New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 23:34-39

34“Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778,beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I am sendingἀποστέλλωapostellōG649you prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680menG4680and scribesγραμματεῖς·grammateisG1122;someἐξexG1537of them you will killἀποκτενεῖτεapokteneiteG615and crucifyσταυρώσετεstaurōseteG4717,and someἐξexG1537of them you willscourgeμαστιγώσετεmastigōseteG3146in your synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864, andpersecuteδιώξετεdiōxeteG1377from cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172to cityπόλιν·polinG4172,

35soὅπωςhopōsG3704that upon you may fallἔλθῃelthēG2064the guilt ofallπᾶνpanG3956the righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342bloodαἷμαhaimaG129shedἐκχυννόμενονekchunnomenonG1632on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,from the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of righteousδικαίουdikaiouG1342AbelἍβελHabelG6to the bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of ZechariahΖαχαρίουZachariouG2197, thesonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of BerechiahΒαραχίουBarachiouG914,whomὃνhonG3739you murderedἐφονεύσατεephoneusateG5407betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342thetempleναοῦnaouG3485and the altarθυσιαστηρίου.thusiastēriouG2379.

36TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, allπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240uponthisG3778generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074.

37“JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, whokillsἀποκτείνουσαapokteinousaG615the prophetsπροφήταςprophētasG4396and stonesλιθοβολοῦσαlithobolousaG3036thoseG3588who are sentἀπεσταλμένουςapestalmenousG649to her! HowποσάκιςposakisG4212oftenG4212I wantedἠθέλησαēthelēsaG2309to gatherἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagageinG1996your childrenτέκναteknaG5043togetherἐπισυνάγειepisunageiG1996,the wayτρόπονtroponG5158a henὄρνιςornisG3733gathersG1996her chicksνοσσίαnossiaG3556underὑπὸhupoG5259her wingsπτέρυγας,pterugasG4420,and you were unwillingοὐκ ἠθελήσατε;ouk ēthelēsateG3756 G2309.

38BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,your houseοἶκοςoikosG3624is being leftἀφίεταιaphietaiG863to you desolateἔρημος.erēmosG2048!

39For I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, from nowἄρτιartiG737on you will not seeG3708Me untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you sayG3004, ‘BlessedεὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosG2127is He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962!’”

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