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Matthew 21:23-32

23AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenheαὐτοῦautouG846hadcomeἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thetempleἱερὸνhi'eronG2411, the chiefpriestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749andκαὶkaiG2532theeldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245of thepeopleλαοῦlaouG2992cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334tohimαὐτῷautōG846as he wasteachingδιδάσκοντιdidaskontiG1321, andsaidλέγοντες·legontesG3004,ByἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849doestthouποιεῖςpoieisG4160thesethingsG5023?andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325theeG4671thisG5026authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849?

24AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, IalsoG2504willaskἐρωτήσωerōtēsōG2065youG5209oneἕνα,henaG1520thingλόγονlogonG3056,whichὃνhonG3739ifἐὰνeanG1437yetellεἴπητέeipēteG2036meG3427, IalsoG2504willtellG2046youG5213byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849Idoποιῶ.poiōG4160thesethingsG5023.

25ThebaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,whereπόθενpothenG4159wasitG2258from?fromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων;¶anthrōpōnG444?AndδὲdeG1161theyreasonedδιελογίζοντοdielogizontoG1260withG3844themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,IfἐὰνeanG1437we shallsayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036,FromἐξexG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ,ouranouG3772; he willsayG2046tousG2254,WhyG1302thenοὖνounG3767didyeG4100notοὐκoukG3756believeἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ;autōG846?

26ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437we shallsayεἴπωμεν·eipōmenG2036,FromἐξexG1537menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444; wefearφοβούμεθαphoboumethaG5399thepeopleὄχλον·ochlonG3793;forγὰρgarG1063allπάντεςpantesG3956holdἔχουσινechousinG2192JohnἸωάννην.¶IōannēnG2491asὡςhōsG5613aprophetπροφήτηνprophētēnG4396.

27AndΚαὶKaiG2532theyansweredἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, andsaidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, WecannotοὐκoukG3756tellG1492.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτοῖςautoisG846saidἔφηephēG5346tothemαὐτός·autosG846,NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761doIἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγωlegōG3004youG5213byἐνenG1722whatποίᾳpoiaG4169authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849Idoποιῶ.¶poiōG4160thesethingsG5023.

28ButδὲdeG1161whatΤίTiG5101thinkδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380yeG5213? A certainmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύο,duoG1417sonsτέκναteknaG5043;andκαὶkaiG2532hecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thefirstπρώτῳprōtōG4413, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,goὕπαγεhupageG5217workἐργάζουergazouG2038todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594inἐνenG1722myG3450vineyardἀμπελῶνιampelōniG290.

29Heansweredδὲ ἀποκριθεὶςde apokritheisG1161 G611andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, Iwillθέλω·thelōG2309notοὐouG3756:butδὲdeG1161afterwardG5305herepentedμεταμεληθεὶςmetamelētheisG3338, andwentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565.

30AndG2532hecameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thesecondG1208, andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.AndG1161heansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Iἐγώ,egōG1473go,sirκύριε·kurieG2962:andG2532wentἀπῆλθεν.apēlthenG565notοὐκoukG3756.

31WhichτίςtisG5101ofἐκekG1537thetwoδύοduoG1417didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307of hisfatherπατρός;patrosG3962? TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohimG846, Thefirstπρῶτος.prōtosG4413.JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004tothemG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyouG5213,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the taxcollectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532theharlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204goπροάγουσινproagousinG4254intoεἰςeisG1519thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316beforeG4254youG5209.

32ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209inἐνenG1722thewayὁδῷhodōG3598ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532yebelievedἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateG4100himαὐτῷ·autōG846notG3756:butδὲdeG1161the taxcollectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532theharlotsπόρναιpornaiG4204believedἐπίστευσανepisteusanG4100himαὐτῷ.autōG846:andδὲdeG1161yeG5210, when ye hadseenἰδόντεςidontesG1492it,repentedμετεμελήθητεmetemelēthēteG3338notG3756afterwardG5305, that ye mightbelieveπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

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