New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 12:1-17

1And He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakλαλεῖν·laleinG2980to them in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850: “A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060awallφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it, and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a vatG5276underG5276the wineG5276pressG5276and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and rentedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it out tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092and wentG589on a journeyG589.

2At the harvesttimeκαιρῷkairōG2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092,in orderἵναinaG2443to receiveλάβῃlabēG2983someof the produceκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος.ampelōnosG290from the vine-growersγεωργῶνgeōrgōnG1092.

3They tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him, and beatἔδειρανedeiranG1194him and sentG649him awayἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649them anotherἄλλονallonG243slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401,and they woundedG2775him in the headG2775,and treatedG718him shamefullyἠτίμασαν.ētimasanG818.

5And he sentἀπέστειλεν·apesteilenG649anotherἄλλονallonG243,and that oneG2548they killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615; and so withmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183othersἄλλους,allousG243,beatingδέροντες,derontesG1194someοὓς μὲνhous menG3739 G3303and killingἀποκτέννοντες.apoktennontesG615othersοὓς δὲhous deG3739 G1161.

6He hadεἶχενeichenG2192oneἕναhenaG1520moreἔτιetiG2089to send,a belovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649him lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of allto them, sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788my sonυἱόνhuionG5207.’

7But thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him, and the inheritanceκληρονομία.klēronomiaG2817will be oursG1473!’

8They tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him, and killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615him and threwἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him out of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος.ampelōnosG290.

9WhatτίtiG5101will theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160?He will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064and destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092,and will giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.

10Have you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761readἀνέγνωτε·anegnōteG314thisταύτηνtautēnG3778ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124: ‘The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the chiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίας·gōniasG1137stone;

11Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096about from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,And it is marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298in our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?”

12And they were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to seizeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, and yetthey fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793,for they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He spokeG3004the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850againstπρὸςprosG4314them. And sothey leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and wentG565awayἀπῆλθον.¶apēlthonG565.

13ThenG2532they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649someτιναςtinasG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265to Him in orderἵναinaG2443totrapἀγρεύσωσινagreusōsinG64Him in a statementλόγῳ.logōG3056.

14They cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227anddeferμέλειmeleiG3199to noG3762oneοὐδενός·oudenosG3762;for You are not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991 G4383to anyἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225. Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to payG1325a poll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orG2228not?

15Shall we payδῶμενdōmenG1325orἢēG2228shall we not payδῶμεν;¶dōmenG1325?”But He, knowingG3609their hypocrisyὑπόκρισινhupokrisinG5272,saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε;peirazeteG3985Me? BringφέρετέphereteG5342Me adenariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220to lookG3708at.”

16They broughtἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342one.And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101likenessεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”And they saidG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”

17And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.” And theywere amazedG1569at Him.

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