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Matthew 21

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ΚαὶAndὅτεwhenἤγγισανthey drew nearεἰςtoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemκαὶandἦλθονcameεἰςtoΒηθφαγὴBethphageεἰςonτὸtheὄροςMountτῶνtheἐλαιῶν,of Olives,τότεthenὁtheἸησοῦςJesusἀπέστειλενsentδύοtwoμαθητὰςdisciples
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λέγωνsayingαὐτοῖς·to them;πορεύεσθεdo goεἰςintoτὴνtheκώμηνvillageτὴνwhich isκατέναντιin frontὑμῶν.of you.καὶandεὐθέωςimmediatelyεὑρήσετεyou will findὄνονa donkeyδεδεμένηνtiedκαὶandπῶλονa coltμετ᾽withαὐτῆς·her;λύσαντεςhaving untied themἀγάγετέdo bring themμοι.to Me.
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καὶAndἐάνifτιςanyoneὑμῖνto youεἴπῃmay sayτι,anything,ἐρεῖτεyou will sayὅτιthatὁtheκύριοςLordαὐτῶνof themχρείανneedἔχει,has,εὐθὺςImmediatelyδὲthenἀποστελεῖhe will sendαὐτούς.¶them.
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ΤοῦτοThisδὲthenὅλονallγέγονενhas come to passἵναthatπληρωθῇit may be fulfilledτὸthatῥηθὲνhaving been spokenδιὰthroughτοῦtheπροφήτουprophetλέγοντος·saying;
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εἴπατεdo sayτῇto theθυγατρὶdaughterΣιών·of Zion;ἰδοὺBeholdὁtheβασιλεύςKingσουof youἔρχεταίcomesσοι,to you,πραῢςgentleκαὶandἐπιβεβηκὼςalready ridingἐπὶonὄνονa donkeyκαὶevenἐπὶuponπῶλονa coltυἱὸνthe foalὑποζυγίου.¶of a beast of burden.
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ΠορευθέντεςHaving goneδὲthenοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesκαὶandποιήσαντεςhaving doneκαθὼςeven asσυνέταξενdirectedαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς,Jesus,
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ἤγαγονthey broughtτὴνtheὄνονdonkeyκαὶandτὸνtheπῶλονcoltκαὶandἐπέθηκανputἐπ᾽uponαὐτῶνthemτὰtheἱμάτιαcloaksαὐτῶν,of themκαὶandἐπεκάθισενHe satἐπάνωonαὐτῶν.them.
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ὁTheδὲnowπλεῖστοςvery greatὄχλοςcrowdἔστρωσανspreadἑαυτῶνtheir ownτὰtheἱμάτιαcloaksἐνonτῇtheὁδῷ,road,ἄλλοιothersδὲnowἔκοπτονwere cutting downκλάδουςbranchesἀπὸfromτῶνtheδένδρωνtreesκαὶandἐστρώννυονwere spreading themἐνonτῇtheὁδῷ.road.
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οἱTheδὲnowὄχλοιcrowdsοἱwhichπροάγοντεςare going beforeαὐτὸνHimκαὶandοἱthoseἀκολουθοῦντεςfollowingἔκραζονthey were crying outλέγοντες·saying:ὡσαννὰHosannaτῷto theυἱῷSonΔαυίδ,of David!εὐλογημένοςBlessed isὁthe Oneἐρχόμενοςcomingἐνinὀνόματιthe nameκυρίου,of the Lord!ὡσαννὰHosannaἐνinτοῖςtheὑψίστοις.¶highest!
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ΚαὶAndεἰσελθόντοςwhen was enteringαὐτοῦHeεἰςintoἹεροσόλυμαJerusalemἐσείσθηwas stirredπᾶσαallἡtheπόλιςcityλέγουσα·saying;τίςWhoἐστινisοὗτος;¶this?
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ΟἱtheδὲAndὄχλοιthe crowdsἔλεγον·were saying;οὗτόςThisἐστινisὁtheπροφήτηςprophetἸησοῦς,Jesus,ὁthe OneἀπὸfromΝαζαρὲθNazarethτῆςtheΓαλιλαίας.¶of Galilee.
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ΚαὶAndεἰσῆλθενenteredὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandἐξέβαλενcast outπάνταςallτοὺςthoseπωλοῦνταςsellingκαὶandἀγοράζονταςbuyingἐνinτῷtheἱερῷ,temple,καὶandτὰςtheτραπέζαςtablesτῶνof theκολλυβιστῶνmoney changersκατέστρεψενHe overturnedκαὶandτὰςtheκαθέδραςseatsτῶνof thoseπωλούντωνsellingτὰςtheπεριστεράς.doves.
