New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 20:20-40

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.

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.

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