1[] Και εν μια των ημερων εκεινων, ενω αυτος εδιδασκε τον λαον εν τω ιερω, και ευηγγελιζετο, ηλθον εξαιφνης οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις μετα των πρεσβυτερων
1It happened on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the Good News, that the TR adds “chief” priests and scribes came to him with the elders.
2και ειπον προς αυτον, λεγοντες· Ειπε προς ημας εν ποια εξουσια πραττεις ταυτα, η τις ειναι οστις σοι εδωκε την εξουσιαν ταυτην;
2They asked him, “Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?”
3Αποκριθεις δε ειπε προς αυτους· Θελω σας ερωτησει και εγω ενα λογον, και ειπατε μοι·
3He answered them, “I also will ask you one question. Tell me:
4το βαπτισμα του Ιωαννου εξ ουρανου ητο η εξ ανθρωπων;
4 the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?”
5Οι δε εσυλλογισθησαν καθ' εαυτους λεγοντες, οτι Εαν ειπωμεν, Εξ ουρανου, θελει ειπει, Δια τι λοιπον δεν επιστευσατε εις αυτον;
5They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
6Εαν δε ειπωμεν, Εξ ανθρωπων, πας ο λαος θελει μας λιθοβολησει· επειδη ειναι πεπεισμενοι οτι ο Ιωαννης ειναι προφητης.
6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
7Και απεκριθησαν οτι δεν εξευρουσι ποθεν ητο.
7They answered that they didn’t know where it was from.
8Και ο Ιησους ειπε προς αυτους· Ουδε εγω σας λεγω εν ποια εξουσια πραττω ταυτα.
8Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
9[] Ηρχισε δε να λεγη προς τον λαον την παραβολην ταυτην· Ανθρωπος τις εφυτευσεν αμπελωνα, και εμισθωσεν αυτον εις γεωργους, και απεδημησε πολυν καιρον.
9He began to tell the people this parable. “A NU (in brackets) and TR add “certain” man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to some farmers, and went into another country for a long time.
10Και εν τω καιρω των καρπων απεστειλε προς τους γεωργους δουλον δια να δωσωσιν εις αυτον απο του καρπου του αμπελωνος· οι γεωργοι ομως δειραντες αυτον εξαπεστειλαν κενον·
10 At the proper season, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him, and sent him away empty.
11Και παλιν επεμψεν αλλον δουλον. Πλην αυτοι δειραντες και εκεινον και ατιμασαντες εξαπεστειλαν κενον.
11 He sent yet another servant, and they also beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12Και παλιν επεμψε τριτον. Αλλ' εκεινοι και τουτον πληγωσαντες απεδιωξαν.
12 He sent yet a third, and they also wounded him, and threw him out.
13Ειπε δε ο κυριος του αμπελωνος· Τι να καμω; ας πεμψω τον υιον μου τον αγαπητον· ισως ιδοντες τουτον θελουσιν εντραπει.
13 The lord of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. It may be that seeing him, they will respect him.’
14Πλην ιδοντες αυτον οι γεωργοι, διελογιζοντο καθ' εαυτους λεγοντες· Ουτος ειναι ο κληρονομος· ελθετε ας φονευσωμεν αυτον, δια να γεινη ημων η κληρονομια.
14 “But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.’
15Και εκβαλοντες αυτον εξω του αμπελωνος, εφονευσαν· Τι λοιπον θελει καμει εις αυτους ο κυριος του αμπελωνος;
15 They threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16Θελει ελθει και απολεσει τους γεωργους τουτους, και θελει δωσει τον αμπελωνα εις αλλους. Ακουσαντες δε ειπον· Μη γενοιτο.
16 He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard it, they said, “May it never be!”
17Ο δε εμβλεψας εις αυτους ειπε· Τι λοιπον ειναι τουτο το γεγραμμενον, Ο λιθος, τον οποιον απεδοκιμασαν οι οικοδομουντες, ουτος εγεινε κεφαλη γωνιας;
17But he looked at them, and said, “Then what is this that is written, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the chief cornerstone?’ Psalm 118:22
18Πας οστις πεση επι τον λιθον εκεινον θελει συντριφθη· εις οντινα δε επιπεση, θελει κατασυντριψει αυτον.
18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but it will crush whomever it falls on to dust.”
19Και εζητησαν οι αρχιερεις και οι γραμματεις να βαλωσιν επ' αυτον τας χειρας εν αυτη τη ωρα, πλην εφοβηθησαν τον λαον· διοτι ηνοησαν οτι προς αυτους ειπε την παραβολην ταυτην.
19The chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people—for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
20[] Και παραφυλαξαντες απεστειλαν ενεδρευτας, υποκρινομενους οτι ειναι δικαιοι, επι σκοπω να πιασωσιν αυτον απο λογου, δια να παραδωσωσιν αυτον εις την αρχην και εις την εξουσιαν του ηγεμονος.
20They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.
