Mark 10 Cross References - BIB

¹ Καὶ (And) ἐκεῖθεν (from there) ἀναστὰς (having risen up), ἔρχεται (He comes) εἰς (into) τὰ (the) ὅρια (region) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea), καὶ (and) πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan). καὶ (And) συμπορεύονται (come together) πάλιν (again) ὄχλοι (crowds) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) ὡς (as) εἰώθει (He had been accustomed), πάλιν (again) ἐδίδασκεν (He was teaching) αὐτούς (them). ² Καὶ (And) προσελθόντες (having come to him), Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees) ἐπηρώτων (were demanding) αὐτὸν (of Him) εἰ (if) ἔξεστιν (it is lawful) ἀνδρὶ (for a husband) γυναῖκα (a wife) ἀπολῦσαι (to divorce), πειράζοντες (testing) αὐτόν (Him). ³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (He answering), εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) ὑμῖν (you) ἐνετείλατο (did command) Μωϋσῆς (Moses)?” ⁴ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Ἐπέτρεψεν (Permitted) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) βιβλίον (a roll) ἀποστασίου (of divorce) γράψαι (to write), καὶ (and) ἀπολῦσαι (to send her away).” ⁵ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Πρὸς (Because of) τὴν (the) σκληροκαρδίαν (hardness of heart) ὑμῶν (of you), ἔγραψεν (He wrote) ὑμῖν (for you) τὴν (the) ἐντολὴν (commandment) ταύτην (this). ⁶ ἀπὸ (From), δὲ (however), ἀρχῆς (the beginning) κτίσεως (of creation), ‘Ἄρσεν (Male) καὶ (and) θῆλυ (female) ἐποίησεν (He made) αὐτούς (them).’ ⁷ ‘Ἕνεκεν (On account of) τούτου (this), καταλείψει (will leave) ἄνθρωπος (a man) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) αὐτοῦ (of him) καὶ (and) τὴν (-) μητέρα (mother) ‹καὶ (and) προσκολληθήσεται (be joined) πρὸς (to) τὴν (-) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ› (his), ⁸ καὶ (and) ἔσονται (will be) οἱ (the) δύο (two) εἰς (for) σάρκα (flesh) μίαν (one).’ ὥστε (Therefore) οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰσὶν (they are) δύο (two), ἀλλὰ (but) μία (one) σάρξ (flesh). ⁹ ὃ (What) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) συνέζευξεν (has joined together), ἄνθρωπος (man) μὴ (not) χωριζέτω (let separate).” ¹⁰ Καὶ (And) εἰς (in) τὴν (the) οἰκίαν (house) πάλιν (again), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) περὶ (concerning) τούτου (this) ἐπηρώτων (were asking) αὐτόν (Him). ¹¹ καὶ (And) λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ὃς (Whoever) ἂν (-) ἀπολύσῃ (shall divorce) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) γαμήσῃ (shall marry) ἄλλην (another), μοιχᾶται (commits adultery) ἐπ’ (against) αὐτήν (her). ¹² καὶ (And) ἐὰν (if) αὐτὴ (a woman), ἀπολύσασα (having divorced) τὸν (the) ἄνδρα (husband) αὐτῆς (of her), γαμήσῃ (should marry) ἄλλον (another), μοιχᾶται (she commits adultery).” ¹³ Καὶ (And) προσέφερον (they were bringing) αὐτῷ (to Him) παιδία (little children), ἵνα (that) αὐτῶν (them) ἅψηται (He might touch). οἱ (-) δὲ (But) μαθηταὶ (the disciples) ἐπετίμησαν (rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them). ¹⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἠγανάκτησεν (was indignant) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἄφετε (Permit) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children) ἔρχεσθαι (to come) πρός (to) με (Me); μὴ (not) κωλύετε (do hinder) αὐτά (them)! τῶν (To the) γὰρ (for) τοιούτων (such), ἐστὶν (belongs) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ¹⁵ ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) μὴ (not) δέξηται (shall receive) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ὡς (as) παιδίον (a child), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθῃ (shall enter) εἰς (into) αὐτήν (it).” ¹⁶ καὶ (And) ἐναγκαλισάμενος (having taken them in arms), αὐτὰ (them) κατευλόγει (He was blessing), τιθεὶς (having laid) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτά (them). ¹⁷ Καὶ (And) ἐκπορευομένου (going forth) αὐτοῦ (of Him) εἰς (on) ὁδὸν (the journey), προσδραμὼν (having run up) εἷς (one) καὶ (and) γονυπετήσας (having knelt down to) αὐτὸν (Him), ἐπηρώτα (was asking) αὐτόν (Him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher) ἀγαθέ (good), τί (what) ποιήσω (shall I do), ἵνα (that) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) κληρονομήσω (I might inherit)?” ¹⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) με (Me) λέγεις (call you) ἀγαθόν (good)? οὐδεὶς (No one is) ἀγαθὸς (good), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) εἷς (alone) ὁ (-) Θεός (God). ¹⁹ τὰς (The) ἐντολὰς (commandments) οἶδας (you know): ‘Μὴ (Not) φονεύσῃς (shall you murder), Μὴ (not) μοιχεύσῃς (shall you commit adultery), Μὴ (not) κλέψῃς (shall you steal), Μὴ (not) ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς (shall you bear false witness), Μὴ (not) ἀποστερήσῃς (shall you defraud), Τίμα (you shall honor) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) σου (of you) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother).’” ²⁰ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἔφη (he was saying) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), ταῦτα (these) πάντα (all) ἐφυλαξάμην (I have kept) ἐκ (from) νεότητός (the youth) μου (of me).” ²¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ἐμβλέψας (having looked upon) αὐτῷ (him), ἠγάπησεν (loved) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἕν (One thing) σε (to you) ὑστερεῖ (is lacking). ὕπαγε (Go), ὅσα (as much as) ἔχεις (you have) πώλησον (sell), καὶ (and) δὸς (give) τοῖς (to the) πτωχοῖς (poor), καὶ (and) ἕξεις (you will have) θησαυρὸν (treasure) ἐν (in) οὐρανῷ (heaven); καὶ (and) δεῦρο (come), ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (Me).” ²² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) στυγνάσας (having been sad) ἐπὶ (at) τῷ (the) λόγῳ (word), ἀπῆλθεν (he went away) λυπούμενος (grieving); ἦν (he was one) γὰρ (for) ἔχων (having) κτήματα (possessions) πολλά (many). ²³ Καὶ (And) περιβλεψάμενος (having looked around), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγει (says) τοῖς (the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), “Πῶς (How) δυσκόλως (difficultly) οἱ (those) τὰ (-) χρήματα (riches) ἔχοντες (having), εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσελεύσονται (will enter)!” ²⁴ οἱ (-) δὲ (And) μαθηταὶ (the disciples) ἐθαμβοῦντο (were astonished) ἐπὶ (at) τοῖς (the) λόγοις (words) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), πάλιν (again) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), λέγει (says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τέκνα (Children), πῶς (how) δύσκολόν (difficult) ἐστιν (it is) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter)! ²⁵ εὐκοπώτερόν (Easier) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (for a camel) διὰ (through) τῆς (the) τρυμαλιᾶς (eye) τῆς (of the) ῥαφίδος (needle) διελθεῖν (to pass), ἢ (than for) πλούσιον (a rich man) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter).” ²⁶ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) περισσῶς (exceedingly) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (they were astonished), λέγοντες (saying) πρὸς (among) ἑαυτούς (themselves), “Καὶ (Then) τίς (who) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?” ²⁷ Ἐμβλέψας (Having looked on) αὐτοῖς (them), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγει (says), “Παρὰ (With) ἀνθρώποις (men) ἀδύνατον (it is impossible), ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) παρὰ (with) θεῷ (God); πάντα (all things) γὰρ (for) δυνατὰ (are possible) παρὰ (with) τῷ (-) θεῷ (God).” ²⁸ Ἤρξατο (Began) λέγειν (to say) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἡμεῖς (we) ἀφήκαμεν (have left) πάντα (all) καὶ (and) ἠκολουθήκαμέν (followed) σοι (You).” ²⁹ Ἔφη (Was saying) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), οὐδείς (no one) ἐστιν (there is) ὃς (who) ἀφῆκεν (has left) οἰκίαν (house), ἢ (or) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers), ἢ (or) ἀδελφὰς (sisters), ἢ (or) μητέρα (mother), ἢ (or) πατέρα (father), ἢ (or) τέκνα (children), ἢ (or) ἀγροὺς (lands), ἕνεκεν (for the sake) ἐμοῦ (of me) καὶ (and) ἕνεκεν (because) τοῦ (of the) εὐαγγελίου (gospel), ³⁰ ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) λάβῃ (shall take) ἑκατονταπλασίονα (a hundredfold) νῦν (now) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) καιρῷ (time) τούτῳ (this)— οἰκίας (houses) καὶ (and) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) καὶ (and) ἀδελφὰς (sisters) καὶ (and) μητέρας (mothers) καὶ (and) τέκνα (children) καὶ (and) ἀγροὺς (lands), μετὰ (with) διωγμῶν (persecutions)— καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) αἰῶνι (age) τῷ (which) ἐρχομένῳ (is coming), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal). ³¹ πολλοὶ (Many) δὲ (however) ἔσονται (will be) πρῶτοι (first), ἔσχατοι (last); καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἔσχατοι (last), πρῶτοι (first).” ³² Ἦσαν (They were) δὲ (then) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (way), ἀναβαίνοντες (going up) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) ἦν (was) προάγων (going on before) αὐτοὺς (them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), καὶ (and) ἐθαμβοῦντο (they were astonished); οἱ (those) δὲ (then) ἀκολουθοῦντες (following) ἐφοβοῦντο (were afraid). καὶ (And) παραλαβὼν (having taken to Him) πάλιν (again) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve), ἤρξατο (He began) αὐτοῖς (them) λέγειν (to tell) τὰ (the things) μέλλοντα (being about) αὐτῷ (to Him) συμβαίνειν (to happen): ³³ ὅτι (-) “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀναβαίνομεν (we go up) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδοθήσεται (will be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) ἀρχιερεῦσιν (chief priests) καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) γραμματεῦσιν (scribes), καὶ (and) κατακρινοῦσιν (they will condemn) αὐτὸν (Him) θανάτῳ (to death), καὶ (and) παραδώσουσιν (will betray) αὐτὸν (Him) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles). ³⁴ καὶ (And) ἐμπαίξουσιν (they will mock) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) ἐμπτύσουσιν (will spit upon) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) μαστιγώσουσιν (will flog) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (and) ἀποκτενοῦσιν (will kill), καὶ (and) μετὰ (on the) τρεῖς (third) ἡμέρας (day) ἀναστήσεται (He will rise again).” ³⁵ Καὶ (And) προσπορεύονται (come up) αὐτῷ (to Him) Ἰάκωβος (James) καὶ (and) Ἰωάννης (John), οἱ (the) υἱοὶ (sons) Ζεβεδαίου (of Zebedee), λέγοντες (saying to) αὐτῷ (Him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), θέλομεν (we desire) ἵνα (that) ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) αἰτήσωμέν (we might ask) σε (you), ποιήσῃς (You would do) ἡμῖν (for us).” ³⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) θέλετε (do you desire) με (Me) ποιήσω (to do) ὑμῖν (for you)?” ³⁷ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Δὸς (Grant) ἡμῖν (to us) ἵνα (that) εἷς (one) σου (of us) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (Your right hand), καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (at) ἀριστερῶν (Your left hand), καθίσωμεν (we might sit) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δόξῃ (glory) σου (of You).” ³⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Οὐκ (Not) οἴδατε (you know) τί (what) αἰτεῖσθε (you ask). δύνασθε (Are you able) πιεῖν (to drink) τὸ (the) ποτήριον (cup) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) πίνω (drink), ἢ (and) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) βαπτίζομαι (am baptized), βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized with)?” ³⁹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Δυνάμεθα (We are able).” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τὸ (The) ποτήριον (cup) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) πίνω (drink), πίεσθε (you will drink); καὶ (and) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) βαπτίζομαι (am baptized), βαπτισθήσεσθε (you will be baptized with); ⁴⁰ τὸ (-) δὲ (but) καθίσαι (to sit) ἐκ (at) δεξιῶν (the right hand) μου (of Me) ἢ (or) ἐξ (at) εὐωνύμων (the left hand), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐμὸν (Mine) δοῦναι (to give), ἀλλ’ (but to those) οἷς (for whom) ἡτοίμασται (it has been prepared).” ⁴¹ Καὶ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard this), οἱ (the) δέκα (ten) ἤρξαντο (began) ἀγανακτεῖν (to be indignant) περὶ (about) Ἰακώβου (James) καὶ (and) Ἰωάννου (John). ⁴² καὶ (And) προσκαλεσάμενος (having called near) αὐτοὺς (them), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) λέγει (says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Οἴδατε (You know) ὅτι (that) οἱ (those) δοκοῦντες (being accounted) ἄρχειν (to rule over) τῶν (the) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles) κατακυριεύουσιν (exercise lordship over) αὐτῶν (them); καὶ (and) οἱ (those) μεγάλοι (great ones) αὐτῶν (of them) κατεξουσιάζουσιν (exercise authority over) αὐτῶν (them). ⁴³ οὐχ (Not) οὕτως (thus) δέ (however) ἐστιν (shall it be) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you). ἀλλ’ (Instead), ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) θέλῃ (desires) μέγας (great) γενέσθαι (to become) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you), ἔσται (will be) ὑμῶν (your) διάκονος (servant); ⁴⁴ καὶ (and) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) θέλῃ (desires) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) εἶναι (to become) πρῶτος (first), ἔσται (will be) πάντων (of all) δοῦλος (slave). ⁴⁵ καὶ (Even) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) οὐκ (not) ἦλθεν (came) διακονηθῆναι (to be served), ἀλλὰ (but) διακονῆσαι (to serve), καὶ (and) δοῦναι (to give) τὴν (the) ψυχὴν (life) αὐτοῦ (of Him) λύτρον (as a ransom) ἀντὶ (for) πολλῶν (many).” ⁴⁶ Καὶ (And) ἔρχονται (they come) εἰς (to) Ἰεριχώ (Jericho). Καὶ (And) ἐκπορευομένου (as was going out) αὐτοῦ (He) ἀπὸ (from) Ἰεριχὼ (Jericho) — καὶ (and) τῶν (the) μαθητῶν (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ὄχλου (a crowd) ἱκανοῦ (large) — ὁ (the) υἱὸς (son) Τιμαίου (of Timaeus), Βαρτιμαῖος (Bartimaeus), τυφλὸς (blind) προσαίτης (beggar), ἐκάθητο (was sitting) παρὰ (beside) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (road). ⁴⁷ καὶ (And) ἀκούσας (having heard) ὅτι (that) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὁ (of) Ναζαρηνός (Nazareth) ἐστιν (it is), ἤρξατο (he began) κράζειν (to cry out) καὶ (and) λέγειν (to say), “Υἱὲ (Son) Δαυὶδ (of David), Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ἐλέησόν (have mercy on) με (me).” ⁴⁸ Καὶ (And) ἐπετίμων (were rebuking) αὐτῷ (him) πολλοὶ (many) ἵνα (that) σιωπήσῃ (he should be silent); ὁ (-) δὲ (but) πολλῷ (much) μᾶλλον (more) ἔκραζεν (he kept crying out), “Υἱὲ (Son) Δαυίδ (of David), ἐλέησόν (have mercy on) με (me).” ⁴⁹ Καὶ (And) στὰς (having stopped), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (commanded) Φωνήσατε (to be called) αὐτόν (him). Καὶ (And) φωνοῦσιν (they call) τὸν (the) τυφλὸν (blind man), λέγοντες (saying) αὐτῷ (to him), “Θάρσει (Take courage)! ἔγειρε (Rise up)! φωνεῖ (He calls) σε (you).” ⁵⁰ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποβαλὼν (having cast away) τὸ (the) ἱμάτιον (cloak) αὐτοῦ (of him), ἀναπηδήσας (having risen up), ἦλθεν (he came) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus). ⁵¹ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (him), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (says), “Τί (What) σοι (to you) θέλεις (do you desire) ποιήσω (I should do)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) τυφλὸς (the blind man) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ραββουνι (Rabboni), ἵνα (that) ἀναβλέψω (I may receive sight).” ⁵² Καὶ (And) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὕπαγε (Go), ἡ (the) πίστις (faith) σου (of you) σέσωκέν (has healed) σε (you).” καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἀνέβλεψεν (he received sight), καὶ (and) ἠκολούθει (he began following) αὐτῷ (Him) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (way).

²³ Καὶ (And) περιῆγεν (He was going) ἐν (throughout) ὅλῃ (all) τῇ (-) Γαλιλαίᾳ (Galilee), διδάσκων (teaching) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) συναγωγαῖς (synagogues) αὐτῶν (of them), καὶ (and) κηρύσσων (proclaiming) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom), καὶ (and) θεραπεύων (healing) πᾶσαν (every) νόσον (disease) καὶ (and) πᾶσαν (every) μαλακίαν (sickness) ἐν (among) τῷ (the) λαῷ (people).

¹ Καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (it came to pass), ὅτε (when) ἐτέλεσεν (had finished) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) τοὺς (the) λόγους (words) τούτους (these), μετῆρεν (He withdrew) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) καὶ (and) ἦλθεν (came) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) ὅρια (region) τῆς (-) Ἰουδαίας (of Judea) πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan). ² καὶ (And) ἠκολούθησαν (followed) αὐτῷ (Him) ὄχλοι (crowds) πολλοί (great), καὶ (and) ἐθεράπευσεν (He healed) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐκεῖ (there). ³ Καὶ (And) προσῆλθον (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), πειράζοντες (testing) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Εἰ (If) ἔξεστιν (is it lawful) ‹ἀνθρώπῳ› (for a man) ἀπολῦσαι (to divorce) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (a wife) αὐτοῦ (to him) κατὰ (for) πᾶσαν (every) αἰτίαν (cause)?” ⁴ Ὁ (Which) δὲ (now) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said), “Οὐκ (Not) ἀνέγνωτε (have you read) ὅτι (that) ὁ (the One) κτίσας (having created), ἀπ’ (from the) ἀρχῆς (beginning) ‘Ἄρσεν (male) καὶ (and) θῆλυ (female) ἐποίησεν (made) αὐτοὺς (them)’ ⁵ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), ‘Ἕνεκα (On account of) τούτου (this) καταλείψει (will leave) ἄνθρωπος (a man) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) καὶ (and) κολληθήσεται (be joined with) τῇ (the) γυναικὶ (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἔσονται (will become) οἱ (the) δύο (two) εἰς (into) σάρκα (flesh) μίαν (one)’?— ⁶ ὥστε (so that) οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰσὶν (are they) δύο (two), ἀλλὰ (but) σὰρξ (flesh) μία (one). ὃ (What) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) συνέζευξεν (united together), ἄνθρωπος (man) μὴ (not) χωριζέτω (let separate).” ⁷ Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Τί (Why) οὖν (then) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἐνετείλατο (did command) δοῦναι (to give) βιβλίον (a roll) ἀποστασίου (of divorce), καὶ (and) ἀπολῦσαι (to send away) ‹αὐτήν› (her)?” ⁸ Λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them) Ὅτι (-), “Μωϋσῆς (Moses) πρὸς (in view of) τὴν (the) σκληροκαρδίαν (hardness of heart) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐπέτρεψεν (allowed) ὑμῖν (you) ἀπολῦσαι (to divorce) τὰς (the) γυναῖκας (wives) ὑμῶν (of you); ἀπ’ (from the) ἀρχῆς (beginning) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) γέγονεν (was it) οὕτως (this way). ⁹ λέγω (I say) δὲ (now) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) ἀπολύσῃ (shall divorce) τὴν (-) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him) μὴ (except) ἐπὶ (for) πορνείᾳ (sexual immorality), καὶ (and) γαμήσῃ (shall marry) ἄλλην (another), μοιχᾶται (commits adultery).” ¹⁰ Λέγουσιν (Say) αὐτῷ (to Him) οἱ (the) μαθηταί (disciples) [αὐτοῦ] (of Him) “Εἰ (If) οὕτως (this) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) αἰτία (case) τοῦ (of the) ἀνθρώπου (man) μετὰ (with) τῆς (the) γυναικός (wife), οὐ (not) συμφέρει (it is better) γαμῆσαι (to marry).” ¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Οὐ (Not) πάντες (all) χωροῦσιν (receive) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) τοῦτον (this), ἀλλ’ (but only those) οἷς (to whom) δέδοται (it has been given). ¹² εἰσὶν (There are) γὰρ (for) εὐνοῦχοι (eunuchs) οἵτινες (who) ἐκ (from the) κοιλίας (womb) μητρὸς (of their mother) ἐγεννήθησαν (were born) οὕτως (thus), καὶ (and) εἰσὶν (there are) εὐνοῦχοι (eunuchs) οἵτινες (who) εὐνουχίσθησαν (were made eunuchs) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (men), καὶ (and) εἰσὶν (there are) εὐνοῦχοι (eunuchs) οἵτινες (who) εὐνούχισαν (made eunuchs of) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) διὰ (for the sake of) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ὁ (The one) δυνάμενος (being able) χωρεῖν (to receive it), χωρείτω (let him receive it).”

¹³ Καὶ (And) ἐξῆλθεν (He went forth) πάλιν (again) παρὰ (beside) τὴν (the) θάλασσαν (sea), καὶ (and) πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) ὄχλος (crowd) ἤρχετο (was coming) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) ἐδίδασκεν (He taught) αὐτούς (them).

² Καὶ (And) ἐδίδασκεν (He began teaching) αὐτοὺς (them) ἐν (in) παραβολαῖς (parables) πολλά (many things), καὶ (and) ἔλεγεν (He was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) διδαχῇ (teaching) αὐτοῦ (of Him),

⁶ καὶ (And) ἐθαύμαζεν* (He was amazed) διὰ (because of) τὴν (the) ἀπιστίαν (unbelief) αὐτῶν (of them). Καὶ (And) περιῆγεν (He was going) τὰς (the) κώμας (villages) κύκλῳ (around), διδάσκων (teaching).

³⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐξελθὼν (having gone out), εἶδεν (He saw) πολὺν (a great) ὄχλον (crowd) καὶ (and) ἐσπλαγχνίσθη (was moved with compassion) ἐπ’ (toward) αὐτοὺς (them), ὅτι (because) ἦσαν (they were) ὡς (like) πρόβατα (sheep) μὴ (not) ἔχοντα (having) ποιμένα (a shepherd). καὶ (And) ἤρξατο (He began) διδάσκειν (to teach) αὐτοὺς (them) πολλά (many things).

⁴⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀπῆλθεν (He departed) πάλιν (again) πέραν (beyond) τοῦ (the) Ἰορδάνου (Jordan), εἰς (to) τὸν (the) τόπον (place) ὅπου (where) ἦν (was) Ἰωάννης (John) τὸ (-) πρῶτον (at first) βαπτίζων (baptizing). καὶ (And) ἔμεινεν* (He stayed) ἐκεῖ (there).

⁷ ἔπειτα (Then) μετὰ (after) τοῦτο (this) λέγει (He says) τοῖς (to the) μαθηταῖς (disciples), “Ἄγωμεν (Let us go) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) Ἰουδαίαν (Judea) πάλιν (again).”

²⁰ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) αὐτῷ (him) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἐγὼ (I) παρρησίᾳ (openly) λελάληκα (have spoken) τῷ (to the) κόσμῳ (world); ἐγὼ (I) πάντοτε (always) ἐδίδαξα (taught) ἐν (in) συναγωγῇ (the synagogue) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἱερῷ (temple), ὅπου (where) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews) συνέρχονται (come together), καὶ (and) ἐν (in) κρυπτῷ (secret) ἐλάλησα (I spoke) οὐδέν (nothing).

³¹ Ἐρρέθη (It was said) δέ (also), ‘Ὃς (Whoever) ἂν (-) ἀπολύσῃ (shall divorce) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), δότω (let him give) αὐτῇ (to her) ἀποστάσιον (a letter of divorce).’ ³² ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (however) λέγω (say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) ἀπολύων (divorcing) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), παρεκτὸς (except) λόγου (on account) πορνείας (of sexual immorality), ποιεῖ (causes) αὐτὴν (her) μοιχευθῆναι (to commit adultery). καὶ (And) ὃς (whoever) ἐὰν (if) ἀπολελυμένην (her having been divorced) γαμήσῃ (shall marry), μοιχᾶται (commits adultery).

³⁴ Οἱ (The) δὲ (now) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Ἐν (By) τῷ (the) ἄρχοντι (prince) τῶν (of the) δαιμονίων (demons) ἐκβάλλει (He casts out) τὰ (-) δαιμόνια (demons).”

¹² Τότε (Then) προσελθόντες (having come near), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) λέγουσιν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Οἶδας (Know You) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) τὸν (the) λόγον (saying), ἐσκανδαλίσθησαν (were offended)?”

¹ Καὶ (And) προσελθόντες (having approached), οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) καὶ (and) Σαδδουκαῖοι (Sadducees), πειράζοντες (testing), ἐπηρώτησαν (asked) αὐτὸν (Him) σημεῖον (a sign) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) ἐπιδεῖξαι (to show) αὐτοῖς (them).

³ Καὶ (And) προσῆλθον (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), πειράζοντες (testing) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Εἰ (If) ἔξεστιν (is it lawful) ‹ἀνθρώπῳ› (for a man) ἀπολῦσαι (to divorce) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (a wife) αὐτοῦ (to him) κατὰ (for) πᾶσαν (every) αἰτίαν (cause)?”

³⁵ καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησεν (questioned Him) εἷς (one) ἐξ (of) αὐτῶν (them), νομικὸς (a lawyer), πειράζων (testing) αὐτόν (Him),

¹³ Οὐαὶ (Woe) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (to you), γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), ὑποκριταί (hypocrites)! ὅτι (For) κλείετε (you shut up) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ἔμπροσθεν (before) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (men); ὑμεῖς (You) γὰρ (for) οὐκ (neither) εἰσέρχεσθε (enter), οὐδὲ (nor even) τοὺς (those who) εἰσερχομένους (are entering) ἀφίετε (do you allow) εἰσελθεῖν (to go in).

¹¹ Καὶ (And) ἐξῆλθον (went out) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) καὶ (and) ἤρξαντο (began) συζητεῖν (to dispute with) αὐτῷ (Him), ζητοῦντες (seeking) παρ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (Him) σημεῖον (a sign) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven), πειράζοντες (testing) αὐτόν (Him).

¹⁵ καὶ (And) διεστέλλετο (He was instructing) αὐτοῖς (them), λέγων (saying), “Ὁρᾶτε (Watch out); βλέπετε (take heed) ἀπὸ (of) τῆς (the) ζύμης (leaven) τῶν (of the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) ζύμης (leaven) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod).”

³⁰ καὶ (And) ἐγόγγυζον (were grumbling) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) αὐτῶν (of them) πρὸς (at) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Διὰ (Because of) τί (why) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) τελωνῶν (tax collectors) καὶ (and) ἁμαρτωλῶν (sinners) ἐσθίετε (do you eat) καὶ (and) πίνετε (drink)?”

⁷ παρετηροῦντο (Were closely watching) δὲ (now) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), εἰ (whether) ἐν (on) τῷ (the) σαββάτῳ (Sabbath) θεραπεύει (He will heal), ἵνα (that) εὕρωσιν (they might find reason) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him).

³⁰ οἱ (-) δὲ (but) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) νομικοὶ (lawyers), τὴν (the) βουλὴν (counsel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἠθέτησαν (rejected) εἰς (as to) ἑαυτούς (themselves), μὴ (not) βαπτισθέντες (having been baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him).

³⁹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Νῦν (Now) ὑμεῖς (you) οἱ (-) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), τὸ (the) ἔξωθεν (outside) τοῦ (of the) ποτηρίου (cup) καὶ (and) τοῦ (of the) πίνακος (dish) καθαρίζετε (you cleanse), τὸ (-) δὲ (and) ἔσωθεν (the inside) ὑμῶν (of you) γέμει (is full) ἁρπαγῆς (of plundering) καὶ (and) πονηρίας (wickedness).

⁵³ Κἀκεῖθεν (From there) ἐξελθόντος (having gone forth) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἤρξαντο (began) οἱ (the) γραμματεῖς (scribes) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) δεινῶς (urgently) ἐνέχειν (to press upon Him) καὶ (and) ἀποστοματίζειν (to make speak) αὐτὸν (Him) περὶ (about) πλειόνων (many things), ⁵⁴ ἐνεδρεύοντες (watching) αὐτὸν (Him) θηρεῦσαί (to catch) τι (in something) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) στόματος (mouth) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

¹⁴ Ἤκουον (Were listening to) δὲ (now) ταῦτα (these things) πάντα (all) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees), φιλάργυροι (lovers of money) ὑπάρχοντες (being), καὶ (and) ἐξεμυκτήριζον (they were ridiculing) αὐτόν (Him).

³² Ἤκουσαν (Heard) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd) γογγύζοντος (murmuring) περὶ (about) αὐτοῦ (Him) ταῦτα (these things), καὶ (and) ἀπέστειλαν (sent) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) ὑπηρέτας (officers), ἵνα (that) πιάσωσιν (they might seize) αὐτόν (Him).

⁴⁸ μή (Not) τις (any) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) ἀρχόντων (rulers) ἐπίστευσεν (has believed) εἰς (on) αὐτὸν (Him), ἢ (or) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees)?

⁶ Τοῦτο (This) δὲ (now) ἔλεγον (they were saying), πειράζοντες (testing) αὐτόν (Him) ἵνα (so that) ἔχωσιν* (they might have grounds) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him). ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), κάτω (down) κύψας (having stooped), τῷ (with) δακτύλῳ (His finger) κατέγραφεν* (began writing) εἰς (on) τὴν (the) γῆν (ground).

⁴⁷ Συνήγαγον (Gathered) οὖν (therefore) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) συνέδριον (a council), καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (they were saying), “Τί (What) ποιοῦμεν (are we to do)? ὅτι (For) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) ἄνθρωπος (man) πολλὰ (many) ποιεῖ (does) σημεῖα (signs).

