαρποῦ τοῦkarpou touG3588 G2590of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος οἱampelōnos hoiG3588 G290:butδὲdeG1161the husbandmenγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194himαὐτὸνautonG846,and sentG1821himawayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821emptyκενόν.kenonG2756.

11οἱhoiG3588AndG2532againπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369he sentπέμψαιpempsaiG3992anotherἕτερονheteronG2087servantδοῦλον·doulonG1401:andδὲdeG1161they beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194him alsoG2548,andG2532entreatedG818himshamefullyG818,and sentG1821himawayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821emptyκενόν.kenonG2756.

12οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532againπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369he sentπέμψαι·pempsaiG3992a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154:andδὲdeG1161they woundedτραυματίσαντεςtraumatisantesG5135himτοῦτονtoutonG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532,and castἐξέβαλον.¶exebalonG1544himoutG1544.

13ὁhoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161saidG3004the lordκύριος τοῦkurios touG3588 G2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος· τὸνampelōnos tonG3588 G290,WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160?I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992myG1473belovedἀγαπητόν·agapētonG27sonυἱόν τὸνhuion tonG3588 G5207:it may beἴσωςisōsG2481they will reverenceἐντραπήσονται.entrapēsontaiG1788himwhen they seeG3708himτοῦτονtoutonG3778.

14ButδὲdeG1161when the husbandmenοἱ γεωργοὶhoi geōrgoiG3588 G1092sawG3708himαὐτὸνautonG846,they reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the heirὁ κληρονόμος·ho klēronomosG3588 G2818:comeG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846,thatἵναinaG2443the inheritanceἡ κληρονομία.hē klēronomiaG3588 G2817may beγένηταιgenētaiG1096oursG1473.

15SoκαὶkaiG2532they castἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846out ofἔξωexōG1854the vineyardτοῦ ἀμπελῶνοςtou ampelōnosG3588 G290,and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.WhatτίtiG5101thereforeοὖνounG3767shallG4160the lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962of the vineyardτοῦ ἀμπελῶνος;tou ampelōnosG3588 G290doG4160unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846?

16He shall comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622theseτούτουςtoutousG3778husbandmenτοὺς γεωργοὺςtous geōrgousG3588 G1092,andκαὶkaiG2532shall giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588 G290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.And whenδὲdeG1161they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it,they saidG3004,God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

17AndδὲdeG1161he beheldὁ ἐμβλέψαςho emblepsasG3588 G1689themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,and saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisτὸtoG3588thenοὖνounG3767that is writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125,Theτοῦτο·toutoG3778stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες,hoi oikodomountesG3588 G3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778is becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίας;gōniasG1137?

18ὁhoG3588WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956shall fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909thatἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565stoneτὸν λίθονton lithonG3588 G3037shall be brokenσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917;butδ᾽d᾽G1161onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomsoeverὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302it shall fallπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will grindλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039himαὐτόν.¶autonG846to powderG3039.

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