New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 13:1-9

1NowδέdeG1161on the sameG846occasionκαιρῷkairōG2540there were someτινεςtinesG5100presentΠαρῆσανParēsanG3918who reportedἀπαγγέλλοντεςapangellontesG518to Him aboutπερὶperiG4012the GalileansΓαλιλαίωνGalilaiōnG1057whoseὧνhōnG3739bloodαἷμαhaimaG129PilateΠιλᾶτοςPilatosG4091hadmixedἔμιξενemixenG3396with their sacrificesθυσιῶνthusiōnG2378.

2And Jesus saidG3004to them, “Do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778GalileansΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioiG1057were greatersinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956otherGalileansΓαλιλαίουςGalilaiousG1057becauseG3754they sufferedπεπόνθασιν;peponthasinG3958thisταῦταtautaG3778fate?

3I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361yourepentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.

4OrἪĒG2228do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565eighteenG1178on whomοὓςhousG3739the towerπύργοςpurgosG4444inSiloamΣιλωὰμSilōamG4611fellἔπεσενepesenG4098and killedἀπέκτεινενapekteinenG615them were worseculpritsὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781thanπαρὰparaG3844allπάνταςpantasG3956the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who liveκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ;IerousalēmG2419?

5I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361you repentμετανοῆτε,metanoēteG3340,you will allπάντεςpantesG3956likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615perishἀπολεῖσθε.¶apoleistheG622.”

6And He begantellingἜλεγενElegenG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολήν·parabolēnG3850:“A manτιςtisG5100hadεἶχένeichenG2192a figσυκῆνsukēnG4808treeG4808which had been plantedπεφυτευμένηνpephuteumenēnG5452in his vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290;and he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064lookingζητῶνzētōnG2212for fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on it and did not findεὗρεν.heurenG2147any.

7And he saidG3004to the vineyard-keeperἀμπελουργόν·ampelourgonG289, ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,for threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094I have comeἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064lookingζητῶνzētōnG2212for fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590on thisταύτῃtautēG3778figσυκῇsukēaG4808treeG4808withoutκαὶ οὐχkai ouchG2532 G3756findingεὑρίσκω·heuriskōG2147any.CutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581it downG1581!WhyG2444does it evenκαὶkaiG2532useκαταργεῖ;¶katargeiG2673up the groundγῆνgēnG1093?’

8And he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘LetG863it aloneG863,sirκύριε,kurieG2962,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778yearἔτος,etosG2094tooG2532,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I digσκάψωskapsōG4626aroundπερὶperiG4012it and putβάλωbalōG906in fertilizerκόπρια·kopriaG2874;

9and ifG2579it bearsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590nextεἰς μέλλον.eis mellonG1519 G3195year, fine;but ifεἰeiG1487not, cutἐκκόψειςekkopseisG1581it downG1581.’”

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