⁵⁷ δεδώκεισαν (Had given) δὲ (now) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisees) ἐντολὰς (a command) ἵνα (that) ἐάν (if) τις (anyone) γνῷ (should know) ποῦ (where) ἐστιν (He is), μηνύσῃ (he should show it), ὅπως (so that) πιάσωσιν (they might seize) αὐτόν (Him).

¹⁰ Τοῖς (To those) δὲ (now) γεγαμηκόσιν (having married) παραγγέλλω (I give this charge)— οὐκ (not) ἐγὼ (I), ἀλλὰ (but) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord)— γυναῖκα (A wife) ἀπὸ (from) ἀνδρὸς (a husband) μὴ (not) χωρισθῆναι (is to be separated); ¹¹ ἐὰν (if) δὲ (however) καὶ (indeed) χωρισθῇ (she is separated), μενέτω (let her remain) ἄγαμος (unmarried), ἢ (or) τῷ (to the) ἀνδρὶ (husband) καταλλαγήτω (be reconciled); καὶ (and) ἄνδρα (a husband) γυναῖκα (a wife) μὴ (not) ἀφιέναι (is to send away).

⁹ μηδὲ (Neither) ἐκπειράζωμεν (should we test) τὸν (the) Χριστόν* (Christ), καθώς (as) τινες (some) αὐτῶν (of them) ἐπείρασαν (tested), καὶ (and) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (-) ὄφεων (serpents) ἀπώλλυντο (were destroyed).

²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), νομικός (a lawyer) τις (certain) ἀνέστη (stood up), ἐκπειράζων (testing) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγων (saying), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), τί (what) ποιήσας (having done), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) κληρονομήσω (will I inherit)?”

³⁹ Ἐραυνᾶτε (You diligently search) τὰς (the) γραφάς (Scriptures), ὅτι (for) ὑμεῖς (you) δοκεῖτε (think) ἐν (in) αὐταῖς (them) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) ἔχειν (to have); καὶ (and) ἐκεῖναί (these) εἰσιν (are they) αἱ (-) μαρτυροῦσαι (bearing witness) περὶ (concerning) ἐμοῦ (Me);

²¹ Λέγετέ (Tell) μοι (me), οἱ (those) ὑπὸ (under) νόμον (the Law) θέλοντες (wishing) εἶναι (to be), τὸν (the) νόμον (Law) οὐκ (not) ἀκούετε (you do listen to)?

¹⁹ Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) δὲ (now), ὁ (the) ἀνὴρ (husband) αὐτῆς (of her), δίκαιος (righteous) ὢν (being), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) θέλων (willing) αὐτὴν (her) δειγματίσαι (to expose publicly), ἐβουλήθη (purposed) λάθρᾳ (secretly) ἀπολῦσαι (to send away) αὐτήν (her).

⁷ Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Τί (Why) οὖν (then) Μωϋσῆς (Moses) ἐνετείλατο (did command) δοῦναι (to give) βιβλίον (a roll) ἀποστασίου (of divorce), καὶ (and) ἀπολῦσαι (to send away) ‹αὐτήν› (her)?” ⁸ Λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them) Ὅτι (-), “Μωϋσῆς (Moses) πρὸς (in view of) τὴν (the) σκληροκαρδίαν (hardness of heart) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐπέτρεψεν (allowed) ὑμῖν (you) ἀπολῦσαι (to divorce) τὰς (the) γυναῖκας (wives) ὑμῶν (of you); ἀπ’ (from the) ἀρχῆς (beginning) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) γέγονεν (was it) οὕτως (this way).

⁵¹ Σκληροτράχηλοι (Stiff-necked) καὶ (and) ἀπερίτμητοι (uncircumcised) καρδίαις (in heart) καὶ (and) τοῖς (-) ὠσίν (ears), ὑμεῖς (you) ἀεὶ (always) τῷ (the) Πνεύματι (Spirit) τῷ (-) Ἁγίῳ (Holy) ἀντιπίπτετε (resist); ὡς (as) οἱ (the) πατέρες (fathers) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you).

⁷ Διό (Therefore), καθὼς (just as) λέγει (says) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) τὸ (-) Ἅγιον (Holy): “Σήμερον (Today) ἐὰν (if) τῆς (the) φωνῆς (voice) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἀκούσητε (you should hear), ⁸ μὴ (not) σκληρύνητε (harden) τὰς (the) καρδίας (hearts) ὑμῶν (of you), ὡς (as) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) παραπικρασμῷ (rebellion), κατὰ (in) τὴν (the) ἡμέραν (day) τοῦ (-) πειρασμοῦ (of testing) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐρήμῳ (wilderness), ⁹ οὗ (where) ἐπείρασαν (tried Me) οἱ (the) πατέρες (fathers) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐν (by) δοκιμασίᾳ (testing), καὶ (and) εἶδον (saw) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) μου (of Me) τεσσεράκοντα (forty) ἔτη (years). ¹⁰ διὸ (Therefore) προσώχθισα (I was angry) τῇ (with the) γενεᾷ (generation) ταύτῃ (that), καὶ (and) εἶπον (I said), ‘Ἀεὶ (Always) πλανῶνται (they go astray) τῇ (-) καρδίᾳ (in the heart) αὐτοὶ (of them); δὲ (and) οὐκ (not) ἔγνωσαν (have they known) τὰς (the) ὁδούς (ways) μου (of Me);’

¹⁹ ἔσονται (will be in) γὰρ (for) αἱ (the) ἡμέραι (days) ἐκεῖναι (those) θλῖψις (tribulation), οἵα (such as) οὐ (never) γέγονεν (has been) τοιαύτη (the like), ἀπ’ (from the) ἀρχῆς (beginning) κτίσεως (of creation), ἣν (which) ἔκτισεν (created) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), ἕως (until) τοῦ (-) νῦν (now)— καὶ (and) οὐ (never) μὴ (not) γένηται (shall be).

⁴ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Ποῦ (Where) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise) τῆς (of the) παρουσίας (coming) αὐτοῦ (of Him)? ἀφ’ (From) ἧς (the time that) γὰρ (for) οἱ (the) πατέρες (fathers) ἐκοιμήθησαν (fell asleep), πάντα (all things) οὕτως (as they were) διαμένει (continue) ἀπ’ (from) ἀρχῆς (the beginning) κτίσεως (of creation).”

⁵ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), ‘Ἕνεκα (On account of) τούτου (this) καταλείψει (will leave) ἄνθρωπος (a man) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) καὶ (and) κολληθήσεται (be joined with) τῇ (the) γυναικὶ (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἔσονται (will become) οἱ (the) δύο (two) εἰς (into) σάρκα (flesh) μίαν (one)’?— ⁶ ὥστε (so that) οὐκέτι (no longer) εἰσὶν (are they) δύο (two), ἀλλὰ (but) σὰρξ (flesh) μία (one). ὃ (What) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) συνέζευξεν (united together), ἄνθρωπος (man) μὴ (not) χωριζέτω (let separate).”

³¹ “Ἀντὶ (Because of) τούτου (this), καταλείψει (will leave) ἄνθρωπος (a man) τὸν (his) πατέρα (father) καὶ (and) τὴν (-) μητέρα (mother) καὶ (and) προσκολληθήσεται (be joined) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἔσονται (will be) οἱ (the) δύο (two) εἰς (into) σάρκα (flesh) μίαν (one).”

¹⁶ ἢ (Or) οὐκ (not) οἴδατε (know you) ὅτι (that) ὁ (the one) κολλώμενος (being joined) τῇ (to the) πόρνῃ (prostitute), ἓν (one) σῶμά (body) ἐστιν (is)? “Ἔσονται (Will become),” γάρ (for) φησίν (it says), “Οἱ (the) δύο (two) εἰς (into) σάρκα (flesh) μίαν (one).”

²⁸ Οὕτως (So) ὀφείλουσιν (ought) καὶ (also) οἱ (-) ἄνδρες (husbands) ἀγαπᾶν (to love) τὰς (the) ἑαυτῶν (of themselves) γυναῖκας (wives), ὡς (as) τὰ (the) ἑαυτῶν (of themselves) σώματα (bodies). ὁ (The one) ἀγαπῶν (loving) τὴν (the) ἑαυτοῦ (of himself) γυναῖκα (wife), ἑαυτὸν (himself) ἀγαπᾷ (loves).

¹ Ἢ (Or) ἀγνοεῖτε (are you ignorant), ἀδελφοί (brothers)— γινώσκουσιν (to those knowing) γὰρ (for) νόμον (law) λαλῶ (I speak)— ὅτι (that) ὁ (the) νόμος (law) κυριεύει (rules over) τοῦ (the) ἀνθρώπου (man) ἐφ’ (for) ὅσον (as long as) χρόνον (the time) ζῇ (he is alive)? ² ἡ (The) γὰρ (for) ὕπανδρος (married) γυνὴ (woman), τῷ (to the) ζῶντι (living) ἀνδρὶ (husband) δέδεται (is bound) νόμῳ (by law); ἐὰν (if) δὲ (however) ἀποθάνῃ (should die) ὁ (the) ἀνήρ (husband), κατήργηται (she is cleared) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law) τοῦ (of the) ἀνδρός (husband). ³ ἄρα (Then) οὖν (therefore), ζῶντος (being alive) τοῦ (the) ἀνδρὸς (husband), μοιχαλὶς (an adulteress) χρηματίσει (she will be called) ἐὰν (if) γένηται (she is) ἀνδρὶ (to man) ἑτέρῳ (another); ἐὰν (if) δὲ (however) ἀποθάνῃ (should die) ὁ (the) ἀνήρ (husband), ἐλευθέρα (free) ἐστὶν (she is) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law), τοῦ (so as for) μὴ (not) εἶναι (to be) αὐτὴν (her) μοιχαλίδα (an adulteress), γενομένην (having been) ἀνδρὶ (to man) ἑτέρῳ (another).

¹⁰ Καὶ (And) ὅτε (when) ἐγένετο (He was) κατὰ (with) μόνας (alone), ἠρώτων (began asking) αὐτὸν (Him) οἱ (those) περὶ (around) αὐτὸν (Him) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve) τὰς (about the) παραβολάς (parable).

²⁸ Καὶ (And) εἰσελθόντος (having entered) αὐτοῦ (He) εἰς (into) οἶκον (a house), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him) κατ’ (in) ἰδίαν (private) ἐπηρώτων (were asking) αὐτόν (Him), “Ὅτι (Why) ἡμεῖς (we) οὐκ (not) ἠδυνήθημεν (were able) ἐκβαλεῖν (to cast out) αὐτό (it)?”

³³ Καὶ (And) ἦλθον (they came) εἰς (to) Καφαρναούμ (Capernaum). Καὶ (And) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) οἰκίᾳ (house) γενόμενος (having been), ἐπηρώτα (He was asking) αὐτούς (them), “Τί (What) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (way) διελογίζεσθε (were you discussing)?”

⁹ λέγω (I say) δὲ (now) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) ἀπολύσῃ (shall divorce) τὴν (-) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him) μὴ (except) ἐπὶ (for) πορνείᾳ (sexual immorality), καὶ (and) γαμήσῃ (shall marry) ἄλλην (another), μοιχᾶται (commits adultery).”

¹⁸ Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) ἀπολύων (putting away) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (wife) αὐτοῦ (of him) καὶ (and) γαμῶν (marrying) ἑτέραν (another) μοιχεύει (commits adultery). καὶ (And) ὁ (the one) ἀπολελυμένην (her put away) ἀπὸ (from) ἀνδρὸς (a husband) γαμῶν (marrying) μοιχεύει (commits adultery).

³ ἄρα (Then) οὖν (therefore), ζῶντος (being alive) τοῦ (the) ἀνδρὸς (husband), μοιχαλὶς (an adulteress) χρηματίσει (she will be called) ἐὰν (if) γένηται (she is) ἀνδρὶ (to man) ἑτέρῳ (another); ἐὰν (if) δὲ (however) ἀποθάνῃ (should die) ὁ (the) ἀνήρ (husband), ἐλευθέρα (free) ἐστὶν (she is) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law), τοῦ (so as for) μὴ (not) εἶναι (to be) αὐτὴν (her) μοιχαλίδα (an adulteress), γενομένην (having been) ἀνδρὶ (to man) ἑτέρῳ (another). ⁴ ἡ (The) γυνὴ (wife), τοῦ (the) ἰδίου (own) σώματος (body) οὐκ (not) ἐξουσιάζει (has authority over), ἀλλὰ (but) ὁ (the) ἀνήρ (husband); ὁμοίως (likewise) δὲ (now), καὶ (also) ὁ (the) ἀνὴρ (husband) τοῦ (of the) ἰδίου (own) σώματος (body) οὐκ (not) ἐξουσιάζει (has authority over), ἀλλὰ (but) ἡ (the) γυνή (wife).

⁴ Τίμιος (Honorable let) ὁ (-) γάμος (marriage be) ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (all), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) κοίτη (marriage bed) ἀμίαντος (undefiled); πόρνους (the sexually immoral) γὰρ (for) καὶ (and) μοιχοὺς (adulterers) κρινεῖ (will judge) ὁ (-) Θεός (God).

¹¹ ἐὰν (if) δὲ (however) καὶ (indeed) χωρισθῇ (she is separated), μενέτω (let her remain) ἄγαμος (unmarried), ἢ (or) τῷ (to the) ἀνδρὶ (husband) καταλλαγήτω (be reconciled); καὶ (and) ἄνδρα (a husband) γυναῖκα (a wife) μὴ (not) ἀφιέναι (is to send away).

¹³ καὶ (And) γυνὴ (a woman) ‹εἴ (if) τις› (any) ἔχει (has) ἄνδρα (a husband) ἄπιστον (unbelieving), καὶ (and) οὗτος (he) συνευδοκεῖ (consents) οἰκεῖν (to dwell) μετ’ (with) αὐτῆς (her), μὴ (not) ἀφιέτω (let her divorce) τὸν (the) ἄνδρα (husband).

¹³ Τότε (Then) προσηνέχθησαν (were brought) αὐτῷ (to Him) παιδία (little children), ἵνα (that) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἐπιθῇ (He might lay) αὐτοῖς (on them), καὶ (and) προσεύξηται (He might pray). οἱ (-) δὲ (however) μαθηταὶ (the disciples) ἐπετίμησαν (rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them). ¹⁴ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Ἄφετε (Permit) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) κωλύετε (do forbid) αὐτὰ (them) ἐλθεῖν (to come) πρός (to) με (Me); τῶν (of the) γὰρ (for) τοιούτων (such kind) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).” ¹⁵ καὶ (And) ἐπιθεὶς (having laid) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) αὐτοῖς (upon them), ἐπορεύθη (He departed) ἐκεῖθεν (from there).

³⁸ Ἔφη (Answered) αὐτῷ (Him) ὁ (-) Ἰωάννης (John), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), εἴδομέν (we saw) τινα (someone) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματί (name) σου (of You) ἐκβάλλοντα (casting out) δαιμόνια (demons), 〈ὃς (who) οὐκ (not) ἀκολουθεῖ (does follow) ἡμῖν〉 (us), καὶ (and) ἐκωλύομεν (we were forbidding) αὐτόν (him), ὅτι (because) οὐκ (not) ἠκολούθει (he was following) ἡμῖν (us).”

⁴⁸ Καὶ (And) ἐπετίμων (were rebuking) αὐτῷ (him) πολλοὶ (many) ἵνα (that) σιωπήσῃ (he should be silent); ὁ (-) δὲ (but) πολλῷ (much) μᾶλλον (more) ἔκραζεν (he kept crying out), “Υἱὲ (Son) Δαυίδ (of David), ἐλέησόν (have mercy on) με (me).”

¹⁵ Προσέφερον (They were bringing) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to Him) καὶ (also) τὰ (the) βρέφη (infants), ἵνα (that) αὐτῶν (them) ἅπτηται (He might touch); ἰδόντες (having seen) δὲ (however), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐπετίμων (were rebuking) αὐτοῖς (them). ¹⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), προσεκαλέσατο (having called to Him) αὐτὰ (them), λέγων (said), “Ἄφετε (Permit) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children) ἔρχεσθαι (to come) πρός (to) με (Me), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) κωλύετε (do forbid) αὐτά (them); τῶν (of the) γὰρ (for) τοιούτων (such) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ¹⁷ ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) μὴ (not) δέξηται (shall receive) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ὡς (as) παιδίον (a child), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθῃ (shall enter) εἰς (into) αὐτήν (it).”

⁴ ὅστις (Whoever) οὖν (therefore) ταπεινώσει (will humble) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὡς (as) τὸ (the) παιδίον (little child) τοῦτο (this), οὗτός (he) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) μείζων (greatest) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁰ Ὁρᾶτε (See that) μὴ (not) καταφρονήσητε (you despise) ἑνὸς (one) τῶν (of the) μικρῶν (little ones) τούτων (of these). λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) ἄγγελοι (angels) αὐτῶν (of them) ἐν (in) οὐρανοῖς (the heavens) διὰ (continually) παντὸς (always) βλέπουσι (behold) τὸ (the) πρόσωπον (face) τοῦ (of the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of me), τοῦ (who is) ἐν (in) οὐρανοῖς (the heavens).

¹⁴ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Ἄφετε (Permit) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) κωλύετε (do forbid) αὐτὰ (them) ἐλθεῖν (to come) πρός (to) με (Me); τῶν (of the) γὰρ (for) τοιούτων (such kind) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).”

⁵ Καὶ (And) περιβλεψάμενος (having looked around on) αὐτοὺς (them) μετ’ (with) ὀργῆς (anger), συλλυπούμενος* (being grieved) ἐπὶ (at) τῇ (the) πωρώσει (hardness) τῆς (of the) καρδίας (heart) αὐτῶν (of them), λέγει (He says) τῷ (to the) ἀνθρώπῳ (man), “Ἔκτεινον (Stretch out) τὴν (the) χεῖρα (hand) (σου) (of you).” καὶ (And) ἐξέτεινεν (he stretched it out), καὶ (and) ἀπεκατεστάθη (was restored) ἡ (the) χεὶρ (hand) αὐτοῦ (of him).

³³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἐπιστραφεὶς (having turned) καὶ (and) ἰδὼν (having looked upon) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ἐπετίμησεν (He rebuked) Πέτρῳ (Peter) καὶ (and) λέγει (said), “Ὕπαγε (Get) ὀπίσω (behind) μου (Me), Σατανᾶ (Satan), ὅτι (for) οὐ (not) φρονεῖς (you have in mind) τὰ (the) τοῦ (things) Θεοῦ (of God), ἀλλὰ (but) τὰ (the) τῶν (things) ἀνθρώπων (of men).”

⁵⁴ Ἰδόντες (Having seen it) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) Ἰάκωβος (James) καὶ (and) Ἰωάννης (John) εἶπαν (said), “Κύριε (Lord), θέλεις (will You that) εἴπωμεν (we should call) πῦρ (fire) καταβῆναι (to come down) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (-) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) καὶ (and) ἀναλῶσαι (to consume) αὐτούς (them)?” ⁵⁵ Στραφεὶς (Having turned) δὲ (then), ἐπετίμησεν (He rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them). ⁵⁶ καὶ (And) ἐπορεύθησαν (they went) εἰς (to) ἑτέραν (another) κώμην (village).

¹⁵ Προσέφερον (They were bringing) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to Him) καὶ (also) τὰ (the) βρέφη (infants), ἵνα (that) αὐτῶν (them) ἅπτηται (He might touch); ἰδόντες (having seen) δὲ (however), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐπετίμων (were rebuking) αὐτοῖς (them). ¹⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), προσεκαλέσατο (having called to Him) αὐτὰ (them), λέγων (said), “Ἄφετε (Permit) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children) ἔρχεσθαι (to come) πρός (to) με (Me), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) κωλύετε (do forbid) αὐτά (them); τῶν (of the) γὰρ (for) τοιούτων (such) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

³⁹ ὑμῖν (To you) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) τέκνοις (children) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) πᾶσιν (to all) τοῖς (those) εἰς (at) μακρὰν (a distance), ὅσους (as many as) ἂν (-) προσκαλέσηται (shall call to Himself) Κύριος (the Lord), ὁ (the) Θεὸς (God) ἡμῶν (of us).”

²⁵ ὑμεῖς (You) ἐστε (are) οἱ (the) υἱοὶ (sons) τῶν (of the) προφητῶν (prophets) καὶ (and) τῆς (of the) διαθήκης (covenant) ἧς (that) «ὁ (-) Θεὸς» (God) διέθετο (made) πρὸς (with) τοὺς (the) πατέρας (fathers) ὑμῶν (of you), λέγων (saying) πρὸς (to) Ἀβραάμ (Abraham), ‘Καὶ (And) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) σπέρματί (seed) σου (of you) ἐνευλογηθήσονται (will be blessed) πᾶσαι (all) αἱ (the) πατριαὶ (families) τῆς (of the) γῆς (earth).’

¹⁶ εἰ (If) δὲ (now) ἡ (the) ἀπαρχὴ (firstfruit) ἁγία (is holy), καὶ (also) τὸ (the) φύραμα (lump); καὶ (and) εἰ (if) ἡ (the) ῥίζα (root) ἁγία (is holy), καὶ (also) οἱ (the) κλάδοι (branches).

²⁸ Κατὰ (As regards) μὲν (indeed) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel), ἐχθροὶ (they are enemies) δι’ (on account of) ὑμᾶς (you); κατὰ (As regards) δὲ (however) τὴν (the) ἐκλογὴν (election), ἀγαπητοὶ (beloved) διὰ (on account of) τοὺς (the) πατέρας (patriarchs).

¹⁴ ἡγίασται (Is sanctified) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) ἀνὴρ (husband) ὁ (-) ἄπιστος (unbelieving), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) γυναικί (wife); καὶ (and) ἡγίασται (is sanctified) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (wife) ἡ (-) ἄπιστος (unbelieving), ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀδελφῷ (husband); ἐπεὶ (else) ἄρα (then) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) ὑμῶν (of you) ἀκάθαρτά (unclean) ἐστιν (are); νῦν (now) δὲ (however) ἅγιά (holy) ἐστιν (they are).

²⁰ Ἀδελφοί (Brothers), μὴ (not) παιδία (children) γίνεσθε (be) ταῖς (in the) φρεσίν (minds). ἀλλὰ (Yet) τῇ (in the) κακίᾳ (evil), νηπιάζετε (be little children); ταῖς (in the) δὲ (however) φρεσὶν (thinking), τέλειοι (full grown) γίνεσθε (be).

²⁶ “Ὀργίζεσθε (Be angry), καὶ (and yet) μὴ (not) ἁμαρτάνετε (sin).” ὁ (The) ἥλιος (sun) μὴ (not) ἐπιδυέτω (let set) ἐπὶ (upon) [τῷ] (-) παροργισμῷ (anger) ὑμῶν (of you);

⁵ ὑπόμνησιν (remembrance) λαβὼν (having taken) τῆς (of the) ἐν (within) σοὶ (you) ἀνυποκρίτου (sincere) πίστεως (faith), ἥτις (which) ἐνῴκησεν (dwelt) πρῶτον (first) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) μάμμῃ (grandmother) σου (of you), Λωΐδι (Lois), καὶ (and) τῇ (in the) μητρί (mother) σου (of you), Εὐνίκῃ (Eunice); πέπεισμαι (I am persuaded) δὲ (now) ὅτι (that) καὶ (also) ἐν (it is in) σοί (you).

¹⁵ καὶ (and) ὅτι (that) ἀπὸ (from) βρέφους (childhood) [τὰ] (the) ἱερὰ (sacred) γράμματα (writings) οἶδας (you have known), τὰ (-) δυνάμενά (being able) σε (you) σοφίσαι (to make wise) εἰς (unto) σωτηρίαν (salvation), διὰ (through) πίστεως (faith), τῆς (-) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus).

² ὡς (like) ἀρτιγέννητα (newborn) βρέφη (babies), τὸ (-) λογικὸν (reasonable) ἄδολον (pure) γάλα (milk) ἐπιποθήσατε (crave), ἵνα (so that) ἐν (by) αὐτῷ (it) αὐξηθῆτε (you may grow up) εἰς (in respect to) σωτηρίαν (salvation),

⁵ καὶ (And) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) στόματι (mouth) αὐτῶν (of them) οὐχ (not) εὑρέθη (was found) ψεῦδος (a lie); ἄμωμοί (blameless) εἰσιν (they are).

³ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) στραφῆτε (you turn) καὶ (and) γένησθε (become) ὡς (as) τὰ (the) παιδία (little children), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθητε (shall you enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁷ ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) μὴ (not) δέξηται (shall receive) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ὡς (as) παιδίον (a child), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθῃ (shall enter) εἰς (into) αὐτήν (it).”

³ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly) λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἄνωθεν (from above), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) ἰδεῖν (to see) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” ⁴ Λέγει (Says) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) ὁ (-) Νικόδημος (Nicodemus), “Πῶς (How) δύναται (is able) ἄνθρωπος (a man) γεννηθῆναι (to be born), γέρων (old) ὤν (being)? μὴ (Not) δύναται (is he able) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) κοιλίαν (womb) τῆς (of the) μητρὸς (mother) αὐτοῦ (of him) δεύτερον (a second time) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), καὶ (and) γεννηθῆναι (to be born)?” ⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἐξ (of) ὕδατος (water) καὶ (and) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God). ⁶ τὸ (That) γεγεννημένον (having been born) ἐκ (of) τῆς (the) σαρκὸς (flesh), σάρξ (flesh) ἐστιν (is); καὶ (and) τὸ (that) γεγεννημένον (having been born) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) Πνεύματος (Spirit), πνεῦμά (spirit) ἐστιν (is).

³⁶ Καὶ (And) λαβὼν (having taken) παιδίον (a child), ἔστησεν (He set) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) μέσῳ (midst) αὐτῶν (of them); καὶ (and) ἐναγκαλισάμενος (having taken in His arms) αὐτὸ (it), εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them),

²⁸ καὶ (then) αὐτὸς (he) ἐδέξατο (received) αὐτὸ (Him) εἰς (into) τὰς (the) ἀγκάλας (arms), καὶ (and) εὐλόγησεν (blessed) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God), καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said): ²⁹ “Νῦν (Now) ἀπολύεις (You dismiss) τὸν (the) δοῦλόν (servant) σου (of You), Δέσποτα (Lord), κατὰ (according to) τὸ (the) ῥῆμά (word) σου (of You), ἐν (in) εἰρήνῃ (peace); ³⁰ ὅτι (for) εἶδον (have seen) οἱ (the) ὀφθαλμοί (eyes) μου (of me) τὸ (the) σωτήριόν (salvation) σου (of You), ³¹ ὃ (which) ἡτοίμασας (You have prepared) κατὰ (before) πρόσωπον (the face) πάντων (of all) τῶν (the) λαῶν (peoples), ³² φῶς (a light) εἰς (for) ἀποκάλυψιν (revelation) ἐθνῶν (of the Gentiles), καὶ (and) δόξαν (glory) λαοῦ (of the people) σου (of You), Ἰσραήλ (Israel).” ³³ Καὶ (And) ἦν (were) ὁ (the) πατὴρ (father) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother), θαυμάζοντες (marveling) ἐπὶ (at) τοῖς (the things) λαλουμένοις (having been spoken) περὶ (concerning) αὐτοῦ (Him). ³⁴ καὶ (And) εὐλόγησεν (blessed) αὐτοὺς (them) Συμεὼν (Simeon), καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) Μαριὰμ (Mary) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother) αὐτοῦ (of Him): “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), οὗτος (this Child) κεῖται (is appointed) εἰς (for) πτῶσιν (the falling) καὶ (and) ἀνάστασιν (rising up) πολλῶν (of many) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (Israel), καὶ (and) εἰς (for) σημεῖον (a sign) ἀντιλεγόμενον (spoken against) —

⁵⁰ Ἐξήγαγεν (He led) δὲ (now) αὐτοὺς (them) [ἔξω] (out) ἕως (as far as) πρὸς (to) Βηθανίαν (Bethany), καὶ (and) ἐπάρας (having lifted up) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) αὐτοῦ (of Him), εὐλόγησεν (He blessed) αὐτούς (them). ⁵¹ καὶ (And) ἐγένετο (it came to pass) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) εὐλογεῖν (blessing) αὐτὸν (of Him) αὐτοὺς (them), διέστη (He was separated) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτῶν (them) καὶ (and) ἀνεφέρετο (was carried up) εἰς (into) τὸν (-) οὐρανόν (heaven).

¹⁵ Ὅτε (When) οὖν (therefore) ἠρίστησαν (they had dined), λέγει (says) τῷ (-) Σίμωνι (to Simon) Πέτρῳ (Peter) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Σίμων (Simon) Ἰωάννου (son of John), ἀγαπᾷς (love you) με (Me) πλέον (more) τούτων (than these)?” Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ναί (Yes), Κύριε (Lord); σὺ (You) οἶδας (know) ὅτι (that) φιλῶ (I dearly love) σε (You).” Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Βόσκε (Feed) τὰ (the) ἀρνία (lambs) μου (of Me).” ¹⁶ Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him) πάλιν (again) δεύτερον (a second time), “Σίμων (Simon) Ἰωάννου (son of John), ἀγαπᾷς (love you) με (Me)?” Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ναί (Yes), Κύριε (Lord); σὺ (You) οἶδας (know) ὅτι (that) φιλῶ (I dearly love) σε (You).” Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ποίμαινε (Shepherd) τὰ (the) πρόβατά (sheep) μου (of Me).” ¹⁷ Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him) τὸ (the) τρίτον (third time), “Σίμων (Simon) Ἰωάννου (son of John), φιλεῖς (do you dearly love) με (Me)?” Ἐλυπήθη (Was grieved) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) ὅτι (because) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him) τὸ (the) τρίτον (third time), “Φιλεῖς (Do you dearly love) με (Me)?” Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (he said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Κύριε (Lord), πάντα (all things) σὺ (You) οἶδας (know); σὺ (You) γινώσκεις (know) ὅτι (that) φιλῶ (I dearly love) σε (You).” Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to him) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Βόσκε (Feed) τὰ (the) πρόβατά (sheep) μου (of Me).

