Revised Version 1895

Matthew 22

1AndG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andG2532spakeagainπάλινpalinG3825inἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,

2TheG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG5207heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likened unto a certainkingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whichὅστιςhostisG3748madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amarriageG1062feastγάμουςgamousG1062forἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846sonυἱῷhuiōG5207,

3andκαὶkaiG2532sentG649forthG649hisG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toG1519callG2564themG846thatG846were biddentoG1519theG3588marriageG1062feastγάμους,gamousG1062:andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846wouldG846notοὐκoukG3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825heG2532sentG649forthG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TellG3004themG3004thatG3004are bidden,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG1473havemadeἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090readyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092myG3708dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712:myG3708oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022andG2532myG3708fatlings arekilledτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380,andG2532allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956arereadyG2092:comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205toεἰςeisG1519theG3956marriageG1062feastγάμους.gamousG1062.

5ButδὲdeG1161theyG846made lightofἐπὶepiG1909itG846,andδὲdeG1161wentἀπῆλθον,apēlthonG565theirG846ways,oneG3739toG1519hisG846ownἴδιονidionG2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68, anothertoG1519hisG846merchandise:

6andG2532theG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062laidG2902holdκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902onδὲdeG1161hisG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,andG2532entreatedthemG846shamefully,andG2532killedἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615themG846.

7ButδὲdeG1161theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935was wroth;andG2532heG2532sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992hisαὐτοῦautouG846armiesστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753,andG2532destroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseG3588murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406,andG2532burnedtheirαὐτῶνautōnG846cityπόλινpolinG4172.

8ThenΤότεToteG5119saithheG846toG3004hisG846servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401,TheG3588weddingγάμοςgamosG1062isG1510readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,butδὲdeG1161theyG846thatG3004wereG1510biddenwereG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198yethereforeοὖνounG3767untotheτὰςtasG3588partingsofἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588highwaysὁδῶν,hodōnG3598,andG2532asG1519manyὅσουςhosousG3745asG1519yeshallG2532findεὕρητε,heurēteG2147, bidtoG1519theτοὺςtousG3588marriageG1062feastγάμους.gamousG1062.

10AndG2532thoseG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401wentG1831outG1831intoG1519theG3956highwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598,andG2532gatheredG4863togetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allG3956asG1519manyG3745asG1519theyG2532foundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037badπονηρούςponērousG4190andG2532goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18:andG2532theG3956weddingγάμοςgamosG1062wasfilledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130withG2532guestsἀνακειμένων.¶anakeimenōnG345.

11ButG1161whenG1161theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935cameG1525inG1525toG444beholdG3708theG3588guestsἀνακειμένουςanakeimenousG345,heG1161sawG3708thereἐκεῖekeiG1563amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whichG3588hadnotοὐκoukG3756onG1161a wedding-garment:

12andG2532heG2532saith untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459camest thouinG2532hithernotμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192a wedding-garment?AndG2532heG2532wasspeechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ThenG2532theG3588kingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004toG1519theG3588servantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249,BindδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210himαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραςcheirasG5495andG2532footπόδαςpodasG4228,andG2532castἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544himαὐτὸνautonG846outG1544intoG1519theG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510theG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andG2532gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofG935teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.

14ForγάρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areεἰσινeisinG1510calledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,butδὲdeG1161fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641chosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.

15ThenΤότεToteG5119wentG4198theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,andG4198tookἔλαβονelabonG2983counselhowὅπωςhopōsG3704theyG846might ensnarehimG846inἐνenG1722hisG846talkλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16AndG2532theyG846sendἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649toεἰςeisG1519himG846theirG846disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588HerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, Master,weG2532knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou arttrueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227,andG2532teachesttheG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,andG2532carestnotοὐouG3756forG1063anyG3762oneοὐδενός,oudenosG3762:forG1063thou regardestnotοὐouG3756theG3588personG444ofG2316menG444.

17TellG3004usG1325thereforeοὖνounG3767,WhatτίtiG5101thinkest thou? IsitG3004lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832toG3004giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tribute untoCaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228notοὔ;¶ouG3756?

18ButG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wickednessπονηρίανponērianG4189,andG1161saidG3004,WhyτίtiG5101temptπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985yemeG3004, yehypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?

19ShewmeG1473theG3588tributemoneyG846.AndδὲdeG1161theyG846broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374untohimG846a penny.

20AndG2532heG2532saith untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101isthisαὕτηhautēG3778imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andG2532superscription?

21TheyG846sayG3004untohimG846,Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.ThenG2532saithheG2532untothemG846,RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591thereforeοὖνounG3767untoCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541theG3588thingsG846thatG3004areCaesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;andG2532untoGodθεοῦtheouG2316theG3588thingsG846thatG3004areGod’sθεῷ.theōG2316.

22AndG2532whenG2532theyG846heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191itG846,theyG846marveledἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296,andG2532leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863himG846,andG2532wentἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565theirG846wayG846.

23OnἘνEnG1722thatG1565dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250thereG1510cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334toG3004himG846SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιSaddoukaioiG4523,whichτῇtēaG3588sayλέγοντεςlegontesG3004thatG1565thereG1510isG1510noμὴmēG3361resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386:andκαὶkaiG2532theyG846askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905himG846,

24sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, Master,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saidG3004,IfἐάνeanG1437amanτιςtisG5100dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361childrenτέκνα,teknaG5043,hisαὐτοῦautouG846brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80shallG2532marryἐπιγαμβρεύσειepigambreuseiG1918hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andG2532raiseἀναστήσειanastēseiG450upG450seedσπέρμαspermaG4690untohisαὐτοῦ.autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80.

