Lukechapter 20
47 verses · Luke · about AD 62 · The Gospels
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By What Authority Do You Do These Things?
20:1
ΚαὶAndkaiG2532ἐγένετοit came to passegenetoG1096ἐνonenG1722μιᾷonemiaG1520τῶνof thetonG3588ἡμερῶνdayshemeronG2250διδάσκοντοςwhen is teachingdidaskontosG1321αὐτοῦHeautouG846τὸνthetonG3588λαὸνpeoplelaonG2992ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588ἱερῷtemplehi'eroG2411καὶandkaiG2532εὐαγγελιζομένουevangelisingeuangelizomenouG2097ἐπέστησανcame upepestesanG2186οἱthehoiG3588ἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsarchiereisG749καὶandkaiG2532οἱthehoiG3588γραμματεῖςscribesgrammateisG1122σὺνwithsunG4862τοῖςthetoisG3588πρεσβυτέροιςelderspresbuteroisG4245
20:2
καὶandkaiG2532εἶπανspokeeipanG2036λέγοντεςsayinglegontesG3004πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτόν·Him:autonG846εἰπὸνdo telleiponG2036ἡμῖνusheminG3165ἐνbyenG1722ποίᾳwhatpoiaG4169ἐξουσίᾳauthorityexousiaG1849ταῦταthese thingstautaG3778ποιεῖςYou dopoieisG4160ἢoreG2228τίςwhotisG5101ἐστινisestinG1510ὁthe [one]hoG3588δούςhaving givendousG1325σοιto YousoiG4771τὴν<the>tenG3588ἐξουσίανauthorityexousianG1849ταύτην;¶this?tautenG3778
20:5
οἱ<the>hoiG3588δὲAnddeG1161συνελογίσαντοthey reasonedsunelogisantoG4817πρὸςamongprosG4314ἑαυτοὺςthemselveshe'autousG1438λέγοντεςsayinglegontesG3004ὅτιthathotiG3754ἐὰνIfeanG1437εἴπωμεν·we shall say:eipomenG2036ἐξFromexG1537οὐρανοῦ,heaven,ouranouG3772ἐρεῖ·He will say;ereiG4483διὰBecause ofdiaG1223τίwhytiG5101οὐκnotoukG3756ἐπιστεύσατεdid you believeepisteusateG4100αὐτῷ;in him?autoG846
20:6
ἐὰνIfeanG1437δὲhoweverdeG1161εἴπωμεν·we shall say;eipomenG2036ἐξFromexG1537ἀνθρώπων,men,anthroponG444ὁthehoG3588λαὸςpeoplelaosG2992ἅπαςallhapasG537καταλιθάσειwill stonekatalithaseiG2642ἡμᾶς·us;hemasG3165πεπεισμένοςpersuadedpepeismenosG3982γάρforgarG1063ἐστινthey areestinG1510ἸωάννηνJohnioannenG2491προφήτηνa prophetprophetenG4396εἶναι.to be.einaiG1511
The Vineyard Let Out to Husbandmen
20:9
ἬρξατοHe beganerxatoG757δὲthendeG1161πρὸςtoprosG4314τὸνthetonG3588λαὸνpeoplelaonG2992λέγεινto speaklegeinG3004τὴν<the>tenG3588παραβολὴνparableparabolenG3850ταύτην·this:tautenG3778ἄνθρωπόςA mananthroposG444τιςcertaintisG5100ἐφύτευσενplantedephuteusenG5452ἀμπελῶναa vineyardampelonaG290καὶandkaiG2532ἐξέδετοrentedexedetoG1554αὐτὸνitautonG846γεωργοῖςto farmersgeorgoisG1092καὶandkaiG2532ἀπεδήμησενwent abroadapedemesenG589χρόνουςa timechronousG5550ἱκανούς.long.hikanousG2425
20:10
καὶAndkaiG2532καιρῷ[in the] seasonkairoG2540ἀπέστειλενhe sentapesteilenG649πρὸςtoprosG4314τοὺςthetousG3588γεωργοὺςfarmersgeorgousG1092δοῦλονa servantdoulonG1401ἵναthatinaG2443ἀπὸfromapoG575τοῦthetouG3588καρποῦfruitkarpouG2590τοῦof thetouG3588ἀμπελῶνοςvineyardampelonosG290δώσουσινthey will givedosousinG1325αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846οἱ<the>hoiG3588δὲButdeG1161γεωργοὶthe farmersgeorgoiG1092ἐξαπέστειλανsent awayexapesteilanG1821αὐτὸνhimautonG846δείραντεςhaving beaten [him]deirantesG1194κενόν.empty-handed.kenonG2756