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) ἐλθόντων (they having come) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) ὄχλον (crowd), προσῆλθεν (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) ἄνθρωπος (a man) γονυπετῶν (kneeling down to) αὐτὸν (Him)

¹⁶ Καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), εἷς (one) προσελθὼν (having come) αὐτῷ (to Him), εἶπεν (said), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), τί (what) ἀγαθὸν (good thing) ποιήσω (shall I do), ἵνα (that) σχῶ (I might have) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal)?” ¹⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) με (Me) ἐρωτᾷς (ask you) περὶ (about) τοῦ (what is) ἀγαθοῦ (good)? εἷς (Only One) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (-) ἀγαθός (good). εἰ (If) δὲ (however) θέλεις (you desire) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), τήρησον* (keep) τὰς (the) ἐντολάς (commandments).” ¹⁸ Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ποίας (Which)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν* (said), “‘Τὸ (-) Οὐ (Not) φονεύσεις (shall you murder), Οὐ (not) μοιχεύσεις (shall you commit adultery), Οὐ (not) κλέψεις (shall you steal), Οὐ (not) ψευδομαρτυρήσεις (shall you bear false witness), ¹⁹ Τίμα (you shall honor) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother), καὶ (and) Ἀγαπήσεις (you shall love) τὸν (-) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).’” ²⁰ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (the) νεανίσκος (young man), “Ταῦτα (Things) πάντα (all these) ἐφύλαξα (I have kept). τί (What) ἔτι (yet) ὑστερῶ (lack I)?” ²¹ Ἔφη (Was saying) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Εἰ (If) θέλεις (you desire) τέλειος (perfect) εἶναι (to be), ὕπαγε (go), πώλησόν (sell) σου (of you) τὰ (the) ὑπάρχοντα (possessing), καὶ (and) δὸς (give) [τοῖς] (to the) πτωχοῖς (poor), καὶ (and) ἕξεις (you will have) θησαυρὸν (treasure) ἐν (in) οὐρανοῖς (the heavens); καὶ (and) δεῦρο (come), ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (Me).” ²² Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) νεανίσκος (young man) τὸν (the) λόγον (statement) (τοῦτον) (this), ἀπῆλθεν (he went away) λυπούμενος (grieving); ἦν (he was one) γὰρ (for) ἔχων (having) κτήματα (possessions) πολλά (many). ²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) τοῖς (to the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) πλούσιος (a rich man) δυσκόλως (with difficulty) εἰσελεύσεται (will enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ²⁴ πάλιν (Again) δὲ (now) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), εὐκοπώτερόν (easier for) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (a camel) διὰ (through the) τρυπήματος (eye) ῥαφίδος (of a needle) εἰσελθεῖν (to go), ἢ (than) πλούσιον (a rich man) [εἰσελθεῖν] (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (of) Θεοῦ (God).” ²⁵ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (were astonished) σφόδρα (exceedingly), λέγοντες (saying), “Τίς (Who) ἄρα (then) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?” ²⁶ Ἐμβλέψας (Having looked on them) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Παρὰ (With) ἀνθρώποις (men) τοῦτο (this) ἀδύνατόν (impossible) ἐστιν (is), παρὰ (with) δὲ (however) Θεῷ (God) πάντα (all things are) δυνατά (possible).” ²⁷ Τότε (Then) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἡμεῖς (we) ἀφήκαμεν (left) πάντα (all things) καὶ (and) ἠκολουθήσαμέν (followed) σοι (You); τί (what) ἄρα (then) ἔσται (will be) ἡμῖν (to us)?” ²⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) ὑμεῖς (you) οἱ (-) ἀκολουθήσαντές (having followed) μοι (Me), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) παλινγενεσίᾳ (regeneration), ὅταν (when) καθίσῃ (shall sit down) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐπὶ (upon) θρόνου (the throne) δόξης (of glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καθήσεσθε (will sit) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς* (you) ἐπὶ (on) δώδεκα (twelve) θρόνους (thrones), κρίνοντες (judging) τὰς (the) δώδεκα (twelve) φυλὰς (tribes) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel). ²⁹ καὶ (And) πᾶς (everyone) ὅστις (who) ἀφῆκεν (has left) οἰκίας (houses), ἢ (or) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers), ἢ (or) ἀδελφὰς (sisters), ἢ (or) πατέρα (father), ἢ (or) μητέρα (mother), ‹ἢ (or) γυναῖκα› (wife), ἢ (or) τέκνα (children), ἢ (or) ἀγροὺς (lands), ἕνεκεν (for the sake of) τοῦ (-) μου* (My) ὀνόματός (name), ἑκατονταπλασίονα* (a hundredfold) λήμψεται (will receive), καὶ (and) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) κληρονομήσει (will inherit). ³⁰ Πολλοὶ (Many) δὲ (however) ἔσονται (will be) πρῶτοι (first) ἔσχατοι (last), καὶ (and) ἔσχατοι (last) πρῶτοι (first).

³⁴ Τότε (Then) ἐρεῖ (will say) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τοῖς (to those) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him), ‘Δεῦτε (Come), οἱ (those) εὐλογημένοι (being blessed) τοῦ (of the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of me), κληρονομήσατε (inherit) τὴν (the) ἡτοιμασμένην (having been prepared) ὑμῖν (for you) βασιλείαν (kingdom) ἀπὸ (from the) καταβολῆς (foundation) κόσμου (of the world).

⁸ Καὶ (And) ἀπελθοῦσαι (having gone out) ταχὺ (quickly) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) μνημείου (tomb) μετὰ (with) φόβου (fear) καὶ (and) χαρᾶς (joy) μεγάλης (great), ἔδραμον (they ran) ἀπαγγεῖλαι (to tell) τοῖς (the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

⁴⁰ Καὶ (And) ἔρχεται (comes) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) λεπρὸς (a leper), παρακαλῶν (imploring) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) γονυπετῶν (kneeling down to Him), [καὶ] (and) λέγων (saying) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὅτι (-), “Ἐὰν (If) θέλῃς (You are willing), δύνασαί (You are able) με (me) καθαρίσαι (to cleanse).”

²⁵ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὅτι (that) ἐπισυντρέχει (was running together) ὄχλος (a crowd), ἐπετίμησεν (He rebuked) τῷ (the) πνεύματι (spirit) τῷ (-) ἀκαθάρτῳ (unclean), λέγων (saying) αὐτῷ (to it), “Τὸ (-) ἄλαλον (Mute) καὶ (and) κωφὸν (deaf) πνεῦμα (spirit), ἐγὼ (I) ἐπιτάσσω (command) σοι (you), ἔξελθε (come) ἐξ (out of) αὐτοῦ (him), καὶ (and) μηκέτι (no more) εἰσέλθῃς (may you enter) εἰς (into) αὐτόν (him).”

¹⁴ καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come), λέγουσιν (they say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), οἴδαμεν (we know) ὅτι (that) ἀληθὴς (true) εἶ (You are), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) μέλει (there is care) σοι (to You) περὶ (about) οὐδενός (no one); οὐ (not) γὰρ (for) βλέπεις (You look) εἰς (on the) πρόσωπον (appearance) ἀνθρώπων (of men), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐπ’ (on the basis of) ἀληθείας (the truth) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (way) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) διδάσκεις (teach). ἔξεστιν (Is it lawful) δοῦναι (to give) κῆνσον (tribute) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) ἢ (or) οὔ (not)? δῶμεν (Should we pay) ἢ (or) μὴ (not) δῶμεν (pay)?”

¹⁸ Καὶ (And) ἐπηρώτησέν (asked) τις (a certain) αὐτὸν (Him) ἄρχων (ruler), λέγων (saying), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher) ἀγαθέ (good), τί (what) ποιήσας (having done), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal) κληρονομήσω (will I inherit)?” ¹⁹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Τί (Why) με (Me) λέγεις (call you) ἀγαθόν (good)? οὐδεὶς (No one is) ἀγαθὸς (good), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) εἷς (alone) ὁ (-) Θεός (God). ²⁰ τὰς (The) ἐντολὰς (commandments) οἶδας (You know): ‘Μὴ (Not) μοιχεύσῃς (shall you commit adultery), Μὴ (not) φονεύσῃς (shall you murder), Μὴ (not) κλέψῃς (shall you steal), Μὴ (not) ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς (shall you bear false witness), Τίμα (you shall honor) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) σου (of you) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother).’” ²¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said), “Ταῦτα (These) πάντα (all) ἐφύλαξα (have I kept) ἐκ (from) νεότητος (the youth) ‹μου› (of me).” ²² Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (then), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἔτι (Yet) ἕν (one thing) σοι (to you) λείπει (is lacking): πάντα (All), ὅσα (as much as) ἔχεις (you have), πώλησον (sell), καὶ (and) διάδος (distribute) πτωχοῖς (to the poor), καὶ (and) ἕξεις (you will have) θησαυρὸν (treasure) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οὐρανοῖς (heavens); καὶ (and) δεῦρο (come), ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (Me).” ²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀκούσας (having heard) ταῦτα (these things), περίλυπος (very sorrowful) ἐγενήθη (he became); ἦν (he was) γὰρ (for) πλούσιος (rich) σφόδρα (extremely). ²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (him), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) [περίλυπον (sorrowful) γενόμενον] (became), εἶπεν (saying), “Πῶς (How) δυσκόλως (difficultly) οἱ (those) τὰ (-) χρήματα (riches) ἔχοντες (having), εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσπορεύονται (shall enter). ²⁵ εὐκοπώτερον (Easier) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (a camel) διὰ (through) τρήματος (an eye) βελόνης (of a needle) εἰσελθεῖν (to go), ἢ (than) πλούσιον (a rich man) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter).” ²⁶ Εἶπαν (Said) δὲ (then) οἱ (those) ἀκούσαντες (having heard), “Καὶ (Then) τίς (who) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?” ²⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) εἶπεν (He said), “Τὰ (The things) ἀδύνατα (impossible) παρὰ (with) ἀνθρώποις (men), δυνατὰ (possible) παρὰ (with) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God) ἐστιν (are).” ²⁸ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἡμεῖς (we) ἀφέντες (having left) τὰ (the) ἴδια (own), ἠκολουθήσαμέν (followed) σοι (You).” ²⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) οὐδείς (no one) ἐστιν (there is) ὃς (who) ἀφῆκεν (has left) οἰκίαν (house) ἢ (or) γυναῖκα (wife) ἢ (or) ἀδελφοὺς (brothers) ἢ (or) γονεῖς (parents) ἢ (or) τέκνα (children) ἕνεκεν (for the sake of) τῆς (the) βασιλείας (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ³⁰ ὃς (who) οὐχὶ (no) μὴ (nothing) ἀπολάβῃ* (shall receive) πολλαπλασίονα (manifold more) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) καιρῷ (time) τούτῳ (this) — καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) αἰῶνι (age) τῷ (that) ἐρχομένῳ (is coming), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal).”

² οὗτος (He) ἦλθεν (came) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) νυκτὸς (by night) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ῥαββί (Rabbi), οἴδαμεν (we know) ὅτι (that) ἀπὸ (from) Θεοῦ (God) ἐλήλυθας (You have come), διδάσκαλος (a teacher); οὐδεὶς (no one) γὰρ (for) δύναται (is able) ταῦτα (these) τὰ (-) σημεῖα (signs) ποιεῖν (to do) ἃ (that) σὺ (You) ποιεῖς (do), ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) ᾖ (should be) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (him).”

²⁷ ἐργάζεσθε (Work) μὴ (not for) τὴν (the) βρῶσιν (food) τὴν (that) ἀπολλυμένην (is perishing), ἀλλὰ (but for) τὴν (the) βρῶσιν (food) τὴν (-) μένουσαν (enduring) εἰς (unto) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal), ἣν (which) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ὑμῖν (to you) δώσει (will give). τοῦτον (Him) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father) ἐσφράγισεν (has sealed), ὁ (-) Θεός (God).” ²⁸ Εἶπον (They said) οὖν (therefore) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him), “Τί (What) ποιῶμεν (must we do), ἵνα (that) ἐργαζώμεθα (we may be doing) τὰ (the) ἔργα (works) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)?”

⁴⁰ τοῦτο (This) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (of the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of Me), ἵνα (that) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) θεωρῶν (beholding) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) καὶ (and) πιστεύων (believing) εἰς (in) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔχῃ (should have) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal), καὶ (and) ἀναστήσω (will raise up) αὐτὸν (him) ἐγὼ (I) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἐσχάτῃ (last) ἡμέρᾳ (day).”

² τρέχει (She runs) οὖν (therefore) καὶ (and) ἔρχεται (comes) πρὸς (to) Σίμωνα (Simon) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) πρὸς (to) τὸν (the) ἄλλον (other) μαθητὴν (disciple), ὃν (whom) ἐφίλει (loved) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), καὶ (and) λέγει (she says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἦραν (They have taken away) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) ἐκ (out of) τοῦ (the) μνημείου (tomb), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) οἴδαμεν (we know) ποῦ (where) ἔθηκαν (they have laid) αὐτόν (Him).” ³ Ἐξῆλθεν (Went forth) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Πέτρος (Peter) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἄλλος (other) μαθητής (disciple), καὶ (and) ἤρχοντο (were coming) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb). ⁴ ἔτρεχον (Were running) δὲ (now) οἱ (the) δύο (two) ὁμοῦ (together), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἄλλος (other) μαθητὴς (disciple) προέδραμεν (ran ahead) τάχιον (faster) τοῦ (-) Πέτρου (than Peter) καὶ (and) ἦλθεν (came) πρῶτος (first) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) μνημεῖον (tomb).

³⁷ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (then), κατενύγησαν (they were pierced) τὴν (to the) καρδίαν (heart); εἶπόν (they said) τε (then) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) λοιποὺς (other) ἀποστόλους (apostles), “Τί (What) ποιήσωμεν (shall we do), ἄνδρες (men), ἀδελφοί (brothers)?”

⁶ ἀλλὰ (But) ἀνάστηθι (rise up) καὶ (and) εἴσελθε (enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city), καὶ (and) λαληθήσεταί (it will be told) σοι (you) ὅ (that) τί (what) σε (you) δεῖ (it behooves) ποιεῖν (to do).”

³⁰ καὶ (And) προαγαγὼν (having brought) αὐτοὺς (them) ἔξω (out) ἔφη (he was saying), “Κύριοι (Sirs), τί (what) με (of me) δεῖ (is necessary) ποιεῖν (to do), ἵνα (that) σωθῶ (I may be saved)?”

³² Καὶ (And) τὰ (-) νῦν (now) παρατίθεμαι (I commit) ὑμᾶς (you) τῷ (to) θεῷ* (God) καὶ (and) τῷ (to the) λόγῳ (word) τῆς (of the) χάριτος (grace) αὐτοῦ (of Him), τῷ (-) δυναμένῳ (being able) οἰκοδομῆσαι (to build up) καὶ (and) δοῦναι (to give) τὴν (you) κληρονομίαν (an inheritance) ἐν (among) τοῖς (those) ἡγιασμένοις (having been sanctified) πᾶσιν (all).

⁷ τοῖς (to those who) μὲν (indeed) καθ’ (with) ὑπομονὴν (endurance) ἔργου (in work) ἀγαθοῦ (good), δόξαν (glory) καὶ (and) τιμὴν (honor) καὶ (and) ἀφθαρσίαν (immortality) ζητοῦσιν (are seeking), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal);

²³ τὰ (The) γὰρ (for) ὀψώνια (wages) τῆς (-) ἁμαρτίας (of sin) θάνατος (is death); τὸ (-) δὲ (but) χάρισμα (the gift) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ζωὴ (life) αἰώνιος (eternal) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) τῷ (the) Κυρίῳ (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us).

² μαρτυρῶ (I bear witness) γὰρ (for) αὐτοῖς (about them), ὅτι (that) ζῆλον (zeal) Θεοῦ (for God) ἔχουσιν (they have), ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) κατ’ (according to) ἐπίγνωσιν (knowledge). ³ ἀγνοοῦντες (Being ignorant of) γὰρ (for) τὴν (the) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ἰδίαν (own) [δικαιοσύνην] (righteousness) ζητοῦντες (seeking) στῆσαι (to establish), τῇ (to the) δικαιοσύνῃ (righteousness) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), οὐχ (not) ὑπετάγησαν (they submitted). ⁴ τέλος (The end) γὰρ (for) νόμου (of law) Χριστὸς (is Christ), εἰς (unto) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) παντὶ (to everyone) τῷ (-) πιστεύοντι (believing).

²⁵ καὶ (And) αὕτη (this) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) ἐπαγγελία (promise) ἣν (that) αὐτὸς (He) ἐπηγγείλατο (promised) ἡμῖν (us): τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) τὴν (-) αἰώνιον (eternal).

¹⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) με (Me) ἐρωτᾷς (ask you) περὶ (about) τοῦ (what is) ἀγαθοῦ (good)? εἷς (Only One) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (-) ἀγαθός (good). εἰ (If) δὲ (however) θέλεις (you desire) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), τήρησον* (keep) τὰς (the) ἐντολάς (commandments).”

¹⁹ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Τί (Why) με (Me) λέγεις (call you) ἀγαθόν (good)? οὐδεὶς (No one is) ἀγαθὸς (good), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) εἷς (alone) ὁ (-) Θεός (God).

⁴¹ Δόξαν (Glory) παρὰ (from) ἀνθρώπων (men) οὐ (not) λαμβάνω (I take); ⁴² ἀλλὰ (but) ἔγνωκα (I have known) ὑμᾶς (you), ὅτι (that) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) οὐκ (not) ἔχετε (you have) ἐν (in) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves). ⁴³ ἐγὼ (I) ἐλήλυθα (have come) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) τοῦ (of the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of Me), καὶ (and) οὐ (not) λαμβάνετέ (you receive) με (Me); ἐὰν (if) ἄλλος (another) ἔλθῃ (should come) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) τῷ (the) ἰδίῳ (own), ἐκεῖνον (him) λήμψεσθε (you will receive). ⁴⁴ πῶς (How) δύνασθε (are able) ὑμεῖς (you) πιστεῦσαι (to believe), δόξαν (glory) παρὰ (from) ἀλλήλων (one another) λαμβάνοντες (receiving), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) δόξαν (glory) τὴν (that is) παρὰ (from) τοῦ (the) μόνου (only) Θεοῦ (God), οὐ (not) ζητεῖτε (you seek)?

¹² πάντες (All) ἐξέκλιναν (have turned away), ἅμα (together they) ἠχρεώθησαν (have become worthless); οὐκ (none) ἔστιν (there is) ὁ (who) ποιῶν (is practicing) χρηστότητα (good), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (there is) ἕως (so much as) ἑνός (one).

¹⁷ πᾶσα (Every) δόσις (act of giving) ἀγαθὴ (good), καὶ (and) πᾶν (every) δώρημα (gift) τέλειον (perfect), ἄνωθέν (from above) ἐστιν (is), καταβαῖνον (coming down) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) Πατρὸς (Father) τῶν (-) φώτων (of lights), παρ’ (with) ᾧ (whom) οὐκ (not) ἔνι (there is) παραλλαγὴ (variation) ἢ (or) τροπῆς (of shifting) ἀποσκίασμα (shadow).

⁸ ὁ (The one) μὴ (not) ἀγαπῶν (loving), οὐκ (not) ἔγνω (has known) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), ὅτι (because) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἀγάπη (love) ἐστίν (is).

¹⁶ καὶ (And) ἡμεῖς (we) ἐγνώκαμεν (have come to know) καὶ (and) πεπιστεύκαμεν (have come to believe) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) ἣν (that) ἔχει (has) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐν (as to) ἡμῖν (us). Ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἀγάπη (love) ἐστίν (is), καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) μένων (abiding) ἐν (in) τῇ (-) ἀγάπῃ (love), ἐν (in) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God) μένει (abides), καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him) μένει (abides).

¹⁷ Μὴ (Not) νομίσητε (think) ὅτι (that) ἦλθον (I have come) καταλῦσαι (to abolish) τὸν (the) νόμον (law) ἢ (or) τοὺς (the) προφήτας (Prophets); οὐκ (not) ἦλθον (I have come) καταλῦσαι (to abolish), ἀλλὰ (but) πληρῶσαι (to fulfill). ¹⁸ ἀμὴν (Truly) γὰρ (for) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ἕως (until) ἂν (-) παρέλθῃ (shall pass away) ὁ (the) οὐρανὸς (heaven) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) γῆ (earth), ἰῶτα (iota) ἓν (one), ἢ (or) μία (one) κεραία (stroke of a letter), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) παρέλθῃ (shall pass away) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) νόμου (law), ἕως (until) ἂν (-) πάντα (everything) γένηται (should happen). ¹⁹ Ὃς (Whoever) ἐὰν (if) οὖν (then) λύσῃ (shall break) μίαν (one) τῶν (of the) ἐντολῶν (commandments) τούτων (of these) τῶν (the) ἐλαχίστων (least) καὶ (and) διδάξῃ (shall teach) οὕτως (so) τοὺς (the) ἀνθρώπους (others), ἐλάχιστος (least) κληθήσεται (he will be called) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (now) ἂν (-) ποιήσῃ (shall keep) καὶ (and) διδάξῃ (shall teach them), οὗτος (this one) μέγας (great) κληθήσεται (will be called) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ²⁰ λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) ὑμῖν (to you), ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) μὴ (not) περισσεύσῃ (shall abound) ὑμῶν (your) ἡ (-) δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) πλεῖον (above that) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) Φαρισαίων (Pharisees), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθητε (shall you enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens).

¹⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Τί (Why) με (Me) ἐρωτᾷς (ask you) περὶ (about) τοῦ (what is) ἀγαθοῦ (good)? εἷς (Only One) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (-) ἀγαθός (good). εἰ (If) δὲ (however) θέλεις (you desire) εἰς (into) τὴν (-) ζωὴν (life) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter), τήρησον* (keep) τὰς (the) ἐντολάς (commandments).” ¹⁸ Λέγει (He says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ποίας (Which)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν* (said), “‘Τὸ (-) Οὐ (Not) φονεύσεις (shall you murder), Οὐ (not) μοιχεύσεις (shall you commit adultery), Οὐ (not) κλέψεις (shall you steal), Οὐ (not) ψευδομαρτυρήσεις (shall you bear false witness), ¹⁹ Τίμα (you shall honor) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother), καὶ (and) Ἀγαπήσεις (you shall love) τὸν (-) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).’”

²⁸ Καὶ (And) προσελθὼν (having come up) εἷς (one) τῶν (of the) γραμματέων (scribes), ἀκούσας (having heard) αὐτῶν (them) συζητούντων (reasoning together), ἰδὼν* (having seen) ὅτι (that) καλῶς (well) ἀπεκρίθη (He answered) αὐτοῖς (them), ἐπηρώτησεν (he questioned) αὐτόν (Him), “Ποία (Which) ἐστὶν (is) ἐντολὴ (commandment) πρώτη (the first) πάντων (of all)?” ²⁹ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ὅτι (The) Πρώτη (foremost) ἐστίν (is), ‘Ἄκουε (Hear this) Ἰσραήλ (O Israel): Κύριος (The Lord) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἡμῶν (of us), Κύριος (the Lord) εἷς (One) ἐστιν (is), ³⁰ καὶ (and) ἀγαπήσεις (you shall love) Κύριον (the Lord) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God) σου (of you) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) καρδίας (heart) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) ψυχῆς (soul) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) διανοίας (mind) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) ἰσχύος (strength) σου (of you).’ ³¹ δευτέρα (The second) αὕτη (this): ‘Ἀγαπήσεις (You shall love) τὸν (the) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).’ μείζων (Greater) τούτων (than these) ἄλλη (another) ἐντολὴ (commandment) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (there is).” ³² Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him) ὁ (the) γραμματεύς (scribe), “Καλῶς (Right), Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), ἐπ’ (according to) ἀληθείας (truth) εἶπες (You have spoken) ὅτι (that) εἷς (One) ἐστιν (He is), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (there is) ἄλλος (another) πλὴν (besides) αὐτοῦ (Him), ³³ καὶ (and) τὸ (-) ἀγαπᾶν (to love) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) καρδίας (heart) καὶ (and) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) συνέσεως (understanding) καὶ (and) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) ἰσχύος (strength), καὶ (and) τὸ (-) ἀγαπᾶν (to love) τὸν (the) πλησίον (neighbor) ὡς (as) ἑαυτὸν (oneself) περισσότερόν (more important) ἐστιν (is) πάντων (than all) τῶν (the) ὁλοκαυτωμάτων (burnt offerings) καὶ (and) θυσιῶν (sacrifices).” ³⁴ Καὶ (And) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ἰδὼν (having seen) αὐτὸν (him) ὅτι (that) νουνεχῶς (wisely) ἀπεκρίθη (he answered), εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Οὐ (Not) μακρὰν (far) εἶ (are you) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) βασιλείας (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).” καὶ (And) οὐδεὶς (no one) οὐκέτι (no longer) ἐτόλμα (dared) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπερωτῆσαι (to question).

²⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Ἐν (In) τῷ (the) νόμῳ (law) τί (what) γέγραπται (has been written)? πῶς (How) ἀναγινώσκεις (read you)?” ²⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (he said), “‘Ἀγαπήσεις (You shall love) Κύριον (the Lord) τὸν (the) Θεόν (God) σου (of you) ἐξ (with) ὅλης (all) τῆς (the) καρδίας (heart) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐν (with) ὅλῃ (all) τῇ (the) ψυχῇ (soul) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐν (with) ὅλῃ (all) τῇ (the) ἰσχύϊ (strength) σου (of you), καὶ (and) ἐν (with) ὅλῃ (all) τῇ (the) διανοίᾳ (mind) σου (of you)’ καὶ (and) ‘Τὸν (The) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).’” ²⁸ Εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὀρθῶς (Correctly) ἀπεκρίθης (you have answered). τοῦτο (This) ποίει (do), καὶ (and) ζήσῃ (you will live).”

²⁰ τὰς (The) ἐντολὰς (commandments) οἶδας (You know): ‘Μὴ (Not) μοιχεύσῃς (shall you commit adultery), Μὴ (not) φονεύσῃς (shall you murder), Μὴ (not) κλέψῃς (shall you steal), Μὴ (not) ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς (shall you bear false witness), Τίμα (you shall honor) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) σου (of you) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μητέρα (mother).’”

²⁰ διότι (Therefore) ἐξ (by) ἔργων (works) νόμου (of the Law) οὐ (not) δικαιωθήσεται (will be justified) πᾶσα (any) σὰρξ (flesh) ἐνώπιον (before) αὐτοῦ (Him); διὰ (through) γὰρ (for) νόμου (the Law) ἐπίγνωσις (is knowledge) ἁμαρτίας (of sin).

⁹ τὸ (-) γάρ (For), “Οὐ (Not) μοιχεύσεις (you shall commit adultery),” “Οὐ (Not) φονεύσεις (you shall murder),” “Οὐ (Not) κλέψεις (you shall steal),” “Οὐκ (Not) ἐπιθυμήσεις (you shall covet),” καὶ (and) εἴ (if) τις (any) ἑτέρα (other) ἐντολή (commandment), ἐν (in) τῷ (the) λόγῳ (word) τούτῳ (this) ἀνακεφαλαιοῦται (it is summed up), ἐν (in) τῷ (the saying): “Ἀγαπήσεις (You shall love) τὸν (the) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).”

⁷ ἤδη (Already) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ὅλως (altogether) ἥττημα (a defeat) ὑμῖν (for you) ἐστιν (it is), ὅτι (that) κρίματα (lawsuits) ἔχετε (you have) μεθ’ (among) ἑαυτῶν (one another). διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὐχὶ (not) μᾶλλον (rather) ἀδικεῖσθε (suffer wrong)? διὰ (Because of) τί (why) οὐχὶ (not) μᾶλλον (rather) ἀποστερεῖσθε (be defrauded)? ⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) ὑμεῖς (you) ἀδικεῖτε (do wrong) καὶ (and) ἀποστερεῖτε (defraud), καὶ (and) τοῦτο (these things) ἀδελφούς (to brothers)! ⁹ Ἢ (Or) οὐκ (not) οἴδατε (know you) ὅτι (that) ἄδικοι (the unrighteous ones) Θεοῦ (of God) βασιλείαν (the kingdom) οὐ (not) κληρονομήσουσιν (will inherit)? μὴ (Not) πλανᾶσθε (be deceived): οὔτε (neither) πόρνοι (the sexually immoral), οὔτε (nor) εἰδωλολάτραι (idolaters), οὔτε (nor) μοιχοὶ (adulterers), οὔτε (nor) μαλακοὶ (effeminate), οὔτε (nor) ἀρσενοκοῖται (homosexuals),

¹⁴ ὁ (-) γὰρ (For) πᾶς (the entire) νόμος (Law) ἐν (in) ἑνὶ (one) λόγῳ (word) πεπλήρωται (is fulfilled) ἐν (in) τῷ (this): “Ἀγαπήσεις (You shall love) τὸν (the) πλησίον (neighbor) σου (of you) ὡς (as) σεαυτόν (yourself).”

⁶ τὸ (-) μὴ (not) ὑπερβαίνειν (to go beyond) καὶ (and) πλεονεκτεῖν (to overreach) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) πράγματι (matter), τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him), διότι (because) ἔκδικος (avenging is) Κύριος (the Lord) περὶ (concerning) πάντων (all) τούτων (these things), καθὼς (just as) καὶ (also) προείπαμεν (we told before) ὑμῖν (you), καὶ (and) διεμαρτυράμεθα (thoroughly warned).

¹¹ ὁ (The One) γὰρ (for) εἰπών (having said), “Μὴ (Not) μοιχεύσῃς (you shall commit adultery),” εἶπεν (said) καί (also), “Μὴ (Not) φονεύσῃς (you shall murder).” εἰ (If) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) μοιχεύεις (you do commit adultery), φονεύεις (do commit murder) δέ (however), γέγονας (you have become) παραβάτης (a transgressor) νόμου (of the law).

²⁰ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (the) νεανίσκος (young man), “Ταῦτα (Things) πάντα (all these) ἐφύλαξα (I have kept). τί (What) ἔτι (yet) ὑστερῶ (lack I)?”

²⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) θέλων (desiring) δικαιῶσαι (to justify) ἑαυτὸν (himself), εἶπεν (he said) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), “Καὶ (And) τίς (who) ἐστίν (is) μου (my) πλησίον (neighbor)?”

