New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 22:1-22

1JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeG3004to them againπάλινpalinG3825in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

2“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772may be comparedὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666toa kingἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖanthrōpō basileiG444 G935whoὅστιςhostisG3748gaveἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160aweddingγάμουςgamousG1062feastG1062for his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

3And hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649out his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564to the weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062,and they were unwillingοὐκ ἤθελονouk ēthelonG3756 G2309to 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.”’

5But they paidG272noG272attentionG272and wentG565their wayG565,oneὃςhosG3739to his ownἴδιονidionG2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68,anotherὃςhosG3739 G1161to his businessG1171,

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 echōnG3361 G2192weddingγάμου;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.’

14For manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183arecalledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,but fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.”

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 prosōponG991 G4383to 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.

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