New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 19:21-44

21for I was afraidἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnG5399of you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are an exactingαὐστηρὸςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444;you takeαἴρειςaireisG142up whatὃhoG3739you did not layG5087downἔθηκαςethēkasG5087and reapθερίζειςtherizeisG2325whatὃhoG3739you did not sowἔσπειρας.¶espeirasG4687.’

22He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him, ‘By your own wordsστόματόςstomatosG4750I will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919you, you worthlessπονηρὲponēreG4190slaveδοῦλε.douleG1401.Did you knowG3609that I amεἰμιeimiG1510an exactingαὐστηρόςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,takingαἴρωνairōnG142up whatὃhoG3739I did not layG5087downἔθηκαethēkaG5087and reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whatὃhoG3739I did not sowἔσπειρα·espeiraG4687?

23ThenG2532whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not putἔδωκάςedōkasG1325my moneyἀργύριονargurionG694in the bankτράπεζαν,trapezanG5132,and having comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,I would have collectedἔπραξα;epraxaG4238it with interestτόκῳtokōG5110?’

24ThenG2532he saidG3004to the bystandersπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936, ‘TakeἄρατεarateG142the minaμνᾶνmnanG3414awayG142from him and giveδότεdoteG1325it to the one who hasἔχοντι.echontiG2192the tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414.’

25And they saidG3004to him, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,he hasἔχειecheiG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶς.mnasG3414already.’

26‘I tellλέγωlegōG3004you that to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who hasἔχοντιechontiG2192,more shall be givenδοθήσεται,dothēsetaiG1325,but from the one who does not haveἔχοντοςechontosG2192,evenκαὶkaiG2532whatὃhoG3739he does haveἔχειecheiG2192shall be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142.

27ButtheseτούτουςtoutousG3778enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190of mineG1473,who did not wantθελήσαντάςthelēsantasG2309me to reignβασιλεῦσαιbasileusaiG936overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them, bringἀγάγετεagageteG71them hereὧδεhōdeG5602andslayκατασφάξατεkatasphaxateG2695them in my presenceἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715.’”

28After He had saidG3004theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778, Hewas goingG4198on aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715,goingG4198up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414.

29WhenὡςhōsG5613He approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448BethphageΒηθφαγὴBēthphagēG967andBethanyΒηθανίανBēthanianG963,nearπρὸςprosG4314themountὄροςorosG3735that is calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564OlivetἘλαιῶνElaiōnG1638,He sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649twoδύοduoG1417of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101,

30sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217into the villageκώμην,kōmēnG2968aheadκατέναντιkatenantiG2713of you;thereᾗhēG3739,as you enterεἰσπορευόμενοιeisporeuomenoiG1531,you will findεὑρήσετεheurēseteG2147a coltπῶλονpōlonG4454tiedδεδεμένονdedemenonG1210on whichὃνhonG3739noG3762oneοὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπωνoudeis anthrōpōnG444 G3762yetπώποτεpōpoteG4455has everG4455satἐκάθισεν·ekathisenG2523;untieλύσαντεςlusantesG3089it and bringἀγάγετε.agageteG71it here.

31IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100asksἐρωτᾷ·erōtaG2065you, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101are you untyingλύετε;lueteG3089it?’ you shall sayG3004, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasἔχει.¶echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of it.’”

32SoδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588who were sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649wentG565awayG565and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as He had toldG3004them.

33As they were untyingλυόντωνluontōnG3089the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454, itsownersκύριοιkurioiG2962saidG3004to them, “WhyτίtiG5101are you untyingλύετεlueteG3089the coltπῶλον;pōlonG4454?”

34They saidG3004, “The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962hasἔχει.echeiG2192needχρείανchreianG5532of it.”

35They broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71it to JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,and they threwἐπιρίψαντεςepiripsantesG1977their coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on the coltπῶλονpōlonG4454and putἐπεβίβασανepebibasanG1913JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424on it.

36As He was goingπορευομένουporeuomenouG4198,they were spreadingὑπεστρώννυονhupestrōnnuonG5291their coatsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440on the roadὁδῷ.¶hodōG3598.

37As soonG1448as He was approachingG1448,nearπρὸςprosG4314the descentκαταβάσειkatabaseiG2600ofthe MountὄρουςorousG3735of OlivesG1636,the wholeἅπανhapanG537crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of the disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757topraiseαἰνεῖνaineinG134GodθεὸνtheonG2316joyfullyχαίροντεςchairontesG5463with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456for allπασῶνpasōnG3956themiraclesδυνάμεωνdunameōnG1411whichὧνhōnG3739they had seenG3708,

38shoutingλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is theKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962;Peaceεἰρήνη,eirēnēG1515in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772andgloryδόξαdoxaG1391in the highestὑψίστοις.hupsistoisG5310!”

39SomeτινεςtinesG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793saidG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,rebukeἐπιτίμησονepitimēsonG2008Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101.”

40But Jesus answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611,“I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, ifἐὰνeanG1437theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778becomeG4623silentσιωπήσουσιν,siōpēsousinG4623,the stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037will cryκράξουσιν.¶kraxousinG2896out!”

41WhenὡςhōsG5613He approachedἤγγισεν,ēngisenG1448Jerusalem,He sawG3708the cityπόλινpolinG4172andweptἔκλαυσενeklausenG2799overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909it,

42sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,“IfεἰeiG1487you had knownἔγνωςegnōsG1097in thisταύτῃtautēG3778dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,evenκαὶkaiG2532you, the things which make for peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515!But nowνῦνnunG3568they have been hiddenἐκρύβηekrubēG2928from your eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788.

43For the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240upon youwhenG2532your enemiesἐχθροίechthroiG2190willthrowG3925up abarricadeχάρακάcharakaG5482against you, andsurroundπερικυκλώσουσίνperikuklōsousinG4033you and hemσυνέξουσίνsunexousinG4912you in on everyG3840sideπάντοθενpantothenG3840,

44and they will levelG1474you to the groundG1474and your childrenτέκναteknaG5043withinG1722you, andthey will not leaveἀφήσουσινaphēsousinG863in you one stoneλίθονlithonG3037upon anotherλίθονlithonG3037,becauseἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473 G3739you did not recognizeἔγνωςegnōsG1097the timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540of your visitationἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēsG1984.”

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