¹¹ ὁ (The) Φαρισαῖος (Pharisee), σταθεὶς (having stood), ταῦτα (thus) «πρὸς (toward) ἑαυτὸν» (himself) προσηύχετο (was praying), Ὁ (-) ‘Θεός (God), εὐχαριστῶ (I thank) σοι (You) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ὥσπερ (like) οἱ (the) λοιποὶ (rest) τῶν (of the) ἀνθρώπων (men) — ἅρπαγες (swindlers), ἄδικοι (unrighteous), μοιχοί (adulterers) — ἢ (or) καὶ (even) ὡς (like) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) τελώνης (tax collector). ¹² νηστεύω (I fast) δὶς (twice) τοῦ (in the) σαββάτου (week); ἀποδεκατῶ (I tithe) πάντα (all things), ὅσα (as many as) κτῶμαι (I gain).’

⁹ Ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (however) ἔζων (was alive) χωρὶς (apart from) νόμου (law) ποτέ (once); ἐλθούσης (having come) δὲ (however) τῆς (the) ἐντολῆς (commandment), ἡ (the) ἁμαρτία (sin) ἀνέζησεν (revived); ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (then) ἀπέθανον (died).

⁶ κατὰ (according to) ζῆλος (zeal), διώκων (persecuting) τὴν (the) ἐκκλησίαν (church); κατὰ (according to) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) τὴν (which is) ἐν (in) νόμῳ (the Law), γενόμενος (having become) ἄμεμπτος (faultless).

⁵ ἔχοντες (having) μόρφωσιν (a form) εὐσεβείας (of godliness) τὴν (-) δὲ (but) δύναμιν (the power) αὐτῆς (of it) ἠρνημένοι (denying). καὶ (And) τούτους (these) ἀποτρέπου (turn away from).

¹⁹ Μὴ (Not) θησαυρίζετε (store up) ὑμῖν (for yourselves) θησαυροὺς (treasures) ἐπὶ (upon) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), ὅπου (where) σὴς (moth) καὶ (and) βρῶσις (rust) ἀφανίζει (destroy), καὶ (and) ὅπου (where) κλέπται (thieves) διορύσσουσιν (break in) καὶ (and) κλέπτουσιν (steal); ²⁰ θησαυρίζετε (store up) δὲ (however) ὑμῖν (for yourselves) θησαυροὺς (treasures) ἐν (in) οὐρανῷ (heaven), ὅπου (where) οὔτε (neither) σὴς (moth) οὔτε (nor) βρῶσις (rust) ἀφανίζει (destroy), καὶ (and) ὅπου (where) κλέπται (thieves) οὐ (not) διορύσσουσιν (do break in) οὐδὲ (nor) κλέπτουσιν (steal). ²¹ ὅπου (Where) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) θησαυρός (treasure) σου (of you), ἐκεῖ (there) ἔσται (will be) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) καρδία (heart) σου (of you).

⁴⁴ Ὁμοία (Like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) θησαυρῷ (treasure) κεκρυμμένῳ (having been hidden) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἀγρῷ (field), ὃν (which), εὑρὼν (having found), ἄνθρωπος (a man) ἔκρυψεν (hid), καὶ (and) ἀπὸ (for) τῆς (the) χαρᾶς (joy) αὐτοῦ (of it) ὑπάγει (goes) καὶ (and) πωλεῖ (he sells) ‹πάντα› (all) ὅσα (that) ἔχει (he has) καὶ (and) ἀγοράζει (buys) τὸν (the) ἀγρὸν (field) ἐκεῖνον (that). ⁴⁵ Πάλιν (Again) ὁμοία (like) ἐστὶν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens) ‹ἀνθρώπῳ› (a man), ἐμπόρῳ (a merchant) ζητοῦντι (seeking) καλοὺς (fine) μαργαρίτας (pearls); ⁴⁶ εὑρὼν (having found) δὲ (now) ἕνα (one) πολύτιμον (very precious) μαργαρίτην (pearl), ἀπελθὼν (having gone away), πέπρακεν (he has sold) πάντα (all things) ὅσα (as many as) εἶχεν (he had), καὶ (and) ἠγόρασεν (bought) αὐτόν (it).

²⁴ Τότε (Then) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) τοῖς (to) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me) ἐλθεῖν (to come), ἀπαρνησάσθω (let him deny) ἑαυτὸν (himself), καὶ (and) ἀράτω (take up) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἀκολουθείτω (follow) μοι (Me).

²¹ Ἔφη (Was saying) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Εἰ (If) θέλεις (you desire) τέλειος (perfect) εἶναι (to be), ὕπαγε (go), πώλησόν (sell) σου (of you) τὰ (the) ὑπάρχοντα (possessing), καὶ (and) δὸς (give) [τοῖς] (to the) πτωχοῖς (poor), καὶ (and) ἕξεις (you will have) θησαυρὸν (treasure) ἐν (in) οὐρανοῖς (the heavens); καὶ (and) δεῦρο (come), ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (Me).”

³⁴ Καὶ (And) προσκαλεσάμενος (having called to Him) τὸν (the) ὄχλον (crowd) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me) ἐλθεῖν (to come), ἀπαρνησάσθω (let him deny) ἑαυτὸν (himself), καὶ (and) ἀράτω (let him take up) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἀκολουθείτω (let him follow) μοι (Me).

²³ Ἔλεγεν (He was saying) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) πάντας (all), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me) ἔρχεσθαι (to come), ἀρνησάσθω (let him deny) ἑαυτὸν (himself), καὶ (and) ἀράτω (let him take up) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of him) καθ’ (every) ἡμέραν (day), καὶ (and) ἀκολουθείτω (let him follow) μοι (Me).

⁴² ὀλίγων (one thing) δέ (however) ἐστιν (is) χρεία (necessary), ἢ (and) ἑνός (one thing) Μαριὰμ (Mary) γὰρ (for) τὴν (the) ἀγαθὴν (good) μερίδα (portion) ἐξελέξατο (has chosen), ἥτις (which) οὐκ (not) ἀφαιρεθήσεται (will be taken away from) αὐτῆς (her).”

³³ Πωλήσατε (Sell) τὰ (the) ὑπάρχοντα (possessions) ὑμῶν (of you) καὶ (and) δότε (give) ἐλεημοσύνην (alms); ποιήσατε (make) ἑαυτοῖς (to yourselves) βαλλάντια (purses) μὴ (not) παλαιούμενα (growing old), θησαυρὸν (a treasure) ἀνέκλειπτον (unfailing) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οὐρανοῖς (heavens), ὅπου (where) κλέπτης (thief) οὐκ (not) ἐγγίζει (does draw near), οὐδὲ (nor) σὴς (moth) διαφθείρει (destroy).

⁹ Καὶ (And) ἐγὼ (I) ὑμῖν (to you) λέγω (say), ἑαυτοῖς (for yourselves) ποιήσατε (make) φίλους (friends) ἐκ (by) τοῦ (the) μαμωνᾶ (wealth) τῆς (-) ἀδικίας (of unrighteousness), ἵνα (that) ὅταν (when) ἐκλίπῃ (it fails) δέξωνται (they might receive) ὑμᾶς (you) εἰς (into) τὰς (the) αἰωνίους (eternal) σκηνάς (dwellings).

²² Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (then), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἔτι (Yet) ἕν (one thing) σοι (to you) λείπει (is lacking): πάντα (All), ὅσα (as much as) ἔχεις (you have), πώλησον (sell), καὶ (and) διάδος (distribute) πτωχοῖς (to the poor), καὶ (and) ἕξεις (you will have) θησαυρὸν (treasure) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οὐρανοῖς (heavens); καὶ (and) δεῦρο (come), ἀκολούθει (follow) μοι (Me).”

⁴¹ Καὶ (And) ὡς (as) ἤγγισεν (He drew near), ἰδὼν (having seen) τὴν (the) πόλιν (city), ἔκλαυσεν (He wept) ἐπ’ (over) αὐτήν (it),

²⁶ ἐὰν (If) ἐμοί (Me) τις (anyone) διακονῇ (serves), ἐμοὶ (Me) ἀκολουθείτω (let him follow); καὶ (and) ὅπου (where) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I), ἐκεῖ (there) καὶ (also) ὁ (the) διάκονος (servant) ὁ (-) ἐμὸς (of Me) ἔσται (will be). ἐάν (If) τις (anyone) ἐμοὶ (Me) διακονῇ (serves), τιμήσει (will honor) αὐτὸν (him) ὁ (the) Πατήρ (Father).

³³ ταῦτα (These things) λελάληκα (I have spoken) ὑμῖν (to you) ἵνα (so that) ἐν (in) ἐμοὶ (Me) εἰρήνην (peace) ἔχητε (you may have). ἐν (In) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world) θλῖψιν (tribulation) ἔχετε (you have). ἀλλὰ (But) θαρσεῖτε (take courage); ἐγὼ (I) νενίκηκα (have overcome) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world).”

⁴⁵ καὶ (and) τὰ (the) κτήματα (possessions) καὶ (and) τὰς (the) ὑπάρξεις (goods) ἐπίπρασκον (they were selling) καὶ (and) διεμέριζον (were dividing) αὐτὰ (them) πᾶσιν (to all), καθότι (as) ἄν (-) τις (anyone) χρείαν (need) εἶχεν (had).

³⁴ Οὐδὲ (Not even) γὰρ (for) ἐνδεής (in need) τις (anyone) ἦν (there was) ἐν (among) αὐτοῖς (them); ὅσοι (as many as) γὰρ (for) κτήτορες (owners) χωρίων (of lands) ἢ (or) οἰκιῶν (houses) ὑπῆρχον (were) πωλοῦντες (selling them), ἔφερον (were bringing) τὰς (the) τιμὰς (proceeds) τῶν (of what) πιπρασκομένων (is sold), ³⁵ καὶ (and) ἐτίθουν (were laying them) παρὰ (at) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) τῶν (of the) ἀποστόλων (apostles); διεδίδετο (distribution was made) δὲ (then) ἑκάστῳ (to each) καθότι (just as) ἄν (-) τις (anyone) χρείαν (need) εἶχεν (had). ³⁶ Ἰωσὴφ (Joseph) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) ἐπικληθεὶς (having been called) Βαρνάβας (Barnabas) ἀπὸ (by) τῶν (the) ἀποστόλων (apostles) ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) μεθερμηνευόμενον (translated) Υἱὸς (Son) παρακλήσεως (of encouragement) Λευίτης (a Levite), Κύπριος (a Cypriot) τῷ (at the) γένει (birth), ³⁷ ὑπάρχοντος (owns) αὐτῷ (by him) ἀγροῦ (a field), πωλήσας (having sold it), ἤνεγκεν (brought) τὸ (the) χρῆμα (money) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (laid it) πρὸς (at) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) τῶν (of the) ἀποστόλων (apostles).

¹⁷ εἰ (If) δὲ (now) τέκνα (children), καὶ (also) κληρονόμοι (heirs), κληρονόμοι (heirs) μὲν (indeed) Θεοῦ (of God), συνκληρονόμοι (joint-heirs) δὲ (now) Χριστοῦ (of Christ), εἴπερ (if indeed) συμπάσχομεν (we suffer with Him), ἵνα (so that) καὶ (also) συνδοξασθῶμεν (we may be glorified together). ¹⁸ Λογίζομαι (I reckon) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) ἄξια (comparable) τὰ (the) παθήματα (sufferings) τοῦ (of the) νῦν (present) καιροῦ (time are) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) μέλλουσαν (coming) δόξαν (glory) ἀποκαλυφθῆναι (to be revealed) εἰς (to) ἡμᾶς (us).

¹⁵ ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (now) ἥδιστα (most gladly) δαπανήσω (will spend), καὶ (and) ἐκδαπανηθήσομαι (will be utterly spent), ὑπὲρ (for) τῶν (the) ψυχῶν (souls) ὑμῶν (of you). εἰ (If) περισσοτέρως (more abundantly) ὑμᾶς (you) ἀγαπῶν* (loving), ἧσσον (less) ἀγαπῶμαι (I am loved)?

¹⁷ Τοῖς (To the) πλουσίοις (rich) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) νῦν (present) αἰῶνι (age), παράγγελλε (instruct them) μὴ (not) ὑψηλοφρονεῖν (to be high-minded), μηδὲ (nor) ἠλπικέναι (to have hope) ἐπὶ (in) πλούτου (of riches) ἀδηλότητι (the uncertainty), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐπὶ (on) Θεῷ (God) τῷ (the One) παρέχοντι (providing) ἡμῖν (us) πάντα (all things) πλουσίως (richly) εἰς (for) ἀπόλαυσιν (enjoyment), ¹⁸ ἀγαθοεργεῖν (to do good), πλουτεῖν (to be rich) ἐν (in) ἔργοις (works) καλοῖς (good), εὐμεταδότους (generous in distributing) εἶναι (to be), κοινωνικούς (ready to share), ¹⁹ ἀποθησαυρίζοντας (treasuring up) ἑαυτοῖς (for themselves) θεμέλιον (a foundation) καλὸν (good) εἰς (for) τὸ (the) μέλλον (future), ἵνα (so that) ἐπιλάβωνται (they may take hold) τῆς (of) ὄντως (that which is indeed) ζωῆς (life).

¹² καὶ (Also) πάντες (all) δὲ (now) οἱ (-) θέλοντες (desiring) ζῆν (to live) εὐσεβῶς (piously) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) διωχθήσονται (will be persecuted).

³⁴ καὶ (Both) γὰρ (for) τοῖς (with the) δεσμίοις (prisoners) συνεπαθήσατε (you sympathized), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ἁρπαγὴν (plundering) τῶν (of the) ὑπαρχόντων (possessions) ὑμῶν (of you) μετὰ (with) χαρᾶς (joy) προσεδέξασθε (you accepted), γινώσκοντες (knowing) ἔχειν (to have) ἑαυτοὺς (yourselves) κρείττονα* (a better) ὕπαρξιν (possession), καὶ (and) μένουσαν (abiding).

¹⁰ Ὅστις (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ὅλον (all) τὸν (the) νόμον (law) τηρήσῃ (shall keep), πταίσῃ (shall stumble) δὲ (but) ἐν (in) ἑνί (one point), γέγονεν (he has become) πάντων (of all) ἔνοχος (guilty).

⁴ εἰς (to) κληρονομίαν (an inheritance) ἄφθαρτον (imperishable) καὶ (and) ἀμίαντον (undefiled) καὶ (and) ἀμάραντον (unfading), τετηρημένην (being reserved) ἐν (in) οὐρανοῖς (the heavens) εἰς (for) ὑμᾶς (you), ⁵ τοὺς (who) ἐν (by) δυνάμει (the power) Θεοῦ (of God) φρουρουμένους (are being guarded) διὰ (through) πίστεως (faith), εἰς (for) σωτηρίαν (the salvation) ἑτοίμην (ready) ἀποκαλυφθῆναι (to be revealed) ἐν (in) καιρῷ (the time) ἐσχάτῳ (last),

⁴ Ἀλλὰ (But) ἔχω (I have) κατὰ (against) σοῦ (you) ὅτι (that) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) σου (of you) τὴν (-) πρώτην (first), ἀφῆκες (you have abandoned).

¹⁴ Ἀλλ’ (But) ἔχω (I have) κατὰ (against) σοῦ (you) ὀλίγα (a few things), ὅτι (because) ἔχεις (you have) ἐκεῖ (some there) κρατοῦντας (holding) τὴν (the) διδαχὴν (teaching) Βαλαάμ (of Balaam), ὃς (who) ἐδίδασκεν (would teach) τῷ (-) Βαλὰκ (Balak) βαλεῖν (to cast) σκάνδαλον (a snare) ἐνώπιον (before) τῶν (the) υἱῶν (sons) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel), φαγεῖν (to eat) εἰδωλόθυτα (things sacrificed to idols), καὶ (and) πορνεῦσαι (to commit sexual immorality).

²⁰ Ἀλλὰ (But) ἔχω (I have) κατὰ (against) σοῦ (you) ὅτι (that) ἀφεῖς (you tolerate) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (woman) Ἰεζάβελ (Jezebel), ἡ (the one) λέγουσα (calling) ἑαυτὴν (herself) προφῆτιν (a prophetess) καὶ (and) διδάσκει (teaching) καὶ (and) πλανᾷ (misleading) τοὺς (-) ἐμοὺς (My) δούλους (servants) πορνεῦσαι (to commit sexual immorality), καὶ (and) φαγεῖν (to eat) εἰδωλόθυτα (things sacrificed to idols).

²² Ὁ (That which) δὲ (now) εἰς (among) τὰς (the) ἀκάνθας (thorns) σπαρείς (having been sown), οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the one) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) ἀκούων (hearing), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) μέριμνα (care) τοῦ (-) αἰῶνος (present age) ‹τούτου› (of this) καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἀπάτη (deceit) τοῦ (-) πλούτου (of riches) συμπνίγει (choke) τὸν (the) λόγον (word), καὶ (and) ἄκαρπος (unfruitful) γίνεται (it becomes).

²² Ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) νεανίσκος (young man) τὸν (the) λόγον (statement) (τοῦτον) (this), ἀπῆλθεν (he went away) λυπούμενος (grieving); ἦν (he was one) γὰρ (for) ἔχων (having) κτήματα (possessions) πολλά (many).

³ Τότε (Then) ἰδὼν (having seen) Ἰούδας (Judas), ὁ (the one) παραδιδοὺς* (having delivered up) αὐτὸν (Him), ὅτι (that) κατεκρίθη (He was condemned), μεταμεληθεὶς (having regretted it), ἔστρεψεν (he returned) τὰ (the) τριάκοντα (thirty) ἀργύρια (pieces of silver) τοῖς (to the) ἀρχιερεῦσιν (chief priests) καὶ (and) πρεσβυτέροις (elders),

²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) ὅτι (that) οὐδὲν (nothing) ὠφελεῖ (it availed), ἀλλὰ (but) μᾶλλον (rather) θόρυβος (a riot) γίνεται (is arising), λαβὼν (having taken) ὕδωρ (water), ἀπενίψατο (he washed) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀπέναντι* (before) τοῦ (the) ὄχλου (crowd), λέγων (saying), “Ἀθῷός (Guiltless) εἰμι (I am) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) αἵματος (blood) τούτου (of this). ὑμεῖς (For yourselves) ὄψεσθε (you will see).” ²⁵ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) εἶπεν (said), “Τὸ (The) αἷμα (blood) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἐφ’ (be on) ἡμᾶς (us), καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (on) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children) ἡμῶν (of us).” ²⁶ Τότε (Then) ἀπέλυσεν (he released) αὐτοῖς (to them) τὸν (-) Βαραββᾶν (Barabbas); τὸν (-) δὲ (and) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) φραγελλώσας (having flogged), παρέδωκεν (He delivered up Him), ἵνα (that) σταυρωθῇ (He might be crucified).

²⁰ ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) ἐφοβεῖτο (was afraid of) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John), εἰδὼς (knowing) αὐτὸν (him) ἄνδρα (to be a man) δίκαιον (righteous) καὶ (and) ἅγιον (holy); καὶ (and) συνετήρει (he kept safe) αὐτόν (him). καὶ (And) ἀκούσας (having heard) αὐτοῦ (him), πολλὰ (greatly) ἠπόρει (he was perplexed) καὶ (and) ἡδέως (gladly) αὐτοῦ (him) ἤκουεν (heard).

²⁶ Καὶ (And) περίλυπος (encompassingly sorrowful) γενόμενος (having been made) ὁ (the) βασιλεὺς (king), διὰ (on account of) τοὺς (the) ὅρκους (oaths) καὶ (and) τοὺς (those) ἀνακειμένους (reclining with him), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (was he willing) ἀθετῆσαι (to refuse) αὐτήν (her).

¹⁵ εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Ὁρᾶτε (Beware) καὶ (and) φυλάσσεσθε (keep yourselves) ἀπὸ (from) πάσης (all) πλεονεξίας (covetousness); ὅτι (for) οὐκ (not) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) περισσεύειν (abundance) τινὶ (to anyone), ἡ (the) ζωὴ (life) αὐτοῦ (to him) ἐστιν (is) ἐκ (of) τῶν (that which) ὑπαρχόντων (possesses) αὐτῷ (of him).”

²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀκούσας (having heard) ταῦτα (these things), περίλυπος (very sorrowful) ἐγενήθη (he became); ἦν (he was) γὰρ (for) πλούσιος (rich) σφόδρα (extremely).

¹⁰ ἡ (The) γὰρ (for), κατὰ (according to) Θεὸν (God) λύπη (grief), μετάνοιαν (repentance) εἰς (to) σωτηρίαν (salvation) ἀμεταμέλητον (without regret) ἐργάζεται (produces); ἡ (-) δὲ (and) τοῦ (the of the) κόσμου (world) λύπη (grief), θάνατον (death) κατεργάζεται (produces).

⁵ τοῦτο (This) γὰρ (for) ἴστε (you know), γινώσκοντες (realizing) ὅτι (that) πᾶς (any) πόρνος (fornicator), ἢ (or) ἀκάθαρτος (unclean person), ἢ (or) πλεονέκτης (covetous man), ὅ (who) ἐστιν (is) εἰδωλολάτρης (an idolater), οὐκ (not) ἔχει (has) κληρονομίαν (inheritance) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ), καὶ (and) Θεοῦ (of God).

⁹ Οἱ (Those) δὲ (however) βουλόμενοι (desiring) πλουτεῖν (to be rich) ἐμπίπτουσιν (fall) εἰς (into) πειρασμὸν (temptation) καὶ (and) παγίδα (a snare), καὶ (and) ἐπιθυμίας (desires) πολλὰς (many) ἀνοήτους (foolish) καὶ (and) βλαβεράς (harmful), αἵτινες (which) βυθίζουσιν (plunge) τοὺς (-) ἀνθρώπους (men) εἰς (into) ὄλεθρον (ruin) καὶ (and) ἀπώλειαν (destruction). ¹⁰ ῥίζα (A root) γὰρ (for) πάντων (of all kinds) τῶν (-) κακῶν (of evils) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) φιλαργυρία (love of money), ἧς (which) τινες (some) ὀρεγόμενοι (stretching after) ἀπεπλανήθησαν (have been seduced) ἀπὸ (away from) τῆς (the) πίστεως (faith), καὶ (and) ἑαυτοὺς (themselves) περιέπειραν (have pierced) ὀδύναις (with sorrows) πολλαῖς (many).

¹⁰ Δημᾶς (Demas) γάρ (for) με (me) ἐγκατέλιπεν (has deserted), ἀγαπήσας (having loved) τὸν (the) νῦν (present) αἰῶνα (age), καὶ (and) ἐπορεύθη (he has gone) εἰς (to) Θεσσαλονίκην (Thessalonica), Κρήσκης (Crescens) εἰς (to) Γαλατίαν (Galatia), Τίτος (and Titus) εἰς (to) Δαλματίαν (Dalmatia).

¹⁵ Μὴ (Not) ἀγαπᾶτε (love) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world) μηδὲ (nor) τὰ (the things) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world). ἐάν (If) τις (anyone) ἀγαπᾷ (should love) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἡ (the) ἀγάπη (love) τοῦ (of the) Πατρὸς (Father) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (him), ¹⁶ ὅτι (because) πᾶν (all) τὸ (that is) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world), ἡ (the) ἐπιθυμία (desire) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἐπιθυμία (desire) τῶν (of the) ὀφθαλμῶν (eyes), καὶ (and) ἡ (the) ἀλαζονεία* (vaunting) τοῦ (of) βίου (life), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) πατρός (Father), ἀλλὰ (but) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) ἐστίν (is).

²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) τοῖς (to the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) πλούσιος (a rich man) δυσκόλως (with difficulty) εἰσελεύσεται (will enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ²⁴ πάλιν (Again) δὲ (now) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), εὐκοπώτερόν (easier for) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (a camel) διὰ (through the) τρυπήματος (eye) ῥαφίδος (of a needle) εἰσελθεῖν (to go), ἢ (than) πλούσιον (a rich man) [εἰσελθεῖν] (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (of) Θεοῦ (God).” ²⁵ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (were astonished) σφόδρα (exceedingly), λέγοντες (saying), “Τίς (Who) ἄρα (then) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?” ²⁶ Ἐμβλέψας (Having looked on them) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Παρὰ (With) ἀνθρώποις (men) τοῦτο (this) ἀδύνατόν (impossible) ἐστιν (is), παρὰ (with) δὲ (however) Θεῷ (God) πάντα (all things are) δυνατά (possible).”

³² Καὶ (And) περιεβλέπετο (He was looking around) ἰδεῖν (to see) τὴν (the one) τοῦτο (this) ποιήσασαν (having done).

¹⁵ ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) μὴ (not) δέξηται (shall receive) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ὡς (as) παιδίον (a child), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) εἰσέλθῃ (shall enter) εἰς (into) αὐτήν (it).”

²⁴ Ἰδὼν (Having seen) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (him), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) [περίλυπον (sorrowful) γενόμενον] (became), εἶπεν (saying), “Πῶς (How) δυσκόλως (difficultly) οἱ (those) τὰ (-) χρήματα (riches) ἔχοντες (having), εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσπορεύονται (shall enter).

⁵ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἐὰν (if) μή (not) τις (anyone) γεννηθῇ (be born) ἐξ (of) ὕδατος (water) καὶ (and) Πνεύματος (of the Spirit), οὐ (not) δύναται (he is able) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

²⁶ Βλέπετε (Consider) γὰρ (for) τὴν (the) κλῆσιν (calling) ὑμῶν (of you), ἀδελφοί (brothers), ὅτι (that) οὐ (not) πολλοὶ (many) σοφοὶ (wise) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (flesh were), οὐ (not) πολλοὶ (many) δυνατοί (powerful), οὐ (not) πολλοὶ (many) εὐγενεῖς (of noble birth).

⁵ Ἀκούσατε (Listen), ἀδελφοί (brothers) μου (my) ἀγαπητοί (beloved). οὐχ (Not) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐξελέξατο (has chosen) τοὺς (the) πτωχοὺς (poor) τῷ (-) κόσμῳ (in this world) πλουσίους (to be rich) ἐν (in) πίστει (faith) καὶ (and) κληρονόμους (heirs) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) ἧς (that) ἐπηγγείλατο (He promised) τοῖς (to those) ἀγαπῶσιν (loving) αὐτόν (Him)?

⁴ Μοιχαλίδες (Adulteresses)! οὐκ (Not) οἴδατε (know you) ὅτι (that) ἡ (the) φιλία (friendship) τοῦ (with the) κόσμου (world), ἔχθρα (hostility) τοῦ (with) Θεοῦ (God) ἐστιν (is)? ὃς (Whoever) ἐὰν (if) οὖν (therefore) βουληθῇ (has chosen) φίλος (a friend) εἶναι (to be) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world), ἐχθρὸς (an enemy) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καθίσταται (is appointed).

¹¹ οὕτως (In this way) γὰρ (for) πλουσίως (richly) ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται (will be supplied) ὑμῖν (to you) ἡ (the) εἴσοδος (entrance) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) αἰώνιον (eternal) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) Σωτῆρος (Savior), Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ).

²⁵ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (were astonished) σφόδρα (exceedingly), λέγοντες (saying), “Τίς (Who) ἄρα (then) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?”

¹⁶ Εἶπεν (He spoke) δὲ (then) παραβολὴν (a parable) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them), λέγων (saying), “Ἀνθρώπου (Of a man) τινὸς (certain) πλουσίου (rich) εὐφόρησεν (brought forth abundantly) ἡ (the) χώρα (ground). ¹⁷ καὶ (And) διελογίζετο (he was reasoning) ἐν (within) ἑαυτῷ (himself), λέγων (saying), ‘Τί (What) ποιήσω (shall I do), ὅτι (for) οὐκ (not) ἔχω (I have) ποῦ (where) συνάξω (I will store up) τοὺς (the) καρπούς (fruits) μου (of me)?’ ¹⁸ καὶ (And) εἶπεν (he said), ‘Τοῦτο (This) ποιήσω (will I do): καθελῶ (I will tear down) μου (my) τὰς (-) ἀποθήκας (barns) καὶ (and) μείζονας (greater) οἰκοδομήσω (will build), καὶ (and) συνάξω (will store up) ἐκεῖ (there) πάντα (all) τὸν (the) σῖτον (grain) καὶ (and) τὰ (the) ἀγαθά (goods) μου (of me). ¹⁹ καὶ (And) ἐρῶ (I will say) τῇ (to the) ψυχῇ (soul) μου (of me), “Ψυχή (Soul), ἔχεις (you have) πολλὰ (many) ἀγαθὰ (good things) κείμενα (laid up) εἰς (for) ἔτη (years) πολλά (many); ἀναπαύου (take your rest); φάγε (eat), πίε (drink), εὐφραίνου (be merry).”’ ²⁰ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Θεός (God), ‘Ἄφρων (Fool)! ταύτῃ (This) τῇ (-) νυκτὶ (night), τὴν (the) ψυχήν (soul) σου (of you) ἀπαιτοῦσιν (is required) ἀπὸ (of) σοῦ (you); ἃ (what) δὲ (now) ἡτοίμασας (you did prepare)— τίνι (to whom) ἔσται (will it be)?’ ²¹ Οὕτως (So is) ὁ (the one) θησαυρίζων (treasuring up) ἑαυτῷ* (for himself), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) εἰς (toward) Θεὸν (God) πλουτῶν (being rich).”

²⁶ Εἶπαν (Said) δὲ (then) οἱ (those) ἀκούσαντες (having heard), “Καὶ (Then) τίς (who) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?” ²⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) εἶπεν (He said), “Τὰ (The things) ἀδύνατα (impossible) παρὰ (with) ἀνθρώποις (men), δυνατὰ (possible) παρὰ (with) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God) ἐστιν (are).”

⁶⁰ Πολλοὶ (Many) οὖν (therefore), ἀκούσαντες (having heard), ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) μαθητῶν (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), εἶπαν (said), “Σκληρός (Difficult) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) λόγος (word) οὗτος (this); τίς (who) δύναται (is able) αὐτοῦ (it) ἀκούειν (to hear)?”

