New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 11:39-54

39Butthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to him,“NowνῦνnunG3568you PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330cleanκαθαρίζετε,katharizeteG2511the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855of the cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221and of the platterπίνακοςpinakosG4094; butinsideἔσωθενesōthenG2081of you, you are fullγέμειgemeiG1073of robberyἁρπαγῆςharpagēsG724and wickednessπονηρίας.ponēriasG4189.

40You foolishG878onesG878,did not He who madeποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855makeἐποίησεν;epoiēsenG4160the insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081alsoκαὶkaiG2532?

41ButgiveδότεdoteG1325that which is withinἐνόνταenontaG1751as charityἐλεημοσύνην,eleēmosunēnG1654, andthenἰδοὺidouG2400allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956arecleanκαθαρὰkatharaG2513for you.

42“But woeοὐαὶouaiG3759to you PhariseesΦαρισαίοις,PharisaioisG5330! For youpayἀποδεκατοῦτεapodekatouteG586titheG586of mintἡδύοσμονhēduosmonG2238and rueπήγανονpēganonG4076and everyπᾶνpanG3956kind ofgardenG3001herbG3001, and yetdisregardπαρέρχεσθεparerchestheG3928justiceκρίσινkrisinG2920and the loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;but theseG3778are the thingsταῦταtautaG3778you shouldἔδειedeiG1163have doneποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160withoutμὴmēG3361neglectingG3935the othersG2548.

43WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you PhariseesΦαρισαίοις,PharisaioisG5330! For youloveἀγαπᾶτεagapateG25the chiefG4410seatsG4410in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and the respectful greetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783in the marketG58placesG58.

44WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you! For you are likeὡςhōsG5613concealedἄδηλα,adēlaG82tombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419,and the peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444who walkπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043overἐπάνωepanōG1883themare unawareοὐκoukG3756 G3609of it.”

45OneτιςtisG5100of thelawyersνομικῶνnomikōnG3544saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him in replyἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,when You sayλέγωνlegōnG3004thisταῦταtautaG3778,You insultὑβρίζεις.¶hubrizeisG5195us tooκαὶkaiG2532.”

46But He saidG3004,“Woeοὐαί,ouaiG3759to youlawyersνομικοῖςnomikoisG3544as wellκαὶkaiG2532! Foryou weighG5412menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444downG5412with burdensφορτίαphortiaG5413hardG1419to bearδυσβάστακταdusbastaktaG1419,whileκαὶkaiG2532you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846will not even touchπροσψαύετεprospsaueteG4379the burdensφορτίοις.¶phortioisG5413with oneἑνὶheniG1520of your fingersδακτύλωνdaktulōnG1147.

47WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to you! For you buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618thetombsμνημεῖαmnēmeiaG3419of the prophetsπροφητῶν,prophētōnG4396, and it wasyour fathersπατέρεςpateresG3962whokilledἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615them.

48SoἄραaraG686you are witnessesμάρτυρέςmarturesG3144and approveσυνευδοκεῖτεsuneudokeiteG4909the deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041of your fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962;becauseὅτιhotiG3754it was they who killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615them, and you buildοἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeiteG3618their tombs.

49For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223alsoG2532the wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of GodθεοῦtheouG2316saidG3004, ‘I will sendἀποστελῶapostelōG649to them prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and apostlesἀποστόλους.apostolousG652, and someof them they will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615and some they willpersecuteδιώξουσινdiōxousinG1377,

50soἵναinaG2443that the bloodαἷμαhaimaG129of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,shedἐκκεχυμένονekkechumenonG1632sinceἀπὸapoG575the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889, may bechargedἐκζητηθῇekzētēthēaG1567againstἀπὸapoG575thisταύτης,tautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074,

51fromthe bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of AbelἍβελHabelG6tothe bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197,who was killedἀπολομένουapolomenouG622betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342the altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379and the houseοἴκου.oikouG3624of God;yesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, it shall bechargedἐκζητηθήσεταιekzētēthēsetaiG1567againstG575thisταύτης.¶tautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074.’

52WoeΟὐαὶOuaiG3759to youlawyersνομικοῖς,nomikoisG3544!For you have takenG142awayἤρατεērateG142the keyκλεῖδαkleidaG2807of knowledgeγνώσεως.gnōseōsG1108;you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846did not enterεἰσήλθατεeisēlthateG1525,and you hinderedἐκωλύσατε.¶ekōlusateG2967thoseG3588who were enteringεἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenousG1525.”

53When He leftἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831thereG2547,the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757to be veryδεινῶςdeinōsG1171hostileἐνέχεινenecheinG1758and to questionG653Him closelyG653on manyG4183subjectsG4183,

54plottingG1748againstG1748Himto catchθηρεῦσαίthēreusaiG2340Himin somethingτιtiG5100He might sayἐκ στόματοςek stomatosG1537 G4750.

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