New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 21:38-45

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.

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