³³ Τεκνία (Little children), ἔτι (yet) μικρὸν (a little while) μεθ’ (with) ὑμῶν (you) εἰμι (I am). ζητήσετέ (You will seek) με (Me); καὶ (and), καθὼς (as) εἶπον (I said) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews) ὅτι (-): ‘Ὅπου (Where) ἐγὼ (I) ὑπάγω (go), ὑμεῖς (you) οὐ (not) δύνασθε (are able) ἐλθεῖν (to come),’ καὶ (also) ὑμῖν (to you) λέγω (I say) ἄρτι (now).

⁵ λέγει (Says) οὖν (therefore) αὐτοῖς (to them) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Παιδία (Children), μή (not) τι (any) προσφάγιον (fish) ἔχετε (have you)?” Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) αὐτῷ (Him), “Οὔ (No).”

¹⁹ Τέκνα (Children) μου (of me), οὓς (of whom) πάλιν (again) ὠδίνω (I travail) μέχρις (until) οὗ (that) μορφωθῇ (shall have been formed) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἐν (in) ὑμῖν (you),

¹⁷ Τοῖς (To the) πλουσίοις (rich) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) νῦν (present) αἰῶνι (age), παράγγελλε (instruct them) μὴ (not) ὑψηλοφρονεῖν (to be high-minded), μηδὲ (nor) ἠλπικέναι (to have hope) ἐπὶ (in) πλούτου (of riches) ἀδηλότητι (the uncertainty), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐπὶ (on) Θεῷ (God) τῷ (the One) παρέχοντι (providing) ἡμῖν (us) πάντα (all things) πλουσίως (richly) εἰς (for) ἀπόλαυσιν (enjoyment),

¹ Ἄγε (Come) νῦν (now), οἱ (you) πλούσιοι (rich), κλαύσατε (weep), ὀλολύζοντες (wailing) ἐπὶ (over) ταῖς (the) ταλαιπωρίαις (miseries) ὑμῶν (upon you) ταῖς (that are) ἐπερχομέναις (coming). ² ὁ (The) πλοῦτος (riches) ὑμῶν (of You) σέσηπεν (have rotted), καὶ (and) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) ὑμῶν (of you) σητόβρωτα (moth-eaten) γέγονεν (have become). ³ ὁ (The) χρυσὸς (gold) ὑμῶν (of you) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἄργυρος (silver) κατίωται (have corroded), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) ἰὸς (rust) αὐτῶν (of them) εἰς (for) μαρτύριον (a testimony) ὑμῖν (against you) ἔσται (will be), καὶ (and) φάγεται (will eat) τὰς (the) σάρκας (flesh) ὑμῶν (of you) ὡς (like) πῦρ (fire). Ἐθησαυρίσατε (You have treasured up) ἐν (in) ἐσχάταις (the last) ἡμέραις (days).

¹ Τεκνία (Little children) μου (of me), ταῦτα (these things) γράφω (I am writing) ὑμῖν (to you) ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) ἁμάρτητε (you might sin). καὶ (And) ἐάν (if) τις (anyone) ἁμάρτῃ (should sin), Παράκλητον (an advocate) ἔχομεν (we have) πρὸς (with) τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) Χριστὸν (Christ) δίκαιον (the Righteous One).

⁴ Ὑμεῖς (You) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) ἐστε (are), τεκνία (little children), καὶ (and) νενικήκατε (have overcome) αὐτούς (them), ὅτι (because) μείζων (greater) ἐστὶν (is) ὁ (the One) ἐν (in) ὑμῖν (you) ἢ (than) ὁ (the one) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world).

²¹ Τεκνία (Little children), φυλάξατε (keep) ἑαυτὰ (yourselves) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (-) εἰδώλων (idols).

¹⁷ Ὅτι (For) λέγεις (you say) ὅτι (-), ‘Πλούσιός (Rich) εἰμι (I am), καὶ (and) πεπλούτηκα (I have grown rich), καὶ (and) οὐδὲν (of nothing) χρείαν (need) ἔχω (I have).’ καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) οἶδας (do you realize) ὅτι (that) σὺ (you) εἶ (are) ὁ (-) ταλαίπωρος (wretched), καὶ (and) ἐλεεινὸς (miserable), καὶ (and) πτωχὸς (poor), καὶ (and) τυφλὸς (blind), καὶ (and) γυμνός (naked).

³ Τί (Why) δὲ (now) βλέπεις (do you look at) τὸ (the) κάρφος (splinter) τὸ (that is) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀφθαλμῷ (eye) τοῦ (the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) σου (of you), τὴν (-) δὲ (and) ἐν (the in) τῷ (-) σῷ (your own) ὀφθαλμῷ (eye) δοκὸν (beam) οὐ (not) κατανοεῖς (notice)? ⁴ ἢ (Or) πῶς (how) ἐρεῖς (shall you say) τῷ (to the) ἀδελφῷ (brother) σου (of you), ‘Ἄφες (Permit that) ἐκβάλω (I might cast out) τὸ (the) κάρφος (splinter) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) ὀφθαλμοῦ (eye) σου (of you);’ καὶ (and) ἰδοὺ (behold), ἡ (the) δοκὸς (beam) ἐν (is in) τῷ (the) ὀφθαλμῷ (eye) σοῦ (of you)? ⁵ ὑποκριτά (Hypocrite)! ἔκβαλε (Cast out) πρῶτον (first) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) ὀφθαλμοῦ (eye) σοῦ (of you) τὴν (the) δοκόν (beam), καὶ (and) τότε (then) διαβλέψεις (you will see clearly) ἐκβαλεῖν (to cast out) τὸ (the) κάρφος (splinter) ἐκ (from) τοῦ (the) ὀφθαλμοῦ (eye) τοῦ (of the) ἀδελφοῦ (brother) σου (of you).

²⁴ πάλιν (Again) δὲ (now) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), εὐκοπώτερόν (easier for) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (a camel) διὰ (through the) τρυπήματος (eye) ῥαφίδος (of a needle) εἰσελθεῖν (to go), ἢ (than) πλούσιον (a rich man) [εἰσελθεῖν] (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (of) Θεοῦ (God).” ²⁵ Ἀκούσαντες (Having heard) δὲ (now), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (were astonished) σφόδρα (exceedingly), λέγοντες (saying), “Τίς (Who) ἄρα (then) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?”

²⁴ ὁδηγοὶ (Guides) τυφλοί (blind)! οἱ (Those) διϋλίζοντες (straining out) τὸν (the) κώνωπα (gnat), τὴν (the) δὲ (however) κάμηλον (camel) καταπίνοντες (swallowing)!

²⁵ εὐκοπώτερον (Easier) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (it is) κάμηλον (a camel) διὰ (through) τρήματος (an eye) βελόνης (of a needle) εἰσελθεῖν (to go), ἢ (than) πλούσιον (a rich man) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter).”

⁵¹ καὶ (And) ἀνέβη (He went up) πρὸς (to) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πλοῖον (boat), καὶ (and) ἐκόπασεν (ceased) ὁ (the) ἄνεμος (wind). καὶ (And) λίαν (exceedingly) ἐκ (in) περισσοῦ (abundance) ἐν (in) ἑαυτοῖς (themselves) ἐξίσταντο (they were amazed),

³⁷ καὶ (And) ὑπερπερισσῶς (above measure) ἐξεπλήσσοντο (they were astonished), λέγοντες (saying), “Καλῶς (Well) πάντα (all things) πεποίηκεν (He has done); καὶ (both) τοὺς (the) κωφοὺς (deaf) ποιεῖ (He makes) ἀκούειν (to hear), καὶ (and) [τοὺς] (the) ἀλάλους (mute) λαλεῖν (to speak).”

²³ Εἶπεν (Said) δέ (then) τις (one) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Κύριε (Lord), εἰ (if) ὀλίγοι (are few) οἱ (those) σῳζόμενοι (being saved)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them),

²⁶ Εἶπαν (Said) δὲ (then) οἱ (those) ἀκούσαντες (having heard), “Καὶ (Then) τίς (who) δύναται (is able) σωθῆναι (to be saved)?”

³¹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπαν (they said), “Πίστευσον (Believe) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (the) Κύριον (Lord) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), καὶ (and) σωθήσῃ (you will be saved), σὺ (you) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) οἶκός (household) σου (of you).”

⁹ ὅτι (that) ἐὰν (if) ὁμολογήσῃς (you confess) ἐν (with) τῷ (the) στόματί (mouth) σου (of you), “Κύριον (The Lord is) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus),” καὶ (and) πιστεύσῃς (believe) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) σου (of you), ὅτι (that) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) αὐτὸν (Him) ἤγειρεν (raised) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead), σωθήσῃ (you will be saved). ¹⁰ καρδίᾳ (In the heart) γὰρ (for) πιστεύεται (is belief) εἰς (unto) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness); στόματι (in the mouth) δὲ (now) ὁμολογεῖται (is confession) εἰς (unto) σωτηρίαν (salvation). ¹¹ Λέγει (Says) γὰρ (for) ἡ (the) γραφή (Scripture), “Πᾶς (Everyone) ὁ (-) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him) οὐ (not) καταισχυνθήσεται (will be put to shame).” ¹² οὐ (Not) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (there is) διαστολὴ (difference) Ἰουδαίου (Jew) τε (between) καὶ (and) Ἕλληνος (Greek); ὁ (-) γὰρ (for) αὐτὸς (the same) Κύριος (Lord) πάντων (of all) πλουτῶν (is rich) εἰς (toward) πάντας (all) τοὺς (those) ἐπικαλουμένους (calling) αὐτόν (Him). ¹³ “Πᾶς (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ὃς (that) ἂν (-) ἐπικαλέσηται (shall call upon) τὸ (the) ὄνομα (name) Κυρίου (of the Lord) σωθήσεται (will be saved).”

²³ διάκονοι (Servants) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) εἰσιν (are they)? παραφρονῶν (As being beside myself) λαλῶ (I speak) ὑπὲρ (above measure): ἐγώ (I too), ἐν (in) κόποις (labors) περισσοτέρως (more abundantly), ἐν (in) φυλακαῖς (imprisonments) περισσοτέρως (more abundantly), ἐν (in) πληγαῖς (beatings) ὑπερβαλλόντως (above measure), ἐν (in) θανάτοις (deaths) πολλάκις (often).

²⁶ Ἐμβλέψας (Having looked on them) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Παρὰ (With) ἀνθρώποις (men) τοῦτο (this) ἀδύνατόν (impossible) ἐστιν (is), παρὰ (with) δὲ (however) Θεῷ (God) πάντα (all things are) δυνατά (possible).”

³⁷ ὅτι (For) οὐκ (not) ἀδυνατήσει (will be impossible) παρὰ (with) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (God) πᾶν (every) ῥῆμα (thing).”

²⁷ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) εἶπεν (He said), “Τὰ (The things) ἀδύνατα (impossible) παρὰ (with) ἀνθρώποις (men), δυνατὰ (possible) παρὰ (with) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (God) ἐστιν (are).”

²¹ ὃς (who) μετασχηματίσει (will transform) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body) τῆς (-) ταπεινώσεως (of humiliation) ἡμῶν (of us), σύμμορφον (conformed) τῷ (to the) σώματι (body) τῆς (of the) δόξης (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Himself), κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) ἐνέργειαν (working) τοῦ (-) δύνασθαι (enabling) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (even) ὑποτάξαι (to subdue) αὑτῷ (to Himself) τὰ (-) πάντα (all things).

²⁵ ὅθεν (wherefore) καὶ (also), σῴζειν (to save) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) παντελὲς (uttermost) δύναται (He is able), τοὺς (those) προσερχομένους (drawing near) δι’ (through) αὐτοῦ (Him) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), πάντοτε (always) ζῶν (living) εἰς (for) τὸ (-) ἐντυγχάνειν (to intercede) ὑπὲρ (for) αὐτῶν (them).

¹⁹ λογισάμενος (having reasoned) ὅτι (that) καὶ (even) ἐκ (out from) νεκρῶν (the dead) ἐγείρειν (to raise), δυνατὸς (able was) ὁ (-) Θεός (God), ὅθεν (from where) αὐτὸν (him) καὶ (also) ἐν (in) παραβολῇ (a simile), ἐκομίσατο (he received).

²⁰ οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εὐθέως (immediately) ἀφέντες (having left) τὰ (the) δίκτυα (nets), ἠκολούθησαν (they followed) αὐτῷ (Him).

²² οἱ (-) δὲ (And) εὐθέως (immediately), ἀφέντες (having left) τὸ (the) πλοῖον (boat) καὶ (and) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) αὐτῶν (of them), ἠκολούθησαν (they followed) αὐτῷ (Him).

¹⁶ Καὶ (And) παράγων (passing) παρὰ (by) τὴν (the) θάλασσαν (Sea) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee), εἶδεν (He saw) Σίμωνα (Simon) καὶ (and) Ἀνδρέαν (Andrew), τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) Σίμωνος (of Simon), ἀμφιβάλλοντας (casting a net) ἐν (into) τῇ (the) θαλάσσῃ (sea); ἦσαν (they were) γὰρ (for) ἁλιεῖς (fishermen). ¹⁷ καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Δεῦτε (Come) ὀπίσω (after) μου (Me), καὶ (and) ποιήσω (I will make) ὑμᾶς (you) γενέσθαι (to become) ἁλιεῖς (fishers) ἀνθρώπων (of men).” ¹⁸ καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately), ἀφέντες (having left) τὰ (the) δίκτυα (nets), ἠκολούθησαν (they followed) αὐτῷ (Him). ¹⁹ Καὶ (And) προβὰς (having gone on) ὀλίγον (a little), εἶδεν (He saw) Ἰάκωβον (James) τὸν (the son) τοῦ (-) Ζεβεδαίου (of Zebedee), καὶ (and) Ἰωάννην (John) τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) αὐτοὺς (they) ἐν (were in) τῷ (the) πλοίῳ (boat) καταρτίζοντας (adjusting) τὰ (the) δίκτυα (nets). ²⁰ καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (immediately) ἐκάλεσεν (He called) αὐτούς (them); καὶ (and) ἀφέντες (having left) τὸν (the) πατέρα (father) αὐτῶν (of them) Ζεβεδαῖον (Zebedee) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) πλοίῳ (boat) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) μισθωτῶν (hired servants), ἀπῆλθον (they went away) ὀπίσω (after) αὐτοῦ (Him).

³³ Οὕτως (So) οὖν (therefore) πᾶς (every one) ἐξ (of) ὑμῶν (you) ὃς (who) οὐκ (not) ἀποτάσσεται (does give up) πᾶσιν (all) τοῖς (that) ἑαυτοῦ (he himself) ὑπάρχουσιν (possesses), οὐ (not) δύναται (is able) εἶναί (to be) μου (My) μαθητής (disciple).

⁷ Ἀλλὰ (But) ἅτινα (whatever things) ἦν (were) μοι (to me) κέρδη (gain), ταῦτα (these) ἥγημαι (I have esteemed), διὰ (because of) τὸν (-) Χριστὸν (Christ), ζημίαν (loss). ⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) μὲν‿ (-), οὖν‿ (therefore) γε (indeed), καὶ (also) ἡγοῦμαι (I count) πάντα (all things) ζημίαν (loss) εἶναι (to be) διὰ (because of) τὸ (the) ὑπερέχον (excelling) τῆς (-) γνώσεως (knowledge) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) τοῦ (the) Κυρίου (Lord) μου (of me), δι’ (because of) ὃν (whom) τὰ (-) πάντα (all things) ἐζημιώθην (I have lost), καὶ (and) ἡγοῦμαι (esteem them) σκύβαλα (rubbish), ἵνα (that) Χριστὸν (Christ) κερδήσω (I may gain) ⁹ καὶ (and) εὑρεθῶ (be found) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him), μὴ (not) ἔχων (having) ἐμὴν (my own) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), τὴν (which is) ἐκ (of) νόμου (the Law), ἀλλὰ (but) τὴν (that) διὰ (through) πίστεως (faith) Χριστοῦ (from Christ), τὴν (the) ἐκ (of) Θεοῦ (God) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) ἐπὶ (on the basis of) τῇ (-) πίστει (faith),

¹⁰ Μακάριοι (Blessed are) οἱ (those) δεδιωγμένοι (having been persecuted) ἕνεκεν (on account of) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness), Ὅτι (for) αὐτῶν (theirs) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) βασιλεία (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens). ¹¹ Μακάριοί (Blessed) ἐστε (are you) ὅταν (when) ὀνειδίσωσιν (they shall insult) ὑμᾶς (you), καὶ (and) διώξωσιν (shall persecute you), καὶ (and) εἴπωσιν (shall say) πᾶν (all kinds of) πονηρὸν (evil) καθ’ (against) ὑμῶν (you), ψευδόμενοι (lying) ἕνεκεν (on account of) ἐμοῦ (Me).

¹⁸ καὶ (and) ἐπὶ (before) ἡγεμόνας (governors) δὲ (also), καὶ (and) βασιλεῖς (kings) ἀχθήσεσθε (you will be brought), ἕνεκεν (on account of) ἐμοῦ (Me), εἰς (for) μαρτύριον (a testimony) αὐτοῖς (to them) καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles).

³⁵ ὃς (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ἐὰν (if) θέλῃ (might desire) τὴν (-) ψυχὴν (life) αὐτοῦ (his) σῶσαι (to save), ἀπολέσει (will lose) αὐτήν (it); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (now) ἂν (-) ἀπολέσει (will lose) τὴν (the) ψυχὴν (life) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἕνεκεν (on account of) ἐμοῦ (Me) καὶ (and) τοῦ (of the) εὐαγγελίου (gospel), σώσει (he will save) αὐτήν (it).

²⁸ Ὑμεῖς (You) δέ (now) ἐστε (are) οἱ (those) διαμεμενηκότες (having remained) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) πειρασμοῖς (trials) μου (of Me). ²⁹ κἀγὼ (And I) διατίθεμαι (appoint) ὑμῖν (to you), καθὼς (as) διέθετό (appointed) μοι (to Me) ὁ (the) Πατήρ (Father) μου (of Me), βασιλείαν (a kingdom), ³⁰ ἵνα (so that) ἔσθητε (you may eat) καὶ (and) πίνητε (may drink) ἐπὶ (at) τῆς (the) τραπέζης (table) μου (of Me) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) μου (of Me), καὶ (and) καθήσεσθε (may sit) ἐπὶ (on) θρόνων (thrones), τὰς (the) δώδεκα (twelve) φυλὰς (tribes) κρίνοντες (judging) τοῦ (of) Ἰσραήλ (Israel).

²³ Πάντα (All things) δὲ (now) ποιῶ (I do) διὰ (on account of) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel), ἵνα (that) συνκοινωνὸς (a fellow partaker) αὐτοῦ (with it) γένωμαι (I might become).

²⁴ Πίστει (By faith) Μωϋσῆς (Moses), μέγας (grown) γενόμενος (having become), ἠρνήσατο (refused) λέγεσθαι (to be called) υἱὸς (the son) θυγατρὸς (of the daughter) Φαραώ (of Pharaoh), ²⁵ μᾶλλον (rather) ἑλόμενος (having chosen) συνκακουχεῖσθαι (to suffer affliction with) τῷ (the) λαῷ (people) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἢ (than) πρόσκαιρον (the temporary) ἔχειν (to have) ἁμαρτίας (of sin) ἀπόλαυσιν (enjoyment), ²⁶ μείζονα (greater) πλοῦτον (wealth) ἡγησάμενος (having esteemed) τῶν (than the) Αἰγύπτου (of Egypt) θησαυρῶν (treasures) τὸν (the) ὀνειδισμὸν (reproach) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ); ἀπέβλεπεν (he was looking) γὰρ (for) εἰς (toward) τὴν (the) μισθαποδοσίαν (reward).

³ καὶ (And) ὑπομονὴν (perseverance) ἔχεις (you have), καὶ (and) ἐβάστασας (have endured) διὰ (for the sake of) τὸ (the) ὄνομά (name) μου (of Me) καὶ (and) οὐ (not) κεκοπίακες (have grown weary).

¹¹ Μακάριοί (Blessed) ἐστε (are you) ὅταν (when) ὀνειδίσωσιν (they shall insult) ὑμᾶς (you), καὶ (and) διώξωσιν (shall persecute you), καὶ (and) εἴπωσιν (shall say) πᾶν (all kinds of) πονηρὸν (evil) καθ’ (against) ὑμῶν (you), ψευδόμενοι (lying) ἕνεκεν (on account of) ἐμοῦ (Me). ¹² χαίρετε (Rejoice) καὶ (and) ἀγαλλιᾶσθε (exult), ὅτι (for) ὁ (the) μισθὸς (reward) ὑμῶν (of you) πολὺς (is great) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) οὐρανοῖς (heavens); οὕτως (thus) γὰρ (for) ἐδίωξαν (they persecuted) τοὺς (the) προφήτας (prophets) τοὺς (-) πρὸ (before) ὑμῶν (you).

³³ ζητεῖτε (Seek) δὲ (however) πρῶτον (first) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) [τοῦ (of) θεοῦ] (God) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ταῦτα (these things) πάντα (all) προστεθήσεται (will be added) ὑμῖν (to you).

³² καὶ (And) ὃς (whoever) ἐὰν (if) εἴπῃ (speaks) λόγον (a word) κατὰ (against) τοῦ (the) Υἱοῦ (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man), ἀφεθήσεται (it will be forgiven) αὐτῷ (him); ὃς (whoever) δ’ (now) ἂν (-) εἴπῃ (speaks) κατὰ (against) τοῦ (-) Πνεύματος (Spirit) τοῦ (the) Ἁγίου (Holy), οὐκ (not) ἀφεθήσεται (it will be forgiven) αὐτῷ (him), οὔτε (neither) ἐν (in) τούτῳ (this) τῷ (-) αἰῶνι (age) οὔτε (nor) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) μέλλοντι (coming one).

³⁰ ὃς (who) οὐχὶ (no) μὴ (nothing) ἀπολάβῃ* (shall receive) πολλαπλασίονα (manifold more) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) καιρῷ (time) τούτῳ (this) — καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) αἰῶνι (age) τῷ (that) ἐρχομένῳ (is coming), ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal).”

²³ καὶ (and) περιεπάτει (was walking) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἱερῷ (temple) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) στοᾷ (porch) τοῦ (-) Σολομῶνος (of Solomon).

²² καὶ (Also) ὑμεῖς (you) οὖν (therefore), νῦν (now) μὲν (indeed) λύπην (grief) ἔχετε (have); πάλιν (again) δὲ (however) ὄψομαι (I will see) ὑμᾶς (you), καὶ (and) χαρήσεται (will rejoice) ὑμῶν (your) ἡ (-) καρδία (heart), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) χαρὰν (joy) ὑμῶν (of you) οὐδεὶς (no one) αἴρει (will take) ἀφ’ (from) ὑμῶν (you). ²³ Καὶ (And) ἐν (in) ἐκείνῃ (that) τῇ (-) ἡμέρᾳ (day), ἐμὲ (of Me) οὐκ (not) ἐρωτήσετε (you will ask) οὐδέν (nothing). ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), ἄν (-) τι (whatever) αἰτήσητε (you may ask), τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father) «δώσει (He will give) ὑμῖν» (you), «ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματί (name) μου» (of Me).

⁴¹ Οἱ (They) μὲν (indeed) οὖν (therefore) ἐπορεύοντο (departed), χαίροντες (rejoicing), ἀπὸ (from) προσώπου (the presence) τοῦ (of the) συνεδρίου (Council), ὅτι (that) κατηξιώθησαν (they had been counted worthy) ὑπὲρ (for) τοῦ (the) Ὀνόματος (Name) ἀτιμασθῆναι (to suffer dishonor).

²⁵ Κατὰ (Toward) δὲ (now) τὸ (-) μεσονύκτιον (midnight), Παῦλος (Paul) καὶ (and) Σιλᾶς (Silas), προσευχόμενοι (praying), ὕμνουν (were singing praises to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). ἐπηκροῶντο (Were listening) δὲ (now) αὐτῶν (to them) οἱ (the) δέσμιοι (prisoners).

³ Οὐ (Not) μόνον (only so) δέ (now), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) καυχώμεθα (we glory) ἐν (in) ταῖς (-) θλίψεσιν (tribulations), εἰδότες (knowing) ὅτι (that) ἡ (-) θλῖψις (tribulation), ὑπομονὴν (perseverance) κατεργάζεται (produces);

¹⁰ ὡς (as) λυπούμενοι (being sorrowful), ἀεὶ (always) δὲ (yet) χαίροντες (rejoicing); ὡς (as) πτωχοὶ (poor), πολλοὺς (many) δὲ (yet) πλουτίζοντες (enriching); ὡς (as) μηδὲν (nothing) ἔχοντες (having), καὶ (and yet) πάντα (all things) κατέχοντες (possessing).

⁸ δυνατεῖ (Able is) δὲ (now) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) πᾶσαν (all) χάριν (grace) περισσεῦσαι (to make abound) εἰς (to) ὑμᾶς (you), ἵνα (so that) ἐν (in) παντὶ (every way), πάντοτε (always), πᾶσαν (all) αὐτάρκειαν (sufficiency) ἔχοντες (having), περισσεύητε (you may abound) εἰς (in) πᾶν (every) ἔργον (work) ἀγαθόν (good). ⁹ καθὼς (As) γέγραπται (it has been written): “Ἐσκόρπισεν (He has scattered abroad), ἔδωκεν (He has given) τοῖς (to the) πένησιν (poor), ἡ (the) δικαιοσύνη (righteousness) αὐτοῦ (of Him) μένει (abides) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) αἰῶνα (age).” ¹⁰ Ὁ (The One) δὲ (now) ἐπιχορηγῶν (supplying) σπόρον* (seed) τῷ (to him) σπείροντι (sowing) καὶ (and) ἄρτον (bread) εἰς (for) βρῶσιν (food) χορηγήσει (will supply) καὶ (and) πληθυνεῖ (will multiply) τὸν (the) σπόρον (seed for sowing) ὑμῶν (of you) καὶ (and) αὐξήσει (will increase) τὰ (the) γενήματα (fruits) τῆς (of the) δικαιοσύνης (righteousness) ὑμῶν (of you), ¹¹ ἐν (in) παντὶ (every way) πλουτιζόμενοι (enriching you) εἰς (to) πᾶσαν (all) ἁπλότητα (generosity), ἥτις (which) κατεργάζεται (produces), δι’ (through) ἡμῶν (us), εὐχαριστίαν (thanksgiving) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).

⁸ ἀλλὰ (But) μὲν‿ (-), οὖν‿ (therefore) γε (indeed), καὶ (also) ἡγοῦμαι (I count) πάντα (all things) ζημίαν (loss) εἶναι (to be) διὰ (because of) τὸ (the) ὑπερέχον (excelling) τῆς (-) γνώσεως (knowledge) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) τοῦ (the) Κυρίου (Lord) μου (of me), δι’ (because of) ὃν (whom) τὰ (-) πάντα (all things) ἐζημιώθην (I have lost), καὶ (and) ἡγοῦμαι (esteem them) σκύβαλα (rubbish), ἵνα (that) Χριστὸν (Christ) κερδήσω (I may gain)

¹⁶ Αὐτὸς (Himself) δὲ (now) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) Χριστὸς (Christ), καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father) ἡμῶν (of us), ὁ (the One) ἀγαπήσας (having loved) ἡμᾶς (us) καὶ (and) δοὺς (having given us) παράκλησιν (comfort) αἰωνίαν (eternal) καὶ (and) ἐλπίδα (hope) ἀγαθὴν (good) ἐν (by) χάριτι (grace),

⁶ Ἔστιν (Is) δὲ (however) πορισμὸς (gain) μέγας (great) ἡ (-) εὐσέβεια (godliness) μετὰ (with) αὐταρκείας (contentment).

² Πᾶσαν (All) χαρὰν (joy) ἡγήσασθε (esteem it), ἀδελφοί (brothers) μου (of me), ὅταν (when) πειρασμοῖς (trials) περιπέσητε (you might fall into) ποικίλοις (various), ³ γινώσκοντες (knowing) ὅτι (that) τὸ (the) δοκίμιον (testing) ὑμῶν (of your) τῆς (-) πίστεως (faith) κατεργάζεται (produces) ὑπομονήν (endurance). ⁴ ἡ (-) δὲ (And) ὑπομονὴ (endurance), ἔργον (work) τέλειον (its perfect) ἐχέτω (let have), ἵνα (so that) ἦτε (you may be) τέλειοι (perfect) καὶ (and) ὁλόκληροι (complete), ἐν (in) μηδενὶ (nothing) λειπόμενοι (lacking).

¹² Μακάριος (Blessed is the) ἀνὴρ (man) ὃς (who) ὑπομένει (endures) πειρασμόν (trial), ὅτι (because) δόκιμος (approved) γενόμενος (having been), λήμψεται (he will receive) τὸν (the) στέφανον (crown) τῆς (-) ζωῆς (of life) ὃν (that) ἐπηγγείλατο (He has promised) τοῖς (to those) ἀγαπῶσιν (loving) αὐτόν (Him).

¹¹ ἰδοὺ (Behold), μακαρίζομεν (we count blessed) τοὺς (those) ὑπομείναντας (having persevered). τὴν (The) ὑπομονὴν (perseverance) Ἰὼβ (of Job) ἠκούσατε (you have heard of), καὶ (and) τὸ (the) τέλος (outcome) Κυρίου (from the Lord) εἴδετε (you have seen), ὅτι (that) πολύσπλαγχνός (full of compassion) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord), καὶ (and) οἰκτίρμων (is merciful).

¹² Ἀγαπητοί (Beloved), μὴ (not) ξενίζεσθε (be surprised at) τῇ (the) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) πυρώσει (fire) πρὸς (for) πειρασμὸν (a trial) ὑμῖν (to you) γινομένῃ (taking place), ὡς (as if) ξένου (a strange thing) ὑμῖν (to you) συμβαίνοντος (were happening). ¹³ ἀλλὰ (But) καθὸ (as) κοινωνεῖτε (you have shared) τοῖς (in the) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) παθήμασιν (sufferings), χαίρετε (rejoice), ἵνα (so that) καὶ (also) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) ἀποκαλύψει (revelation) τῆς (of the) δόξης (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him), χαρῆτε (you may rejoice) ἀγαλλιώμενοι (exulting). ¹⁴ Εἰ (If) ὀνειδίζεσθε (you are insulted) ἐν (in) ὀνόματι (the name) Χριστοῦ (of Christ), μακάριοι (you are blessed), ὅτι (because) τὸ (the) τῆς (-) δόξης (of glory) καὶ (and) τὸ (-) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ἐφ’ (upon) ὑμᾶς (you) ἀναπαύεται (rests). ¹⁵ μὴ (Not) γάρ (for) τις (any) ὑμῶν (of you) πασχέτω (let suffer) ὡς (as) φονεὺς (a murderer), ἢ (or) κλέπτης (a thief), ἢ (or) κακοποιὸς (an evildoer), ἢ (or) ὡς (as) ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος (a troublesome meddler); ¹⁶ εἰ (if) δὲ (however) ὡς (as) Χριστιανός (a Christian), μὴ (not) αἰσχυνέσθω (let him be ashamed); δοξαζέτω (let him glorify) δὲ (however) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματι (name) τούτῳ (this).

