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Matthew 22:1-22

1AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andspokeεἶπενeipenG2036tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846againπάλινpalinG3825byἐνenG1722parablesπαραβολαῖςparabolaisG3850, andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004,

2ThekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofheavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772islikeὡμοιώθηhōmoiōthēG3666acertainἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,whoὅστιςhostisG3748madeἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160amarriageγάμουςgamousG1062forhisαὐτοῦ.autouG846sonυἱῷhuiōG5207,

3AndκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401tocallκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564them that wereinvitedκεκλημένουςkeklēmenousG2564toεἰςeisG1519theweddingγάμους,gamousG1062:andκαὶkaiG2532theywouldἤθελονēthelonG2309notοὐκoukG3756comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064.

4AgainπάλινpalinG3825, hesentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649otherἄλλουςallousG243servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TellεἴπατεeipateG2036them who areinvitedκεκλημένοις·keklēmenoisG2564,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400, I havepreparedἡτοίμακα,hētoimakaG2090myG3450dinnerἄριστόνaristonG712:myG3450oxenταῦροίtauroiG5022andκαὶkaiG2532myfatlingsσιτιστὰsitistaG4619arekilledτεθυμένα,tethumenaG2380,andκαὶkaiG2532allthingsπάνταpantaG3956arereadyἕτοιμα·hetoimaG2092:comeδεῦτεdeuteG1205toεἰςeisG1519themarriageγάμους.gamousG1062.

5ButδὲdeG1161they made lightofἀμελήσαντεςamelēsantesG272it, and went theirwaysἀπῆλθον,apēlthonG565,oneμὲνmenG3303toG1519hisἴδιονidionG2398farmἀγρόν,agronG68,anotherδὲdeG1161toG1519hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846merchandiseἐμπορίανemporianG1711:

6AndδὲdeG1161theremnantλοιποὶloipoiG3062tookκρατήσαντεςkratēsantesG2902hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401, and treated themspitefullyὕβρισανhubrisanG5195,andκαὶkaiG2532slewἀπέκτειναν.apekteinanG615them .

7ButδὲdeG1161when thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935heardG191of it, he wasangryὠργίσθη,ōrgisthēG3710:andκαὶkaiG2532hesentπέμψαςpempsasG3992hisαὐτοῦautouG846armiesστρατεύματαstrateumataG4753, anddestroyedἀπώλεσενapōlesenG622thoseἐκείνουςekeinousG1565murderersφονεῖςphoneisG5406,andκαὶkaiG2532burnedupἐνέπρησεν.¶eneprēsenG1714theirαὐτῶνautōnG846cityπόλινpolinG4172.

8ThenΤότεToteG5119hesaithλέγειlegeiG3004tohisαὐτοῦ·autouG846servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401,μὲνmenG3303TheweddingγάμοςgamosG1062isG2076readyἕτοιμόςhetoimosG2092,butδὲdeG1161they who wereinvitedκεκλημένοιkeklēmenoiG2564wereG2258notοὐκoukG3756worthyἄξιοι.axioiG514.

9GoyeπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198thereforeοὖνounG3767intoἐπὶepiG1909thehighwaysδιεξόδους ὁδῶν,diexodous hodōnG1327 G3598,andκαὶkaiG2532as manyasὅσουςhosousG3745 G302ye shallfindεὕρητε,heurēteG2147,inviteκαλέσατεkalesateG2564toεἰςeisG1519themarriageγάμους.gamousG1062.

10SoκαὶkaiG2532thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401wentoutἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831intoεἰςeisG1519thehighwaysὁδοὺςhodousG3598, and gatheredtogetherσυνήγαγονsunēgagonG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956as manyasG3745theyfoundεὗρον,heuronG2147,bothτεteG5037badπονηρούςponērousG4190andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθούς·agathousG18:andκαὶkaiG2532theweddingγάμοςgamosG1062wasfurnishedἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130withguestsἀνακειμένων.¶anakeimenōnG345.

11AndδὲdeG1161whenG1525thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935cameinG1525toseeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300theguestsἀνακειμένουςanakeimenousG345, hesawεἶδενeidenG1492thereἐκεῖekeiG1563amanἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444whohadG1746notοὐκoukG3756 G1746aweddingγάμουgamouG1062garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742:

12AndκαὶkaiG2532hesaithλέγειlegeiG3004tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,howπῶςpōsG4459camestthouεἰσῆλθεςeisēlthesG1525inhereὧδεhōdeG5602notμὴmēG3361havingἔχωνechōnG2192aweddingγάμου;gamouG1062garmentἔνδυμαendumaG1742?AndδὲdeG1161he wasspeechlessἐφιμώθη.ephimōthēG5392.

13ThenτότεtoteG5119saidεἶπενeipenG2036thekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935to theservantsδιακόνοις·diakonoisG1249,BindδήσαντεςdēsantesG1210himαὐτοῦautouG846handχεῖραςcheirasG5495andG2532footπόδαςpodasG4228, andtakeG142himαὐτὸνautonG846awayG142,andG2532castἐκβάλετεekbaleteG1544himintoεἰςeisG1519outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;thereἐκεῖekeiG1563shallbeG2071weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andG2532gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030ofteethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.

14ForγάρgarG1063manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areG1526calledκλητοί,klētoiG2822,butδὲdeG1161fewὀλίγοιoligoiG3641arechosenἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiG1588.

15ThenΤότεToteG5119wentπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198thePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330, andtookἔλαβονelabonG2983counselσυμβούλιονsumboulionG4824howὅπωςhopōsG3704they mightentangleπαγιδεύσωσινpagideusōsinG3802himαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722histalkλόγῳ.logōG3056.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532they sentoutἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649tohimαὐτῷautōG846theirαὐτῶνautōnG846disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101withμετὰmetaG3326theHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320, weknowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thouartG1488trueἀληθὴςalēthēsG227,andκαὶkaiG2532teachestδιδάσκεις,didaskeisG1321thewayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐouG3756carestμέλειmeleiG3199thouG4671forπερὶperiG4012anyοὐδενός,oudenosG3762man :forγὰρgarG1063thouregardestβλέπειςblepeisG991notοὐ εἰςou eisG1519 G3756thepersonπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofmenἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

17TellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG2254thereforeοὖνounG3767,WhatτίtiG5101thinkestδοκεῖ;dokeiG1380thouG4671? Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325tributeκῆνσονkēnsonG2778toCaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228notοὔ;¶ouG3756?

18ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424perceivedΓνοὺςGnousG1097theirαὐτῶνautōnG846wickednessπονηρίανponērianG4189, andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,WhyτίtiG5101temptyeπειράζετε,peirazeteG3985meμεmeG3165, yehypocritesὑποκριταί;hupokritaiG5273?

19ShowἐπιδείξατέepideixateG1925meG3427thetributeκήνσου.kēnsouG2778moneyνόμισμαnomismaG3546.AndδὲdeG1161theybroughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374tohimαὐτῷautōG846apennyδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532hesaithλέγειlegeiG3004tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101isthisαὕτηhautēG3778imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andκαὶkaiG2532superscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923?

21TheysayλέγουσινlegousinG3004tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.¶KaisarosG2541.ThenΤότεToteG5119saithheλέγειlegeiG3004tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,RenderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591thereforeοὖνounG3767toCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things whichareG3588Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541;andκαὶkaiG2532toGodθεοῦtheouG2316the things thatareG3588God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.

22WhenκαὶkaiG2532they hadheardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191these words, theymarvelledἐθαύμασαν,ethaumasanG2296,andκαὶkaiG2532leftἀφέντεςaphentesG863himαὐτὸνautonG846, anddepartedἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.

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