20:11
καὶAndkaiG2532προσέθετοhe proceededprosethetoG4369ἕτερονanotherheteronG2087πέμψαιto sendpempsaiG3992δοῦλον·a servant;doulonG1401οἱ<the>hoiG3588δὲbutdeG1161κἀκεῖνονhimkakeinonG2532δείραντεςhaving beatendeirantesG1194καὶandkaiG2532ἀτιμάσαντεςhaving dishonoredatimasantesG818ἐξαπέστειλανthey sent awayexapesteilanG1821κενόν.empty-handed.kenonG2756
20:13
ΕἶπενSaideipenG2036δὲthendeG1161ὁthehoG3588κύριοςmasterkuriosG2962τοῦof thetouG3588ἀμπελῶνος·vineyard;ampelonosG290τίWhattiG5101ποιήσω;shall I do?poiesoG4160πέμψωI will sendpempsoG3992τὸνthetonG3588υἱόνsonhuionG5207μουof minemouG3165τὸνthetonG3588ἀγαπητόν·beloved;agapetonG27ἴσωςperhapsisosG2481τοῦτονhimtoutonG3778ἐντραπήσονται.they will respect.entrapesontaiG1788
20:14
ἰδόντεςHaving seenidontesG1492δὲnowdeG1161αὐτὸνhimautonG846οἱthehoiG3588γεωργοὶfarmersgeorgoiG1092διελογίζοντοwere reasoningdielogizontoG1260πρὸςamongprosG4314ἀλλήλουςone anotherallelousG240λέγοντες·saying;legontesG3004οὗτόςThishoutosG3778ἐστινisestinG1510ὁthehoG3588κληρονόμος·heir;kleronomosG2818ἀποκτείνωμενlet us killapokteinomenG615αὐτὸνhimautonG846ἵναso thatinaG2443ἡμῶνourshemonG3165γένηταιmay becomegenetaiG1096ἡtheheG3588κληρονομία.inheritance.kleronomiaG2817
20:15
καὶAndkaiG2532ἐκβαλόντεςhaving cast forthekbalontesG1544αὐτὸνhimautonG846ἔξωoutsideexoG1854τοῦthetouG3588ἀμπελῶνοςvineyardampelonosG290ἀπέκτειναν.they killed [him].apekteinanG615τίWhattiG5101οὖνthereforeounG3767ποιήσειwill dopoieseiG4160αὐτοῖςto themautoisG846ὁthehoG3588κύριοςmasterkuriosG2962τοῦof thetouG3588ἀμπελῶνος;vineyard?ampelonosG290
20:16
ἐλεύσεταιHe will comeeleusetaiG2064καὶandkaiG2532ἀπολέσειhe will destroyapoleseiG622τοὺς<the>tousG3588γεωργοὺςfarmersgeorgousG1092τούτουςthesetoutousG3778καὶandkaiG2532δώσειwill givedoseiG1325τὸνthetonG3588ἀμπελῶναvineyardampelonaG290ἄλλοις.to others.alloisG243ἀκούσαντεςHaving heard [it]akousantesG191δὲthendeG1161εἶπαν·they said;eipanG2036μὴNevermeG3361γένοιτο.would it be!genoitoG1096
20:17
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲButdeG1161ἐμβλέψαςhaving lookedemblepsasG1689αὐτοῖςat themautoisG846εἶπεν·He said;eipenG2036τίWhattiG5101οὖνthenounG3767ἐστινisestinG1510τὸthattoG3588γεγραμμένονwrittengegrammenonG1125τοῦτο·this:toutoG3778λίθον[The] stonelithonG3037ὃνwhichhonG3739ἀπεδοκίμασανrejectedapedokimasanG593οἱthosehoiG3588οἰκοδομοῦντες,building,oikodomountesG3618οὗτοςthishoutosG3778ἐγενήθηhas becomeegenetheG1096εἰςintoeisG1519κεφαλὴν[the] headkephalenG2776γωνίας;of [the] corner’?goniasG1137
20:18
πᾶςEveryonepasG3956ὁ<the>hoG3588πεσὼνfallingpesonG4098ἐπ᾽onep᾽G1909ἐκεῖνονthat [very]ekeinonG1565τὸν<the>tonG3588λίθονstonelithonG3037συνθλασθήσεται·will be broken;sunthlasthesetaiG4917ἐφ᾽oneph᾽G1909ὃνwhomeverhonG3739δ᾽butd᾽G1161ἂνmaybeanG302πέσῃ,it may fall,peseG4098λικμήσειit will grind into powderlikmeseiG3039αὐτόν.¶him.autonG846