¹ Ἴδετε (Behold) ποταπὴν (what) ἀγάπην (love) δέδωκεν (has given) ἡμῖν (to us) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father), ἵνα (that) τέκνα (children) Θεοῦ (of God) κληθῶμεν (we should be called) — καὶ (and) ἐσμέν (we are)! διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ὁ (the) κόσμος (world) οὐ (not) γινώσκει (knows) ἡμᾶς (us), ὅτι (because) οὐκ (not) ἔγνω (it knew) αὐτόν (Him).

⁹ Οἶδά (I know) σου (your) τὴν (-) θλῖψιν (tribulation) καὶ (and) τὴν (-) πτωχείαν (poverty) — ἀλλὰ (but) πλούσιος (rich) εἶ (you are) — καὶ (and) τὴν (the) βλασφημίαν (slander) ἐκ (of) τῶν (those) λεγόντων (claiming) Ἰουδαίους (Jews) εἶναι (to be) ἑαυτούς (themselves), καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) εἰσίν (are), ἀλλὰ (but) συναγωγὴ (a synagogue) τοῦ (-) Σατανᾶ (of Satan).

¹⁸ συμβουλεύω (I counsel) σοι (you) ἀγοράσαι (to buy) παρ’ (from) ἐμοῦ (Me) χρυσίον (gold) πεπυρωμένον (having been refined) ἐκ (by) πυρὸς (fire) ἵνα (so that) πλουτήσῃς (you may be rich), καὶ (and) ἱμάτια (garments) λευκὰ (white) ἵνα (so that) περιβάλῃ (you may be clothed) καὶ (and) μὴ (not) φανερωθῇ (might be made manifest) ἡ (the) αἰσχύνη (shame) τῆς (of the) γυμνότητός (nakedness) σου (of you), καὶ (and) κολλούριον (eye-salve) ἐγχρῖσαι (to anoint) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμούς (eyes) σου (of you) ἵνα (so that) βλέπῃς (you may see).

¹¹ λέγω (I say) δὲ (now) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) πολλοὶ (many) ἀπὸ (from) ἀνατολῶν (east) καὶ (and) δυσμῶν (west) ἥξουσιν (will come), καὶ (and) ἀνακλιθήσονται (will recline) μετὰ (with) Ἀβραὰμ (Abraham) καὶ (and) Ἰσαὰκ (Isaac) καὶ (and) Ἰακὼβ (Jacob) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ¹² οἱ (the) δὲ (however) υἱοὶ (sons) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) ἐκβληθήσονται (will be cast out), εἰς (into) τὸ (the) σκότος (darkness) τὸ (the) ἐξώτερον (outer), ἐκεῖ (there) ἔσται (will be) ὁ (the) κλαυθμὸς (weeping) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) βρυγμὸς (gnashing) τῶν (of the) ὀδόντων (teeth).”

³⁰ Πολλοὶ (Many) δὲ (however) ἔσονται (will be) πρῶτοι (first) ἔσχατοι (last), καὶ (and) ἔσχατοι (last) πρῶτοι (first).

¹⁶ Οὕτως (Thus) ἔσονται (will be) οἱ (the) ἔσχατοι (last) πρῶτοι (first), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) πρῶτοι (first), ἔσχατοι (last).”

³¹ Τίς (Which) ἐκ (of) τῶν (the) δύο (two) ἐποίησεν (did) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (of the) πατρός (father)?” Λέγουσιν (They say), “Ὁ (The) πρῶτος* (first).” Λέγει (Says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) τελῶναι (tax collectors) καὶ (and) αἱ (the) πόρναι (prostitutes) προάγουσιν (go before) ὑμᾶς (you) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) βασιλείαν (kingdom) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

²⁹ Καὶ (And) πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) ἀκούσας (having heard), καὶ (even) οἱ (the) τελῶναι (tax collectors), ἐδικαίωσαν (declared as righteous) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), βαπτισθέντες (having been baptized with) τὸ (the) βάπτισμα (baptism) Ἰωάννου (of John); ³⁰ οἱ (-) δὲ (but) Φαρισαῖοι (the Pharisees) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) νομικοὶ (lawyers), τὴν (the) βουλὴν (counsel) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) ἠθέτησαν (rejected) εἰς (as to) ἑαυτούς (themselves), μὴ (not) βαπτισθέντες (having been baptized) ὑπ’ (by) αὐτοῦ (him).

⁴⁰ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (him), “Σίμων (Simon), ἔχω (I have) σοί (to you) τι (something) εἰπεῖν (to say).” Ὁ (-) δέ (And), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher), εἰπέ (say it),” φησίν (he says). ⁴¹ “Δύο (Two) χρεοφειλέται (debtors) ἦσαν (there were) δανιστῇ (to a creditor) τινι (certain); ὁ (the) εἷς (one) ὤφειλεν (owed) δηνάρια (denarii) πεντακόσια (five hundred); ὁ (-) δὲ (and) ἕτερος (the other), πεντήκοντα (fifty). ⁴² μὴ (Nothing) ἐχόντων (having) αὐτῶν (they) ἀποδοῦναι (to pay), ἀμφοτέροις (both) ἐχαρίσατο (he forgave). τίς (Which) οὖν (therefore) αὐτῶν (of them), πλεῖον (more) ἀγαπήσει (will love) αὐτόν (him)?” ⁴³ Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering), Σίμων (Simon) εἶπεν (said), “Ὑπολαμβάνω (I take it) ὅτι (that) ᾧ (he to whom) τὸ (the) πλεῖον (most) ἐχαρίσατο (he forgave).” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὀρθῶς (Rightly) ἔκρινας (You have judged).” ⁴⁴ Καὶ (And) στραφεὶς (having turned) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (woman), τῷ (-) Σίμωνι (to Simon) ἔφη (He was saying), “Βλέπεις (See you) ταύτην (this) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (woman)? εἰσῆλθόν (I entered) σου (of you) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) οἰκίαν (house), ὕδωρ (water) μοι (of Me) ἐπὶ (for) πόδας (feet) οὐκ (not) ἔδωκας (you gave); αὕτη (with her) δὲ (however) τοῖς (-) δάκρυσιν (tears) ἔβρεξέν (she wet) μου (My) τοὺς (-) πόδας (feet), καὶ (and) ταῖς (with) θριξὶν (the hair) αὐτῆς (of her) ἐξέμαξεν (wiped them). ⁴⁵ φίλημά (A kiss) μοι (to Me) οὐκ (not) ἔδωκας (you gave); αὕτη (she herself) δὲ (however), ἀφ’ (from) ἧς (which time) εἰσῆλθον (I came in), οὐ (not) διέλιπεν (has ceased) καταφιλοῦσά (kissing) μου (My) τοὺς (-) πόδας (feet). ⁴⁶ ἐλαίῳ (With oil) τὴν (the) κεφαλήν (head) μου (of Me) οὐκ (not) ἤλειψας (you did anoint); αὕτη (she herself) δὲ (however), μύρῳ (with fragrant oil) ἤλειψεν (anointed) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet) μου (of Me). ⁴⁷ οὗ (This) χάριν (therefore) λέγω (I say) σοι (to you), ἀφέωνται (have been forgiven) αἱ (the) ἁμαρτίαι (sins) αὐτῆς (of her) αἱ (-) πολλαί (many), ὅτι (for) ἠγάπησεν (she loved) πολύ (much); ᾧ (to whom) δὲ (however) ὀλίγον (little) ἀφίεται (is forgiven), ὀλίγον (little) ἀγαπᾷ (he loves).”

³⁰ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), εἰσὶν (there are) ἔσχατοι (last) οἳ (who) ἔσονται (will be) πρῶτοι (first), καὶ (and) εἰσὶν (there are) πρῶτοι (first) οἳ (who) ἔσονται (will be) ἔσχατοι (last).”

¹¹ ὁ (The) Φαρισαῖος (Pharisee), σταθεὶς (having stood), ταῦτα (thus) «πρὸς (toward) ἑαυτὸν» (himself) προσηύχετο (was praying), Ὁ (-) ‘Θεός (God), εὐχαριστῶ (I thank) σοι (You) ὅτι (that) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (I am) ὥσπερ (like) οἱ (the) λοιποὶ (rest) τῶν (of the) ἀνθρώπων (men) — ἅρπαγες (swindlers), ἄδικοι (unrighteous), μοιχοί (adulterers) — ἢ (or) καὶ (even) ὡς (like) οὗτος (this) ὁ (-) τελώνης (tax collector). ¹² νηστεύω (I fast) δὶς (twice) τοῦ (in the) σαββάτου (week); ἀποδεκατῶ (I tithe) πάντα (all things), ὅσα (as many as) κτῶμαι (I gain).’ ¹³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (But) τελώνης (the tax collector), μακρόθεν (afar off) ἑστὼς (standing), οὐκ (not) ἤθελεν (was willing) οὐδὲ (not even) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμοὺς (eyes) ἐπᾶραι (to lift up) εἰς (to) τὸν (-) οὐρανόν (heaven), ἀλλ’ (but) ἔτυπτεν (was striking) τὸ (the) στῆθος (breast) αὐτοῦ (of himself), λέγων (saying) Ὁ (-), ‘Θεός (God), ἱλάσθητί (be merciful) μοι (to me), τῷ (the) ἁμαρτωλῷ (sinner)!’ ¹⁴ λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), κατέβη (went down) οὗτος (this one) δεδικαιωμένος (justified) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) αὐτοῦ (of him), παρ’ (rather than) ἐκεῖνον (that). ὅτι (For) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) ὑψῶν (exalting) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be humbled); ὁ (the one) δὲ (however) ταπεινῶν (humbling) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὑψωθήσεται (will be exalted).”

⁴⁶ Παρρησιασάμενοί (Having spoken boldly) τε (also), ὁ (-) Παῦλος (Paul) καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Βαρνάβας (Barnabas) εἶπαν (said), “Ὑμῖν (To you) ἦν (it was) ἀναγκαῖον (necessary) πρῶτον (first) λαληθῆναι (to be spoken) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God); ἐπειδὴ (but since) ἀπωθεῖσθε (you thrust away) αὐτὸν (it) καὶ (and) οὐκ (not) ἀξίους (worthy) κρίνετε (you judge) ἑαυτοὺς (yourselves) τῆς (-) αἰωνίου (of eternal) ζωῆς (life), ἰδοὺ (behold), στρεφόμεθα (we are turning) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) ἔθνη (Gentiles). ⁴⁷ οὕτως (Thus) γὰρ (for) ἐντέταλται (has commanded) ἡμῖν (us) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord): ‘Τέθεικά (I have set) σε (you) εἰς (for) φῶς (a light) ἐθνῶν (of the Gentiles), τοῦ (-) εἶναί (to be) σε (you) εἰς (for) σωτηρίαν (salvation) ἕως (to) ἐσχάτου (the uttermost part) τῆς (of the) γῆς (earth).’” ⁴⁸ Ἀκούοντα (Hearing it) δὲ (then), τὰ (the) ἔθνη (Gentiles) ἔχαιρον (were rejoicing) καὶ (and) ἐδόξαζον (glorifying) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord), καὶ (and) ἐπίστευσαν (believed) ὅσοι (as many as) ἦσαν (were) τεταγμένοι (appointed) εἰς (to) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal).

³⁰ Τί (What) οὖν (then) ἐροῦμεν (will we say)? ὅτι (That) ἔθνη (Gentiles) τὰ (-) μὴ (not) διώκοντα (pursuing) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), κατέλαβεν (have attained) δικαιοσύνην (righteousness), δικαιοσύνην (righteousness) δὲ (now) τὴν (that is) ἐκ (by) πίστεως (faith); ³¹ Ἰσραὴλ (Israel) δὲ (however), διώκων (pursuing) νόμον (a law) δικαιοσύνης (of righteousness), εἰς (to) νόμον (that law) οὐκ (not) ἔφθασεν (did attain). ³² διὰ (Because of) τί (why)? ὅτι (Because it was) οὐκ (not) ἐκ (by) πίστεως (faith), ἀλλ’ (but) ὡς (as) ἐξ (by) ἔργων (works). προσέκοψαν (They stumbled) τῷ (over the) λίθῳ (stone) τοῦ (-) προσκόμματος (of stumbling), ³³ καθὼς (as) γέγραπται (it has been written): “Ἰδοὺ (Behold) τίθημι (I lay) ἐν (in) Σιὼν (Zion) λίθον (a stone) προσκόμματος (of stumbling), καὶ (and) πέτραν (a rock) σκανδάλου (of offense); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) πιστεύων (believing) ἐπ’ (on) αὐτῷ (Him), οὐ (never) καταισχυνθήσεται (will be put to shame).”

²⁵ Ἐν (At) ἐκείνῳ (that) τῷ (-) καιρῷ (time) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Ἐξομολογοῦμαί (I fully consent) σοι (to You), Πάτερ (Father), Κύριε (Lord) τοῦ (of the) οὐρανοῦ (heaven) καὶ (and) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth), ὅτι (that) ἔκρυψας (You did hide) ταῦτα (these things) ἀπὸ (from) σοφῶν (wise) καὶ (and) συνετῶν (learned), καὶ (and) ἀπεκάλυψας (did reveal) αὐτὰ (them) νηπίοις (to little children).

¹¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said) ‹αὐτοῖς› (to them), “Ὅτι (Because) Ὑμῖν (to you) δέδοται (it has been granted) γνῶναι (to know) τὰ (the) μυστήρια (mysteries) τῆς (of the) βασιλείας (kingdom) τῶν (of the) οὐρανῶν (heavens); ἐκείνοις (to them) δὲ (however) οὐ (not) δέδοται (it has been granted).

¹⁷ ‹Καὶ (And) ἀναβαίνων (going up) ὁ› (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), παρέλαβεν (He took) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (twelve) ‹μαθητὰς› (disciples) κατ’ (aside) ἰδίαν (themselves), καὶ (and) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (way) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), ¹⁸ “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀναβαίνομεν (we go up) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδοθήσεται (will be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) ἀρχιερεῦσιν (chief priests) καὶ (and) γραμματεῦσιν (scribes), καὶ (and) κατακρινοῦσιν (they will condemn) αὐτὸν (Him) 〈εἰς〉 (to) θανάτῳ* (death), ¹⁹ καὶ (and) παραδώσουσιν (they will betray) αὐτὸν (Him) τοῖς (the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles) εἰς (unto), τὸ (-) ἐμπαῖξαι (to mock) καὶ (and) μαστιγῶσαι (to flog) καὶ (and) σταυρῶσαι (to crucify); καὶ (and) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐγερθήσεται (He will rise again).”

³⁴ χωρὶς (Without) δὲ (then) παραβολῆς (parables), οὐκ (not) ἐλάλει (would He speak) αὐτοῖς (to them); κατ’ (in) ἰδίαν (private) δὲ (however), τοῖς (to His) ἰδίοις (own) μαθηταῖς (disciples) ἐπέλυεν (He would explain) πάντα (all things).

⁵¹ Ἐγένετο (It came to pass) δὲ (then) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) συμπληροῦσθαι (completing) τὰς (the) ἡμέρας (days) τῆς (of the) ἀναλήμψεως (ascension) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (that) αὐτὸς (He) τὸ (the) πρόσωπον (face) ἐστήρισεν (steadfastly set) τοῦ (-) πορεύεσθαι (to go) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem).

²³ Καὶ (And) στραφεὶς (having turned) πρὸς (to) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) κατ’ (in) ἰδίαν (private), εἶπεν (He said), “Μακάριοι (Blessed are) οἱ (the) ὀφθαλμοὶ (eyes) οἱ (-) βλέποντες (seeing) ἃ (what) βλέπετε (you see)!

³¹ Παραλαβὼν (Having taken aside) δὲ (then) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve), εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀναβαίνομεν (we go up) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) τελεσθήσεται (will be accomplished) πάντα (all things) τὰ (-) γεγραμμένα (having been written) διὰ (by) τῶν (the) προφητῶν (prophets) τῷ (about the) Υἱῷ (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man). ³² παραδοθήσεται (He will be betrayed) γὰρ (for) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles), καὶ (and) ἐμπαιχθήσεται (will be mocked), καὶ (and) ὑβρισθήσεται (will be insulted), καὶ (and) ἐμπτυσθήσεται (will be spit upon). ³³ καὶ (And) μαστιγώσαντες (having flogged Him), ἀποκτενοῦσιν (they will kill) αὐτόν (Him); καὶ (and) τῇ (on the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) τῇ (-) τρίτῃ (third) ἀναστήσεται (He will rise again).” ³⁴ Καὶ (And) αὐτοὶ (they) οὐδὲν (none) τούτων (of these things) συνῆκαν (understood); καὶ (and) ἦν (was) τὸ (the) ῥῆμα (word) τοῦτο (this) κεκρυμμένον (hidden) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οὐκ (neither) ἐγίνωσκον (they knew) τὰ (the things) λεγόμενα (being spoken).

⁸ Λέγουσιν (Say) αὐτῷ (to Him) οἱ (the) μαθηταί (disciples), “Ῥαββί (Rabbi), νῦν (just now) ἐζήτουν (were seeking) σε (You) λιθάσαι (to stone) οἱ (the) Ἰουδαῖοι (Jews), καὶ (and) πάλιν (again) ὑπάγεις (You are going) ἐκεῖ (there)?”

¹⁶ Εἶπεν (Said) οὖν (therefore) Θωμᾶς (Thomas), ὁ (-) λεγόμενος (called) Δίδυμος (Didymus), τοῖς (to the) συμμαθηταῖς (fellow disciples), “Ἄγωμεν (Let go) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (us), ἵνα (that) ἀποθάνωμεν (we may die) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him).”

²¹ Ἀπὸ (From) τότε (that time) ἤρξατο (began) ‹ὁ› (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) δεικνύειν (to show) τοῖς (to the) μαθηταῖς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ὅτι (that) δεῖ (it is necessary for) αὐτὸν (Him) εἰς (to) Ἱεροσόλυμα (Jerusalem) ἀπελθεῖν (to go away), καὶ (and) πολλὰ (many things) παθεῖν (to suffer) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders) καὶ (and) ἀρχιερέων (chief priests) καὶ (and) γραμματέων (scribes), καὶ (and) ἀποκτανθῆναι (to be killed), καὶ (and) τῇ (on the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐγερθῆναι (to be raised).

²² Συστρεφομένων (Were abiding) δὲ (now) αὐτῶν (they) ἐν (in) τῇ (-) Γαλιλαίᾳ (Galilee), εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Μέλλει (Is about) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδίδοσθαι (to be betrayed) εἰς (into) χεῖρας (the hands) ἀνθρώπων (of men), ²³ καὶ (and) ἀποκτενοῦσιν (they will kill) αὐτόν (Him), καὶ (and) τῇ (on the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐγερθήσεται (He will be raised up).” καὶ (And) ἐλυπήθησαν (they were grieved) σφόδρα (deeply).

⁶⁶ τί (What) ὑμῖν (you) δοκεῖ (do think)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθέντες (answering) εἶπαν (they said), “Ἔνοχος (Deserving) θανάτου (of death) ἐστίν (He is).”

² καὶ (And) δήσαντες (having bound) αὐτὸν (Him), ἀπήγαγον (they led away Him) καὶ (and) παρέδωκαν (delivered Him to) Πιλάτῳ (Pilate), τῷ (the) ἡγεμόνι (governor).

³¹ Καὶ (And) ἤρξατο (He began) διδάσκειν (to teach) αὐτοὺς (them) ὅτι (that) δεῖ (it is necessary for) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) πολλὰ (many things) παθεῖν (to suffer), καὶ (and) ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι (to be rejected) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders) καὶ (and) τῶν (the) ἀρχιερέων (chief priests) καὶ (and) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes), καὶ (and) ἀποκτανθῆναι (to be killed), καὶ (and) μετὰ (after) τρεῖς (three) ἡμέρας (days) ἀναστῆναι (to rise again).

³¹ ἐδίδασκεν (He was teaching) γὰρ (for) τοὺς (the) μαθητὰς (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἔλεγεν (He was saying) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὅτι (-), “Ὁ (The) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) παραδίδοται (is delivered) εἰς (into the) χεῖρας (hands) ἀνθρώπων (of men), καὶ (and) ἀποκτενοῦσιν (they will kill) αὐτόν (Him); καὶ (and) ἀποκτανθεὶς (having been killed), μετὰ (on the) τρεῖς (third) ἡμέρας (day) ἀναστήσεται (He will arise).”

⁶⁴ ἠκούσατε (You heard) τῆς (the) βλασφημίας (blasphemy). τί (What) ὑμῖν (to you) φαίνεται (does it appear)?” Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) πάντες (all) κατέκριναν (condemned) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔνοχον (deserving) εἶναι (to be) θανάτου (of death).

¹ Καὶ (And) εὐθὺς (early) πρωῒ (in the morning), συμβούλιον (a counsel) ποιήσαντες* (having formed) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), καὶ (and) γραμματέων (scribes), καὶ (and) ὅλον (all) τὸ (the) συνέδριον (Council), δήσαντες (having bound) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ἀπήνεγκαν (they led Him away) καὶ (and) παρέδωκαν (delivered Him) Πιλάτῳ (to Pilate).

²² εἰπὼν (having said) ὅτι (-), “Δεῖ (It is necessary for) τὸν (the) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) πολλὰ (many things) παθεῖν (to suffer), καὶ (and) ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι (to be rejected) ἀπὸ (by) τῶν (the) πρεσβυτέρων (elders) καὶ (and) ἀρχιερέων (chief priests) καὶ (and) γραμματέων (scribes), καὶ (and) ἀποκτανθῆναι (to be killed), καὶ (and) τῇ (on the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἐγερθῆναι (to be raised).”

³¹ Παραλαβὼν (Having taken aside) δὲ (then) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve), εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Ἰδοὺ (Behold), ἀναβαίνομεν (we go up) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem), καὶ (and) τελεσθήσεται (will be accomplished) πάντα (all things) τὰ (-) γεγραμμένα (having been written) διὰ (by) τῶν (the) προφητῶν (prophets) τῷ (about the) Υἱῷ (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man). ³² παραδοθήσεται (He will be betrayed) γὰρ (for) τοῖς (to the) ἔθνεσιν (Gentiles), καὶ (and) ἐμπαιχθήσεται (will be mocked), καὶ (and) ὑβρισθήσεται (will be insulted), καὶ (and) ἐμπτυσθήσεται (will be spit upon). ³³ καὶ (And) μαστιγώσαντες (having flogged Him), ἀποκτενοῦσιν (they will kill) αὐτόν (Him); καὶ (and) τῇ (on the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) τῇ (-) τρίτῃ (third) ἀναστήσεται (He will rise again).”

¹ Καὶ (And) ἀναστὰν (having risen up), ἅπαν (all) τὸ (the) πλῆθος (multitude) αὐτῶν (of them) ἤγαγον (led) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Πιλᾶτον (Pilate). ² ἤρξαντο (They began) δὲ (then) κατηγορεῖν (to accuse) αὐτοῦ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Τοῦτον (This man) εὕραμεν (we found) διαστρέφοντα (misleading) τὸ (the) ἔθνος (nation) ἡμῶν (of us) καὶ (and) κωλύοντα (forbidding) φόρους (tribute) Καίσαρι (to Caesar) διδόναι (to be given), καὶ (and) λέγοντα (declaring) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) Χριστὸν (Christ), βασιλέα (a king), εἶναι (to be).”

²¹ οἱ (-) δὲ (But) ἐπεφώνουν (they were crying out), λέγοντες (saying), “Σταύρου (Crucify), σταύρου (crucify) αὐτόν (Him).”

⁶ οὐκ (Not) ἔστιν (He is) ὧδε (here), ἀλλὰ (but) ἠγέρθη (He is risen)! μνήσθητε (Remember) ὡς (how) ἐλάλησεν (He spoke) ὑμῖν (to you), ἔτι (yet) ὢν (being) ἐν (in) τῇ (-) Γαλιλαίᾳ (Galilee), ⁷ λέγων (saying), ‘Τὸν (The) Υἱὸν (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ὅτι (-) δεῖ (it behooves) παραδοθῆναι (to be delivered) εἰς (into) χεῖρας (hands) ἀνθρώπων (of men) ἁμαρτωλῶν (sinful), καὶ (and) σταυρωθῆναι (to be crucified), καὶ (and) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third) ἡμέρᾳ (day) ἀναστῆναι (to arise).’”

²⁸ Ἄγουσιν (They are leading) οὖν (then) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (-) Καϊάφα (Caiaphas) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium). ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) πρωΐ (early), καὶ (and) αὐτοὶ (they) οὐκ (not) εἰσῆλθον (entered) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium) ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) μιανθῶσιν (they should be defiled), ἀλλὰ (but) φάγωσιν (might eat) τὸ (the) πάσχα (Passover).

¹¹ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) ‹αὐτῷ› (him) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Οὐκ (Not) εἶχες (you would have) ἐξουσίαν (authority) κατ’ (also) ἐμοῦ (Me) οὐδεμίαν (against), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) ἦν (it were) δεδομένον (given) σοι (to you) ἄνωθεν (from above). διὰ (Because of) τοῦτο (this), ὁ (the one) παραδούς (having delivered up) μέ (Me) σοι (to you), μείζονα (greater) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) ἔχει (has).”

¹³ Ὁ (The) Θεὸς (God) Ἀβραὰμ (of Abraham), καὶ (and) [ὁ (the) θεὸς] (God) Ἰσαὰκ (of Isaac), καὶ (and) [ὁ (the) θεὸς] (God) Ἰακώβ (Jacob), ὁ (the) Θεὸς (God) τῶν (of the) πατέρων (fathers) ἡμῶν (of us), ἐδόξασεν (has glorified) τὸν (the) Παῖδα (servant) αὐτοῦ (of Him), Ἰησοῦν (Jesus), ὃν (whom) ὑμεῖς (you) μὲν (indeed) παρεδώκατε (betrayed) καὶ (and) ἠρνήσασθε (disowned) κατὰ (in) πρόσωπον (the presence) Πιλάτου (of Pilate), κρίναντος (having adjudged) ἐκείνου (that one) ἀπολύειν (to release Him). ¹⁴ ὑμεῖς (You) δὲ (however) τὸν (the) Ἅγιον (Holy) καὶ (and) Δίκαιον (Righteous One) ἠρνήσασθε (denied), καὶ (and) ᾐτήσασθε (requested) ἄνδρα (a man), φονέα (a murderer), χαρισθῆναι (to be granted) ὑμῖν (to you);

²⁷ οἱ (Those) γὰρ (for) κατοικοῦντες (dwelling) ἐν (in) Ἰερουσαλὴμ (Jerusalem) καὶ (and) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers) αὐτῶν (of them), τοῦτον (Him) ἀγνοήσαντες (not having known), καὶ (and) τὰς (the) φωνὰς (voices) τῶν (of the) προφητῶν (prophets) τὰς (that) κατὰ (on) πᾶν (every) σάββατον (Sabbath) ἀναγινωσκομένας (are being read), κρίναντες (having condemned Him) ἐπλήρωσαν (they fulfilled them).

²² Καὶ (And) νῦν (now), ἰδοὺ (behold), δεδεμένος (bound) ἐγὼ (I) τῷ (in the) πνεύματι (Spirit) πορεύομαι (go) εἰς (to) Ἰερουσαλήμ (Jerusalem), τὰ (what) ἐν (in) αὐτῇ (it) συναντήσοντά (will happen) μοι* (to me) μὴ (not) εἰδώς (knowing),

⁶ κατεδικάσατε (You have condemned) ἐφονεύσατε (and have put to death) τὸν (the) δίκαιον (righteous); οὐκ (not) ἀντιτάσσεται (does he resist) ὑμῖν (you).

³⁹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Γενεὰ (A generation) πονηρὰ (evil) καὶ (and) μοιχαλὶς (adulterous) σημεῖον (a sign) ἐπιζητεῖ (seeks for), καὶ (and) σημεῖον (a sign) οὐ (not) δοθήσεται (will be given) αὐτῇ (to it), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) τὸ (the) σημεῖον (sign) Ἰωνᾶ (of Jonah) τοῦ (the) προφήτου (prophet). ⁴⁰ ὥσπερ (Just as) γὰρ (for) ἦν (was) Ἰωνᾶς (Jonah) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) κοιλίᾳ (belly) τοῦ (of the) κήτους (great fish) τρεῖς (three) ἡμέρας (days) καὶ (and) τρεῖς (three) νύκτας (nights), οὕτως (so) ἔσται (will be) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) καρδίᾳ (heart) τῆς (of the) γῆς (earth) τρεῖς (three) ἡμέρας (days) καὶ (and) τρεῖς (three) νύκτας (nights).

