Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through it.
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Καὶ εἰσελθὼν διήρχετο τὴν Ἰεριχώ.
Kai eiselthōn diērcheto tēn Ierichō.
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And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.
Καὶ εἰσελθὼν διήρχετο τὴν Ἰεριχώ.
Kai eiselthōn diērcheto tēn Ierichō.
There was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
And, behold, there was a man named Zacchæus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
Καὶ ἰδού, ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος.
Kai idou, anēr onomati kaloumenos Zakchaios, kai autos ēn architelōnēs, kai houtos ēn plousios.
He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not because of the crowd, since he was short.
And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
Καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν τίς ἐστιν, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν.
Kai ezētei idein ton Iēsoun tis estin, kai ouk ēdynato apo tou ochlou, hoti tē hēlikia mikros ēn.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Him, because Jesus was about to pass that way.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
Καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομωραίαν ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν∙ ὅτι ἐκείνης ἔμελλεν διέρχεσθαι.
Kai prodramōn emprosthen anebē epi sykomōraian hina idē auton; hoti ekeinēs emellen dierchesthai.
When Jesus came to the place, He looked up, saw him, and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, because today I must stay at your house.”
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchæus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι∙ σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι.
Kai hōs ēlthen epi ton topon, anablepsas ho Iēsous eiden auton, kai eipen pros auton, Zakchaie, speusas katabēthi; sēmeron gar en tō oikō sou dei me meinai.
He hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων.
Kai speusas katebē, kai hypedexato auton chairōn.
When everyone saw this, they began complaining, saying, “He has gone to stay with a sinful man.”
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον, λέγοντες ὅτι Παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθεν καταλῦσαι.
Kai idontes pantes diegongyzon, legontes hoti Para hamartōlō andri eisēlthen katalysai.
Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone out of anything, I repay four times as much.”
And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν κύριον, Ἰδού, τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς∙ καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν.
Statheis de Zakchaios eipen pros ton kyrion, Idou, ta hēmisē tōn hyparchontōn mou, kyrie, didōmi tois ptōchois; kai ei tinos ti esykophantēsa, apodidōmi tetraploun.
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Ἀβραάμ ἐστιν.
Eipen de pros auton ho Iēsous hoti Sēmeron sōtēria tō oikō toutō egeneto, kathoti kai autos huios Abraam estin.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.
Ēlthen gar ho huios tou anthrōpou zētēsai kai sōsai to apolōlos.
As they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God was about to appear immediately.
And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.
Ἀκουόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ταῦτα, προσθεὶς εἶπεν παραβολήν, διὰ τὸ ἐγγὺς αὐτὸν εἶναι Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ δοκεῖν αὐτοὺς ὅτι παραχρῆμα μέλλει ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ἀναφαίνεσθαι.
Akouontōn de autōn tauta, prostheis eipen parabolēn, dia to engys auton einai Hierousalēm, kai dokein autous hoti parachrēma mellei hē basileia tou theou anaphainesthai.
He said, “A certain nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
Εἶπεν οὖν, Ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς χώραν μακράν, λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν, καὶ ὑποστρέψαι.
Eipen oun, Anthrōpos tis eugenēs eporeuthē eis chōran makran, labein heautō basileian, kai hypostrepsai.
He called ten of his servants, gave them a good sum of money, and said to them, ‘Put this to work until I return.’
And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
Καλέσας δὲ δέκα δούλους ἑαυτοῦ, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς δέκα μνᾶς, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Πραγματεύσασθε ἕως ἔρχομαι.
Kalesas de deka doulous heautou, edōken autois deka mnas, kai eipen pros autous, Pragmateusasthe heōs erchomai.
But his own citizens hated him. They sent a delegation after him with the message, ‘We do not want this man ruling over us.’
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Οἱ δὲ πολῖται αὐτοῦ ἐμίσουν αὐτόν, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρεσβείαν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, Οὐ θέλομεν τοῦτον βασιλεῦσαι ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς.
Hoi de politai autou emisoun auton, kai apesteilan presbeian opisō autou, legontes, Ou thelomen touton basileusai eph’ hēmas.
When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he ordered those servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him so that he might know what each had gained by trading.
