Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 22

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and spakeG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846againπάλινpalinG3825byἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850,and saidλέγων·legōnG3004,

2The kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG3588 G932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3588 G3772is like untoὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666a certainἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whichὅστιςhostisG3748madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a marriageγάμουςgamousG1062forG3588 G5207hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846sonυἱῷhuiōG3588 G5207,

3τοὺςtousG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532sent forthἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsδούλους τοὺςdoulous tousG3588 G1401to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564them that were biddenκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564toεἰςeisG1519the weddingτοὺς γάμους,tous gamousG3588 G1062:andκαὶkaiG2532they wouldἤθελονēthelonG2309notοὐκoukG3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4τοῖςtoisG3588τὸtoG3588AgainπάλινpalinG3825,he sent forthἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TellG3004them which are biddenκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564,BeholdG3708,I have preparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090myG1473dinnerἄριστόν οἱariston hoiG3588 G712:myG1473oxenταῦροί τὰtauroi taG3588 G5022andκαὶkaiG2532myfatlingsσιτιστὰsitistaG4619arekilledτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380,andκαὶkaiG2532all thingsπάνταpantaG3956arereadyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092:comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205untoεἰςeisG1519the marriageτοὺς γάμους.tous gamousG3588 G1062.

5ButδὲdeG1161they made light ofἀμελήσαντεςamelēsantesG3588 G272it,and went their waysἀπῆλθον,apēlthonG565,oneμὲνmenG3588 G3303toG1519hisἴδιονidionG3588 G2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68,anotherδὲdeG3588 G1161toG1519hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846merchandiseἐμπορίανemporianG3588 G1711:

6οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161the remnantλοιποὶloipoiG3062tookκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsτοὺς δούλουςtous doulousG3588 G1401,and entreatedG5195themspitefullyG5195,andκαὶkaiG2532slewἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them.

7ButδὲdeG1161whenG191the kingὁ βασιλεὺςho basileusG3588 G935heardG191thereof,he was wrothὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710:andκαὶkaiG2532he sent forthπέμψαςpempsasG3992hisαὐτοῦautouG846armiesτὰ στρατεύματαta strateumataG3588 G4753,and destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565murderersτοὺς φονεῖςtous phoneisG3588 G5406,andκαὶkaiG2532burned upἐνέπρησεν.¶eneprēsenG1714theirαὐτῶνautōnG846cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172.

8G3588G3588ThenΤότεToteG5119saith heλέγειlegeiG3004toG3588 G1401hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsδούλοιςdouloisG3588 G1401,μὲνmenG3303The weddingγάμοςgamosG1062isἐστιν,estinG1510readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,butδὲdeG1161they which were biddenκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564wereἦσανēsanG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9Go yeπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198thereforeοὖνounG3767intoἐπὶepiG1909τὰς διεξόδουςtas diexodousG3588 G1327the highwaysτῶν ὁδῶν,tōn hodōnG3588 G3598,andκαὶkaiG2532as manyὅσουςhosousG3745asG302ye shall findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147,bidκαλέσατεkalesateG2564toεἰςeisG1519the marriageτοὺς γάμους.tous gamousG3588 G1062.

10SoκαὶkaiG2532thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565servantsοἱ δοῦλοιhoi douloiG3588 G1401went outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831intoεἰςeisG1519the highwaysτὰς ὁδοὺςtas hodousG3588 G3598,and gathered togetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956as many asG3745they foundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037badπονηρούςponērousG4190andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18:andκαὶkaiG2532the weddingὁ γάμοςho gamosG3588 G1062was furnishedἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with guestsἀνακειμένων.¶anakeimenōnG345.

11ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161whenG1525the kingβασιλεὺς τοὺςbasileus tousG3588 G935came inG1525to seeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300the guestsἀνακειμένουςanakeimenousG345,he sawG3708thereἐκεῖekeiG1563a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444which hadG1746notοὐκoukG3756onG1746a weddingγάμουgamouG1062garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742:

12ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459camest thou inεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525hitherὧδεhōdeG5602notμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192aG1742weddingγάμου;gamouG1062garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742?AndδὲdeG1161he was speechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ὁhoG3588ThenτότεtoteG5119saidG3004the kingβασιλεὺς τοῖςbasileus toisG3588 G935to the servantsδιακόνοις· τὸdiakonois toG3588 G1249,BindδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210himαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραςcheirasG5495andG2532footπόδαςpodasG4228,and takeG142himαὐτὸνautonG846awayG142,andG2532castἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544himintoεἰςeisG1519outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότος τὸskotos toG3588 G4655;thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shall beἔσταιestaiG1510weepingὁ κλαυθμὸςho klauthmosG3588 G2805andG2532gnashingὁ βρυγμὸςho brugmosG3588 G1030of teethτῶν ὀδόντων.tōn odontōnG3588 G3599.

14ForγάρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areεἰσινeisinG1510calledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,butδὲdeG1161fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.

15ThenΤότεToteG5119wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198the Phariseesοἱ Φαρισαῖοιhoi PharisaioiG3588 G5330,and tookἔλαβονelabonG2983counselσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824howὅπωςhopōsG3704they might entangleπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722histalkλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532they sent outἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649unto himαὐτῷautōG846theirαὐτῶνautōnG846disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰςtous mathētasG3588 G3101withμετὰmetaG3326the Herodiansτῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶνtōn HērōdianōnG3588 G2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶeiG1510trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227,andκαὶkaiG2532teachestδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321the wayτὴν ὁδὸνtēn hodonG3588 G3598of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐouG3756carestμέλειmeleiG3199thouσοιsoiG4771forπερὶperiG4012anyοὐδενός,oudenosG3762man:forγὰρgarG1063thou regardestβλέπειςblepeisG991notοὐouG3756εἰςeisG1519the personπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

17TellG3004usG1473thereforeοὖνounG3767,WhatτίtiG5101thinkestδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380thouσοιsoiG4771?Is it lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tributeκῆνσονkēnsonG2778unto CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228notοὔ;¶ouG3756?

18ButδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wickednessτὴν πονηρίανtēn ponērianG3588 G4189,and saidG3004,WhyτίtiG5101tempt yeπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985meG1473, yehypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?

19τὸtoG3588ShewἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925meG1473the tributeτοῦ κήνσου.tou kēnsouG3588 G2778moneyνόμισμα οἱnomisma hoiG3588 G3546.AndδὲdeG1161they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846a pennyδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532he saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101isthisαὕτηhautēG3778imageἡ εἰκὼνhē eikōnG3588 G1504andκαὶkaiG2532superscriptionἡ ἐπιγραφή;hē epigraphēG3588 G1923?

21τὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Cæsar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.ThenΤότεToteG5119saith heλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591thereforeοὖνounG3767unto CæsarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things which are Cæsar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;andκαὶkaiG2532unto Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316the things that are God’sτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

22WhenκαὶkaiG2532they had heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191these words,they marvelledἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296,andκαὶkaiG2532leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863himαὐτὸνautonG846,and went their wayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.

23G3588ἘνEnG1722TheG3588 G2250sameἐκείνῃekeinēG1565dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG3588 G2250cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to himαὐτῷautōG846the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523,which say thatλέγοντεςlegontesG3004there isG1510noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386,andκαὶkaiG2532askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,

24Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004,IfἐάνeanG1437a manτιςtisG5100dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG3588 G80shall marryἐπιγαμβρεύσειepigambreuseiG1918hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG3588 G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532raise upἀναστήσειanastēseiG450seedσπέρμαspermaG4690untoG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG3588 G80.

25G3588NowδὲdeG1161there wereἦσανēsanG1510withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG1473sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brethrenG80:andκαὶkaiG2532the firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,when he had married a wifeγήμαςgēmasG1060,deceasedἐτελεύτησεν,eteleutēsenG5053,andκαὶkaiG2532,havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361issueσπέρμαspermaG4690,leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG3588 G1135untoG3588 G80hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherG3588 G80:

26ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588τῶνtōnG3588LikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668the secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208alsoκαὶkaiG2532,andκαὶkaiG2532the thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154,untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the seventhἑπτά.heptaG2033.

27AndδὲdeG1161lastG5305of allπάντωνpantōnG3956the womanἡ γυνή.hē gunēG3588 G1135diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599alsoG2532.

28τῇtēaG3588τῶνtōnG3588ThereforeοὖνounG3767inἐνenG1722the resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeγυνή;gunēG1135shall she beἔσταιestaiG1510of the sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033?forγὰρgarG1063theyG2192allπάντεςpantesG3956hadG2192herαὐτήν.¶autēnG846.

29δὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,Ye do errπλανᾶσθεplanastheG4105,notμὴmēG3361knowingG1492the scripturesτὰς γραφὰςtas graphasG3588 G1124,norμηδὲmēdeG3366the powerτὴν δύναμινtēn dunaminG3588 G1411of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

30ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722the resurrectionτῇ ἀναστάσειtēa anastaseiG3588 G386theyG1060neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060,norοὔτεouteG3777are given in marriageG1547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235areεἰσιν.eisinG1510asὡςhōsG5613the angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32of GodτῷtōG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

31τῆςtēsG3588τῶνtōnG3588ButδὲdeG1161as touchingπερὶperiG4012the resurrectionἀναστάσεως τὸanastaseōs toG3588 G386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,have yeG314notοὐκoukG3756readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314that which was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771byὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

32IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510the Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532the Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532the Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316of JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384?Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756the GodG2316of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235of the livingζώντων.¶zōntōnG2198.

33AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenG191the multitudeοἱ ὄχλοιhoi ochloiG3588 G3793heardG191this,they were astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846doctrineτῇ διδαχῇtēa didachēaG3588 G1322.

34ΟἱHoiG3588τοὺςtousG3588ButδὲdeG1161whenG191the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330had heardG191thatὅτιhotiG3754he had putG5392the SadduceesΣαδδουκαίους τὸSaddoukaious toG3588 G4523to silenceG5392,they were gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863togetherἐπὶepiG1909.αὐτό.autoG846

35ThenG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846, which wasa lawyerνομικὸςnomikosG3544,askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905him a question,temptingπειράζωνpeirazōnG3985himαὐτόνautonG846,andG2532sayingG3004,

36Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,whichποίαpoiaG4169istheG1785greatμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785inἐνenG1722the lawτῷ νόμῳ;tō nomōG3588 G3551?

37ὁhoG3588δὲdeG1161JesusG2424saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25the LordκύριονkurionG2962thyσουsouG4771Godτὸν θεόνton theonG3588 G2316withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thyσουsouG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thyσουsouG4771soulτῇ ψυχῇtēa psuchēaG3588 G5590,andκαὶkaiG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thyσου.souG4771mindτῇ διανοίᾳtēa dianoiaG3588 G1271.

38ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολή.entolēG1785.

39AndδὲdeG1161the secondδευτέραdeuteraG1208islikeὁμοίαhomoiaG3664unto itαὐτῇ·autēaG846,Thou shalt loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thyG4771τὸνtonG3588neighbourπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613thyselfG4572.

40ταῖςtaisG3588OnἐνenG1722theseταύταιςtautaisG3778twoδυσὶνdusinG1417commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785hangκρέματαιkremataiG2910allὅλοςholosG3650the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588 G3551andκαὶkaiG2532the prophetsοἱ προφῆται.¶hoi prophētaiG3588 G4396.

41WhileδὲdeG1161the Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνtōn PharisaiōnG3588 G5330were gathered togetherΣυνηγμένωνSunēgmenōnG4863,Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846,

42τοῦtouG3588Sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,WhatτίtiG5101thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380yeὑμῖνhuminG4771ofπερὶperiG4012Christχριστοῦ; τοῦchristou touG3588 G5547?whoseτίνοςtinosG5101sonυἱόςhuiosG5207is heἐστιν;estinG1510?They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846, The Sonof DavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138.

43He saithΛέγειLegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767dothG2564DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138inἐνenG1722spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151callκαλεῖkaleiG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846LordκύριονkurionG2962,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

44G3588The LordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962saidG3004untoG3588 G2962myG1473LordκυρίῳkuriōG3588 G2962,Sit thouκάθουkathouG2521onἐκekG1537myG1473right handδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302I makeθῶthōG5087thineσουsouG4771enemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190thyσου;souG4771footstoolG5286?ποδῶνpodōnG3588 G4228

45IfεἰeiG1487DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138thenοὖνounG3767callκαλεῖkaleiG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459is heἐστιν;estinG1510hisαὐτοῦautouG846sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207?

46AndκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to answerἀποκριθῆναιapokrithēnaiG611himαὐτῷautōG846a wordλόγονlogonG3056,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761durstἐτόλμησένetolmēsenG5111anyτιςtisG5100manfromG575thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565dayτῆς ἡμέραςtēs hēmerasG3588 G2250forthG575askἐπερωτῆσαιeperōtēsaiG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846any moreG3765questions.

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