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Matthew 21:23-32

23τὸtoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064heαὐτοῦautouG846was comeG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν οἱhi'eron hoiG3588 G2411,the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588 G749andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334unto himαὐτῷautōG846as he was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theeσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανtēn exousianG3588 G1849?

24AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,I alsoG2504will askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437ye tellG3004meG1473,I in like wiseG2504will tellG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25G3588The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG3588 G908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whenceπόθενpothenG4159was itἦν;ēnG1510?fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?AndδὲdeG1161they reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withG3844themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437we shall sayG3004,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;he will sayG2046unto usG1473,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101did yeG4100notοὐκoukG3756thenοὖνounG3767believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?

26ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we shall sayG3004,OfἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;we fearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399the peopleτὸν ὄχλον·ton ochlonG3588 G3793;forγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956holdἔχουσινechousinG2192Johnτὸν Ἰωάννην.¶ton IōannēnG3588 G2491asὡςhōsG5613a prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndΚαὶKaiG2532they answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588 G2424,and saidG3004,WeG1492cannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτοῖςautoisG846saidἔφηephēG5346unto themαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761tellλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28τῷtōG3588ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeὑμῖνhuminG4771?AG444certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andκαὶkaiG2532he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413,and saidG3004,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038to dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722myG1473vineyardτῷ ἀμπελῶνιtō ampelōniG3588 G290.

29δὲdeG1161He answeredὁ ἀποκριθεὶςho apokritheisG3588 G611and saidG3004,I willθέλω·thelōG2309notοὐouG3756:butδὲdeG1161afterwardG5305he repentedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338,and wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30τῷtōG3588ὁhoG3588AndG2532he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the secondG1208,and saidG3004likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.AndG1161he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,Iἐγώ,egōG1473go,sirκύριε·kurieG2962:andG2532wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565notοὐκoukG3756.

31G3588G3588WhetherτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537them twainδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG3588 G2307ofG3588 G3962hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3588 G3962?They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himG846,The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588 G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG3588 G5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsπόρναιpornaiG3588 G4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588 G932of Godθεοῦ.theouG3588 G2316beforeG4254youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

32οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532ye believedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846notG3756:butδὲdeG1161the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsαἱ πόρναιhai pornaiG3588 G4204believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100himαὐτῷ.autōG846:andδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,when ye had seenG3708it,repentedμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338notG3756afterwardG5305,thatτοῦtouG3588ye might believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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