20:19
ΚαὶAndkaiG2532ἐζήτησανsoughtezetesanG2212οἱthehoiG3588γραμματεῖςscribesgrammateisG1122καὶandkaiG2532οἱthehoiG3588ἀρχιερεῖςchief priestsarchiereisG749ἐπιβαλεῖνto layepibaleinG1911ἐπ᾽onep᾽G1909αὐτὸνHimautonG846τὰς<the>tasG3588χεῖραςhandscheirasG5495ἐνinenG1722αὐτῇthatauteaG846τῇ<the>teaG3588ὥρᾳhourhoraG5610καὶandkaiG2532ἐφοβήθησανthey fearedephobethesanG5399τὸνthetonG3588λαόν·people;laonG2992ἔγνωσανthey perceivedegnosanG1097γὰρforgarG1063ὅτιthathotiG3754πρὸςagainstprosG4314αὐτοὺςthemautousG846εἶπενHe was speakingeipenG2036τὴν<the>tenG3588παραβολὴνparableparabolenG3850ταύτην.¶this.tautenG3778
Spies, Tribute, and Caesar's Image
20:20
ΚαὶAndkaiG2532παρατηρήσαντεςhaving watched [Him]parateresantesG3906ἀπέστειλανthey sentapesteilanG649ἐγκαθέτουςspiesegkathetousG1455ὑποκρινομένουςfeigninghupokrinomenousG5271ἑαυτοὺςthemselveshe'autousG1438δικαίουςrighteousdikaiousG1342εἶναι,to be,einaiG1511ἵναthatinaG2443ἐπιλάβωνταιthey may catchepilabontaiG1949αὐτοῦHimautouG846λόγου,in talk,logouG3056ὥστεin orderhosteG5620παραδοῦναιto deliverparadounaiG3860αὐτὸνHimautonG846τῇto theteaG3588ἀρχῇrulearcheaG746καὶandkaiG2532τῇto theteaG3588ἐξουσίᾳauthorityexousiaG1849τοῦof thetouG3588ἡγεμόνος.governor.hegemonosG2232
20:21
καὶAndkaiG2532ἐπηρώτησανthey questionedeperotesanG1905αὐτὸνHimautonG846λέγοντες·saying;legontesG3004διδάσκαλε,Teacher,didaskaleG1320οἴδαμενwe knowoidamenὅτιthathotiG3754ὀρθῶςrightlyorthosG3723λέγειςYou speaklegeisG3004καὶandkaiG2532διδάσκειςYou teachdidaskeisG1321καὶandkaiG2532οὐnotouG3756λαμβάνειςYou receivelambaneisG2983πρόσωπον[any] personprosoponG4383ἀλλ᾽butall᾽G235ἐπ᾽on the basis ofep᾽G1909ἀληθείαςtruthaletheiasG225τὴνthetenG3588ὁδὸνwayhodonG3598τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316διδάσκεις.teach.didaskeisG1321
20:25
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲAnddeG1161εἶπενHe saideipenG2036πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτούς·them;autousG846τοίνυνThereforetoinunG5106ἀπόδοτεdo give backapodoteG591τὰthe [things]taG3588Καίσαροςof CaesarkaisarosG2541Καίσαριto CaesarkaisariG2541καὶandkaiG2532τὰthe [things]taG3588τοῦ<of the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316τῷ<to the>toG3588θεῷ.to God.theoG2316
20:26
καὶAndkaiG2532οὐκnotoukG3756ἴσχυσανthey were ableischusanG2480ἐπιλαβέσθαιto catch Him inepilabesthaiG1949αὐτοῦHisautouG846ῥήματοςdeclarationrhematosG4487ἐναντίονbeforeenantionG1726τοῦthetouG3588λαοῦ,people,laouG2992καὶandkaiG2532θαυμάσαντεςhaving marveledthaumasantesG2296ἐπὶatepiG1909τῇtheteaG3588ἀποκρίσειanswerapokriseiG612αὐτοῦof HimautouG846ἐσίγησαν.¶they became silent.esigesanG4601
Sadducees Ask About Seven Husbands
20:27
