New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 20

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

1On oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250whileHe was teachingδιδάσκοντοςdidaskontosG1321the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992in the templeG2413andpreachingG2097the gospelG2097,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122with the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245confrontedἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186Him,

2and they spokeG3004,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to Him, “TellG3004us by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849You are doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101is the one who gaveδούςdousG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

3Jesus answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“I will alsoG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you aquestionλόγον,logonG3056,and you tellG3004Me:

4Was the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;anthrōpōnG444?”

5They reasonedσυνελογίσαντοsunelogisantoG4817amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will sayG3004, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?’

6But ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’allἅπαςhapasG537the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992will stoneG2642us to deathG2642,for they are convincedπεπεισμένοςpepeismenosG3982that JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491was aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

7SoκαὶkaiG2532they answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611that they did not knowG3609whereπόθεν.pothenG4159it came from.

8And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“NorοὐδὲoudeG3761will I tellλέγωlegōG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”

Parable of the Vine-growers

9And He beganἬρξατοĒrxatoG757to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992thisταύτην·tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:“A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and rentedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it out tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,and wentG589on a journeyG589for a longἱκανούς.hikanousG2425timeχρόνουςchronousG5550.

10At the harvesttimeκαιρῷkairōG2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092,soἵναinaG2443that they would giveδώσουσινdōsousinG1325him someof the produceκαρποῦkarpouG2590of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290;but the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194him and sentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

11And he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992anotherἕτερονheteronG2087slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401;and they beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194him alsoG2548and treatedG818him shamefullyG818and sentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

12And he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to sendπέμψαι·pempsaiG3992a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154;and thisG3778oneG3778alsoG2532they woundedτραυματίσαντεςtraumatisantesG5135and castἐξέβαλον.¶exebalonG1544out.

13TheownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος·ampelōnosG290saidG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160?I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992my belovedἀγαπητόν·agapētonG27sonυἱόνhuionG5207;perhapsἴσωςisōsG2481they willrespectἐντραπήσονται.entrapēsontaiG1788him.’

14But when the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708him, they reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him soἵναinaG2443that the inheritanceκληρονομία.klēronomiaG2817will be oursG1473.’

15SoκαὶkaiG2532they threwἐκβαλόντεςekbalontesG1544him out of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him. WhatτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, will theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to them?

16He will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064anddestroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622theseτούτουςtoutousG3778vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092and will giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.”WhenδὲdeG1161they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191it, they saidG3004, “May it neverμὴmēG3361be!”

17ButJesus lookedἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689at them and saidG3004,“WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767is thisτοῦτο·toutoG3778that is writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125: ‘The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the chiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίας;gōniasG1137stone’?

18EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on that stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917to piecesG4917;but on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will scatterG3039him likeG3039dustG3039.”

Tribute to Caesar

19The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749triedἐζήτησανezētēsanG2212to layἐπιβαλεῖνepibaleinG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on Him that veryG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610,and they fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399the peopleλαόν·laonG2992;for they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He spokeG3004thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850againstπρὸςprosG4314them.

20SoG5620they watchedπαρατηρήσαντεςparatērēsantesG3906Him, and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649spiesἐγκαθέτουςegkathetousG1455whopretendedὑποκρινομένουςhupokrinomenousG5271to be righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,in orderἵναinaG2443that they mightcatchἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949Him in some statementλόγου,logouG3056,soG5620that they coulddeliverπαραδοῦναιparadounaiG3860Him to the ruleἀρχῇarchēaG746and the authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849ofthe governorἡγεμόνος.hēgemonosG2232.