⁶⁷ Τότε (Then) ἐνέπτυσαν (they spat) εἰς (in) τὸ (the) πρόσωπον (face) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) ἐκολάφισαν (struck) αὐτόν (Him). οἱ (Others) δὲ (then) ἐράπισαν (slapped Him),

²⁷ Τότε (Then) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers) τοῦ (of the) ἡγεμόνος (governor), παραλαβόντες (having taken with them) τὸν (-) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) εἰς (to) τὸ (the) πραιτώριον (Praetorium), συνήγαγον (gathered) ἐπ’ (before) αὐτὸν (Him) ὅλην (all) τὴν (the) σπεῖραν (cohort). ²⁸ καὶ (And) ἐκδύσαντες (having stripped) αὐτὸν (Him), χλαμύδα (a robe) κοκκίνην (scarlet) περιέθηκαν (they put around) αὐτῷ (Him). ²⁹ καὶ (And) πλέξαντες (having twisted together) στέφανον (a crown) ἐξ (of) ἀκανθῶν (thorns), ἐπέθηκαν (they put it) ἐπὶ (on) τῆς (the) κεφαλῆς (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) κάλαμον (a reed) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δεξιᾷ (right hand) αὐτοῦ (of Him); καὶ (and) γονυπετήσαντες (having bowed the knees) ἔμπροσθεν (before) αὐτοῦ (Him), ἐνέπαιξαν (they mocked) αὐτῷ (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Χαῖρε (Hail), Βασιλεῦ (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” ³⁰ καὶ (And) ἐμπτύσαντες (having spit) εἰς (upon) αὐτὸν (Him), ἔλαβον (they took) τὸν (the) κάλαμον (reed) καὶ (and) ἔτυπτον (kept striking Him) εἰς (on) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³¹ Καὶ (And) ὅτε (when) ἐνέπαιξαν (they had mocked) αὐτῷ (Him), ἐξέδυσαν (they took off) αὐτὸν (Him) τὴν (the) χλαμύδα (robe), καὶ (and) ἐνέδυσαν (they put on) αὐτὸν (Him) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him) καὶ (and) ἀπήγαγον (led away) αὐτὸν (Him) εἰς (to) τὸ (-) σταυρῶσαι (crucify Him). ³² Ἐξερχόμενοι (Going forth) δὲ (now), εὗρον (they found) ἄνθρωπον (a man) Κυρηναῖον (of Cyrene), ὀνόματι (named) Σίμωνα (Simon). τοῦτον (Him) ἠγγάρευσαν (they compelled) ἵνα (that) ἄρῃ (he might carry) τὸν (the) σταυρὸν (cross) αὐτοῦ (of Him). ³³ Καὶ (And) ἐλθόντες (having come) εἰς (to) τόπον (a place) λεγόμενον (called) Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha), ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) κρανίου (of a Skull) τόπος (Place) λεγόμενος (called), ³⁴ ἔδωκαν (they gave) αὐτῷ (Him) πιεῖν (to drink) οἶνον (wine) μετὰ (with) χολῆς (gall) μεμιγμένον (mingled); καὶ (and) γευσάμενος (having tasted), οὐκ (not) ἠθέλησεν (He was willing) πιεῖν (to drink it). ³⁵ Σταυρώσαντες (Having crucified) δὲ (now) αὐτὸν (Him), διεμερίσαντο (they divided) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (of Him), βάλλοντες (casting) κλῆρον (lots). ³⁶ καὶ (And) καθήμενοι (sitting down), ἐτήρουν (they were guarding) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐκεῖ (there). ³⁷ καὶ (And) ἐπέθηκαν (they put up) ἐπάνω (over) τῆς (the) κεφαλῆς (head) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὴν (the) αἰτίαν (accusation) αὐτοῦ (of Him) γεγραμμένην (written): ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This) ΕΣΤΙΝ (is) ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews). ³⁸ Τότε (At the same time) σταυροῦνται (are crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him) δύο (two) λῃσταί (robbers), εἷς (one) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand), καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (at the) εὐωνύμων (left). ³⁹ Οἱ (Those) δὲ (now) παραπορευόμενοι (passing by) ἐβλασφήμουν (kept railing at) αὐτὸν (Him), κινοῦντες (wagging) τὰς (the) κεφαλὰς (heads) αὐτῶν (of them) ⁴⁰ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Ὁ (The One) καταλύων (destroying) τὸν (the) ναὸν (temple) καὶ (and) ἐν (in) τρισὶν (three) ἡμέραις (days) οἰκοδομῶν (building it), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)! εἰ (If) Υἱὸς (the Son) εἶ (You are) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), καὶ (also) κατάβηθι (descend) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross)!” ⁴¹ Ὁμοίως (Likewise) ‹καὶ› (also) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), ἐμπαίζοντες (mocking), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes) καὶ (and) πρεσβυτέρων (elders), ἔλεγον (were saying), ⁴² “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved). ἑαυτὸν (Himself) οὐ (not) δύναται (is He able) σῶσαι (to save). Βασιλεὺς (King) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel) ἐστιν (He is). καταβάτω (Let Him descend) νῦν (now) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross), καὶ (and) πιστεύσομεν (we will believe) ἐπ’ (in) αὐτόν (Him). ⁴³ πέποιθεν (He trusted) ἐπὶ (on) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). ῥυσάσθω (Let Him deliver) νῦν (now) εἰ (if) θέλει (He wants) αὐτόν (Him). εἶπεν (He said) γὰρ (for) ὅτι (-), ‘Θεοῦ (Of God) εἰμι (I am) Υἱός (the Son).’” ⁴⁴ Τὸ (-) δ’ (And) αὐτὸ (likewise) καὶ (even) οἱ (the) λῃσταὶ (robbers), οἱ (those) συσταυρωθέντες (having been crucified) σὺν (with) αὐτῷ (Him), ὠνείδιζον (were upbraiding) αὐτόν (Him).

⁶³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀρχιερεὺς (the high priest), διαρρήξας (having torn) τοὺς (the) χιτῶνας (garments) αὐτοῦ (of him), λέγει (says), “Τί (What) ἔτι (any more) χρείαν (need) ἔχομεν (have we) μαρτύρων (of witnesses)?

⁶⁵ Καὶ (And) ἤρξαντό (began) τινες (some) ἐμπτύειν (to spit upon) αὐτῷ (Him), καὶ (and) περικαλύπτειν (to cover up) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τὸ (the) πρόσωπον (face), καὶ (and) κολαφίζειν (to strike) αὐτὸν (Him), καὶ (and) λέγειν (to say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Προφήτευσον (Prophesy)!” καὶ (And) οἱ (the) ὑπηρέται (officers) ῥαπίσμασιν (with the palms) αὐτὸν (Him) ἔλαβον (received).

¹⁷ καὶ (And) ἐνδιδύσκουσιν (they put on) αὐτὸν (Him) πορφύραν (purple), καὶ (and) περιτιθέασιν (placed on) αὐτῷ (Him), πλέξαντες (having twisted together) ἀκάνθινον (of thorns) στέφανον (a crown), ¹⁸ καὶ (and) ἤρξαντο (they began) ἀσπάζεσθαι (to salute) αὐτόν (Him), “Χαῖρε (Hail), Βασιλεῦ (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” ¹⁹ Καὶ (And) ἔτυπτον (they kept striking) αὐτοῦ (His) τὴν (-) κεφαλὴν (head) καλάμῳ (with a reed), καὶ (and) ἐνέπτυον (spitting on) αὐτῷ (Him); καὶ (and), τιθέντες (bending) τὰ (the) γόνατα (knees), προσεκύνουν (they were kneeling down) αὐτῷ (to Him). ²⁰ καὶ (And) ὅτε (when) ἐνέπαιξαν (they had mocked) αὐτῷ (Him), ἐξέδυσαν (they took off) αὐτὸν (him) τὴν (the) πορφύραν (purple) καὶ (and) ἐνέδυσαν (put on) αὐτὸν (Him) τὰ (the) ἱμάτια (garments) αὐτοῦ (His) ‹ἴδια› (own). Καὶ (And) ἐξάγουσιν (they are leading out) αὐτὸν (him), ἵνα (that) σταυρώσωσιν (they might crucify) αὐτόν (Him).

²⁹ Καὶ (And) οἱ (those) παραπορευόμενοι (passing by) ἐβλασφήμουν (were railing at) αὐτὸν (Him), κινοῦντες (shaking) τὰς (the) κεφαλὰς (heads) αὐτῶν (of them) καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Οὐὰ (Aha)! ὁ (The One) καταλύων (destroying) τὸν (the) ναὸν (temple) καὶ (and) οἰκοδομῶν (building it) ἐν (in) τρισὶν (three) ἡμέραις (days), ³⁰ σῶσον (save) σεαυτὸν (Yourself), καταβὰς (having descended) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross)!” ³¹ Ὁμοίως (Likewise) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἀρχιερεῖς (chief priests), ἐμπαίζοντες (mocking) πρὸς (among) ἀλλήλους (one another), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) γραμματέων (scribes), ἔλεγον (were saying), “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved); ἑαυτὸν (Himself) οὐ (not) δύναται (He is able) σῶσαι (to save).

⁶³ Καὶ (And) οἱ (the) ἄνδρες (men) οἱ (who) συνέχοντες (are holding) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐνέπαιζον (began mocking) αὐτῷ (Him), δέροντες (beating Him). ⁶⁴ καὶ (And) περικαλύψαντες (having blindfolded) αὐτὸν (Him), ἐπηρώτων (they were questioning Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Προφήτευσον (Prophesy), τίς (who) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the one) παίσας (having struck) σε (You)?” ⁶⁵ καὶ (And) ἕτερα (other things) πολλὰ (many), βλασφημοῦντες (blaspheming), ἔλεγον (they were saying) εἰς (to) αὐτόν (Him).

¹¹ ἐξουθενήσας (Having set at naught) δὲ (then) αὐτὸν (Him), ‹καὶ› (also) ὁ (-) Ἡρῴδης (Herod) σὺν (with) τοῖς (the) στρατεύμασιν (troops) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ἐμπαίξας (having mocked Him), περιβαλὼν (having put on Him) ἐσθῆτα (apparel) λαμπρὰν (splendid), ἀνέπεμψεν (sent back) αὐτὸν (him) τῷ (to) Πιλάτῳ (Pilate).

³⁵ Καὶ (And) εἱστήκει (stood) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people) θεωρῶν (beholding). ἐξεμυκτήριζον (Were deriding Him) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἄλλους (Others) ἔσωσεν (He saved); σωσάτω (let Him save) ἑαυτόν (Himself) εἰ (if) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ὁ (the) ἐκλεκτός (Chosen One).” ³⁶ Ἐνέπαιξαν (Mocked) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (Him) καὶ (also) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers), προσερχόμενοι (coming near), ὄξος (sour wine) προσφέροντες (offering) αὐτῷ (Him), ³⁷ καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Εἰ (If) σὺ (You) εἶ (are) ὁ (the) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews), σῶσον (save) σεαυτόν (Yourself)!” ³⁸ Ἦν (There was) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) ἐπιγραφὴ (an inscription) ἐπ’ (over) αὐτῷ (Him), Ο* (The) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews) ΟΥΤΟΣ* (This). ³⁹ Εἷς (One) δὲ (now) τῶν (of the) κρεμασθέντων (having been hanged) κακούργων (criminals) ἐβλασφήμει (was railing at) αὐτόν (Him), ‹λέγων› (saying) “Οὐχὶ (Not) σὺ (you are) εἶ (if) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ)? σῶσον (Save) σεαυτὸν (Yourself) καὶ (and) ἡμᾶς (us)!”

¹⁷ ὅτι (For) ὁ (the) νόμος (law) διὰ (through) Μωϋσέως (Moses) ἐδόθη (was given); ἡ (-) χάρις (grace) καὶ (and) ἡ (-) ἀλήθεια (truth) διὰ (through) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ) ἐγένετο (came).

¹⁰ καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to him), “Πᾶς (Every) ἄνθρωπος (man) πρῶτον (first) τὸν (the) καλὸν (good) οἶνον (wine) τίθησιν (sets out), καὶ (and) ὅταν (when) μεθυσθῶσιν (they might have drunk freely), τὸν (the) ἐλάσσω (inferior); σὺ (you) τετήρηκας (have kept) τὸν (the) καλὸν (good) οἶνον (wine) ἕως (until) ἄρτι (now).”

² καὶ (And) οἱ (the) στρατιῶται (soldiers), πλέξαντες (having twisted together) στέφανον (a crown) ἐξ (of) ἀκανθῶν (thorns), ἐπέθηκαν (put it on) αὐτοῦ (of Him) τῇ (the) κεφαλῇ (head), καὶ (and) ἱμάτιον (a robe) πορφυροῦν (purple) περιέβαλον (cast around) αὐτόν (Him), ³ καὶ (and) ἤρχοντο (they began coming up) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (saying), “Χαῖρε (Hail), ὁ (-) Βασιλεὺς (King) τῶν (of the) Ἰουδαίων (Jews)!” καὶ (And) ἐδίδοσαν (they kept giving) αὐτῷ (Him) ῥαπίσματα (blows with the palm).

⁴ καὶ (and) ὅτι (that) ἐτάφη (He was buried), καὶ (and) ὅτι (that) ἐγήγερται (He was raised) τῇ (the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) τῇ (the) τρίτῃ (third) κατὰ (according to) τὰς (the) γραφάς (Scriptures),

²⁰ Τότε (Then) προσῆλθεν (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) ἡ (the) μήτηρ (mother) τῶν (of the) υἱῶν (sons) Ζεβεδαίου (of Zebedee) μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) υἱῶν (sons) αὐτῆς (of her), προσκυνοῦσα (kneeling down), καὶ (and) αἰτοῦσά (asking) τι (something) ἀπ’ (from) αὐτοῦ (Him). ²¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Τί (What) θέλεις (do you desire)?” Λέγει (She says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Εἰπὲ (Say) ἵνα (that) καθίσωσιν (might sit) οὗτοι (these) οἱ (-) δύο (two) υἱοί (sons) μου (of mine), εἷς (one) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) ‹σου› (of You) καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (on) εὐωνύμων (the left hand) σου (of You), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) σου (of You).” ²² Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Οὐκ (Not) οἴδατε (you know) τί (what) αἰτεῖσθε (you ask for). δύνασθε (Are you able) πιεῖν (to drink) τὸ (the) ποτήριον (cup) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) μέλλω (am about) πίνειν (to drink)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Δυνάμεθα (We are able).” ²³ Λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τὸ (-) μὲν (Indeed) ποτήριόν (the cup) μου (of Me) πίεσθε (You will drink), τὸ (-) δὲ (but) καθίσαι (to sit) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) μου (of Me) καὶ (and) ἐξ (on) εὐωνύμων (the left), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐμὸν (Mine) τοῦτο (this) δοῦναι (to give), ἀλλ’ (but to those) οἷς (for whom) ἡτοίμασται (it has been prepared) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of Me).” ²⁴ Καὶ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard this), οἱ (the) δέκα (ten) ἠγανάκτησαν (were indignant) περὶ (about) τῶν (the) δύο (two) ἀδελφῶν (brothers). ²⁵ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), προσκαλεσάμενος (having called to him) αὐτοὺς (them), εἶπεν (said), “Οἴδατε (You know) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers) τῶν (of the) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles) κατακυριεύουσιν (exercise lordship over) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) μεγάλοι (great ones) κατεξουσιάζουσιν (exercise authority over) αὐτῶν (them). ²⁶ οὐχ (Not) οὕτως (thus) ἔσται* (will it be) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you); ἀλλ’ (but) ὃς (whoever) ἐὰν (if) θέλῃ (wishes) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) μέγας (great) γενέσθαι (to become), ἔσται (he will be) ὑμῶν (your) διάκονος (servant); ²⁷ καὶ (and) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) θέλῃ (wishes) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) εἶναι (to be) πρῶτος (first), ἔσται (he will be) ὑμῶν (your) δοῦλος (slave); ²⁸ ὥσπερ (even as) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) οὐκ (not) ἦλθεν (came) διακονηθῆναι (to be served), ἀλλὰ (but) διακονῆσαι (to serve), καὶ (and) δοῦναι (to give) τὴν (the) ψυχὴν (life) αὐτοῦ (of Him) λύτρον (as a ransom) ἀντὶ (for) πολλῶν (many).”

³⁷ καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) ἀφῆκεν (He allowed) οὐδένα (no one) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him) συνακολουθῆσαι (to follow), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) Ἰάκωβον (James) καὶ (and) Ἰωάννην (John) τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) Ἰακώβου (of James).

² Καὶ (And) μετὰ (after) ἡμέρας (days) ἓξ (six) παραλαμβάνει (takes along) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) τὸν (-) Ἰάκωβον (James) καὶ (and) [τὸν] (-) Ἰωάννην (John), καὶ (and) ἀναφέρει (brings up) αὐτοὺς (them) εἰς (into) ὄρος (a mountain) ὑψηλὸν (high) κατ’ (apart) ἰδίαν (themselves) μόνους (alone). καὶ (And) μετεμορφώθη (He was transfigured) ἔμπροσθεν (before) αὐτῶν (them),

³³ καὶ (And) παραλαμβάνει (He takes) τὸν (-) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) τὸν (-) Ἰάκωβον (James) καὶ (and) τὸν (-) Ἰωάννην (John) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him); καὶ (and) ἤρξατο (He began) ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι (to be greatly awe-struck) καὶ (and) ἀδημονεῖν (deeply distressed).

⁵¹ Καὶ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) αὐτῷ (him), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (says), “Τί (What) σοι (to you) θέλεις (do you desire) ποιήσω (I should do)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) τυφλὸς (the blind man) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Ραββουνι (Rabboni), ἵνα (that) ἀναβλέψω (I may receive sight).”

⁷ ἐὰν (If) μείνητε (you abide) ἐν (in) ἐμοὶ (Me) καὶ (and) τὰ (the) ῥήματά (words) μου (of Me) ἐν (in) ὑμῖν (you) μείνῃ (abide), ὃ (whatever) ἐὰν (if) θέλητε (you wish), αἰτήσασθε (you shall ask), καὶ (and) γενήσεται (it will come to pass) ὑμῖν (to you).

²⁸ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ἀμὴν (Truly) λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) ὑμεῖς (you) οἱ (-) ἀκολουθήσαντές (having followed) μοι (Me), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) παλινγενεσίᾳ (regeneration), ὅταν (when) καθίσῃ (shall sit down) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐπὶ (upon) θρόνου (the throne) δόξης (of glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καθήσεσθε (will sit) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς* (you) ἐπὶ (on) δώδεκα (twelve) θρόνους (thrones), κρίνοντες (judging) τὰς (the) δώδεκα (twelve) φυλὰς (tribes) τοῦ (-) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel).

³¹ Ὅταν (When) δὲ (then) ἔλθῃ (comes) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δόξῃ (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him), καὶ (and) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) ἄγγελοι (angels) μετ’ (with) αὐτοῦ (Him), τότε (then) καθίσει (He will sit) ἐπὶ (upon the) θρόνου (throne) δόξης (of glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him).

³⁸ ὃς (Whoever) γὰρ (for) ἐὰν (if) ἐπαισχυνθῇ (may be ashamed of) με (Me) καὶ (and) τοὺς (-) ἐμοὺς (My) λόγους (words) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) γενεᾷ (generation) ταύτῃ (this) τῇ (-) μοιχαλίδι (adulterous) καὶ (and) ἁμαρτωλῷ (sinful), καὶ (also) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐπαισχυνθήσεται (will be ashamed of) αὐτὸν (him) ὅταν (when) ἔλθῃ (He shall come) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) δόξῃ (glory) τοῦ (of the) Πατρὸς (Father) αὐτοῦ (of Him), μετὰ (with) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (angels) τῶν (-) ἁγίων (holy).”

¹⁹ Ὁ (-) μὲν (Indeed) οὖν (therefore) Κύριος (the Lord) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), μετὰ (after) τὸ (-) λαλῆσαι (speaking) αὐτοῖς (to them), ἀνελήμφθη (was taken up) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) οὐρανὸν (heaven) καὶ (and) ἐκάθισεν (sat) ἐκ (at the) δεξιῶν (right hand) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God).

²⁶ οὐχὶ (Not) ταῦτα (these things) ἔδει (was it necessary for) παθεῖν (to suffer) τὸν (the) Χριστὸν (Christ) καὶ (and) εἰσελθεῖν (to enter) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) δόξαν (glory) αὐτοῦ (of Him)?”

¹¹ ἐραυνῶντες (inquiring) εἰς (into) τίνα (what) ἢ (or) ποῖον (what manner of) καιρὸν (time) ἐδήλου (was signifying) τὸ (the) ἐν (in) αὐτοῖς (them) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) Χριστοῦ (of Christ), προμαρτυρόμενον (testifying beforehand) τὰ (-) εἰς (unto) Χριστὸν (Christ's) παθήματα (sufferings) καὶ (and) τὰς (the) μετὰ (after) ταῦτα (these) δόξας (glories),

²¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Τί (What) θέλεις (do you desire)?” Λέγει (She says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Εἰπὲ (Say) ἵνα (that) καθίσωσιν (might sit) οὗτοι (these) οἱ (-) δύο (two) υἱοί (sons) μου (of mine), εἷς (one) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) ‹σου› (of You) καὶ (and) εἷς (one) ἐξ (on) εὐωνύμων (the left hand) σου (of You), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) σου (of You).” ²² Ἀποκριθεὶς (Answering) δὲ (now), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said), “Οὐκ (Not) οἴδατε (you know) τί (what) αἰτεῖσθε (you ask for). δύνασθε (Are you able) πιεῖν (to drink) τὸ (the) ποτήριον (cup) ὃ (which) ἐγὼ (I) μέλλω (am about) πίνειν (to drink)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Δυνάμεθα (We are able).”

³⁹ Καὶ (And) προελθὼν (having gone forward) μικρὸν (a little), ἔπεσεν (He fell) ἐπὶ (upon) πρόσωπον (face) αὐτοῦ (of Him), προσευχόμενος (praying), καὶ (and) λέγων (saying), “Πάτερ (Father) μου (of Me), εἰ (if) δυνατόν (possible) ἐστιν (it is), παρελθάτω (let pass) ἀπ’ (from) ἐμοῦ (Me) τὸ (the) ποτήριον (cup) τοῦτο (this). πλὴν (Nevertheless) οὐχ (not) ὡς (as) ἐγὼ (I) θέλω (will), ἀλλ’ (but) ὡς (as) σύ (You).”

³⁶ καὶ (And) ἔλεγεν (He was saying), “Ἀββᾶ (Abba), ὁ (-) Πατήρ (Father), πάντα (all things are) δυνατά (possible) σοι (to You); παρένεγκε (take away) τὸ (the) ποτήριον (cup) τοῦτο (this) ἀπ’ (from) ἐμοῦ (Me); ἀλλ’ (but) οὐ (not) τί (what) ἐγὼ (I) θέλω (will), ἀλλὰ (but) τί (what) σύ (You).”

⁵⁰ βάπτισμα (Baptism) δὲ (however) ἔχω (I have) βαπτισθῆναι (to be baptized with), καὶ (and) πῶς (how) συνέχομαι (I am distressed) ἕως (until) ὅτου (while) τελεσθῇ (it should be accomplished)!

⁴² λέγων (saying), “Πάτερ (Father), εἰ (if) βούλει (You are willing), παρένεγκε (take away) τοῦτο (this) τὸ (-) ποτήριον (cup) ἀπ’ (from) ἐμοῦ (Me). πλὴν (Yet) μὴ (not) τὸ (the) θέλημά (will) μου (of Me), ἀλλὰ (but) τὸ (-) σὸν (of You) γινέσθω (be done).”

¹¹ εἶπεν (Said) οὖν (therefore) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) τῷ (-) Πέτρῳ (to Peter), “Βάλε (Put) τὴν (the) μάχαιραν (sword) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) θήκην (sheath). τὸ (The) ποτήριον (cup) ὃ (which) δέδωκέν (has given) μοι (Me) ὁ (the) Πατήρ (Father), οὐ (no) μὴ (not) πίω (shall I drink) αὐτό (it)?”

²⁶ Ὡσαύτως (Likewise) δὲ (now) καὶ (also), τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) συναντιλαμβάνεται (joins to help) τῇ (the) ἀσθενείᾳ (weakness) ἡμῶν (of us); τὸ (the) γὰρ (for) τί (things which) προσευξώμεθα (we should pray for) καθὸ (as) δεῖ (it behooves), οὐκ (not) οἴδαμεν (we know), ἀλλὰ (but) αὐτὸ (Himself) τὸ (the) Πνεῦμα (Spirit) ὑπερεντυγχάνει (makes intercession), στεναγμοῖς (with groanings) ἀλαλήτοις (inexpressible).

³ αἰτεῖτε (You ask) καὶ (and) οὐ (not) λαμβάνετε (receive), διότι (because) κακῶς (wrongly) αἰτεῖσθε (you ask), ἵνα (that) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἡδοναῖς (pleasures) ὑμῶν (of you), δαπανήσητε (you may spend it).

²⁵ ἀρκετὸν (It is sufficient) τῷ (for the) μαθητῇ (disciple) ἵνα (that) γένηται (he become) ὡς (as) ὁ (the) διδάσκαλος (teacher) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) δοῦλος (servant) ὡς (as) ὁ (the) κύριος (master) αὐτοῦ (of him). εἰ (If) τὸν (the) οἰκοδεσπότην (master of the house) Βεελζεβοὺλ (Beelzebul) ἐπεκάλεσαν (they called), πόσῳ (how much) μᾶλλον (more) τοὺς (those) οἰκιακοὺς (house members) αὐτοῦ (of him)!

³¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἐκπερισσῶς (emphatically) ἐλάλει (he kept saying), “Ἐὰν (If) δέῃ (it is needful) με (of me) συναποθανεῖν (to die with) σοι (You), οὐ (no) μή (not) σε (You) ἀπαρνήσομαι (will I deny).” ὡσαύτως (Likewise) δὲ (now) καὶ (also) πάντες (all) ἔλεγον (of them were saying).

³⁷ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to Him) ‹ὁ› (-) Πέτρος (Peter), “Κύριε (Lord), διὰ (because of) τί (why) οὐ (not) δύναμαί (am I able) σοι (You) ἀκολουθῆσαι (to follow) ἄρτι (presently)? τὴν (The) ψυχήν (life) μου (of me) ὑπὲρ (for) σοῦ (You) θήσω (I will lay down).”

²⁰ Μνημονεύετε (Remember) τοῦ (the) λόγου (word) οὗ (that) ἐγὼ (I) εἶπον (said) ὑμῖν (to you): ‘Οὐκ (Not) ἔστιν (is) δοῦλος (a servant) μείζων (greater than) τοῦ (the) κυρίου (master) αὐτοῦ (of him).’ εἰ (If) ἐμὲ (Me) ἐδίωξαν (they persecuted), καὶ (also) ὑμᾶς (you) διώξουσιν (they will persecute); εἰ (if) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) μου (of Me) ἐτήρησαν (they kept), καὶ (also) τὸν (-) ὑμέτερον (yours) τηρήσουσιν (they will keep).

¹⁴ ἐγὼ (I) δέδωκα (have given) αὐτοῖς (them) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) σου (of You), καὶ (and) ὁ (the) κόσμος (world) ἐμίσησεν (hated) αὐτούς (them), ὅτι (because) οὐκ (not) εἰσὶν (they are) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world), καθὼς (even as) ἐγὼ (I) οὐκ (not) εἰμὶ (am) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world).

² ἀνεῖλεν (He put to death) δὲ (then) Ἰάκωβον (James), τὸν (the) ἀδελφὸν (brother) Ἰωάννου (of John), μαχαίρῃ (with the sword).

²⁴ Νῦν (Now) χαίρω (I rejoice) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) παθήμασιν (sufferings) ὑπὲρ (for) ὑμῶν (you), καὶ (and) ἀνταναπληρῶ (I am filling up) τὰ (that which) ὑστερήματα (is lacking) τῶν (of the) θλίψεων (tribulations) τοῦ (-) Χριστοῦ (of Christ) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) σαρκί (flesh) μου (of me) ὑπὲρ (for) τοῦ (the) σώματος (body) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ὅ (which) ἐστιν (is) ἡ (the) ἐκκλησία (church),

⁹ Ἐγὼ (I) Ἰωάννης (John), ὁ (the) ἀδελφὸς (brother) ὑμῶν (of you), καὶ (and) συνκοινωνὸς (fellow-partaker) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) θλίψει (tribulation) καὶ (and) βασιλείᾳ (kingdom) καὶ (and) ὑπομονῇ (endurance) ἐν (in) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ἐγενόμην (was) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) νήσῳ (island) τῇ (-) καλουμένῃ (called) Πάτμῳ (Patmos), διὰ (on account of) τὸν (the) λόγον (word) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) καὶ (and) τὴν (the) μαρτυρίαν (testimony) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus).

²³ Λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τὸ (-) μὲν (Indeed) ποτήριόν (the cup) μου (of Me) πίεσθε (You will drink), τὸ (-) δὲ (but) καθίσαι (to sit) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) μου (of Me) καὶ (and) ἐξ (on) εὐωνύμων (the left), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐμὸν (Mine) τοῦτο (this) δοῦναι (to give), ἀλλ’ (but to those) οἷς (for whom) ἡτοίμασται (it has been prepared) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (the) Πατρός (Father) μου (of Me).”

² καθὼς (As) ἔδωκας (You gave) αὐτῷ (Him) ἐξουσίαν (authority) πάσης (over all) σαρκός (flesh), ἵνα (so that) πᾶν (all) ὃ (whom) δέδωκας (You have given) αὐτῷ (Him), δώσῃ (He may give) αὐτοῖς (to them) ζωὴν (life) αἰώνιον (eternal).

²⁴ Πάτερ* (Father), ὃ (those whom) δέδωκάς (You have given) μοι (Me), θέλω (I desire) ἵνα (that) ὅπου (where) εἰμὶ (am) ἐγὼ (I), κἀκεῖνοι (they also) ὦσιν (may be) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (Me), ἵνα (that) θεωρῶσιν (they may behold) τὴν (-) δόξαν (glory) τὴν (-) ἐμὴν (My), ἣν (that) δέδωκάς (You gave) μοι (Me) ὅτι (because) ἠγάπησάς (You loved) με (Me) πρὸ (before) καταβολῆς (the foundation) κόσμου (of the world).

¹⁶ νῦν (Now) δὲ (however) κρείττονος (a better one) ὀρέγονται (they stretch forward to), τοῦτ’ (that) ἔστιν (is), ἐπουρανίου (a heavenly one). διὸ (Therefore) οὐκ (not) ἐπαισχύνεται (is ashamed of) αὐτοὺς (them) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), Θεὸς (God) ἐπικαλεῖσθαι (to be called) αὐτῶν (of them); ἡτοίμασεν (He has prepared) γὰρ (indeed) αὐτοῖς (for them) πόλιν (a city).