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐπανελθεῖν αὐτὸν λαβόντα τὴν βασιλείαν, καὶ εἶπεν φωνηθῆναι αὐτῷ τοὺς δούλους τούτους, οἷς ἔδωκεν τὸ ἀργύριον, ἵνα γνῷ τίς τί διεπραγματεύσατο.
Kai egeneto en tō epanelthein auton labonta tēn basileian, kai eipen phōnēthēnai autō tous doulous toutous, hois edōken to argyrion, hina gnō tis ti diepragmateusato.
The first came and said, ‘Master, the money you gave me has earned ten times as much.’
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
Παρεγένετο δὲ ὁ πρῶτος, λέγων, Κύριε, ἡ μνᾶ σου προσειργάσατο δέκα μνᾶς.
Paregeneto de ho prōtos, legōn, Kyrie, hē mna sou proseirgasato deka mnas.
He said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you were faithful in a very little thing, have authority over ten cities.’
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Εὖ, ἀγαθὲ δοῦλε∙ ὅτι ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ πιστὸς ἐγένου, ἴσθι ἐξουσίαν ἔχων ἐπάνω δέκα πόλεων.
Kai eipen autō, Eu, agathe doule; hoti en elachistō pistos egenou, isthi exousian echōn epanō deka poleōn.
The second came and said, ‘Master, the money you gave me has earned five times as much.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
Καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ δεύτερος, λέγων, Κύριε, ἡ μνᾶ σου ἐποίησεν πέντε μνᾶς.
Kai ēlthen ho deuteros, legōn, Kyrie, hē mna sou epoiēsen pente mnas.
He said to him also, ‘You be over five cities.’
And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.
Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ τούτῳ, Καὶ σὺ γίνου ἐπάνω πέντε πόλεων.
Eipen de kai toutō, Kai sy ginou epanō pente poleōn.
Another came and said, ‘Master, here is your money you gave me. I kept it stored away in a cloth,
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:
Καὶ ἕτερος ἦλθεν, λέγων, Κύριε, ἰδού, ἡ μνᾶ σου, ἣν εἶχον ἀποκειμένην ἐν σουδαρίῳ∙
Kai heteros ēlthen, legōn, Kyrie, idou, hē mna sou, hēn eichon apokeimenēn en soudariō;
because I was afraid of you, since you are a formidable man. You collect what you did not deposit and reap where you did not sow.’
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
ἐφοβούμην γάρ σε, ὅτι ἄνθρωπος αὐστηρὸς εἶ∙ αἴρεις ὃ οὐκ ἔθηκας, καὶ θερίζεις ὃ οὐκ ἔσπειρας.
ephoboumēn gar se, hoti anthrōpos austēros ei; aireis ho ouk ethēkas, kai therizeis ho ouk espeiras.
He said to him, ‘I will judge you by your own words, wicked servant! You knew that I was a formidable man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
Λέγει δὲ αὐτῷ, Ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου κρινῶ σε, πονηρὲ δοῦλε. ᾜδεις ὅτι ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος αὐστηρός εἰμι, αἴρων ὃ οὐκ ἔθηκα, καὶ θερίζων ὃ οὐκ ἔσπειρα∙
Legei de autō, Ek tou stomatos sou krinō se, ponēre doule. ēdeis hoti egō anthrōpos austēros eimi, airōn ho ouk ethēka, kai therizōn ho ouk espeira;
Why then did you not put my money in the bank so that when I returned, I could have at least collected it with interest?’
Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
καὶ διὰ τί οὐκ ἔδωκας τὸ ἀργύριόν μου ἐπὶ τράπεζαν, καὶ ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν σὺν τόκῳ ἂν ἔπραξα αὐτό;
kai dia ti ouk edōkas to argyrion mou epi trapezan, kai egō elthōn syn tokō an epraxa auto?
Then he said to those standing nearby, ‘Take the money away from him and give it to the one who has earned ten times.’
And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds.
Καὶ τοῖς παρεστῶσιν εἶπεν, Ἄρατε ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ τὴν μνᾶν, καὶ δότε τῷ τὰς δέκα μνᾶς ἔχοντι.
Kai tois parestōsin eipen, Arate ap’ autou tēn mnan, kai dote tō tas deka mnas echonti.
