| 43. Linguistic Exegesis The causal prepositional phrase dia touto {διὰ τοῦτο | diá toû-to} ‘because of this’ links Jesus’ statement to the preceding parable. The first-person declaration lego hymin {λέγω ὑμῖν | lé-gō hu-mîn} ‘I say to you’ introduces an authoritative address, followed by the conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} ‘that,’ marking reported speech. The passive future verbs arthēsetai {ἀρθήσεται | ar-thḗ-se-tai} ‘will be taken away’ and dothēsetai {δοθήσεται | do-thḗ-se-tai} ‘will be given’ frame divine action with the kingdom of God (hē basileia tou theou {ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ | hē ba-si-le-í-a toû the-oû}) as the subject. The dative recipient ethnēi {ἔθνει | éth-nei} ‘to a nation’ is modified by the participle poiounti {ποιοῦντι | poi-oûn-ti} ‘producing,’ with the accusative direct object tous karpous {τοὺς καρποὺς | toùs kar-poùs} ‘the fruits’ and the genitive autēs {αὐτῆς | au-tês} ‘of it’ referring back to the kingdom. This construction underscores the covenant expectation of fruitfulness, and its passive transfer communicates both judgment for unfruitfulness and grace for responsive faith. |