New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 20

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

1On oneμιᾷmiaG1520of the daysἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250whileHe was teachingδιδάσκοντοςdidaskontosG1321the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992in the templeG2413andpreachingG2097the gospelG2097,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122with the eldersπρεσβυτέροιςpresbuteroisG4245confrontedἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186Him,

2and they declaredG3004,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004to Him, “TellG3004us by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849You are doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,orἢēG2228whoτίςtisG5101is the one who gaveδούςdousG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

3But He repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611 G3004to them,“I will alsoG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you aquestionλόγον,logonG3056,and you tellG3004Me:

4Was the baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;anthrōpōnG444?”

5They discussedσυνελογίσαντοsunelogisantoG4817amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will sayG3004, ‘Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?’

6But ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’allἅπαςhapasG537the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992will stoneG2642us toG2642deathG2642,sinceγάρgarG1063they are convincedπεπεισμένοςpepeismenosG3982that JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491was aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

7And sothey answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611that they did not knowG3609whereπόθεν.pothenG4159it camefromG4159.

8And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761am I tellingλέγωlegōG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.”

Parable of the Vine-growers

9But He beganἬρξατοĒrxatoG757to tellλέγεινlegeinG3004the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992thisταύτην·tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:“A manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and leasedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,and wentG589onG589aG589journeyG589for a longἱκανούς.hikanousG2425timeχρόνουςchronousG5550.

10At the harvesttimeκαιρῷkairōG2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092,soG2443thatG2443they would giveδώσουσινdōsousinG1325him his shareof the produceκαρποῦkarpouG2590of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290;but the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194him and sentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

11And he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to sendπέμψαιpempsaiG3992anotherἕτερονheteronG2087slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401;but they beatδείραντεςdeirantesG1194him alsoG2548and treatedG818him shamefullyG818,and sentG1821him awayἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilanG1821empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

12And he proceededπροσέθετοprosethetoG4369to sendπέμψαι·pempsaiG3992a thirdτρίτονtritonG5154;but thisG3778oneG3778tooG2532they woundedτραυματίσαντεςtraumatisantesG5135and threwG1544outG1544.

13NowδὲdeG1161theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος·ampelōnosG290saidG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101am I to doποιήσω;poiēsōG4160?I will sendπέμψωpempsōG3992my belovedἀγαπητόν·agapētonG27sonυἱόνhuionG5207;perhapsἴσωςisōsG2481they willrespectἐντραπήσονται.entrapēsontaiG1788him.’

14But when the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708him, they discussedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;let’s killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the inheritanceκληρονομία.klēronomiaG2817will be oursG1473.’

15And sothey threwG1544him outG1544of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him. WhatτίtiG5101,thenοὖνounG3767, will theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to them?

16He will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064andputG622theseτούτουςtoutousG3778vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092toG622deathG622,and will giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.”However, whenδὲdeG1161they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they saidG3004, “May it neverG3361happenG3361!”

17ButJesus lookedἐμβλέψαςemblepsasG1689atG1689them and saidG3004,“ThenοὖνounG3767whatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτο·toutoG3778statementthat has been writtenγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125: ‘A stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096thechiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerstoneγωνίας;gōniasG1137’?

18EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on that stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917toG4917piecesG4917;but on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will crushλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039him.”

Paying Taxes to Caesar

19The scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122and the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749triedἐζήτησανezētēsanG2212to layἐπιβαλεῖνepibaleinG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on Him that veryG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610, and yetthey fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399the peopleλαόν·laonG2992;for they were awareἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He had spokenG3004thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850againstπρὸςprosG4314them.

20And sothey watchedG3906HimcloselyG3906,and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649spiesἐγκαθέτουςegkathetousG1455who pretendedὑποκρινομένουςhupokrinomenousG5271to be righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,inG2443orderG2443that they might catchἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949Him in somestatementλόγου,logouG3056,soG5620thatG5620they couldhandG3860Him overG3860to the jurisdictionἀρχῇarchēaG746and authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849ofthe governorἡγεμόνος.hēgemonosG2232.

21And the spiesquestionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You speakλέγειςlegeisG3004and teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723, and Youare not partialλαμβάνεις πρόσωπονlambaneis prosōponG2983 G4383to anyone, but You teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316on the basisἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909of truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

22Is itpermissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832for usto payδοῦναιdounaiG1325taxesφόρονphoronG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”

23But He sawG2657throughG2657their trickeryπανουργίανpanourgianG3834and saidG3004to them,

24“ShowδείξατέdeixateG1166Me adenariusδηνάριον·dēnarionG1220.WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnG1923does it haveἔχειecheiG2192?”They saidG3004, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”

25And He saidG3004to them,“ThenτοίνυνtoinunG5106payἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

26And they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυσανouk ischusanG3756 G2480tocatchἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaiG1949Him in a statementῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487inG1726theG1726presenceG1726of the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992;and they wereG2296amazedG2296at His answerἀποκρίσειapokriseiG612,and saidG4601nothingG4601.

