New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 20:1-19

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.”

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.”

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

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