They said to him, ‘Master, he already has ten times as much!’
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
Καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἔχει δέκα μνᾶς.
Kai eipon autō, Kyrie, echei deka mnas.
‘For I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.
For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.
Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι παντὶ τῷ ἔχοντι δοθήσεται∙ ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος, καὶ ὃ ἔχει ἀρθήσεται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ.
Legō gar hymin hoti panti tō echonti dothēsetai; apo de tou mē echontos, kai ho echei arthēsetai ap’ autou.
But as for those enemies of mine who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and kill them before me.’”
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Πλὴν τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου ἐκείνους, τοὺς μὴ θελήσαντάς με βασιλεῦσαι ἐπ’ αὐτούς, ἀγάγετε ὧδε, καὶ κατασφάξατε ἔμπροσθέν μου.
Plēn tous echthrous mou ekeinous, tous mē thelēsantas me basileusai ep’ autous, agagete hōde, kai katasphaxate emprosthen mou.
After saying these things, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
¶ And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem.
Καὶ εἰπὼν ταῦτα, ἐπορεύετο ἔμπροσθεν, ἀναβαίνων εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.
Kai eipōn tauta, eporeueto emprosthen, anabainōn eis Hierosolyma.
As He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mountain called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤγγισεν εἰς Βηθσφαγὴ καὶ Βηθανίαν πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν, ἀπέστειλεν δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,
Kai egeneto hōs ēngisen eis Bēthsphagē kai Bēthanian pros to oros to kaloumenon Elaiōn, apesteilen dyo tōn mathētōn autou,
saying, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it.
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
εἰπών, Ὑπάγετε εἰς τὴν κατέναντι κώμην∙ ἐν ᾗ εἰσπορευόμενοι εὑρήσετε πῶλον δεδεμένον, ἐφ’ ὃν οὐδεὶς πώποτε ἀνθρώπων ἐκάθισεν∙ λύσαντες αὐτὸν ἀγάγετε.
eipōn, Hypagete eis tēn katenanti kōmēn; en hē eisporeuomenoi heurēsete pōlon dedemenon, eph’ hon oudeis pōpote anthrōpōn ekathisen; lysantes auton agagete.
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘Because the Lord needs it.’”
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμᾶς ἐρωτᾷ, Διὰ τί λύετε; οὕτως ἐρεῖτε αὐτῷ ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει.
Kai ean tis hymas erōta, Dia ti lyete? houtōs ereite autō hoti Ho kyrios autou chreian echei.
Those who were sent went and found it just as He had told them.
And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
Ἀπελθόντες δὲ οἱ ἀπεσταλμένοι εὗρον καθὼς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.
Apelthontes de hoi apestalmenoi heuron kathōs eipen autois.
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
Λυόντων δὲ αὐτῶν τὸν πῶλον, εἶπον οἱ κύριοι αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί λύετε τὸν πῶλον;
Lyontōn de autōn ton pōlon, eipon hoi kyrioi autou pros autous, Ti lyete ton pōlon?
They answered, “The Lord needs it.”
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Οἱ δὲ εἶπον, Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει.
Hoi de eipon, Ho kyrios autou chreian echei.
They brought it to Jesus, threw their garments on the colt, and put Jesus on it.
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
Καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν∙ καὶ ἐπιρρίψαντες ἑαυτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἐπὶ τὸν πῶλον, ἐπεβίβασαν τὸν Ἰησοῦν.
Kai ēgagon auton pros ton Iēsoun; kai epirripsantes heautōn ta himatia epi ton pōlon, epebibasan ton Iēsoun.
As He went, they spread their garments on the road.
And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
Πορευομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ, ὑπεστρώννυον τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.
Poreuomenou de autou, hypestrōnnyon ta himatia autōn en tē hodō.
As He approached the descent of the Mount of Olives, the entire multitude of disciples began rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen.
And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
Ἐγγίζοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἤδη πρὸς τῇ καταβάσει τοῦ ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, ἤρξαντο ἅπαν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν μαθητῶν χαίροντες αἰνεῖν τὸν θεὸν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ περὶ πασῶν ὧν εἶδον δυνάμεων,
Engizontos de autou ēdē pros tē katabasei tou orous tōn Elaiōn, ērxanto hapan to plēthos tōn mathētōn chairontes ainein ton theon phōnē megalē peri pasōn hōn eidon dynameōn,
They said:
“Blessed is the King
who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest!”
Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
λέγοντες, Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος βασιλεὺς ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου∙ εἰρήνη ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις.
legontes, Eulogēmenos ho erchomenos basileus en onomati kyriou; eirēnē en ouranō, kai doxa en hypsistois.
Some Pharisees from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
Καί τινες τῶν Φαρισαίων ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν, Διδάσκαλε, ἐπιτίμησον τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου.
Kai tines tōn Pharisaiōn apo tou ochlou eipon pros auton, Didaskale, epitimēson tois mathētais sou.
He answered them, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν οὗτοι σιωπήσωσιν, οἱ λίθοι κεκράξονται.
Kai apokritheis eipen autois, Legō hymin hoti ean houtoi siōpēsōsin, hoi lithoi kekraxontai.
As He came near and saw the city, He wept over it,
¶ And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Καὶ ὡς ἤγγισεν, ἰδὼν τὴν πόλιν, ἔκλαυσεν ἐπ’ αὐτῇ,
Kai hōs ēngisen, idōn tēn polin, eklausen ep’ autē,
saying, “If only you had known, especially in this your day, the things that bring you peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
λέγων ὅτι Εἰ ἔγνως καὶ σύ, καί γε ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ σου ταύτῃ, τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην σου∙ νῦν δὲ ἐκρύβη ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν σου.
legōn hoti Ei egnōs kai sy, kai ge en tē hēmera sou tautē, ta pros eirēnēn sou; nyn de ekrybē apo ophthalmōn sou.
For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you, and close you in on every side.
For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
Ὅτι ἥξουσιν ἡμέραι ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ περιβαλοῦσιν οἱ ἐχθροί σου χάρακά σοι, καὶ περικυκλώσουσίν σε, καὶ συνέξουσίν σε πάντοθεν,
Hoti hēxousin hēmerai epi se, kai peribalousin hoi echthroi sou charaka soi, kai perikyklōsousin se, kai synexousin se pantothen,
They will level you to the ground, you and your children within you. They will not leave one stone upon another because you did not recognize the time of your visitation.”
And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
καὶ ἐδαφιοῦσίν σε καὶ τὰ τέκνα σου ἐν σοί, καὶ οὐκ ἀφήσουσιν ἐν σοὶ λίθον ἐπὶ λίθῳ∙ ἀνθ’ ὧν οὐκ ἔγνως τὸν καιρὸν τῆς ἐπισκοπῆς σου.
kai edaphiousin se kai ta tekna sou en soi, kai ouk aphēsousin en soi lithon epi lithō; anth’ hōn ouk egnōs ton kairon tēs episkopēs sou.
Jesus entered the temple and began driving out those who were buying and selling in it.
And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
Καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, ἤρξατο ἐκβάλλειν τοὺς πωλοῦντας ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀγοράζοντας,
Kai eiselthōn eis to hieron, ērxato ekballein tous pōlountas en autō kai agorazontas,
He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers.”
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
λέγων αὐτοῖς, Γέγραπται, Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς ἐστίν∙ ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτὸν ἐποιήσατε σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
legōn autois, Gegraptai, Ho oikos mou oikos proseuchēs estin; hymeis de auton epoiēsate spēlaion lēstōn.
He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were seeking to destroy Him.
And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him,
Καὶ ἦν διδάσκων τὸ καθ’ ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ∙ οἱ δὲ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀπολέσαι, καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι τοῦ λαοῦ∙
Kai ēn didaskōn to kath’ hēmeran en tō hierō; hoi de archiereis kai hoi grammateis ezētoun auton apolesai, kai hoi prōtoi tou laou;
Yet they could not find anything they could do, because all the people were hanging on His every word.
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον τὸ τί ποιήσωσιν, ὁ λαὸς γὰρ ἅπας ἐξεκρέματο αὐτοῦ ἀκούων.
kai ouch heuriskon to ti poiēsōsin, ho laos gar hapas exekremato autou akouōn.