Revised Version 1895

Matthew 21:23-46

23AndG2532whenG2532heG2532wascomeG2064intoG1519theτὸtoG3588templeαὐτοῦautouG846,theοἱhoiG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andG2532theοἱhoiG3588eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245ofG1722theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameG2064untohimαὐτῷautōG846asG1519heG2532wasteachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321,andG2532saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByG1722whatτίςtisG5101authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doest thoutheseG3778thingsG3778?andG2532whoτὴνtēnG3588gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theethisG3778authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?

24AndG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andG1161saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,IG1473alsoG1161willG3739askἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youG5210oneἕνα,henaG1520questionG2065,whichG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437yetellG3004meG3004,IG1473likewisewillG3739tellG3004youG5210byἐνenG1722whatG3739authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IG1473doποιῶ.poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

25TheG3588baptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofG1537JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491, whencewasG1510itG846?fromG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772orἢēG2228fromG1537menG444?AndδὲdeG1161theyG846reasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfG1437weG1437shallG444sayG3004,FromG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772;heG846willG1510sayG3004untousG3004,WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767didG1510yenotG1510believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himG846?

26ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437weG2249shallG444sayG3004,FromἐξexG1537menG444;weG2249fearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399theG3956multitudeὄχλον·ochlonG3793;forγὰρgarG1063allG3956holdἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asὡςhōsG5613aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846answeredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andG2532saidG3004,WeG3778knowG1492notG3756.HeG2532alsoG2532saidG3004untothemαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherG3756tellλέγωlegōG3004IG1473youG5210byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849IG1473doποιῶ.¶poiōG4160theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778.

28ButG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380ye? AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadtwoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andG1161heG3004cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toG3004theτῷtōG3588firstπρώτῳprōtōG4413,andG1161saidG3004,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.

29AndG1161heG3004answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG1161saidG3004,IG1161willθέλω·thelōG2309notοὐouG3756:butG1161afterwardG5305heG3004repented himself,andG1161wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30AndG2532heG2532cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334toG3004theG3588secondG1208,andG2532saidG3004likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.AndG2532heG2532answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532saidG3004,Iἐγώ,egōG1473goἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565,sirκύριε·kurieG2962:andG2532wentG565notοὐκoukG3756.

31WhetherG2532ofG1537theG3588twaindidἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160theG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG1537hisG846fatherπατρός;patrosG3962?TheyG846sayG3004,TheG3588firstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothemG846, VerilyIἀμὴνamēnG281sayG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588publicansandG2532theG3588harlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG1537Godθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254youG5210.

32ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064untoyouG5210inἐνenG1722theοἱhoiG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598ofG3598righteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andG2532yebelievedG4100himG846notG3756:butG1161theαἱhaiG3588publicansandG2532theτοῦtouG3588harlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204believedG4100himG846:andG2532ye,whenG2532yesawG3708itG846,didG3708notG3756evenG2532repentyourselvesG846afterwardG5305,thatG4100yemightG2532believeG4100himG846.

33Hearἀκούσατε·akousateG191anotherG243parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850:ThereG1510wasG1510aG1510manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thatG191wasG1510aG1510householder,whichὅστιςhostisG3748plantedἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452aG1510vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290,andG2532setaG1510hedgeaboutG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532diggedaG1510winepressληνὸνlēnonG3025inG1722itαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618aG1510towerπύργονpurgonG4444,andG2532letG1510itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1510toG2532husbandmen,andG2532wentἀπεδήμησεν.apedēmēsenG589intoG1722anotherG243country.

34AndδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753theG3588seasonκαιρὸςkairosG2540ofG1401theG3588fruitsκαρπῶν,karpōnG2590drewnearἤγγισενēngisenG1448,heG846sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toG4314theG3588husbandmen,toG4314receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983hisG846fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590.

35AndG2532theG3588husbandmentookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,andG2532beatἔδειραν,edeiranG1194oneG3739,andG2532killedἀπέκτειναν,apekteinanG615another,andG2532stonedἐλιθοβόλησαν.elithobolēsanG3036another.

36AgainπάλινpalinG3825,heG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401moreG4183thanG4183theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων,prōtōnG4413:andG2532theyG846didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160untothemG846inG2532likeG846mannerὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.

37ButδὲdeG1161afterwardG5305heG846sentG649untothemG846hisG846sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TheyG846willG846reverencemyG649sonυἱόνhuionG5207.

38ButδὲdeG1161theG3588husbandmen,whenG2532theyG846sawG3708theG3588sonυἱὸνhuionG5207,saidG3004amongἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isG1510theG3588heirκληρονόμος·klēronomosG2818;comeδεῦτε,deuteG1205,letG1510usG3004killἀποκτείνωμενapokteinōmenG615himG846,andG2532takeσχῶμενschōmenG2192hisG846inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianG2817.

39AndG2532theyG846tookλαβόντεςlabontesG2983himG846,andG2532castἐξέβαλονexebalonG1544himG846forthG1854outG1854ofG3588theG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290,andG2532killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615himG846.

40WhenὅτανhotanG3752thereforeοὖνounG3767theὁhoG3588lordG2962ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνος,ampelōnosG290shallG2962comeἔλθῃelthēG2064,whatG5101willG5101heG3767doποιήσειpoiēseiG4160untothoseτοῖςtoisG3588husbandmen?

41Theyαὐτῷ·autōG846sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004untohimαὐτοὺςautousG846,HeG2532willG3748miserablydestroyἀπολέσειapoleseiG622thoseτὸνtonG3588miserablemenG243,andG2532willG3748letG3004outG1438theτοὺςtousG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290untootherἄλλοιςalloisG243husbandmen,whichG3748shallG2532renderἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591himαὐτῷautōG846theτοῖςtoisG3588fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846seasonsκαιροῖςkairoisG2540.

42JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untothemG846,DidG1510yeneverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314inἐνenG1722theG3588scripturesγραφαῖς·graphaisG1124,TheG3588stoneλίθονlithonG3037whichὃνhonG3739theG3588buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618rejectedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,TheG3588sameG846wasG1510madeG1096theG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofG2962theG3588cornerγωνίας.gōniasG1137:ThisG3778wasG1510fromπαρὰparaG3844theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,AndκαὶkaiG2532itG846isG1510marvelousθαυμαστὴthaumastēG2298inἐνenG1722ourG2424eyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788?

43ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223sayλέγωlegōG3004IG2532untoyouG5210,TheG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316shallG3778beG2532takenG142awayἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaiG142fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575youG5210,andG2532shallG3778beG2532givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325toG3004anationἔθνειethneiG1484bringingG4160forthG4160theG3588fruitsκαρποὺςkarpousG2590thereof.

44AndG2532heG2532thatG846fallethonG1909thisG846stoneλίθονlithonG3037shallG2532beG2532brokentoG1909pieces:butδ᾽d᾽G1161onG1909whomsoeveritG846shallG2532fall,itG846willG2532scatterG3039himG846asG2532dustG3039.

45AndG2532whenG2532theG3588chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749andG2532theG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191hisG846parablesπαραβολὰςparabolasG3850,theyG846perceivedἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532spakeofπερὶperiG4012themG846.

46AndG2532whenG2532theyG846soughtζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212toG1519layholdκρατῆσαιkratēsaiG2902onG1519himG846,theyG846fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399theτοὺςtousG3588multitudesὄχλους,ochlousG3793,becauseἐπεὶepeiG1893theyG846tookG2902himG846forG1519aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

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