New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 2:14-22

14As He passedπαράγωνparagōnG3855by, He sawG3708LeviΛευὶνLeuinG3017the sonof AlphaeusἉλφαίουHalphaiouG256sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521in the taxτελώνιονtelōnionG5058officeG5058,and He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190Me!”And he gotG450upG450and followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190Him.

15And it happenedγίνεταιginetaiG1096that He was recliningκατακεῖσθαιkatakeisthaiG2621at the tablein his houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,and manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268werediningσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101;for there were manyπολλοί,polloiG4183of them,and they were followingἠκολούθουνēkolouthounG190Him.

16Whenthe scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330sawG3708that He was eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with thesinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268and taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to His disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101, “WhyG5101is He eatingἐσθίειesthieiG2068with taxτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057collectorsG5057andsinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?”

17And hearingἀκούσαςakousasG191this,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “It isnot thoseG3588who are healthyἰσχύοντεςischuontesG2480who needχρείανchreianG5532a physicianἰατροῦiatrouG2395,but thoseG3588who are sickκακῶςkakōsG2560;I did not comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,but sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268.”

18John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were fastingνηστεύοντεςnēsteuontesG3522;and they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101and the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330fastνηστεύουσιν,nēsteuousinG3522,but Your disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101do not fastνηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522?”

19And JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“Whileἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739the groomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566is with them,the attendantsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the groomνυμφῶνοςnumphōnosG3567cannotμὴ δύνανταιmē dunantaiG1410 G3361fastνηστεύειν;nēsteueinG3522,can they? As longὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745 G5550as they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192the groomνυμφίονnumphionG3566with them, they cannotοὐ δύνανταιou dunantaiG1410 G3756fastνηστεύειν.nēsteueinG3522.

20But thedaysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064whenὅτανhotanG3752the groomνυμφίος,numphiosG3566is takenG522awayἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522from them, and thenτότεtoteG5119they will fastνηστεύσουσινnēsteusousinG3522,on that dayἡμέρᾳ.¶hēmeraG2250.

21“NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762sewsἐπιράπτειepirapteiG1976a patchἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of unshrunkἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470on an oldπαλαιόν·palaionG3820garmentἱμάτιονhimationG2440;otherwiseG1490,the patchπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138pullsG142awayαἴρειaireiG142from it, the newκαινὸνkainonG2537from the oldπαλαιοῦ,palaiouG3820,and a worseχεῖρονcheironG5501tearσχίσμαschismaG4978resultsγίνεται.¶ginetaiG1096.

22And noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762putsβάλλειballeiG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779;otherwiseG1490the wineοἶνοςoinosG3631will burstῥήξειrhēxeiG4486the skinsἀσκούς,askousG779,and the wineοἶνοςoinosG3631is lostἀπόλλυταιapollutaiG622and the skinsἀσκοίaskoiG779as well; but one putsnewνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631into freshκαινούςkainousG2537wineskinsἀσκοὺςaskousG779.”

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