New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 12:1-17

1And He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757to speakλαλεῖν·laleinG2980to them in parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850: “A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060afenceφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it, and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a vatG5276underG5276theG5276wineG5276pressG5276and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and leasedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092and wentG589onG589aG589journeyG589.

2And at the harvesttimeκαιρῷkairōG2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649a slaveδοῦλονdoulonG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092,inG2443orderG2443toG2443receiveλάβῃlabēG2983his shareof the produceκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος.ampelōnosG290from the vine-growersγεωργῶνgeōrgōnG1092.

3And they tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him, and beatἔδειρανedeiranG1194him, and sentG649him awayἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649empty-handedκενόν.kenonG2756.

4And againπάλινpalinG3825he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649them anotherἄλλονallonG243slaveδοῦλον·doulonG1401,and they woundedG2775him inG2775theG2775headG2775,and treatedG818him shamefullyG818.

5And he sentἀπέστειλεν·apesteilenG649anotherἄλλονallonG243,and thatG2548oneG2548they killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615; and so withmanyπολλοὺςpollousG4183othersἄλλους,allousG243,beatingδέροντες,derontesG1194someοὓς μὲνhous menG3739 G3303and killingἀποκτέννοντες.apoktennontesG615othersοὓς δὲhous deG3739 G1161.

6He hadεἶχενeichenG2192oneἕναhenaG1520moreἔτιetiG2089man to send,a belovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27sonυἱὸνhuionG5207;he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649him to them lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078of all,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788my sonυἱόνhuionG5207.’

7But thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092saidG3004to oneG1438anotherG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205,let’s killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him, and the inheritanceκληρονομία.klēronomiaG2817will be oursG1473!’

8And they tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him and killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615him, and threwG1544him outG1544of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος.ampelōnosG290.

9WhatτίtiG5101will theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160?He will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064and putG622the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092toG622deathG622,and giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.

10Have you not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761readἀνέγνωτε·anegnōteG314thisταύτηνtautēnG3778ScriptureγραφὴνgraphēnG1124: ‘A stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096thechiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerstoneγωνίας·gōniasG1137;

11Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096about from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,And it is marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298in our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?”

12And they were seekingἐζήτουνezētounG2212to seizeκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, and yetthey fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793,for they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He toldG3004the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850againstπρὸςprosG4314them. And sothey leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and wentG565awayἀπῆλθον.¶apēlthonG565.

13ThenG2532they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649someτιναςtinasG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265to Him inG2443orderG2443toG2443trapἀγρεύσωσινagreusōsinG64Him in a statementλόγῳ.logōG3056.

14They cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227anddo not careμέλειmeleiG3199what anyoneοὐδενός·oudenosG3762thinks; for Youare not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991 G4383to anyoneἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but You teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225. Is itpermissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832to payG1325apoll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orG2228not?

15Are we to payδῶμενdōmenG1325,orἢēG2228not payδῶμεν;¶dōmenG1325?”But He, knowingG3609their hypocrisyὑπόκρισινhupokrisinG5272,saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε;peirazeteG3985Me? BringφέρετέphereteG5342Me adenariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220to lookG3708at.”

16And they broughtἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342one.And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”And they saidG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”

17And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “PayἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”And they were utterlyG1569amazedG1569at Him.

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