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καὶAndλέγειHe saysαὐτοῖς·to them;γέγραπται·It has been written:ὁTheοἶκόςhouseμουof Mineοἶκοςa houseπροσευχῆςof prayerκληθήσεται,will be called,’ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesδὲhoweverαὐτὸνitποιεῖτεmakeσπήλαιονa denλῃστῶν.of robbers.’
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καὶAndπροσῆλθονcameαὐτῷto Himτυφλοὶblindκαὶandχωλοὶlameἐνinτῷtheἱερῷ,temple,καὶandἐθεράπευσενHe healedαὐτούς.them.
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ἰδόντεςHaving seenδὲnowοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheγραμματεῖςscribesτὰtheθαυμάσιαwondersἃthatἐποίησενHe didκαὶandτοὺςtheπαῖδαςchildrenτοὺςwhoκράζονταςare crying outἐνinτῷtheἱερῷtempleκαὶandλέγοντας·saying;ὡσαννὰHosannaτῷto theυἱῷSonΔαυίδ,of David,ἠγανάκτησανthey were indignant
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καὶandεἶπανsaidαὐτῷ·to Him;ἀκούειςHear youτίwhatοὗτοιtheseλέγουσιν;say?ὁtheδὲAndἸησοῦςJesusλέγειsaysαὐτοῖς·to them;ναί.Yes.οὐδέποτεsurely sometimeἀνέγνωτεyou did readὅτιthatἐκOut of theστόματοςmouthνηπίωνof babesκαὶandθηλαζόντωνsucklingsκατηρτίσωYou have prepared for yourselfαἶνον;¶praise’?
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ΚαὶAndκαταλιπὼνhaving leftαὐτοὺςthemἐξῆλθενHe wentἔξωout ofτῆςtheπόλεωςcityεἰςtoΒηθανίανBethanyκαὶandηὐλίσθηHe passed the nightἐκεῖ.there.
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πρωῒEarlyδὲthenἐπανάγωνhe is coming backεἰςintoτὴνtheπόλινcityἐπείνασεν,He became hungry,
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καὶAndἰδὼνhaving seenσυκῆνfig treeμίανoneἐπὶalongτῆςtheὁδοῦroadἦλθενHe cameἐπ᾽toαὐτὴνitκαὶandοὐδὲνno thingεὗρενfoundἐνonαὐτῇitεἰonlyμὴexceptφύλλαleavesμόνονaloneκαὶAndλέγειHe saysαὐτῇ·to it;οὐcertainlyμηκέτιno moreἐκfromσοῦyouκαρπὸςfruitγένηταιthere may beεἰςtoτὸνtheαἰῶνα.age.καὶAndἐξηράνθηwitheredπαραχρῆμαimmediatelyἡtheσυκῆ.fig tree.
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καὶAndἰδόντεςhaving seen itοἱtheμαθηταὶdisciplesἐθαύμασανmarveledλέγοντες·saying;πῶςHowπαραχρῆμαso quicklyἐξηράνθηwitheredἡtheσυκῆ;¶fig tree?
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ἈποκριθεὶςAnsweringδὲnowὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ἐὰνifἔχητεyou shall haveπίστινfaithκαὶandμὴnotδιακριθῆτε,shall doubt,οὐnotμόνονonlyτὸthe miracleτῆςof theσυκῆςfig treeποιήσετε,will you do,ἀλλὰbutκἂνeven ifτῷto theὄρειmountainτούτῳthisεἴπητε·you shall say;ἄρθητιdo be taken awayκαὶandβλήθητιdo be castεἰςintoτὴνtheθάλασσαν,sea,γενήσεται·it will come to pass;
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καὶAndπάνταall thingsὅσαas much asἂνmaybeαἰτήσητεyou shall askἐνinτῇtheπροσευχῇprayerπιστεύοντες,believing,λήμψεσθε.¶you will receive.
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ΚαὶAndἐλθόντοςwhen was comingαὐτοῦHeεἰςintoτὸtheἱερὸνtempleπροσῆλθονcameαὐτῷto Himδιδάσκοντιteachingοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheπρεσβύτεροιeldersτοῦof theλαοῦpeopleλέγοντες·saying;ἐνByποίᾳwhatἐξουσίᾳauthorityταῦταthese thingsποιεῖςare You doingκαὶAndτίςwhoσοιto Youἔδωκενgaveτὴνtheἐξουσίανauthorityταύτην;¶this?