ΠροσελθόντεςHaving approachedproselthontesG4334δέthendeG1161τινεςsometinesG5100τῶνof thetonG3588Σαδδουκαίων,Sadducees,saddoukaionG4523οἱthe oneshoiG3588ἀντιλέγοντεςdenyingantilegontesG483ἀνάστασινa resurrectionanastasinG386μὴnotmeG3361εἶναι,being,einaiG1511ἐπηρώτησανthey questionedeperotesanG1905αὐτὸνHimautonG846
20:28
λέγοντες·saying;legontesG3004διδάσκαλε,Teacher,didaskaleG1320ΜωϋσῆςMosesmousesG3475ἔγραψενwroteegrapsenG1125ἡμῖν·to us:heminG3165ἐάνifeanG1437τινοςanyone’stinosG5100ἀδελφὸςbrotheradelphosG80ἀποθάνῃshall dieapothaneG599ἔχωνhavingechonG2192γυναῖκαa wifegunaikaG1135καὶandkaiG2532οὗτοςhehoutosG3778ἄτεκνοςchildlessateknosG815ᾖ,shall be,eG1510ἵναthatinaG2443λάβῃshall takelabeG2983ὁthehoG3588ἀδελφὸςbrotheradelphosG80αὐτοῦof himautouG846τὴνthetenG3588γυναῖκαwifegunaikaG1135καὶandkaiG2532ἐξαναστήσῃshall raise upexanasteseG1817σπέρμαseedspermaG4690τῷto thetoG3588ἀδελφῷbrotheradelphoG80αὐτοῦ.of him.autouG846
20:33
ἡTheheG3588γυνὴwomanguneG1135οὖνthereforeounG3767ἐνinenG1722τῇtheteaG3588ἀναστάσει,resurrection,anastaseiG386τίνοςof whichtinosG5101αὐτῶνof themautonG846γίνεταιdoes she becomeginetaiG1096γυνή;wife?guneG1135οἱ<the>hoiG3588γὰρForgarG1063ἑπτὰthe sevenheptaG2033ἔσχονhadeschonG2192αὐτὴνherautenG846γυναῖκα.¶as wife.gunaikaG1135
20:35
οἱthosehoiG3588δὲhoweverdeG1161καταξιωθέντεςhaving been considered worthykataxiothentesG2661τοῦof thetouG3588αἰῶνοςageaionosG165ἐκείνουthat [one]ekeinouG1565τυχεῖνto obtaintucheinG5177καὶandkaiG2532τῆςof thetesG3588ἀναστάσεωςresurrectionanastaseosG386τῆς<the>tesG3588ἐκfromekG1537νεκρῶν[the] deadnekronG3498οὔτεneitherouteG3777γαμοῦσινmarrygamousinG1060οὔτεnorouteG3777γαμίζονται·are given in marriage;gamizontaiG1061
20:36
οὐδὲneitheroudeG3761γὰρforgarG1063ἀποθανεῖνto dieapothaneinG599ἔτιany moreetiG2089δύνανται,are they able,dunantaiG1410ἰσάγγελοιlike [the] angelsisangeloiG2465γάρforgarG1063εἰσιν,they are,eisinG1510καὶandkaiG2532υἱοίsonshuioiG5207εἰσινthey areeisinG1510θεοῦof GodtheouG2316τῆςof thetesG3588ἀναστάσεωςresurrectionanastaseosG386υἱοὶsonshuioiG5207ὄντες.being.ontesG1510
20:37
ὅτιforhotiG3754δὲhoweverdeG1161ἐγείρονταιare raisedegeirontaiG1453οἱthehoiG3588νεκροί,dead,nekroiG3498καὶevenkaiG2532ΜωϋσῆςMosesmousesG3475ἐμήνυσενshowedemenusenG3377ἐπὶatepiG1909τῆςthetesG3588βάτουbushbatouG942ὡςwhenhosG5613λέγειhe nameslegeiG3004κύριον[the] LordkurionG2962τὸνthetonG3588θεὸνGodtheonG2316Ἀβραὰμof AbrahamabraamG11καὶandkaiG2532θεὸνGodtheonG2316Ἰσαὰκof IsaacisaakG2464καὶandkaiG2532θεὸνGodtheonG2316Ἰακώβ.of Jacob.’iakobG2384
David's Lord; Beware of the Scribes
20:42
αὐτὸςHimselfautosG846γὰρforgarG1063ΔαυὶδDaviddauidG1138λέγειsayslegeiG3004ἐνinenG1722βίβλῳ[the] bookbibloG976ψαλμῶν·of Psalms:psalmonG5568εἶπενSaideipenG2036κύριοςLordkuriosG2962τῷto thetoG3588κυρίῳLordkurioG2962μου·of me;mouG3165κάθουdo sitkathouG2521ἐκatekG1537δεξιῶν[the] right handdexionG1188μουof MemouG3165
20:46
