New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 12:1-9

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.

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