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Luke 20:20-47

20G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532they watchedπαρατηρήσαντεςparatērēsantesG3906him,and sent forthἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649spiesἐγκαθέτουςegkathetousG1455,which should feignὑποκρινομένουςhupokrinomenousG5271themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438G1510just menδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,thatG2443they might take holdἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949of hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordsλόγου,logouG3056,that soG2443they might deliverπαραδοῦναιparadounaiG3860himαὐτὸνautonG846untoG1519the powerἀρχῇarchēaG3588 G746andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG3588 G1849of the governorἡγεμόνος.hēgemonosG3588 G2232.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532they askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou sayestλέγειςlegeisG3004andκαὶkaiG2532teachestδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321rightlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐouG3756acceptest thouλαμβάνειςlambaneisG2983the personπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of any,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235teachestδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316ἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909trulyἀληθείαςalētheiasG225:

22Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for usG1473to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tributeφόρονphoronG5411unto CæsarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228noοὔ;ouG3756?

23ButδὲdeG1161he perceivedκατανοήσαςkatanoēsasG2657theirαὐτῶνautōnG846craftinessτὴν πανουργίανtēn panourgianG3588 G3834,and saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούςautousG846,WhyG5101tempt yeG3985meG1473?

24ShewG1925meG1473a pennyδηνάριον·dēnarionG1220.WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504andκαὶkaiG2532superscriptionἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnG1923hath itἔχειecheiG2192?They answeredG611andδὲdeG1161saidG3004,Cæsar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.

25ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004unto themαὐτούς·autousG846,RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591thereforeτοίνυνtoinunG5106unto CæsarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the thingsτὰtaG3588which be Cæsar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andκαὶkaiG2532unto Godτὰ θεοῦta theouG3588 G2316the thingsτοῦtouG3588which be God’sτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532they couldἴσχυσανischusanG2480notοὐκoukG3756take hold ofἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaiG1949hisαὐτοῦautouG846wordsῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487beforeἐναντίονenantionG1726the peopleτοῦ λαοῦ,tou laouG3588 G2992:andκαὶkaiG2532they marvelledθαυμάσαντεςthaumasantesG2296atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846answerτῇ ἀποκρίσειtēa apokriseiG3588 G612,and held their peaceἐσίγησαν.¶esigēsanG4601.

27ThenδέdeG1161came toΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesG4334himcertainτινεςtinesG5100of the Sadduceesτῶν Σαδδουκαίων,tōn SaddoukaiōnG3588 G4523,whichοἱhoiG3588deny thatἀντιλέγοντεςantilegontesG483there isG1510μὴmēG3361any resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386;and they askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,

28Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125unto usG1473,IfἐάνeanG1437any man’sτινοςtinosG5100brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,havingἔχωνechōnG2192a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532heοὗτοςhoutosG3778dieG599without childrenἄτεκνοςateknosG815,thatἵναinaG2443hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherὁ ἀδελφὸςho adelphosG3588 G80should takeλάβῃlabēG2983his wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532raise upἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēG1817seedσπέρμαspermaG4690unto hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846brotherτῷ ἀδελφῷtō adelphōG3588 G80.

29ὁhoG3588There wereἦσαν·ēsanG1510thereforeοὖνounG3767sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80:andκαὶkaiG2532the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983a wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,and diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599without childrenἄτεκνος,ateknosG815.

30G3588AndG2532the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208tookG2983her to wifeG3588 G1135,andG2532heG3778diedG599childlessG815.

31AndG2532the thirdὁ τρίτοςho tritosG3588 G5154tookἔλαβενelabenG2983herαὐτήνautēnG846;andδὲdeG1161in like mannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615the sevenοἱ ἑπτὰhoi heptaG3588 G2033alsoG2532:andG2532they leftκατέλιπονkateliponG2641noοὐouG3756childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andG2532diedἀπέθανον.apethanonG599.

32G1161LastG5305of allG3956the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

33G3588G3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767inἐνenG1722the resurrectionἀναστάσει,anastaseiG386whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeG1135of themαὐτῶνautōnG846is sheγίνεταιginetaiG1096?forγὰρgarG1063sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hadἔσχονeschonG2192herαὐτὴνautēnG846to wifeG1135.

34AndΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424answeringG611saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,The childrenοἱ υἱοὶhoi huioiG3588 G5207of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldτοῦ αἰῶνοςtou aiōnosG3588 G165marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060,andκαὶkaiG2532are given in marriageG1548:

35οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161they whichτοῦtouG3588shall be accounted worthyκαταξιωθέντεςkataxiōthentesG2661to obtainτυχεῖνtucheinG5177thatἐκείνουekeinouG1565worldαἰῶνος τῆςaiōnos tēsG3588 G165,andκαὶkaiG2532the resurrectionἀναστάσεως τῆςanastaseōs tēsG3588 G386fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060,norοὔτεouteG3777are given in marriageG1548:

36γὰρgarG1063NeitherG3777canδύνανται,dunantaiG1410they dieἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599any moreἔτιetiG2089:forγάρgarG1063they areεἰσιν,eisinG1510equal unto the angelsἰσάγγελοιisangeloiG2465;andκαὶkaiG2532areεἰσινeisinG1510the childrenυἱοίhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316,beingὄντες.ontesG1510the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG3588 G386.

37G3588G3588NowδὲdeG1161thatὅτιhotiG3754the deadνεκροί,nekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονταιegeirontaiG1453,evenκαὶkaiG2532MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475shewedἐμήνυσενemēnusenG3377atἐπὶepiG1909the bushβάτουbatouG942,whenὡςhōsG5613he callethλέγειlegeiG3004the LordκύριονkurionG2962the GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532the GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532the GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316of JacobἸακώβ.IakōbG2384.

38ForδὲdeG1161he isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756a GodθεὸςtheosG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235of the livingζώντων·zōntōnG2198:forγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956liveζῶσιν.¶zōsinG2198unto himαὐτῷautōG846.

39ThenδέdeG1161certainτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesτῶν γραμματέωνtōn grammateōnG3588 G1122answeringἈποκριθέντεςApokrithentesG611saidG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,thou hastG3004wellκαλῶςkalōsG2573saidG3004.

40And after thatG1161they durstἐτόλμωνetolmōnG5111notG3765askἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846anyοὐδέν.¶oudenG3762question at all.

41AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459say theyG3004that Christτὸν χριστὸνton christonG3588 G5547isG1510David’sΔαυὶδDauidG1138sonυἱόν;huionG5207?

42AndG2532DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138himselfαὐτὸςautosG846saithG3004inἐνenG1722the bookβίβλῳbiblōG976of Psalmsψαλμῶν·psalmōnG5568,The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962,Sit thouκάθουkathouG2521onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,

43τοὺςtousG3588Tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302I makeθῶthōG5087thineσουsouG4771enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190thyσου.souG4771footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodionG5286.τῶν ποδῶνtōn podōnG3588 G4228

44DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138thereforeοὖνounG3767callethκαλεῖ,kaleiG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846LordκύριονkurionG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459is heἐστιν;¶estinG1510thenκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱόςhuiosG5207?

45ThenδὲdeG1161in the audienceἈκούοντοςAkouontosG191of allπαντὸςpantosG3956the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992he saidG3004unto hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖςtois mathētaisG3588 G3101,

46BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337ofἀπὸapoG575the scribesτῶν γραμματέωνtōn grammateōnG3588 G1122,whichτῶνtōnG3588desireθελόντωνthelontōnG2309to walkπεριπατεῖνperipateinG4043inἐνenG1722long robesστολαῖςstolaisG4749,andκαὶkaiG2532loveφιλούντωνphilountōnG5368greetingsἀσπασμοὺςaspasmousG783inἐνenG1722the marketsταῖς ἀγοραῖςtais agoraisG3588 G58,andκαὶkaiG2532the highest seatsπρωτοκαθεδρίαςprōtokathedriasG4410inἐνenG1722the synagoguesταῖς συναγωγαῖςtais sunagōgaisG3588 G4864,andκαὶkaiG2532the chief roomsπρωτοκλισίαςprōtoklisiasG4411atἐνenG1722feastsτοῖς δείπνοις,tois deipnoisG3588 G1173;

47WhichοἳhoiG3739devourκατεσθίουσινkatesthiousinG2719widows’τὰς χηρῶνtas chērōnG3588 G5503housesοἰκίας τῶνoikias tōnG3588 G3614,andκαὶkaiG2532for a shewπροφάσειprophaseiG4392makeG4336longμακρὰmakraG3117prayersG4336:the sameοὗτοιhoutoiG3778shall receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontaiG2983greaterG4053damnationκρίμα.¶krimaG2917.

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