21They questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You speakλέγειςlegeisG3004and teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723, and Youare not partialλαμβάνεις πρόσωπονlambaneis prosōponG2983 G4383to any, but teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

22Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for usto payδοῦναιdounaiG1325taxesφόρονphoronG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”

23But He detectedκατανοήσαςkatanoēsasG2657their trickeryπανουργίανpanourgianG3834and saidG3004to them,

24“ShowδείξατέdeixateG1166Me adenariusδηνάριον·dēnarionG1220.WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101likenessεἰκόναeikonaG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnG1923does it haveἔχειecheiG2192?”They saidG3004, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”

25And He saidG3004to them,“ThenτοίνυνtoinunG5106renderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

26And they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυσανouk ischusanG3756 G2480tocatchἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaiG1949Him in a sayingῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487in the presenceG1727of the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992;and beingG2296amazedG2296at His answerἀποκρίσειapokriseiG612,they becameG4601silentἐσίγησαν.¶esigēsanG4601.

Is There a Resurrection?

27NowδέdeG1161there cameΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesG4334to Him someτινεςtinesG5100of theSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523(who sayἀντιλέγοντεςantilegontesG483that there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386),

28and they questionedG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125for us thatifἐάνeanG1437a man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and he is childlessἄτεκνοςateknosG815,his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80shouldmarryλάβῃlabēG2983the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and raiseἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817up childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

29NowοὖνounG3767there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80;and the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599childlessἄτεκνος,ateknosG815;

30and the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208

31and the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154marriedἔλαβενelabenG2983her; and in the sameG5615wayG5615allG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599,leavingκατέλιπονkateliponG2641noοὐouG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

32FinallyὕστερονhusteronG5306the womanγυνὴgunēG1135diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

33In the resurrectionἀναστάσει,anastaseiG386thereforeοὖνounG3767,whichτίνοςtinosG5101one’sG846wifeG1135will she be? ForallG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hadἔσχονeschonG2192married her.”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“The sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060and are givenG1061in marriageγαμίσκονται,gamiskontaiG1061,

35but thoseG3588who are consideredG2661worthyκαταξιωθέντεςkataxiōthentesG2661to attainτυχεῖνtucheinG5177tothat ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777are givenG1061in marriageγαμίζονται·gamizontaiG1061;

36for they cannotδύνανται,dunantaiG1410 G3761evenG3761dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599anymoreἔτιetiG2089,becauseG1063they are likeG2465angelsG2465, and aresonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,beingG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.

37But that the deadνεκροί,nekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453,evenG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475showedἐμήνυσενemēnusenG3377, in the passage about the burningbushβάτουbatouG942,whereὡςhōsG5613he callsλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριονkurionG2962the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,and the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.

38NowδὲdeG1161He is not the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498but of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198; forallπάντεςpantesG3956liveζῶσιν.¶zōsinG2198to Him.”

39SomeτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122answeredἈποκριθέντεςApokrithentesG611and saidG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,You have spokenG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.”

40Forthey did not haveG5111courageG5111to questionἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanG1905Him anyG3765longerG3765about anythingοὐδέν.¶oudenG3762.

41ThenG2532He saidG3004to them,“HowπῶςpōsG4459is it thatthey sayG3004the ChristχριστὸνchristonG5547isDavid’sG1160sonυἱόν;huionG5207?

42For DavidG1160himselfαὐτὸςautosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to my LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,

43Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I makeθῶthōG5087Your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286for Your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

44ThereforeοὖνounG3767DavidG1160callsκαλεῖ,kaleiG2564Him ‘LordκύριονkurionG2962,’and howπῶςpōsG4459is He his sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?”

45And while allπαντὸςpantosG3956the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were listeningἈκούοντοςAkouontosG191,He saidG3004to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,

46“BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,who likeθελόντωνthelontōnG2309to walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043aroundG4043in longG4749robesG4749,and loveφιλούντωνphilountōnG5368respectful greetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783in the marketG58placesG58,and chiefG4410seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and placesG4411of honorG4411at banquetsδείπνοις,deipnoisG1173,

47whoοἳhoiG3739devourκατεσθίουσινkatesthiousinG2719widows’χηρῶνchērōnG5503housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,and for appearance’sG4392sakeG4392offerG4336longμακρὰmakraG3117prayersG4336.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778will receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontaiG2983greaterG4053condemnationκρίμα.¶krimaG2917.”

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

Parable of the Vine-growers

Tribute to Caesar

Is There a Resurrection?

Commentaries on Luke 20