25NowδὲdeG1161thereG1510wereG1510withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844usG863sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033brethrenἀδελφοί.adelphoiG80:andG2532theG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413marriedγήμαςgēmasG1060andG2532deceasedἐτελεύτησεν,eteleutēsenG5053,andG2532havingἔχωνechōnG2192noμὴmēG3361seedσπέρμαspermaG4690leftG863hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135untohisαὐτοῦ·autouG846brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80;

26inG2532likeG3668mannerG3668theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208alsoG2532,andG2532theὁhoG3588thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154, untotheτῶνtōnG3588seventhἑπτά.heptaG2033.

27AndG1161afterG1161themallG3956theG3956womanγυνή.gunēG1135diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599.

28InἐνenG1722theG3956resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386thereforeοὖνounG3767whoseτίνοςtinosG5101wifeγυνή;gunēG1135shallsheG846beἔσταιestaiG1510ofG3956theG3956sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033?forγὰρgarG1063theyG846allG3956hadherG846.

29ButG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andG1161saidG3004untothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, YedoG1492err,notμὴmēG3361knowingG1492theG3588scripturesγραφὰςgraphasG1124,norμηδὲmēdeG3366theG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

30ForγὰρgarG1063inG1722theG3588resurrectionἀναστάσειanastaseiG386theyG5613neitherοὔτεouteG3777marryγαμοῦσινgamousinG1060,norοὔτεouteG3777areG1510giveninG1722marriageG1060,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235areG1510asG5613angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32inG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.

31ButG1161asG1161touchingtheG3588resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofG2316theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, have yenotοὐκoukG3756readἀνέγνωτεanegnōteG314thatG3004whichG3588wasspokenG3004untoyouG5210byὑπὸhupoG5259GodθεοῦtheouG2316,sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004,

32IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316JacobἸακώβ;IakōbG2384?GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theG3588GodG2316ofG2316theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,butἀλλὰallaG235ofG2316theG3588livingζώντων.¶zōntōnG2198.

33AndG2532whenG2532theG3588multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191itG846,theyG846wereastonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605athisG846teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322.

34ButG1161theG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,whenG1161theyG846heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thatὅτιhotiG3754heG846had puttheG3588SadduceesΣαδδουκαίουςSaddoukaiousG4523toἐπὶepiG1909silenceἐφίμωσενephimōsenG5392,gatheredσυνήχθησανsunēchthēsanG4863themselvesG846togetherG4863.

35AndκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐξexG1537themG846, alawyerνομικὸςnomikosG3544,askedG1905himG846aquestionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905, temptinghimG846,

36Master,whichποίαpoiaG4169istheG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785inἐνenG1722theG3588lawνόμῳ;nomōG3551?

37AndG2532heG2532saidἔφηephēG5346untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962thyGodθεόνtheonG2316withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thyheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thysoulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,andG2532withἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thymindδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271.

38ThisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588greatμεγάληmegalēG3173andκαὶkaiG2532firstπρώτηprōtēG4413commandmentἐντολή.entolēG1785.

39AndδὲdeG1161asecondδευτέραdeuteraG1208likeG5613untoitαὐτῇ·autēaG846isthisτὸνtonG3588, Thou shaltloveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25thy neighbourasG5613thyself.

40OnἐνenG1722theseταύταιςtautaisG3778twoδυσὶνdusinG1417commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785hangeththeG3588wholeὅλοςholosG3650lawνόμοςnomosG3551,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588prophetsπροφῆται.¶prophētaiG4396.

41NowδὲdeG1161whileG846theG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330weregatheredG4863togetherG4863,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424askedG1905themG846aquestionἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905,

42sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,WhatτίtiG5101thinkδοκεῖdokeiG1380yeofG5207theτοῦtouG3588Christχριστοῦ;christouG5547?whoseτίνοςtinosG5101sonυἱόςhuiosG5207isἐστιν;estinG1510heG846?TheyG846sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004untohimG846,TheτοῦtouG3588sonG5207ofG5207DavidΔαυίδ.¶DauidG1138.

43HeG846saith untothemG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767dothDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138inG1722theG1722SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151callκαλεῖkaleiG2564himG846LordκύριονkurionG2962,sayingG3004,

44TheG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962saidG3004untomyG5087LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,SitκάθουkathouG2521thouonἐκekG1537myG5087rightδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188handG1188, TillIG1473putG5087thineenemiesἐχθρούςechthrousG2190underneathὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270thyfeetποδῶνpodōnG4228?

45IfεἰeiG1487DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138thenοὖνounG3767callethhimG846Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,howπῶςpōsG4459isἐστιν;estinG1510heG846hisG846sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207?

46AndκαὶkaiG2532noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762wasableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410toG1410answerἀποκριθῆναιapokrithēnaiG611himαὐτῷautōG846awordλόγονlogonG3056,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761durstanyG5100manG5100fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575thatἐκείνηςekeinēsG1565dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250forthaskG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846anyG5100moreG3765questionsἐπερωτῆσαιeperōtēsaiG1905.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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