Is There a Resurrection?

27NowδέdeG1161someτινεςtinesG5100of theSadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523(who maintainἀντιλέγοντεςantilegontesG483that there is noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386)cameΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesG4334to Him,

28and they questionedG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125for us thatifἐάνeanG1437a man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,leavingἔχωνechōnG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and he is childlessἄτεκνοςateknosG815,that his brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80is tomarryλάβῃlabēG2983the wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and raiseἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817upG1817childrenσπέρμαspermaG4690for his brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

29SoG3767thenG3767,there were sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80;and the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135and diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599childlessἄτεκνος,ateknosG815;

30and the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208

31and the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154marriedἔλαβενelabenG2983her; and in the sameG5615wayG5615allG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599,leavingκατέλιπονkateliponG2641noοὐouG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043.

32FinallyG5305the womanγυνὴgunēG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

33ThereforeοὖνounG3767,in the resurrectionἀναστάσει,anastaseiG386,whichτίνοςtinosG5101one’sG846wifeG1135does the woman becomeγίνεταιginetaiG1096? ForallG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033marriedἔσχονeschonG2192 G1135her.”

34JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“The sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060and the womenare givenG1061inG1061marriageγαμίσκονται,gamiskontaiG1061,

35but thoseG3588who are consideredG2661worthyκαταξιωθέντεςkataxiōthentesG2661to attainτυχεῖνtucheinG5177tothat ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165and the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060norοὔτεouteG3777are givenG1061inG1061marriageγαμίζονται·gamizontaiG1061;

36for they cannotδύνανται,dunantaiG1410 G3761evenG3761dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599anymoreἔτιetiG2089,for they are likeG2465angelsG2465, and aresonsυἱοίhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,beingG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386.

37But as fortheG3754factG3754thatG3754the deadνεκροί,nekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453,evenG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475revealedἐμήνυσενemēnusenG3377this in the passage about the burningbushβάτουbatouG942,whereὡςhōsG5613he callsλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριονkurionG2962the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,and the GodθεὸνtheonG2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.

38NowδὲdeG1161He is not the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,but of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198; forallπάντεςpantesG3956liveζῶσιν.¶zōsinG2198to Him.”

39SomeτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122answeredἈποκριθέντεςApokrithentesG611and saidG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,You have spokenG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573.”

40Forthey did not haveG5111the courageG5111to questionἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanG1905Him anyG3765longerG3765about anythingοὐδέν.¶oudenG3762.

41But He saidG3004to them,“HowπῶςpōsG4459is it thatthey sayG3004theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547isDavid’sG1160sonυἱόν;huionG5207?

42For DavidG1160himselfαὐτὸςautosG846saysλέγειlegeiG3004in the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568, ‘The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004to my LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, “SitκάθουkathouG2521at My rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188,

43Untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193I makeθῶthōG5087Your enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190a footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286for Your feetποδῶνpodōnG4228.”’

44ThereforeοὖνounG3767DavidG1160callsκαλεῖ,kaleiG2564Him ‘LordκύριονkurionG2962,’ and sohowπῶςpōsG4459is He his sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?”

45And while allπαντὸςpantosG3956the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992were listeningἈκούοντοςAkouontosG191,He saidG3004to the disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,

46“BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,who likeθελόντωνthelontōnG2309to walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043aroundG4043in longG4749robesG4749,and loveφιλούντωνphilountōnG5368personalG783greetingsG783in the marketplacesἀγοραῖςagoraisG58,and chiefG4410seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410in the synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864and placesG4411ofG4411honorG4411at banquetsδείπνοις,deipnoisG1173,

47whoοἳhoiG3739devourκατεσθίουσινkatesthiousinG2719widows’χηρῶνchērōnG5503housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,and for appearance’sG4392sakeG4392offerG4336longμακρὰmakraG3117prayersG4336.TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778will receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontaiG2983allG4053theG4053moreG4053condemnationκρίμα.¶krimaG2917.”

Jesus’ Authority Questioned

Parable of the Vine-growers

Paying Taxes to Caesar

Is There a Resurrection?

Commentaries on Luke 20