New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 20:1-8

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.”

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