New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 21:33-46

33“Listenἀκούσατε·akousateG191to anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850. There was alandownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452avineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290and putG4060afenceφραγμὸνphragmonG5418aroundG4060it, and dugὤρυξενōruxenG3736a wineG3025pressG3025in it, and builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,and he leasedἐξέδετοexedetoG1554it tovine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092andwentG589onG589aG589journeyG589.

34And whenὅτεhoteG3753theharvestκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to the vine-growersγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG1092to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983his fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35And the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739 G1161,and stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036anotherὃνhonG3739.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,moreG4183than the firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413;and they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160the sameG5615thingsG5615to them.

37But afterwardG5305he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his sonυἱὸνhuionG5207to them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘They will respectἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788my sonυἱόνhuionG5207.’

38But when the vine-growersγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,they saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, ‘ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let’s killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615him and takeG2192possessionG2192of his inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817!’

39And they tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him and threwG1544him outG1544of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290,and killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615him.

40ThereforeοὖνounG3767,whenὅτανhotanG3752theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290comesἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatτίtiG5101will he doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160to thoseἐκείνοις;ekeinoisG1565vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092?”

41They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “He will bringG622thoseG846wretchesκακοὺςkakousG2556to a wretchedκακῶςkakōsG2560endG622andleaseἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290to otherἄλλοιςalloisG243vine-growersγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will payἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591him the fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590in the properseasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.”

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to them,“Did you neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314in the Scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124, ‘A stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778has becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096thechiefκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776cornerstoneγωνίας.gōniasG1137;Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096about from the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,And it is marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298in our eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788’?

43Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316will be takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142from you and givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to apeopleἔθνειethneiG1484producingποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160its fruitκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

44Andthe one who fallsπεσὼνpesōnG4098on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneλίθονlithonG3037will be brokenG4917toG4917piecesG4917;and on whomeverὃν ἂνhon anG3739 G302it fallsπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will crushλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039him.”

45When the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191His parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850,they understoodἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097that He was speakingλέγει.legeiG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012them.

46And althoughthey soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to arrestκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902Him, theyfearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399the crowdsὄχλους,ochlousG3793,sinceἐπεὶepeiG1893they consideredεἶχον.¶eichonG2192Him to be aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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