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ἈποκριθεὶςAnsweringδὲnowὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενsaidαὐτοῖς·to them;ἐρωτήσωWill askὑμᾶςyouκἀγὼI myself alsoλόγονthingἕνα,one,ὃνwhichἐὰνifεἴπητέyou shall tellμοιMeκἀγὼI myself alsoὑμῖνto youἐρῶwill sayἐνbyποίᾳwhatἐξουσίᾳauthorityταῦταthese thingsποιῶ.I do.
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τὸTheβάπτισμαbaptismτὸtheἸωάννουof Johnπόθενfrom whereἦν;was it?ἐξFromοὐρανοῦheavenἢorἐξfromἀνθρώπων;¶men?ΟἱtheδὲAndδιελογίζοντοthey were reasoningἐνamongἑαυτοῖςthemselvesλέγοντες·saying;ἐὰνIfεἴπωμεν·we shall say;ἐξFromοὐρανοῦ,heaven,ἐρεῖHe will sayἡμῖν·to us;διὰBecause ofτίwhyοὖνthenοὐκnotἐπιστεύσατεdid you believeαὐτῷ;in him?
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ἐὰνIfδὲhoweverεἴπωμεν·we shall say;ἐξFromἀνθρώπων,men,φοβούμεθαwe fearτὸνtheὄχλον·multitude;πάντεςallγὰρforὡςasπροφήτηνa prophetἔχουσινholdτὸνtheἸωάννην.¶John.
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ΚαὶAndἀποκριθέντεςansweringτῷtheἸησοῦJesusεἶπαν·they said;οὐκNotοἴδαμεν.do we know.ἔφηWas sayingαὐτοῖςto themκαὶalsoαὐτός·He himself;οὐδὲNeitherἐγὼI myselfλέγωtellὑμῖνyouἐνbyποίᾳwhatἐξουσίᾳauthorityταῦταthese thingsποιῶ.¶I do.
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ΤίWhatδὲhoweverὑμῖνyouδοκεῖ;think?ἄνθρωποςA manεἶχενhadτέκναsonsδύο,two,καὶandπροσελθὼνhaving comeτῷto theπρώτῳfirstεἶπεν·he said;τέκνον,Son,ὕπαγεdo goσήμερονtodayἐργάζουdo workἐνinτῷtheἀμπελῶνιvineyardμου.of mine.
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ὁtheδὲAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπεν·he said;οὐNotθέλω·I want to;ὕστερονAfterwardδὲhoweverμεταμεληθεὶςhaving repentedἀπῆλθεν.he went.
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ΚαὶandπροσελθὼνHaving comeδὲthenτῷto theἑτέρῳotherεἶπενhe saidὡσαύτως.likewise.ὁtheδὲAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπεν·he said;ἐγώ,I myself willκύριε·sir;καὶandοὐκnotἀπῆλθεν.did he go.
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τίςWhichἐκofτῶνtheδύοtwoἐποίησενdidτὸtheθέλημαwillτοῦof theπατρός;father?λέγουσινThey sayαὐτῷ·to him:ὁTheπρῶτος.first.λέγειSaysαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatοἱtheτελῶναιtax collectorsκαὶandαἱtheπόρναιprostitutesπροάγουσινgo beforeὑμᾶςyouεἰςintoτὴνtheβασιλείανkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦ.of God.
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ἦλθενCameγὰρforἸωάννηςJohnπρὸςtoὑμᾶςyouἐνin theὁδῷwayδικαιοσύνης,of righteousness,καὶandοὐκnotἐπιστεύσατεyou did believeαὐτῷ·in him;οἱtheδὲhoweverτελῶναιthe tax collectorsκαὶandαἱtheπόρναιprostitutesἐπίστευσανbelievedαὐτῷ.in him.ὑμεῖςyou yourselvesδὲthenἰδόντεςhaving seenοὐδὲnot evenμετεμελήθητεdid repentὕστερονafterwardτοῦtheπιστεῦσαιto believeαὐτῷ.¶him.
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ἌλληνAnotherπαραβολὴνparableἀκούσατε·do hear:ἄνθρωποςA manτιςwhoἦνthere wasοἰκοδεσπότηςa master of a houseὅστιςwhoἐφύτευσενplantedἀμπελῶναa vineyardκαὶandφραγμὸνa fenceαὐτῷaround itπεριέθηκενplacedκαὶandὤρυξενhe dugἐνinαὐτῷitληνὸνa winepressκαὶandᾠκοδόμησενhe builtπύργονa towerκαὶandἐξέδετοhe rented outαὐτὸνitγεωργοῖςto farmersκαὶandἀπεδήμησεν.he traveled abroad.
