1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeG3004to them againπάλινpalinG3825in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,
2“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772may be comparedὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666toa kingἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖanthrōpō basileiG444G935whoὅστιςhostisG3748gaveἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160aweddingγάμουςgamousG1062feastG1062for his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207.
3And hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649out his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564to the weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062,and they were unwillingοὐκ ἤθελονouk ēthelonG3756G2309to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.
4AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649out otherἄλλουςallousG243slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘TellG3004thoseG3588who have been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have preparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090my dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712;my oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022and my fattenedG4619livestockG4619are allbutcheredτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380and everythingπάνταpantaG3956is readyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092;comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205to the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062.”’
6and the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and mistreatedὕβρισανhubrisanG5195them and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them.
7But the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was enragedὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710,and he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992his armiesστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753and destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406and setG1705their cityπόλινpolinG4172on fireG1705.
8ThenΤότεToteG5119he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to his slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401, ‘The weddingγάμοςgamosG1062is readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,but thoseG3588who were invitedκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564were not worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.
9GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198thereforeοὖνounG3767tothe mainδιεξόδουςdiexodousG1327highwaysὁδῶν,hodōnG3598,and as manyὅσουςhosousG3745as you findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147there,inviteκαλέσατεkalesateG2564to the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062.’
10ThoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401wentἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out into the streetsὁδοὺςhodousG3598and gatheredG4863togetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956they foundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037evilπονηρούςponērousG4190and goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18;and the weddingG3567hallG3567was filledG4092withdinnerG345guestsG345.
11“But when the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935cameΕἰσελθὼνEiselthōnG1525in to lookG2300overG2300the dinnerG345guestsG345,he sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thereἐκεῖekeiG1563who was not dressedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746in weddingγάμουgamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742,
12and he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459did you comeεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525in hereὧδεhōdeG5602withoutμὴ ἔχωνmē echōnG3361G2192weddingγάμου;gamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742?’And the man was speechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.
13ThenτότεtoteG5119the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004to the servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, ‘BindδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210him handχεῖραςcheirasG5495and footπόδαςpodasG4228,and throwἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544him intothe outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;in that placeG1563thereG1563will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.’
15ThenΤότεToteG5119the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andplottedG4824togetherG4824howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might trapπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802Himin what He saidλόγῳ.logōG3056.
16And they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649their disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to Him, along with theHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227and teachδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, anddeferμέλειmeleiG3199to noG3762oneοὐδενός,oudenosG3762;for You are not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991G4383to anyG3762.
17TellG3004us thenοὖνounG3767,whatτίtiG5101do You thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380? Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325apoll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778toCaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”
18But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirmaliceπονηρίανponērianG4189,and saidG3004,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985Me, you hypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?
19ShowἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925Me thecoinνόμισμαnomismaG3546usedfor the poll-taxκήνσου.kēnsouG2778.”And they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374Him adenariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.
20And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101likenessεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”
21They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.”ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767renderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”
22And hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were amazedἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296, andleavingἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him, they wentG565awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.
Jesus Answers the Sadducees
23On that dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250someSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523(who sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386)cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Jesus and questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him,
24askingG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘IfἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenG5043,his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80as next of kin shall marryἐπιγαμβρεύσειepigambreuseiG1918his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450up childrenG5043for his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.’
25NowδὲdeG1161there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80with us; and the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413marriedγήμαςgēmasG1060and diedἐτελεύτησεν,eteleutēsenG5053,and havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80;
26soὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668alsoG2532the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208,and the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154,downἕωςhe'ōsG2193to the seventhἑπτά.heptaG2033.
28In the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386,thereforeοὖνounG3767,whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeγυνή;gunēG1135of the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033will she be? For they allπάντεςpantesG3956hadἔσχονeschonG2192married her.”
29But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“You are mistakenπλανᾶσθεplanastheG4105, notunderstandingG3609the ScripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124norμηδὲmēdeG3366the powerδύναμινdunaminG1411of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.
30For in the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386they neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777are givenG1061in marriageγαμίζονταιgamizontaiG1061,but are likeὡςhōsG5613angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.
31But regardingπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,have you not readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314whatG3588was spokenλέγοντος·legontosG3004to you by GodθεοῦtheouG2316:
32‘I amG1510the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,and the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384’?He is not the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498but of the livingζώντων.¶zōntōnG2198.”
33When the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.
34But when the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that Jesus had silencedἐφίμωσενephimōsenG5392the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaiousG4523,they gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863themselves togetherἐπὶ αὐτό.epi autoG1909G3588G846.
35OneεἷςheisG1520of them,a lawyerνομικὸςnomikosG3544,askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905Him a question,testingπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985Him,
36“Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whichποίαpoiaG4169is the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785in the Lawνόμῳ;nomōG3551?”
37And He saidἔφηephēG5346to him, “‘You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25the LordκύριονkurionG2962your GodθεόνtheonG2316with allὅλῃholēG3650your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,and with allὅλῃholēG3650your mindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271.’
38ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the greatμεγάληmegalēG3173andforemostπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολή.entolēG1785.
40On theseταύταιςtautaisG3778twoδυσὶνdusinG1417commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785dependκρέματαιkremataiG2910the wholeὅλοςholosG3650LawνόμοςnomosG3551and the Prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.”
41NowδὲdeG1161while the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330were gatheredG4863togetherG4863,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedG1905them a questionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905:
42“WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380aboutπερὶperiG4012the Christχριστοῦ;christouG5547,whoseτίνοςtinosG5101sonυἱόςhuiosG5207is He?”They saidG3004to Him, “The sonof DavidG1160.”
43He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“ThenοὖνounG3767howπῶςpōsG4459does DavidG1160in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151callκαλεῖkaleiG2564Him ‘LordκύριονkurionG2962,’sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,
44‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to my LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I putθῶthōG5087Your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190beneathὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270Your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228”’?
46NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to answerἀποκριθῆναιapokrithēnaiG611Him a wordλόγονlogonG3056,norοὐδὲoudeG3761did anyoneτιςtisG5100dareἐτόλμησένetolmēsenG5111from that dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250on to askG1905HimanotherG3765questionἐπερωτῆσαιeperōtēsaiG1905.
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