Revised Literal Translation
Matthew 21:23-46
23τὸtoG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064heαὐτοῦautouG846was comeG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the templeἱερὸν οἱhi'eron hoiG3588G2411,the chief priestsἀρχιερεῖς οἱarchiereis hoiG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532the eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588G2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334unto himαὐτῷautōG846as he was teachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thouποιεῖςpoieisG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theeσοιsoiG4771thisταύτην;¶tautēnG3778authorityτὴν ἐξουσίανtēn exousianG3588G1849?
24AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588G2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,I alsoG2504will askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youὑμᾶςhumasG4771oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437ye tellG3004meG1473,I in like wiseG2504will tellG2046youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
25G3588The baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG3588G908of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whenceπόθενpothenG4159was itἦν;ēnG1510?fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228ofἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?AndδὲdeG1161they reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withG3844themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437we shall sayG3004,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;he will sayG2046unto usG1473,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101did yeG4100notοὐκoukG3756thenοὖνounG3767believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?
27AndΚαὶKaiG2532they answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588G2424,and saidG3004,WeG1492cannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτοῖςautoisG846saidἔφηephēG5346unto themαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761tellλέγωlegōG3004IἐγὼegōG1473youὑμῖνhuminG4771byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849I doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160these thingsταῦταtautaG3778.
28τῷtōG3588ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeὑμῖνhuminG4771?AG444certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andκαὶkaiG2532he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to the firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413,and saidG3004,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038to dayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722myG1473vineyardτῷ ἀμπελῶνιtō ampelōniG3588G290.
31G3588G3588WhetherτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537them twainδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the willθέλημαthelēmaG3588G2307ofG3588G3962hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3588G3962?They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himG846,The firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG3588G5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsπόρναιpornaiG3588G4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588G932of Godθεοῦ.theouG3588G2316beforeG4254youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.
32οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532ye believedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846notG3756:butδὲdeG1161the publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532the harlotsαἱ πόρναιhai pornaiG3588G4204believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100himαὐτῷ.autōG846:andδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,when ye had seenG3708it,repentedμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338notG3756afterwardG5305,thatτοῦtouG3588ye might believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
33Hearἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherἌλληνAllēnG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:ἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444There wasἦνēnG1510a certainG5100householderοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617,whichὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452a vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andκαὶkaiG2532hedgedφραγμὸνphragmonG5418itαὐτῷautōG846round aboutπεριέθηκενperiethēkenG4060,andκαὶkaiG2532diggedὤρυξενōruxenG3736a winepressληνὸνlēnonG3025inἐνenG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618a towerπύργονpurgonG4444,andκαὶkaiG2532letG1554itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1554to husbandmenγεωργοῖςgeōrgoisG1092,andκαὶkaiG2532went into a far countryἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589:
34AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753the timeὁ καιρὸςho kairosG3588G2540of the fruitτῶν καρπῶν,tōn karpōnG3588G2590drew nearἤγγισενēngisenG1448,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588G1401toπρὸςprosG4314the husbandmenτοὺς γεωργοὺςtous geōrgousG3588G1092,that they might receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590of itαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
35AndκαὶkaiG2532the husbandmenοἱ γεωργοὶhoi geōrgoiG3588G1092tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588G1401,and beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneὃνhonG3739,μὲνmenG3303andδὲdeG1161killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615anotherὃνhonG3739,andδὲdeG1161stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036anotherὃνhonG3739.
38G3588ButδὲdeG1161whenG3708the husbandmenγεωργοὶgeōrgoiG1092sawG3708the sonυἱὸνhuionG3588G5207,they saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510the heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG3588G2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,let us killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532let us seizeG2722onG3588G2817hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG3588G2817.
41They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,He willG622miserablyκακῶςkakōsG2560destroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseαὐτοὺςautousG846wicked menκακοὺςkakousG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532will let outἐκδώσεταιekdōsetaiG1554hisvineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588G290untoG1092otherἄλλοιςalloisG243husbandmenG1092,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shall renderἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591himαὐτῷautōG846the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonsτοῖς καιροῖςtois kairoisG3588G2540.
42ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς· ταῖςIēsous taisG3588G2424saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,Did yeG314neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inἐνenG1722the scripturesγραφαῖς· οἱgraphais hoiG3588G1124,The stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778is becomeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137:thisαὕτη,hautēG3778isἐγένετοegenetoG1096the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962doingπαρὰparaG3844,andκαὶkaiG2532it isἔστινestinG1510marvellousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG1473eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?
43ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778say IλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754The kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316shall be takenἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to a nationἔθνειethneiG1484bringing forthποιοῦντιpoiountiG4160the fruitsτοὺς καρποὺςtous karpousG3588G2590thereofαὐτῆς.autēsG846.
44ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whosoever shall fallπεσὼνpesōnG4098onἐπὶepiG1909thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778stoneτὸν λίθονton lithonG3588G3037shall be brokenσυνθλασθήσεται·sunthlasthēsetaiG4917:butδ᾽d᾽G1161onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909whomsoeverὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302it shall fallπέσῃ,pesēG4098,it will grindλικμήσειlikmēseiG3039himαὐτόν.¶autonG846to powderG3039.
45AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenG191the chief priestsοἱ ἀρχιερεῖςhoi archiereisG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhoi PharisaioiG3588G5330had heardG191hisαὐτοῦautouG846parablesτὰς παραβολὰςtas parabolasG3588G3850,they perceivedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754he spakeλέγει.legeiG3004ofπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
Commentaries on Matthew 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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