Revised Literal Translation

Mark 12:1-17

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532he beganG756to speakG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846byἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850. A certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532setπεριέθηκενperiethēkenG4060an hedge aboutφραγμὸνphragmonG5418it,andκαὶkaiG2532diggedὤρυξενōruxenG3736a place forthe winefatὑπολήνιονhupolēnionG5276,andκαὶkaiG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,andκαὶkaiG2532letG1554itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1554to husbandmenγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went into a far countryἀπεδήμησενapedēmēsenG589.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532at the seasonτοὺς καιρῷtous kairōG3588 G2540he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649toπρὸςprosG4314the husbandmenγεωργοὺς τῷgeōrgous tōG3588 G1092a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401,thatἵναinaG2443he might receiveλάβῃlabēG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844the husbandmenτῶν γεωργῶνtōn geōrgōnG3588 G1092ofἀπὸapoG575the fruitτῶν καρπῶνtōn karpōnG3588 G2590of the vineyardτοῦ ἀμπελῶνος.tou ampelōnosG3588 G290.

3G3588AndG1161they caughtλαβόντεςlabontesG2983him,andG2532beatἔδειρανedeiranG1194himαὐτὸνautonG846,and sentG649himawayἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649emptyκενόν.kenonG2756.

4AndG2532againπάλινpalinG3825he sentG649untoπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846anotherἄλλονallonG243servantδοῦλον·doulonG1401;and at himG2548they cast stonesG3036,and woundedG2775himin the headG2775,andG2532sentG649himawayG649shamefully handledG821.

5AndG2532againG3825he sentἀπέστειλεν·apesteilenG649anotherἄλλονallonG243;and himG2548they killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615,andG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183othersἄλλους,allousG243;beatingδέροντες,derontesG1194someG3588,μὲνmenG3303andδὲdeG1161killingἀποκτέννοντες.apoktennontesG615someG3588.

6HavingεἶχενeichenG2192yetἔτιetiG2089thereforeG3767oneἕναhenaG1520sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,hisG846wellbelovedἀγαπητόνagapētonG27,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649himG846alsoG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078untoπρὸςprosG4314themG846,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,They will reverenceἐντραπήσονταιentrapēsontaiG1788myG1473sonτὸν υἱόνton huionG3588 G5207.ὅτιhotiG3754

7ButδὲdeG1161thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565husbandmenοἱ γεωργοὶhoi geōrgoiG3588 G1092saidG3004amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,ὅτιhotiG3754ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the heirὁ κληρονόμος·ho klēronomosG3588 G2818;comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτόν,autonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532the inheritanceἡ κληρονομία.hē klēronomiaG3588 G2817shall beἔσταιestaiG1510oursG1473.

8AndκαὶkaiG2532they tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himG846,and killedἀπέκτεινανapekteinanG615him,andκαὶkaiG2532castἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himout ofἔξωexōG1854the vineyardτοῦ ἀμπελῶνος.tou ampelōnosG3588 G290.

9WhatτίtiG5101shallG3588 G2962thereforeοὖνounG3767the lordG3588 G2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνος;ampelōnosG3588 G290doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160?he will comeἐλεύσεταιeleusetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622the husbandmenγεωργοὺςgeōrgousG3588 G1092,andκαὶkaiG2532will giveδώσειdōseiG1325the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG3588 G290unto othersἄλλοις.alloisG243.

10τὴνtēnG3588And have yeG314notοὐδὲoudeG3761readἀνέγνωτε·anegnōteG314thisταύτηνtautēnG3778scriptureγραφὴν οἱgraphēn hoiG3588 G1124;The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593isοὗτοςhoutosG3778becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίας·gōniasG1137:

11Thisαὕτη,hautēG3778wasπαρὰparaG3844the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962doingἐγένετοegenetoG1096,andκαὶkaiG2532it isἔστινestinG1510marvellousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG1473eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?

12AndκαὶkaiG2532they soughtἐζήτουνezētounG2212to lay holdκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902on himαὐτὸνautonG846,butκαὶkaiG2532fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399the peopleτὸν ὄχλον·ton ochlonG3588 G3793:forγὰρgarG1063they knewἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754he had spokenG3004the parableτὴν παραβολὴνtēn parabolēnG3588 G3850againstπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτοὺςautousG846:and they leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532went their wayἀπῆλθον.¶apēlthonG565.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532they sendἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόνautonG846certainτιναςtinasG5100of the Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνtōn PharisaiōnG3588 G5330andκαὶkaiG2532of the Herodiansτῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶνtōn HērōdianōnG3588 G2265,toἵναinaG2443catchἀγρεύσωσινagreusōsinG64himαὐτὸνautonG846inG3056hiswordsG3056.

14And whenG1161they were comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG3588 G2064,they sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶeiG1510trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227,andG2532οὐouG3756carestμέλειmeleiG3199σοιsoiG4771forπερὶperiG4012no manοὐδενός·oudenosG3762:forγὰρgarG1063thou regardestβλέπειςblepeisG991notοὐouG3756εἰςeisG1519the personπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235teachestδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3588 G3598of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225:Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to giveG1325tributeκῆνσονkēnsonG2778to CæsarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orG2228notοὔ;ouG3756?

15Shall we giveG1325,orἢēG2228shall weG1325notμὴmēG3361giveG1325?ButδὲdeG1161heὉHoG3588,knowingἴδω.idōG1492theirαὐτῶνautōnG846hypocrisyτὴν ὑπόκρισινtēn hupokrisinG3588 G5272,saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhyτίtiG5101tempt yeπειράζετε;peirazeteG3985meG1473?bringφέρετέphereteG5342meG1473a pennyδηνάριονdēnarionG1220,thatἵναinaG2443I may seeG3708it.

16οἱhoiG3588ἡhēG3588AndδὲdeG1161they broughtἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342it.AndκαὶkaiG2532he saithG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101isthisαὕτηhautēG3778imageεἰκὼν ἡeikōn hēG3588 G1504andκαὶkaiG2532superscriptionἐπιγραφή; οἱepigraphē hoiG3588 G1923?AndδὲdeG1161they saidλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Cæsar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.

17AndG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeringG611saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CæsarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that areτὰtaG3588Cæsar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,andG2532to Godτὰ θεοῦta theouG3588 G2316the things that areτοῦtouG3588God’sτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.AndG2532they marvelledG2296atἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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