New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 21:20-29

20SeeingG3708this,the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wereG2296amazedG2296andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowπῶςpōsG4459did the figσυκῆ;¶sukēG4808treeG4808witherἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583allat onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916?”

21And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,ifG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102and do not doubtδιακριθῆτε,diakrithēteG1252,you will not onlyG3440doποιήσετε,poiēseteG4160whatG3588was doneto the figσυκῆςsukēsG4808treeG4808,but evenG2579ifG2579you sayG3004to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘Be takenG142upG142and castβλήθητιblēthētiG906into the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,’it will happenγενήσεται·genēsetaiG1096.

22Andwhateverὅσα ἂνhosa anG3745 G302you askαἰτήσητεaitēsēteG154in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,believingπιστεύοντες,pisteuontesG4100,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983it allπάνταpantaG3956.”

23When He enteredἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064the templeG2413area,the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to Himwhile He was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “By whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849are You doingποιεῖςpoieisG4160theseG3778thingsG3778,and whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325You thisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?”

24But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065you oneἕνα,henaG1520questionλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739,ifἐὰνeanG1437you tellG3004Me, I will alsoκἀγὼkagōkaiG2532tellG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491was from whatπόθενpothenG4159source:from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228from menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?” And they beganconsideringδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260the implicationsamongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772,’He will sayG3004to us, ‘ThenοὖνounG3767whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101did you not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him?’

26But ifἐὰνeanG1437we sayG3004, ‘From menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,’we fearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793;for they allπάντεςpantesG3956regardἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asa prophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.”

27And answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,they saidG3004, “We do not knowG3609.”He alsoG2532saidἔφηephēG5346to them,“NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761am I tellingλέγωlegōG3004you by whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28“But whatΤίTiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380?A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043,and he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413and saidG3004, ‘Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594in thevineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.’

29But he repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611 G3004, ‘I do not wantθέλω·thelōG2309to.’ YetG1161afterwardG5305he regrettedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338it and wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

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