New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 22:2-13

2“The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772isG3666likeG3666a kingἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖanthrōpō basileiG444 G935whoὅστιςhostisG3748heldἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160aweddingγάμουςgamousG1062feastG1062for his sonυἱῷhuiōG5207.

3And hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564thoseG3588who had been invitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564to the weddingγάμους,gamousG1062feastG1062,and they were unwillingοὐκ ἤθελονouk ēthelonG3756 G2309to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘TellG3004thoseG3588who have been invitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I have preparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090my dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712;my oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022and my fattenedG4619cattleG4619are allbutcheredτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380and everythingπάνταpantaG3956is readyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092.ComeδεῦτεdeuteG1205to the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062!”’

5But they paidG272noG272attentionG272and wentG565their separatewaysG565,oneὃςhosG3739to his ownἴδιονidionG2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68,anotherὃςhosG3739 G1161to his businessἐμπορίανemporianG1711,

6and the restλοιποὶloipoiG3062seizedκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902his slavesδούλουςdoulousG1401and treatedG5195them abusivelyG5195, and thenkilledἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them.

7Now the kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasG3710angryὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710,and he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992his armiesστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753and destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406and setG1705their cityπόλινpolinG4172onG1705fireG1705.

8ThenΤότεToteG5119he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to his slavesδούλοιςdouloisG1401, ‘The weddingγάμοςgamosG1062feastG1062is readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,but thoseG3588who were invitedκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564were not worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9SoοὖνounG3767goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198tothe mainδιεξόδουςdiexodousG1327roadsὁδῶν,hodōnG3598,and inviteκαλέσατεkalesateG2564whomeverὅσους ἐὰνhosous eanG3745 G1437you findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147thereto the weddingγάμους.gamousG1062feastG1062.’

10ThoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401wentG1831outG1831into the streetsὁδοὺςhodousG3598and gatheredG4863togetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956whomοὓςhousG3739they foundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037badπονηρούςponērousG4190and goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18;and the weddingG3567hallG3567was filledG4092withdinnerG345guestsG345.

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.’

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