New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 16:1-12

1ThePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοι,SaddoukaioiG4523cameG4334upG4334,and puttingG3985JesustoG3985theG3985testπειράζοντεςpeirazontesG3985, theyaskedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him to showἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaiG1925them asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772.

2But He repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611to them, “When it is eveningὀψίαςopsiasG3798,you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘It will befairG2105weatherG2105,for the skyοὐρανός.ouranosG3772is redπυρράζειpurrazeiG4449.’

3And in the morningπρωΐ·prōiG4404, ‘There will bea stormχειμών,cheimōnG5494todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594,for the skyοὐρανός.ouranosG3772is redπυρράζειpurrazeiG4449and threateningστυγνάζωνstugnazōnG4768.’You knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097howG1097to discernδιακρίνειν,diakrineinG1252theappearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,but are you unableοὐ δύνασθε;ou dunastheG1410 G3756to discernthe signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592of the timesκαιρῶνkairōnG2540?

4An evilπονηρὰponēraG4190and adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074wantsἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592; and so asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will not be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it, exceptG1508the signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.”And He leftκαταλιπὼνkatalipōnG2641them and wentG565awayἀπῆλθεν.¶apēlthenG565.

5And the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008of the sea,but they had forgottenἐπελάθοντοepelathontoG1950to bringλαβεῖν.¶labeinG2983anybreadἄρτουςartousG740.

6And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“WatchὁρᾶτεhorateG3708outG3708andbewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337of theleavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.SaddoukaiōnG4523.”

7They began to discussδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260thisamongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “He said thatbecauseὅτιhotiG3754we did not bringἐλάβομεν.¶elabomenG2983anybreadἄρτουςartousG740.”

8But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,awareΓνοὺςGnousG1097of this,saidG3004, “You menG3640ofG3640littleὀλιγόπιστοι,oligopistoiG3640faithG3640,whyτίtiG5101are you discussingδιαλογίζεσθεdialogizestheG1260amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖς,he'autoisG1438the factthat you haveἔχετε;echeteG2192noοὐκoukG3756breadἄρτουςartousG740?

9Do you not yetοὔπωoupōG3768understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539norοὐδὲoudeG3761rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteG3421the fiveπέντεpenteG4002loavesἄρτουςartousG740of the fiveπεντακισχιλίωνpentakischiliōnG4000thousandG4000,and howπόσουςposousG4214manyG4214basketsκοφίνουςkophinousG2894you pickedἐλάβετε;elabeteG2983up?

10NorοὐδὲoudeG3761the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033loavesἄρτουςartousG740of the fourτετρακισχιλίωνtetrakischiliōnG5070thousandG5070,and howπόσαςposasG4214manyG4214largeG4711basketsσπυρίδαςspuridasG4711you pickedἐλάβετε;elabeteG2983up?

11HowπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou do not understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539that I did not speakG3004to you aboutπερὶperiG4012breadἄρτωνartōnG740? ButbewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337of theleavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.¶SaddoukaiōnG4523.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119they understoodσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920that He did not sayG3004to bewareπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337of theleavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of breadἄρτωνartōnG740,but of the teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322of thePhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330and SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων.¶SaddoukaiōnG4523.

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