New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 20:19-26

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.

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