New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 19:20-24

20And thenanotherἕτεροςheterosG2087cameἦλθενēlthenG2064,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Masterκύριε,kurieG2962,hereἰδοὺidouG2400is your minaμνᾶmnaG3414,whichἣνhēnG3739I keptεἶχονeichonG2192tuckedG606awayG606in a handkerchiefσουδαρίῳ·soudariōG4676;

21for I wasG5399afraidἐφοβούμηνephoboumēnG5399of you, becauseὅτιhotiG3754you are a demandingαὐστηρὸςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444;you takeαἴρειςaireisG142upG142whatὃhoG3739you did not layG5087downἔθηκαςethēkasG5087,and reapθερίζειςtherizeisG2325whatὃhoG3739you did not sowἔσπειρας.¶espeirasG4687.’

22He saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to him, ‘From your own lipsστόματόςstomatosG4750I will judgeκρινῶkrinōG2919you, you worthlessπονηρὲponēreG4190slaveδοῦλε.douleG1401.Did you knowG3609that I amεἰμιeimiG1510a demandingαὐστηρόςaustērosG840manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,takingG142upG142whatὃhoG3739I did not layG5087downἔθηκαethēkaG5087,and reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whatὃhoG3739I did not sowἔσπειρα·espeiraG4687?

23And sowhyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not putἔδωκάςedōkasG1325my moneyἀργύριονargurionG694in the bankτράπεζαν,trapezanG5132,and when I cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064back,I would have collectedἔπραξα;epraxaG4238it with interestτόκῳtokōG5110?’

24And thenhe saidG3004to the other slaveswho were presentπαρεστῶσινparestōsinG3936, ‘TakeἄρατεarateG142the minaμνᾶνmnanG3414awayG142from him and giveδότεdoteG1325it to the one who hasἔχοντι.echontiG2192the tenδέκαdekaG1176minasμνᾶςmnasG3414.’

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