New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:22-34

22But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611,“You do not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101you are askingαἰτεῖσθε.aiteistheG154.Are you ableδύνασθεdunastheG1410to drinkπιεῖνpieinG4095the cupποτήριονpotērionG4221that I amG3195aboutG3195to drinkπίνεινpineinG4095?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “We are ableδυνάμεθα.¶dunamethaG1410.”

23He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “My cupποτήριόνpotērionG4221you shall drinkπίεσθεpiestheG4095;but to sitκαθίσαιkathisaiG2523on My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188and on MyleftεὐωνύμωνeuōnumōnG2176,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is not MineG1699to giveδοῦναι,dounaiG1325,but it is for those for whomοἷςhoisG3739it has beenpreparedἡτοίμασταιhētoimastaiG2090by My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

24And hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,the tenδέκαdekaG1176became indignantἠγανάκτησανēganaktēsanG23with the twoδύοduoG1417brothersἀδελφῶν.¶adelphōnG80.

25But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341them to Himself and saidG3004,“You knowG3609that the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontesG758of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484lordG2634it overG2634them, and theirgreatμεγάλοιmegaloiG3173menG3173exerciseκατεξουσιάζουσινkatexousiazousinG2715authorityG2715overG2715them.

26It is not thisG3779wayG3779amongἐνenG1722you,but whoeverὃς ἐὰνhos eanG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to becomeγενέσθαι,genesthaiG1096greatμέγαςmegasG3173amongἐνenG1722you shall be your servantδιάκονος·diakonosG1249,

27and whoeverὃςhosG3739 G1437wishesθέλῃthelēG2309to be firstπρῶτος,prōtosG4413amongἐνenG1722you shall be your slaveδοῦλος·doulosG1401;

28justὥσπερhōsperG5618asthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444did not comeἦλθενēlthenG2064to be servedδιακονηθῆναιdiakonēthēnaiG1247,but to serveδιακονῆσαιdiakonēsaiG1247,and to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325HislifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590a ransomλύτρονlutronG3083for manyπολλῶν.¶pollōnG4183.”

29As they were leavingἐκπορευομένωνekporeuomenōnG1607JerichoἸεριχὼIerichōG2410,a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

30And twoδύοduoG1417blindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185menG5185sittingκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521by the roadὁδόν,hodonG3598,hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was passingπαράγει,parageiG3855by, criedἔκραξανekraxanG2896out, “LordκύριεkurieG2962,haveG1653mercyἐλέησονeleēsonG1653on us,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160!”

31The crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sternlyG2008toldG2008them to be quietσιωπήσωσιν.siōpēsōsinG4623,but they criedἔκραξανekraxanG2896out allG3173the moreG3173, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidG1160,haveG1653mercyἐλέησονeleēsonG1653on us!”

32And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stoppedστὰςstasG2476and calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455them, and saidG3004,“WhatτίtiG5101do you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309Me to doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160for you?”

33They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, we wantour eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788to be openedἀνοιγῶσινanoigōsinG455.”

34MovedG4697with compassionσπλαγχνισθεὶςsplagchnistheisG4697,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681their eyesὀμμάτωνommatōnG3659;and immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112they regainedG308their sightἀνέβλεψανaneblepsanG308and followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Him.

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