New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 22:11-22

11“But when the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935cameG1525inG1525to lookG2300overG2300thedinnerG345guestsG345,he sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444thereἐκεῖekeiG1563who was not dressedἐνδεδυμένονendedumenonG1746in weddingγάμουgamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742,

12and he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459did you getG1525inG1525hereὧδεhōdeG5602withoutμὴ ἔχωνmē echōnG3361 G2192weddingγάμου;gamouG1062clothesἔνδυμαendumaG1742?’And the man was speechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004to the servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249, ‘TieδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210his handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495and feetπόδαςpodasG4228,and throwἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544him intothe outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;there will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599inG1563thatG1563placeG1563.’

14For manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183arecalledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,but fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.”

15ThenΤότεToteG5119the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198andplottedἔλαβονelabonG4824 G2983togetherG4824howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might trapπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802Himin what He saidλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16And they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649their disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101to Him, along with theHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227and teachδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225, anddo not careμέλειmeleiG3199what anyoneG3762thinks; for Youare not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991 G4383to anyoneG3762.

17TellG3004us thenοὖνounG3767,whatτίtiG5101do You thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380? Is itpermissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832to payδοῦναιdounaiG1325apoll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778toCaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”

18But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirmaliceπονηρίανponērianG4189,and saidG3004,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985Me, you hypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?

19ShowἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925Me thecoinνόμισμαnomismaG3546usedfor the poll-taxκήνσου.kēnsouG2778.”And they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374Him adenariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

20And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”

21They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.”ThenΤότεToteG5119He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “ThenοὖνounG3767payἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”

22And hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they were amazedἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296; andthey leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863Him and wentG565awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.

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