21Και ηρωτησαν αυτον λεγοντες· Διδασκαλε, εξευρομεν οτι ορθως ομιλεις και διδασκεις και δεν βλεπεις εις προσωπον, αλλ' επ' αληθειας την οδον του Θεου διδασκεις·
21They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
22ειναι συγκεχωρημενον εις ημας να δωσωμεν φορον εις τον Καισαρα η ουχι;
22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
23Εννοησας δε την πανουργιαν αυτων, ειπε προς αυτους· Τι με πειραζετε;
23But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
24δειξατε μοι δηναριον· τινος εικονα εχει και επιγραφην; Και αποκριθεντες ειπον· Του Καισαρος.
24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
25Ο δε ειπε προς αυτους· Αποδοτε λοιπον τα του Καισαρος εις τον Καισαρα και τα του Θεου εις τον Θεον.
25He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
26Και δεν ηδυνηθησαν να πιασωσιν αυτον απο λογου εμπροσθεν του λαου, και θαυμασαντες δια την αποκρισιν αυτου εσιωπησαν.
26They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
27[] Προσελθοντες δε τινες των Σαδδουκαιων, οιτινες αρνουνται οτι ειναι αναστασις, ηρωτησαν αυτον,
27Some of the Sadducees came to him, those who deny that there is a resurrection.
28λεγοντες· Διδασκαλε, ο Μωυσης μας εγραψεν· Εαν τινος ο αδελφος αποθανη εχων γυναικα, και ουτος αποθανη ατεκνος, να λαβη ο αδελφος αυτου την γυναικα και να εξαναστηση σπερμα εις τον αδελφον αυτου.
28They asked him, “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.
29Ησαν λοιπον επτα αδελφοι· και ο πρωτος λαβων γυναικα, απεθανεν ατεκνος·
29There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.
30και ελαβεν ο δευτερος την γυναικα, και ουτος απεθανεν ατεκνος·
30The second took her as wife, and he died childless.
31και ο τριτος ελαβεν αυτην· ωσαυτως δε και οι επτα· και δεν αφηκαν τεκνα, και απεθανον.
31The third took her, and likewise the seven all left no children, and died.
32Υστερον δε παντων απεθανε και η γυνη.
32Afterward the woman also died.
33Εν τη αναστασει λοιπον τινος αυτων γινεται γυνη; διοτι και οι επτα ελαβον αυτην γυναικα.
33Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them will she be? For the seven had her as a wife.”
34Και ο Ιησους αποκριθεις ειπε προς αυτους· οι υιοι του αιωνος τουτου νυμφευουσι και νυμφευονται·
34Jesus said to them, “The children of this age marry, and are given in marriage.
35οι δε καταξιωθεντες να απολαυσωσιν εκεινον τον αιωνα και την εκ νεκρων αναστασιν ουτε νυμφευουσιν ουτε νυμφευονται·
35 But those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.
36διοτι ουτε να αποθανωσι πλεον δυνανται· επειδη ειναι ισαγγελοι και ειναι υιοι του Θεου, οντες υιοι της αναστασεως.
36 For they can’t die any more, for they are like the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.
37Οτι δε εγειρονται οι νεκροι, και ο Μωυσης εφανερωσεν επι της βατου, οτε λεγει Κυριον τον Θεον του Αβρααμ και τον Θεον του Ισαακ και τον Θεον του Ιακωβ.
37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the bush, when he called the Lord ‘The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ Exodus 3:6
38Ο δε Θεος δεν ειναι νεκρων, αλλα ζωντων· διοτι παντες ζωσι εν αυτω.
38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all are alive to him.”
39[] Αποκριθεντες δε τινες των γραμματεων ειπον· Διδασκαλε, καλως ειπας.
39Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
40Και δεν ετολμων πλεον να ερωτωσιν αυτον ουδεν.
40They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
41Ειπε δε προς αυτους· Πως λεγουσι τον Χριστον οτι ειναι υιος του Δαβιδ;
41He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
42Και αυτος ο Δαβιδ λεγει εν τη βιβλω των ψαλμων· Ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Κυριον μου, καθου εκ δεξιων μου,
42 David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
43εωσου θεσω τους εχθρους σου υποποδιον των ποδων σου.
43 until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’ Psalm 110:1
44Ο Δαβιδ λοιπον ονομαζει αυτον Κυριον· και πως ειναι υιος αυτου;
44 “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
45Και ενω ηκουε πας ο λαος, ειπε προς τους μαθητας αυτου·
45In the hearing of all the people, he said to his disciples,
46Προσεχετε απο των γραμματεων, οιτινες θελουσι να περιπατωσιν εστολισμενοι και αγαπωσιν ασπασμους εν ταις αγοραις και πρωτοκαθεδριας εν ταις συναγωγαις και τους πρωτους τοπους εν τοις δειπνοις,
46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;
47οιτινες κατατρωγουσι τας οικιας των χηρων, και τουτο επι προφασει οτι καμνουσι μακρας προσευχας· ουτοι θελουσι λαβει μεγαλητεραν καταδικην.
47 who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers: these will receive greater condemnation.”