New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 22:15-33

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.

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.

27LastG5305of allπάντωνpantōnG3956,the womanγυνή.gunēG1135diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.

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.

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