προσέχετεdo bewareprosecheteG4337ἀπὸofapoG575τῶνthetonG3588γραμματέωνscribesgrammateonG1122τῶνwhotonG3588θελόντωνare desiringthelontonG2309περιπατεῖνto walkperipateinG4043ἐνinenG1722στολαῖςlong robesstolaisG4749καὶandkaiG2532φιλούντωνlovingphilountonG5368ἀσπασμοὺςgreetingsaspasmousG783ἐνinenG1722ταῖςthetaisG3588ἀγοραῖςmarketplacesagoraisG58καὶandkaiG2532πρωτοκαθεδρίαςfirst seatsprotokathedriasG4410ἐνinenG1722ταῖςthetaisG3588συναγωγαῖςsynagoguessunagogaisG4864καὶandkaiG2532πρωτοκλισίαςfirst placesprotoklisiasG4411ἐνinenG1722τοῖςthetoisG3588δείπνοις,banquets,deipnoisG1173
20:47
οἳwhohoiG3739κατεσθίουσινdevourkatesthiousinG2719τὰςthetasG3588οἰκίαςhousesoikiasG3614τῶν<the>tonG3588χηρῶνof widowscheronG5503καὶandkaiG2532προφάσειas a pretextprophaseiG4392μακρὰat great lengthmakraG3117προσεύχονται·pray;proseuchontaiG4336οὗτοιThesehoutoiG3778λήμψονταιwill receivelempsontaiG2983περισσότερονmore excessiveperissoteronG4055κρίμα.¶condemnation.krimaG2917
Greek words in this chapter
The 40 most used Greek words of the chapter, counted by lemma. The article, the object marker, the negatives and the common prepositions are left out.
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἔπωépō | to say | 20 | G2036 |
| λέγωlégō | to say | 11 | G3004 |
| μέmé | us | 10 | G3165 |
| θεόςtheós | God | 8 | G2316 |
| τίςtís | who | 7 | G5101 |
| γυνήgynḗ | woman | 7 | G1135 |
| λαόςlaós | people | 6 | G2992 |
| ἀμπελώνampelṓn | vineyard | 6 | G290 |
| κύριοςkýrios | lord | 6 | G2962 |
| υἱόςhuiós | son | 6 | G5207 |
| γίνομαιgínomai | it came to pass | 5 | G1096 |
| γεωργόςgeōrgós | farmer | 5 | G1092 |
| λαμβάνωlambánō | to take | 5 | G2983 |
| ἀποθνήσκωapothnḗskō | to die | 5 | G599 |
| γραμματεύςgrammateús | scribes | 4 | G1122 |
| ἐξουσίαexousía | authority | 4 | G1849 |
| ποιέωpoiéō | you do | 4 | G4160 |
| δίδωμιdídōmi | to give | 4 | G1325 |
| εἶναιeînai | to be | 4 | G1511 |
| ἵναhína | that | 4 | G2443 |
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ΚαῖσαρKaîsar | Caesar | 4 | G2541 |
| ἀνάστασιςanástasis | resurrection | 4 | G386 |
| ἀδελφόςadelphós | brother | 4 | G80 |
| διδάσκωdidáskō | to teach | 3 | G1321 |
| ἀποκρίνομαιapokrínomai | to answer | 3 | G611 |
| ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos | men | 3 | G444 |
| ἐάνeán | if | 3 | G1437 |
| πέμπωpémpō | to send | 3 | G3992 |
| πᾶςpâs | all | 3 | G3956 |
| ἐπερωτάωeperōtáō | to question | 3 | G1905 |
| διδάσκαλοςdidáskalos | teacher | 3 | G1320 |
| ἔχειechei | has it | 3 | G2192 |
| ἑπτάheptá | seven | 3 | G2033 |
| νεκρόςnekrós | dead | 3 | G3498 |
| ΔαβίδDabíd | David | 3 | G1138 |
| ἀρχιερεύςarchiereús | chief priests | 2 | G749 |
| ποῖοςpoîos | what | 2 | G4169 |
| λόγοςlógos | thing | 2 | G3056 |
| ἸωάννηςIōánnēs | John | 2 | G2491 |
| οὐρανόςouranós | heaven | 2 | G3772 |
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