New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 21:23-46

23When He enteredἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064the templeG2413,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Himwhile He was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “By whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,and whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

24JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437you tellG3004Me, I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532tellG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491was from whatπόθενpothenG4159source,from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?” And they beganreasoningδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will sayG3004to us, ‘ThenοὖνounG3767whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?’

26But ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’we fearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793;for they allπάντεςpantesG3956regardἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asa prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

27And answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,they saidG3004, “We do not knowG3609.”He alsoG2532saidἔφηephēG5346to them,“NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761will I tellλέγωlegōG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28“But whatΤίTiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043,and he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413and saidG3004, ‘Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in thevineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.’

29And he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, ‘I will not’; but afterwardG5305he regrettedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338it and wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30The man cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the secondG1208and saidG3004the sameG5615thingG5615;and he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611, ‘IwillG2309,sirκύριε·kurieG2962’;but he did not goἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

31WhichτίςtisG5101of the twoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of his fatherπατρός;patrosG3962?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204will getG4254into the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254you.

32For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to you in the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343and you did not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him; butthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204did believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100him; and you, seeingG3708this,did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761feelG3338remorseG3338afterwardG5305so as to believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100him.

33“Listenἀκούσατε·akousateG191to anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850. There was alandownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060a wallφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a wineG3025pressG3025in it, and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and rentedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it out tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092andwentG589on a journeyG589.

34WhenὅτεhoteG3753theharvestκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983his produceκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35The vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,and killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739 G1161,and stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036a thirdὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649anotherἄλλουςallousG243group of slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401largerG4183than the firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413;and they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160the sameG5615thingG5615to them.

37But afterwardG5305he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his sonυἱὸνhuionG5207to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788my sonυἱόνhuionG5207.’

38But when the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,they saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him and seizeσχῶμενschōmenG2192his inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.’

39They tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him, and threwἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544him out of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767whenὅτανhotanG3752theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will he doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to thoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?”

41They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “He will bringG622thoseG846wretchesκακοὺςkakousG2556to a wretchedκακῶςkakōsG2560endG622, andwill rentἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554out the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to otherἄλλοιςalloisG243vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will payἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591him the proceedsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590at the properseasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.”

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Did you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314in the Scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124, ‘The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778becameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096the chiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137stone;Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096about from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,And it is marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298in our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?

43Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from you and givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to apeopleἔθνειethneiG1484,producingποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160the fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590of it.

44Andhe who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917to piecesG4917;but on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will scatterG3039him likeG3039dustG3039.”

45When the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191His parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850,they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He was speakingλέγει.legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012them.

46When they soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to seizeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399thepeopleὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893they consideredεἶχον.¶eichonG2192Him to be aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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