New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 21:23-32

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.

30And the mancameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to his secondG1208sonand saidG3004the sameG5615thingG5615;and he repliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611 G3004, ‘I will,sirκύριε·kurieG2962’; and yethe did not goἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

31WhichτίςtisG5101of the twoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of his fatherπατρός;patrosG3962?”They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you thatthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204will getG4254into the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254you.

32For JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to you in the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343and you did not believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100him; butthe taxτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057collectorsG5057and prostitutesπόρναιpornaiG4204did believeἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100him; and you, seeingG3708this,did not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761haveG3338secondG3338thoughtsG3338afterwardG5305so as to believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100him.

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