| Matthew 21:29 |
And he (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) answered, saying, ‘I will not,’ but later he changed his mind and went. |
| Matthew 21:30 |
Then the man went to the (tō | τῷ | dat sg masc) second son and said the same thing. And he (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) answered, saying, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. |
| Matthew 21:31 |
Which of the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) two did the (to | τό | acc sg neut) will of his (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) father?” They said, “The (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the (tēn | τήν | acc sg fem) kingdom of (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) God before you! |
| Matthew 21:32 |
For John came to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him. |
| Matthew 21:34 |
When the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) tenants to collect his share of the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) crop. |
| Matthew 21:35 |
But the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) tenants seized his servants; one they severely beat, another they killed, and still another they stoned. |
| Matthew 21:36 |
Then he sent other servants, more than the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) first time, and they did the same to them. |
| Matthew 21:37 |
Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ |
| Matthew 21:38 |
But when the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) tenants saw the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) son, they said to one another, ‘This is the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) heir; come on, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’ |
| Matthew 21:39 |
So they seized him and threw him out of the (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) vineyard and killed him. |
| Matthew 21:40 |
Now when the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) owner of the (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) vineyard returns, what will he do to (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) those tenants?” |
| Matthew 21:41 |
They said to him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) vineyard to other tenants who will give him his (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) share at their harvest.” |
| Matthew 21:42 |
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the (tais | ταῖς | dat pl fem) Scriptures: ‘A stone that the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’? |
| Matthew 21:43 |
Therefore I tell you that the (hē | ἡ | nom sg fem) kingdom of (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.” |
| Matthew 21:44 |
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| Matthew 21:45 |
When the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) ruling priests and the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them. |
| Matthew 21:46 |
And although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) crowds because they held him to be a prophet. |
| Matthew 22:1 |
Once again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: |
| Matthew 22:2 |
“The (hē | ἡ | nom sg fem) kingdom of (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for (tō | τῷ | dat sg masc) his son |
| Matthew 22:3 |
and sent his servants to call those (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) who had been invited to the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) feast; but they would not come. |
| Matthew 22:4 |
Then he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) who have been invited, “See, I have prepared my banquet, my oxen and fattened calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) wedding feast.”’ |
| Matthew 22:5 |
But they (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) paid no attention and went on their way, one to his farm, another to his business, |
| Matthew 22:6 |
while the (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. |
| Matthew 22:7 |
The (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) king was furious! He sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city to the ground. |
| Matthew 22:8 |
Then he said to (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) his servants, ‘The (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) wedding feast is ready, but those (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) who were invited were not worthy. |