Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 25:19-29

19δὲdeG1161AfterμετὰmetaG3326aG5550longπολὺνpolunG4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550the lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962ofG3588 G1401thoseἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565servantsδούλωνdoulōnG3588 G1401comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532reckonethσυναίρειsunaireiG4868λόγονlogonG3056withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

20ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588And soκαὶkaiG2532he that had receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and broughtπροσήνεγκενprosēnegkenG4374otherἄλλαallaG243fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thou deliveredstπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860unto meG1473fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007:beholdG3708,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770besideG1909themG846fiveπέντεpenteG4002talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007moreἄλλαallaG243.

21G1161HisαὐτῷautōG846lordG3588 G2962saidἔφηephēG5346unto himαὐτοῦ·autouG846,Well doneεὖ,euG2095, thougoodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401:thou hast beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103overἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641,I will makeG2525theeσεseG4771rulerG2525overἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183:enter thouεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the joyχαρὰνcharanG3588 G5479ofG3588 G2962thyσου.¶souG4771lordG3588 G2962.

22ὁhoG3588τὰtaG3588δὲdeG1161HeG2983alsoκαὶkaiG2532that had receivedG2983twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007cameΠροσελθὼνProselthōnG4334and saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,thou deliveredstπαρέδωκας·paredōkasG3860unto meG1473twoδύοduoG1417talentsτάλαντάtalantaG5007:beholdG3708,I have gainedἐκέρδησαekerdēsaG2770twoδύοduoG1417otherἄλλαallaG243talentsτάλανταtalantaG5007besideG1909themG846.

23HisαὐτῷautōG846lordG3588 G2962saidἔφηephēG5346unto himαὐτοῦ·autouG846,Well doneεὖ,euG2095,goodἀγαθὲagatheG18andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστέ,pisteG4103servantδοῦλεdouleG1401;thou hast beenἦςēsG1510faithfulπιστός,pistosG4103overἐπὶepiG1909a few thingsὀλίγαoligaG3641,I will makeG2525theeσεseG4771rulerG2525overἐπὶepiG1909many thingsπολλῶνpollōnG4183:enter thouεἴσελθεeiseltheG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the joyχαρὰνcharanG3588 G5479ofG3588 G2962thyσου.souG4771lordG3588 G2962.

24ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161καὶkaiG2532he which had receivedεἰληφὼςeilēphōsG2983theG5007oneἓνhenG1520talentτάλαντονtalantonG5007cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334and saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I knewἔγνωνegnōnG1097theeσεseG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754thou artεἶeiG1510anG444hardσκληρὸςsklērosG4642manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,reapingθερίζωνtherizōnG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699thou hastG4687notοὐκoukG3756sownG4687,andκαὶkaiG2532gatheringσυνάγωνsunagōnG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606thou hastG1287notοὐouG3756strawedG1287:

25τὸtoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532I was afraidφοβηθεὶςphobētheisG5399,and wentἀπελθὼνapelthōnG565and hidἔκρυψαekrupsaG2928thyG4771talentτάλαντόν τῇtalanton tēaG3588 G5007inἐνenG1722the earthγῇ· τὸgēa toG3588 G1093:loG3708, therethou hastἔχειςecheisG2192that isthineG4674.

26δὲdeG1161HisαὐτοῦautouG846lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846, ThouwickedπονηρὲponēreG4190andκαὶkaiG2532slothfulὀκνηρέ,oknēreG3636servantδοῦλεdouleG1401,thou knewestᾔδειςēdeisG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754I reapθερίζωtherizōG2325whereὅπουhopouG3699I sowedἔσπειραespeiraG4687notοὐκoukG3756,andκαὶkaiG2532gatherσυνάγωsunagōG4863whereὅθενhothenG3606I haveG1287notοὐouG3756strawedG1287:

27τὰtaG3588ThouσεseG4771oughtestἔδειedeiG1163thereforeοὖνounG3767to have putβαλεῖνbaleinG906myἐγὼegōG1473moneyἀργύριά τοῖςarguria toisG3588 G694to the exchangersτραπεζίταις, τὸtrapezitais toG3588 G5133,andκαὶkaiG2532thenat my comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064IἐμὸνemonG1473should have receivedἐκομισάμηνekomisamēnG2865ἂνanG302mine ownG1699withσὺνsunG4862usuryτόκῳ.tokōG5110.

28τὸtoG3588τῷtōG3588TakeἄρατεarateG142thereforeοὖνounG3767the talentτάλαντον τὰtalanton taG3588 G5007fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325itunto him which hathἔχοντιechontiG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176talentsτάλαντα.talantaG5007.

29τῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063untoG2192everyπαντὶpantiG3956one that hathG2192shall be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325,andκαὶkaiG2532he shall have abundanceπερισσευθήσεται·perisseuthēsetaiG4052:butδὲdeG1161fromG575himαὐτοῦ.autouG846that hathG2192notμὴmēG3361shall be takenἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142awayG575evenκαὶkaiG2532that whichὃhoG3739he hathG2192.

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