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ὅτεWhenδὲthenἤγγισενdrew nearὁtheκαιρὸςseasonτῶνof theκαρπῶν,fruits,ἀπέστειλενhe sentτοὺςtheδούλουςservantsαὐτοῦof himπρὸςtoτοὺςtheγεωργοὺςfarmersλαβεῖνto receiveτοὺςtheκαρποὺςfruitsαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndλαβόντεςhaving takenοἱtheγεωργοὶfarmersτοὺςtheδούλουςservantsαὐτοῦ,of him,ὃνtheμὲνoneἔδειραν,they beat,ὃνanotherδὲandἀπέκτειναν,they killed,ὃνanotherδὲandἐλιθοβόλησαν.they stoned.
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πάλινAgainἀπέστειλενhe sentἄλλουςotherδούλουςservantsπλείοναςmoreτῶνthan theπρώτων,first,καὶandἐποίησανthey didαὐτοῖςto themὡσαύτως.likewise.
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ὕστερονAfterwardδὲthenἀπέστειλενhe sentπρὸςtoαὐτοὺςthemτὸνtheυἱὸνsonαὐτοῦof himλέγων·saying;ἐντραπήσονταιThey will respectτὸνtheυἱόνsonμου.¶of mine.
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ΟἱtheδὲButγεωργοὶthe farmersἰδόντεςhaving seenτὸνtheυἱὸνsonεἶπονsaidἐνamongἑαυτοῖς·themselves;οὗτόςThisἐστινisὁtheκληρονόμος·heir;δεῦτε,come,ἀποκτείνωμενlet us killαὐτὸνhimκαὶandσχῶμενlet us haveτὴνtheκληρονομίανinheritanceαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndλαβόντεςhaving takingαὐτὸνhimἐξέβαλονthey cast himἔξωout ofτοῦtheἀμπελῶνοςvineyardκαὶandἀπέκτειναν.killed him.
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ὅτανWhenοὖνthereforeἔλθῃmay comeὁtheκύριοςmasterτοῦof theἀμπελῶνος,vineyard,τίwhatποιήσειwill he doτοῖςtheγεωργοῖςfarmersἐκείνοις;to those?
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λέγουσινThey sayαὐτῷ·to him;κακοὺςThe wretchesκακῶςgrievouslyἀπολέσειHe will destroyαὐτοὺςthemκαὶandτὸνtheἀμπελῶναvineyardἐκδώσεταιhe will rent outἄλλοιςto otherγεωργοῖςfarmersοἵτινεςwhoἀποδώσουσινwill giveαὐτῷto himτοὺςtheκαρποὺςfruitsἐνinτοῖςtheκαιροῖςseasonsαὐτῶν.¶of them.
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ΛέγειSaysαὐτοῖςto themὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;οὐδέποτεsurely sometimeἀνέγνωτεyou did readἐνinταῖςtheγραφαῖς·Scriptures:λίθονThe stoneὃνwhichἀπεδοκίμασανrejectedοἱthoseοἰκοδομοῦντες,building,οὗτοςthisἐγενήθηhas becomeεἰςtheκεφαλὴνchiefγωνίας.corner.παρὰFromκυρίουthe Lordἐγένετοwasαὕτη,this,καὶandἔστινit isθαυμαστὴmarvelousἐνinὀφθαλμοῖςthe eyesἡμῶν;¶of us?’
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διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatἀρθήσεταιit will be taken awayἀφ᾽fromὑμῶνyouἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandδοθήσεταιit will be givenἔθνειto a peopleποιοῦντιproducingτοὺςtheκαρποὺςfruitsαὐτῆς.of it.
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καὶAndὁthe oneπεσὼνhaving fallenἐπὶonτὸνtheλίθονstoneτοῦτονthisσυνθλασθήσεται·will be broken;ἐφ᾽onὃνwhomeverδ᾽butἂνmaybeπέσῃ,it may fall,λικμήσειit will grind to powderαὐτόν.¶him.
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ΚαὶAndἀκούσαντεςhaving heardοἱtheἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsκαὶandοἱtheΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesτὰςtheπαραβολὰςparablesαὐτοῦof Himἔγνωσανthey knewὅτιthatπερὶaboutαὐτῶνthemλέγει.He speaks.
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καὶAndζητοῦντεςseekingαὐτὸνHimκρατῆσαιto lay hold ofἐφοβήθησανthey fearedτοὺςtheὄχλους,crowds,ἐπεὶbecauseεἰςtoπροφήτηνa prophetαὐτὸνHimεἶχον.¶they were holding.

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