²⁴ Καὶ (And) ἀκούσαντες (having heard this), οἱ (the) δέκα (ten) ἠγανάκτησαν (were indignant) περὶ (about) τῶν (the) δύο (two) ἀδελφῶν (brothers).

³³ Καὶ (And) ἦλθον (they came) εἰς (to) Καφαρναούμ (Capernaum). Καὶ (And) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) οἰκίᾳ (house) γενόμενος (having been), ἐπηρώτα (He was asking) αὐτούς (them), “Τί (What) ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (way) διελογίζεσθε (were you discussing)?” ³⁴ οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ἐσιώπων (they were silent), πρὸς (with) ἀλλήλους (one another) γὰρ (for) διελέχθησαν (they had been discussing) ἐν (along) τῇ (the) ὁδῷ (road) τίς (which was) μείζων (greatest). ³⁵ Καὶ (And) καθίσας (having sat down), ἐφώνησεν (He called) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve), καὶ (and) λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) πρῶτος (first) εἶναι (to be), ἔσται (he will be) πάντων (of all) ἔσχατος (last) καὶ (and) πάντων (of all) διάκονος (servant).” ³⁶ Καὶ (And) λαβὼν (having taken) παιδίον (a child), ἔστησεν (He set) αὐτὸ (it) ἐν (in) μέσῳ (midst) αὐτῶν (of them); καὶ (and) ἐναγκαλισάμενος (having taken in His arms) αὐτὸ (it), εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them),

²⁴ Ἐγένετο (There was) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) φιλονεικία (a dispute) ἐν (among) αὐτοῖς (them), τὸ (-) τίς (which) αὐτῶν (of them) δοκεῖ (is thought) εἶναι (to be) μείζων (the greatest).

¹⁰ τῇ (-) φιλαδελφίᾳ (in brotherly love) εἰς (to) ἀλλήλους (one another) φιλόστοργοι (devoted) τῇ (-) τιμῇ (in honor), ἀλλήλους (one another) προηγούμενοι (esteeming),

³ μηδὲν (nothing) κατ’ (according to) ἐριθείαν (self-interest) μηδὲ (or) κατὰ (according to) κενοδοξίαν (vain conceit), ἀλλὰ (but) τῇ (-) ταπεινοφροσύνῃ (in humility) ἀλλήλους (one another) ἡγούμενοι (be esteeming) ὑπερέχοντας (surpassing) ἑαυτῶν (themselves),

⁵ ἢ (Or) δοκεῖτε (think you) ὅτι (that) κενῶς (in vain) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) λέγει (says), “Πρὸς (With) φθόνον (envy) ἐπιποθεῖ (yearns) τὸ (the) πνεῦμα (Spirit) ὃ (that) κατῴκισεν (He has made to dwell) ἐν (in) ἡμῖν (us)?”

²⁵ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), προσκαλεσάμενος (having called to him) αὐτοὺς (them), εἶπεν (said), “Οἴδατε (You know) ὅτι (that) οἱ (the) ἄρχοντες (rulers) τῶν (of the) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles) κατακυριεύουσιν (exercise lordship over) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οἱ (the) μεγάλοι (great ones) κατεξουσιάζουσιν (exercise authority over) αὐτῶν (them).

²⁵ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Οἱ (The) βασιλεῖς (kings) τῶν (of the) ἐθνῶν (Gentiles) κυριεύουσιν (rule over) αὐτῶν (them), καὶ (and) οἱ (those) ἐξουσιάζοντες (exercising authority over) αὐτῶν (them), εὐεργέται (benefactors) καλοῦνται (are called).

³ μηδ’ (not) ὡς (as) κατακυριεύοντες (exercising lordship over) τῶν (-) κλήρων (those in your charge), ἀλλὰ (but) τύποι (examples) γινόμενοι (being) τοῦ (to the) ποιμνίου (flock).

²⁶ οὐχ (Not) οὕτως (thus) ἔσται* (will it be) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you); ἀλλ’ (but) ὃς (whoever) ἐὰν (if) θέλῃ (wishes) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) μέγας (great) γενέσθαι (to become), ἔσται (he will be) ὑμῶν (your) διάκονος (servant); ²⁷ καὶ (and) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) θέλῃ (wishes) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you) εἶναι (to be) πρῶτος (first), ἔσται (he will be) ὑμῶν (your) δοῦλος (slave);

⁸ Ὑμεῖς (You) δὲ (however) μὴ (not) κληθῆτε (shall be called) ‘Ῥαββί (Rabbi);’ εἷς (One) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ὑμῶν (of you) ὁ (the) διδάσκαλος (Teacher), πάντες (all) δὲ (now) ὑμεῖς (you) ἀδελφοί (brothers) ἐστε (are). ⁹ καὶ (And) πατέρα (father) μὴ (no one) καλέσητε (call) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐπὶ (on) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth); εἷς (One) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (is) ὑμῶν (of you) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father), ὁ (who is) οὐράνιος (in heaven). ¹⁰ μηδὲ (Neither) κληθῆτε (be called) καθηγηταί (instructors), ὅτι (since) καθηγητὴς (the instructor) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐστιν (is) εἷς (One), ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ). ¹¹ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) μείζων (the greatest) ὑμῶν (among you) ἔσται (will be) ὑμῶν (your) διάκονος (servant). ¹² Ὅστις (He who) δὲ (then) ὑψώσει (shall exalt) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be humbled), καὶ (and) ὅστις (whoever) ταπεινώσει (shall humble) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὑψωθήσεται (will be exalted).

³⁵ Καὶ (And) καθίσας (having sat down), ἐφώνησεν (He called) τοὺς (the) δώδεκα (Twelve), καὶ (and) λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Εἴ (If) τις (anyone) θέλει (desires) πρῶτος (first) εἶναι (to be), ἔσται (he will be) πάντων (of all) ἔσχατος (last) καὶ (and) πάντων (of all) διάκονος (servant).”

⁴⁸ καὶ (and) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Ὃς (Whoever) ἐὰν (if) δέξηται (shall receive) τοῦτο (this) τὸ (-) παιδίον (child) ἐπὶ (in) τῷ (the) ὀνόματί (name) μου (of Me), ἐμὲ (Me) δέχεται (receives); καὶ (and) ὃς (whoever) ἂν (-) ἐμὲ (Me) δέξηται (shall receive), δέχεται (receives) τὸν (the One) ἀποστείλαντά (having sent) με (Me). ὁ (The one) γὰρ (for) μικρότερος (least) ἐν (among) πᾶσιν (all) ὑμῖν (you) ὑπάρχων (being), οὗτός (he) ἐστιν (shall be) μέγας (great).”

¹¹ ὅτι (For) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) ὑψῶν (exalting) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be humbled), καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ταπεινῶν (humbling) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὑψωθήσεται (will be exalted).”

¹⁴ λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), κατέβη (went down) οὗτος (this one) δεδικαιωμένος (justified) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) οἶκον (house) αὐτοῦ (of him), παρ’ (rather than) ἐκεῖνον (that). ὅτι (For) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) ὑψῶν (exalting) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ταπεινωθήσεται (will be humbled); ὁ (the one) δὲ (however) ταπεινῶν (humbling) ἑαυτὸν (himself) ὑψωθήσεται (will be exalted).”

¹³ ὑμεῖς (You) φωνεῖτέ (call) με (Me) Ὁ (-) Διδάσκαλος (Teacher) καὶ (and) ὁ (-) Κύριος (Lord), καὶ (and) καλῶς (rightly) λέγετε (you say), εἰμὶ (I am) γάρ (for). ¹⁴ εἰ (If) οὖν (therefore) ἐγὼ (I) ἔνιψα (have washed) ὑμῶν (your) τοὺς (-) πόδας (feet), ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Διδάσκαλος (Teacher), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ὀφείλετε (ought) ἀλλήλων (of one another) νίπτειν (to wash) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet). ¹⁵ ὑπόδειγμα (A pattern) γὰρ (for) ἔδωκα (I gave) ὑμῖν (you), ἵνα (that) καθὼς (as) ἐγὼ (I) ἐποίησα (did) ὑμῖν (to you), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ποιῆτε (should do). ¹⁶ ἀμὴν (Truly), ἀμὴν (truly), λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) δοῦλος (a servant) μείζων (greater than) τοῦ (the) κυρίου (master) αὐτοῦ (of him), οὐδὲ (nor) ἀπόστολος (a messenger) μείζων (greater than) τοῦ (the one) πέμψαντος (having sent) αὐτόν (him). ¹⁷ εἰ (If) ταῦτα (these things) οἴδατε (you know), μακάριοί (blessed) ἐστε (are you) ἐὰν (if) ποιῆτε (you do) αὐτά (them). ¹⁸ Οὐ (Not) περὶ (about) πάντων (all) ὑμῶν (of you) λέγω (I speak). ἐγὼ (I) οἶδα (know) τίνας (whom) ἐξελεξάμην (I chose), ἀλλ’ (but) ἵνα (that) ἡ (the) γραφὴ (Scripture) πληρωθῇ (may be fulfilled): ‘Ὁ (The one) τρώγων (eating) μου (of Me) τὸν (the) ἄρτον (bread) ἐπῆρεν (lifted up) ἐπ’ (against) ἐμὲ (Me) τὴν (the) πτέρναν (heel) αὐτοῦ (of him).’

³⁶ Ἀπεκρίθη (Answered) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Ἡ (The) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this); εἰ (if) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) κόσμου (world) τούτου (this) ἦν (were) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμή (My), οἱ (-) ὑπηρέται (attendants) ἄν (-) «οἱ (-) ἐμοὶ (My) ἠγωνίζοντο» (would fight) ἵνα (that) μὴ (not) παραδοθῶ (I might be betrayed) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews). νῦν (Now) δὲ (however) ἡ (-) βασιλεία (kingdom) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (My) οὐκ (not) ἔστιν (is) ἐντεῦθεν (from here).”

² καὶ (And) μὴ (not) συσχηματίζεσθε (be conformed) τῷ (to the) αἰῶνι (age) τούτῳ (this), ἀλλὰ (but) μεταμορφοῦσθε (be transformed) τῇ (by the) ἀνακαινώσει (renewing) τοῦ (of the) νοός (mind), εἰς (for) τὸ (-) δοκιμάζειν (to prove) ὑμᾶς (by you), τί (what is) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τὸ (-) ἀγαθὸν (good) καὶ (and) εὐάρεστον (well-pleasing) καὶ (and) τέλειον (perfect).

¹⁹ Ἐλεύθερος (Free) γὰρ (for) ὢν (being) ἐκ (from) πάντων (all), πᾶσιν (to all) ἐμαυτὸν (myself) ἐδούλωσα (I became servant), ἵνα (so that) τοὺς (the) πλείονας (more) κερδήσω (I might gain). ²⁰ καὶ (And) ἐγενόμην (I became) τοῖς (to the) Ἰουδαίοις (Jews), ὡς (like) Ἰουδαῖος (a Jew), ἵνα (so that) Ἰουδαίους (Jews) κερδήσω (I might win). τοῖς (To those) ὑπὸ (under) νόμον (the Law), ὡς (as) ὑπὸ (under) νόμον (the law)— μὴ (not) ὢν (being) αὐτὸς (myself) ὑπὸ (under) νόμον (the law)— ἵνα (so that) τοὺς (those) ὑπὸ (under) νόμον (the law) κερδήσω (I might win). ²¹ τοῖς (To those) ἀνόμοις (outside the Law), ὡς (like) ἄνομος (outside the Law)— μὴ (not) ὢν (being) ἄνομος (outside the law) Θεοῦ (of God), ἀλλ’ (but) ἔννομος (under the law) Χριστοῦ (to Christ)— ἵνα (so that) κερδάνω (I might win) τοὺς (those) ἀνόμους (outside the Law). ²² ἐγενόμην (I became) τοῖς (to the) ἀσθενέσιν (weak), ἀσθενής (weak), ἵνα (that) τοὺς (the) ἀσθενεῖς (weak) κερδήσω (I might win). τοῖς (These things) πᾶσιν (to all) γέγονα (I have become) πάντα (all), ἵνα (so that) πάντως (by all means), τινὰς (some) σώσω (I might save). ²³ Πάντα (All things) δὲ (now) ποιῶ (I do) διὰ (on account of) τὸ (the) εὐαγγέλιον (gospel), ἵνα (that) συνκοινωνὸς (a fellow partaker) αὐτοῦ (with it) γένωμαι (I might become).

¹³ Ὑμεῖς (You) γὰρ (for) ἐπ’ (to) ἐλευθερίᾳ (freedom) ἐκλήθητε (were called), ἀδελφοί (brothers); μόνον (but) μὴ (not) τὴν (the) ἐλευθερίαν (freedom) εἰς (for) ἀφορμὴν (an opportunity) τῇ (to the) σαρκί (flesh). ἀλλὰ (Rather) διὰ (through) τῆς (-) ἀγάπης (love), δουλεύετε (serve) ἀλλήλοις (one another).

⁵ Ὁμοίως (Likewise), νεώτεροι (younger ones), ὑποτάγητε (be subject) πρεσβυτέροις (to your elders). πάντες (All) δὲ (now) ἀλλήλοις (one to another) τὴν (-) ταπεινοφροσύνην (humility) ἐγκομβώσασθε (gird on), ὅτι (because), “Ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ὑπερηφάνοις (the proud) ἀντιτάσσεται (opposes), ταπεινοῖς (to the humble) δὲ (however) δίδωσιν (He gives) χάριν (grace).” ⁶ Ταπεινώθητε (Be humbled) οὖν (therefore) ὑπὸ (under) τὴν (the) κραταιὰν (mighty) χεῖρα (hand) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), ἵνα (so that) ὑμᾶς (you) ὑψώσῃ (He may exalt) ἐν (in) καιρῷ (due time),

²⁸ ὥσπερ (even as) ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) οὐκ (not) ἦλθεν (came) διακονηθῆναι (to be served), ἀλλὰ (but) διακονῆσαι (to serve), καὶ (and) δοῦναι (to give) τὴν (the) ψυχὴν (life) αὐτοῦ (of Him) λύτρον (as a ransom) ἀντὶ (for) πολλῶν (many).”

²⁶ ὑμεῖς (You) δὲ (however) οὐχ (not) οὕτως (thus shall be). ἀλλ’ (Instead), ὁ (the) μείζων (greatest) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you), γινέσθω (let him be) ὡς (as) ὁ (the) νεώτερος (younger); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ἡγούμενος (leading), ὡς (as) ὁ (the one) διακονῶν (serving). ²⁷ τίς (Who) γὰρ (for) μείζων (is greater), ὁ (the one) ἀνακείμενος (reclining) ἢ (or) ὁ (the one) διακονῶν (serving)? οὐχὶ (Is not) ὁ (the one) ἀνακείμενος (reclining)? ἐγὼ (I) δὲ (however) ἐν (in) μέσῳ (the midst) ὑμῶν (of you) εἰμι (am), ὡς (as) ὁ (the One) διακονῶν (serving).

¹⁵ καθὼς (As) γινώσκει (knows) με (Me) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father), κἀγὼ (I also) γινώσκω (know) τὸν (the) Πατέρα (Father); καὶ (and) τὴν (the) ψυχήν (life) μου (of Me) τίθημι (I lay down) ὑπὲρ (for) τῶν (the) προβάτων (sheep).

¹⁴ εἰ (If) οὖν (therefore) ἐγὼ (I) ἔνιψα (have washed) ὑμῶν (your) τοὺς (-) πόδας (feet), ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord) καὶ (and) ὁ (the) Διδάσκαλος (Teacher), καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ὀφείλετε (ought) ἀλλήλων (of one another) νίπτειν (to wash) τοὺς (the) πόδας (feet).

²¹ τὸν (The One) μὴ (not) γνόντα (having known) ἁμαρτίαν (sin), ὑπὲρ (for) ἡμῶν (us) ἁμαρτίαν (sin) ἐποίησεν (He made), ἵνα (so that) ἡμεῖς (we) γενώμεθα (might become) δικαιοσύνη (the righteousness) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐν (in) αὐτῷ (Him).

⁹ Γινώσκετε (You know) γὰρ (for) τὴν (the) χάριν (grace) τοῦ (of the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), ὅτι (that) δι’ (for the sake of) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐπτώχευσεν (He became poor), πλούσιος (rich) ὤν (being), ἵνα (so that) ὑμεῖς (you) τῇ (-) ἐκείνου (through that) πτωχείᾳ (poverty) πλουτήσητε (might be enriched).

¹³ Χριστὸς (Christ) ἡμᾶς (us) ἐξηγόρασεν (redeemed) ἐκ (from) τῆς (the) κατάρας (curse) τοῦ (of the) νόμου (Law), γενόμενος (having become) ὑπὲρ (for) ἡμῶν (us) κατάρα (a curse), ὅτι (for) γέγραπται (it has been written): “Ἐπικατάρατος (Cursed is) πᾶς (everyone) ὁ (-) κρεμάμενος (hanging) ἐπὶ (on) ξύλου (a tree)” —

⁵ Τοῦτο (This) φρονεῖτε (let mind be) ἐν (in) ὑμῖν (you) ὃ (which) καὶ (also) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus was): ⁶ Ὃς (Who) ἐν (in) μορφῇ (the form) Θεοῦ (of God) ὑπάρχων (existing), οὐχ (not) ἁρπαγμὸν (something to be grasped) ἡγήσατο (considered) τὸ (-) εἶναι (to be) ἴσα (equal) Θεῷ (with God), ⁷ ἀλλὰ (but) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) ἐκένωσεν (emptied), μορφὴν (the form) δούλου (of a servant) λαβών (having taken), ἐν (in) ὁμοιώματι (the likeness) ἀνθρώπων (of men) γενόμενος (having been made). ⁸ καὶ (And) σχήματι (in appearance) εὑρεθεὶς (having been found) ὡς (as) ἄνθρωπος (a man), ἐταπείνωσεν (He humbled) ἑαυτὸν (Himself), γενόμενος (having become) ὑπήκοος (obedient) μέχρι (unto) θανάτου (death), θανάτου (the death) δὲ (even) σταυροῦ (of the cross).

⁴ τοῦ (the) ἰδίου (own) οἴκου (house) καλῶς (well) προϊστάμενον (managing), τέκνα (children) ἔχοντα (having) ἐν (in) ὑποταγῇ (submission), μετὰ (with) πάσης (all) σεμνότητος (dignity) — ⁵ εἰ (if) δέ (but) τις (one) τοῦ (the) ἰδίου (own) οἴκου (household) προστῆναι (to manage) οὐκ (not) οἶδεν (knows), πῶς (how) ἐκκλησίας (the church) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐπιμελήσεται (how will he care for)? — ⁶ μὴ (not) νεόφυτον (a novice), ἵνα (that) μὴ (not) τυφωθεὶς (having been puffed up), εἰς (into) κρίμα (the judgment) ἐμπέσῃ (he might fall) τοῦ (of the) διαβόλου (devil).

¹⁴ ὃς (who) ἔδωκεν (gave) ἑαυτὸν (Himself) ὑπὲρ (for) ἡμῶν (us), ἵνα (that) λυτρώσηται (He might redeem) ἡμᾶς (us) ἀπὸ (from) πάσης (all) ἀνομίας (lawlessness), καὶ (and) καθαρίσῃ (might purify) ἑαυτῷ (to Himself) λαὸν (a people) περιούσιον (specially chosen), ζηλωτὴν (zealous) καλῶν (of good) ἔργων (works).

⁸ καίπερ (though) ὢν (being) Υἱός (a Son), ἔμαθεν (He learned) ἀφ’ (from) ὧν (the things) ἔπαθεν (He suffered), τὴν (-) ὑπακοήν (obedience),

¹⁹ ἀλλὰ (but) τιμίῳ (by the precious) αἵματι (blood), ὡς (as) ἀμνοῦ (of a lamb) ἀμώμου (without blemish) καὶ (and) ἀσπίλου (without spot), Χριστοῦ (of Christ),

²⁹ Καὶ (And) ἐκπορευομένων (as were going out) αὐτῶν (they) ἀπὸ (from) Ἰεριχὼ (Jericho), ἠκολούθησεν (followed) αὐτῷ (Him) ὄχλος (a crowd) πολύς (great). ³⁰ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), δύο (two) τυφλοὶ (blind men) καθήμενοι (sitting) παρὰ (beside) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (road), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) ὅτι (that) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) παράγει (is passing by), ἔκραξαν (cried out), λέγοντες (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), «ἐλέησον (Have mercy on) ἡμᾶς» (us), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David).” ³¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ὄχλος (the crowd) ἐπετίμησεν (rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them), ἵνα (that) σιωπήσωσιν (they should be silent). οἱ (-) δὲ (But) μεῖζον (all the more) ἔκραξαν (they cried out), λέγοντες (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), «ἐλέησον (have mercy on) ἡμᾶς» (us), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David).” ³² Καὶ (And) στὰς (having stopped), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐφώνησεν (called) αὐτοὺς (them) καὶ (and) εἶπεν (said), “Τί (What) θέλετε (do you desire) ποιήσω (I should do) ὑμῖν (unto you)?” ³³ Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Κύριε (Lord), ἵνα (that) ἀνοιγῶσιν (might be opened) οἱ (the) ὀφθαλμοὶ (eyes) ἡμῶν (of us).” ³⁴ Σπλαγχνισθεὶς (Having been moved with compassion) δὲ (then), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἥψατο (touched) τῶν (the) ὀμμάτων (eyes) αὐτῶν (of them); καὶ (and) εὐθέως (immediately) ἀνέβλεψαν (they received sight), καὶ (and) ἠκολούθησαν (they followed) αὐτῷ (Him).

²⁰ πτωχὸς (A poor man) δέ (now) τις (certain) ὀνόματι (named) Λάζαρος (Lazarus) ἐβέβλητο (was laid) πρὸς (at) τὸν (the) πυλῶνα (gate) αὐτοῦ (of him), εἱλκωμένος (being full of sores)

²² Ἐγένετο (It came to pass that) δὲ (then) ἀποθανεῖν (died) τὸν (the) πτωχὸν (poor man), καὶ (and) ἀπενεχθῆναι (was carried away) αὐτὸν (he) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (the) ἀγγέλων (angels) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) κόλπον (bosom) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham). ἀπέθανεν (Died) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) ὁ (the) πλούσιος (rich man) καὶ (and) ἐτάφη (was buried).

³⁵ Ἐγένετο (It came to pass) δὲ (then) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἐγγίζειν (drawing near) αὐτὸν (of Him) εἰς (to) Ἰεριχὼ (Jericho), τυφλός (a blind man) τις (certain) ἐκάθητο (was sitting) παρὰ (beside) τὴν (the) ὁδὸν (road), ἐπαιτῶν (begging).

⁸ Οἱ (The) οὖν (therefore) γείτονες (neighbors) καὶ (and) οἱ (those) θεωροῦντες (having seen) αὐτὸν (him) τὸ (-) πρότερον (before), ὅτι (that) προσαίτης (a beggar) ἦν (he was), ἔλεγον (were saying), “Οὐχ (Not) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (he who) καθήμενος (was sitting) καὶ (and) προσαιτῶν (begging)?”

² καί (And) τις (a certain) ἀνὴρ (man), χωλὸς (lame) ἐκ (from) κοιλίας (womb) μητρὸς (of mother) αὐτοῦ (of him) ὑπάρχων (being), ἐβαστάζετο (was being carried), ὃν (whom) ἐτίθουν (they placed) καθ’ (every) ἡμέραν (day) πρὸς (at) τὴν (the) θύραν (gate) τοῦ (of the) ἱεροῦ (temple) τὴν (-) λεγομένην (called) Ὡραίαν (Beautiful) τοῦ (-) αἰτεῖν (to ask for) ἐλεημοσύνην (alms) παρὰ (from) τῶν (those who) εἰσπορευομένων (were going) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) ἱερόν (temple), ³ ὃς (who) ἰδὼν (having seen) Πέτρον (Peter) καὶ (and) Ἰωάννην (John) μέλλοντας (being about) εἰσιέναι (to enter) εἰς (into) τὸ (the) ἱερὸν (temple), ἠρώτα (was asking) ἐλεημοσύνην (alms) λαβεῖν (to receive).

¹ Βίβλος (The book) γενέσεως (of the genealogy) Ἰησοῦ (of Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), υἱοῦ (son) Δαυὶδ (of David), υἱοῦ (son) Ἀβραάμ (of Abraham):

²³ καὶ (and) ἐλθὼν (having come), κατῴκησεν (he dwelt) εἰς (in) πόλιν (a city) λεγομένην (being called) Ναζαρέτ (Nazareth); ὅπως (so that) πληρωθῇ (it should be fulfilled) τὸ (that) ῥηθὲν (having been spoken) διὰ (through) τῶν (the) προφητῶν (prophets), ὅτι (that) “Ναζωραῖος (A Nazarene) κληθήσεται (He will be called).”

²⁷ Καὶ (And) παράγοντι (passing on) ἐκεῖθεν (from there) τῷ (-) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus), ἠκολούθησαν (followed) ‹αὐτῷ› (Him) δύο (two) τυφλοὶ (blind men), κράζοντες (crying out) καὶ (and) λέγοντες (saying), “Ἐλέησον (Have mercy on) ἡμᾶς (us), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David).”

²³ καὶ (And) ἐξίσταντο (were amazed) πάντες (all) οἱ (the) ὄχλοι (crowds), καὶ (and) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Μήτι (Whether) οὗτός (this) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David)?”

²² καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), γυνὴ (a woman) Χαναναία (Canaanite) ἀπὸ (from) τῶν (the) ὁρίων (region) ἐκείνων (same), ἐξελθοῦσα (having approached), ἔκραζεν (was crying out), λέγουσα (saying), “Ἐλέησόν (Have mercy on) με (me), Κύριε (Lord), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David); ἡ (the) θυγάτηρ (daughter) μου (of me) κακῶς (miserably) δαιμονίζεται (is possessed by a demon).”

³⁰ καὶ (And) ἰδοὺ (behold), δύο (two) τυφλοὶ (blind men) καθήμενοι (sitting) παρὰ (beside) τὴν (the) ὁδόν (road), ἀκούσαντες (having heard) ὅτι (that) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) παράγει (is passing by), ἔκραξαν (cried out), λέγοντες (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), «ἐλέησον (Have mercy on) ἡμᾶς» (us), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David).”

⁹ Οἱ (The) δὲ (now) ὄχλοι (crowds) οἱ (-) προάγοντες (going before) αὐτὸν (Him) καὶ (and) οἱ (those) ἀκολουθοῦντες (following) ἔκραζον (were crying out), λέγοντες (saying): “Ὡσαννὰ (Hosanna) τῷ (to the) υἱῷ (Son) Δαυίδ (of David)!” “Εὐλογημένος (Blessed is) ὁ (the One) ἐρχόμενος (coming) ἐν (in) ὀνόματι (the name) Κυρίου (of the Lord)!” “Ὡσαννὰ (Hosanna) ἐν (in) τοῖς (the) ὑψίστοις (highest)!”

¹¹ Οἱ (-) δὲ (And) ὄχλοι (the crowds) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) προφήτης (prophet), Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ὁ (the One) ἀπὸ (from) Ναζαρὲθ (Nazareth) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (of Galilee).”

⁴² λέγων (saying), “Τί (What) ὑμῖν (you) δοκεῖ (think) περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (the) Χριστοῦ (Christ)? τίνος (Of whom) υἱός (son) ἐστιν (is He)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to Him), “Τοῦ (-) Δαυίδ (Of David).” ⁴³ Λέγει (He says) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Πῶς (How) οὖν (then), Δαυὶδ (David) ἐν (in) Πνεύματι (spirit) καλεῖ (does call) αὐτὸν (Him) Κύριον (Lord), λέγων (saying): ⁴⁴ ‘Εἶπεν (Said) Κύριος (the Lord) τῷ (to the) Κυρίῳ (Lord) μου (of me), “Κάθου (Sit) ἐκ (on) δεξιῶν (the right hand) μου (of Me), Ἕως (until) ἂν (-) θῶ (I place) τοὺς (the) ἐχθρούς (enemies) σου (of You) Ὑποκάτω (as a footstool) τῶν (for the) ποδῶν (feet) σου (of You).”’ ⁴⁵ Εἰ (If) οὖν (therefore) Δαυὶδ (David) καλεῖ (calls) αὐτὸν (Him) Κύριον (Lord), πῶς (how) υἱὸς (son) αὐτοῦ (of him) ἐστιν (is He)?”

⁷¹ Ἐξελθόντα (Having gone out) δὲ (then) εἰς (to) τὸν (the) πυλῶνα (porch), εἶδεν (saw) αὐτὸν (him) ἄλλη (another servant girl), καὶ (and) λέγει (says) τοῖς (to those) ἐκεῖ (there), “Οὗτος (This man) ἦν (was) μετὰ (with) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) τοῦ (of) Ναζωραίου (Nazareth).”

²⁴ λέγων (saying), “Τί (What) ἡμῖν (to us) καὶ (and) σοί (to You), Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Ναζαρηνέ (of Nazareth)? ἦλθες (Did You come) ἀπολέσαι (to destroy) ἡμᾶς (us)? οἶδά (I know) σε (You) τίς (who) εἶ (are), ὁ (the) Ἅγιος (Holy One) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God)!”

¹⁶ Καὶ (And) ἦλθεν (He came) εἰς (to) Ναζαρά (Nazareth), οὗ (where) ἦν (He had been) τεθραμμένος (brought up); καὶ (and) εἰσῆλθεν (He entered) κατὰ (according to) τὸ (the) εἰωθὸς (custom) αὐτῷ (to Him), ἐν (on) τῇ (the) ἡμέρᾳ (day) τῶν (of the) σαββάτων (Sabbaths), εἰς (into) τὴν (the) συναγωγήν (synagogue), καὶ (and) ἀνέστη (stood up) ἀναγνῶναι (to read).

³⁶ ἀκούσας (Having heard) δὲ (now) ὄχλου (a crowd) διαπορευομένου (passing along), ἐπυνθάνετο (he was asking) τί (what) εἴη (might be) τοῦτο (this). ³⁷ Ἀπήγγειλαν (They told) δὲ (then) αὐτῷ (him) ὅτι (-), “Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὁ (of) Ναζωραῖος (Nazareth) παρέρχεται (is passing by).”

⁴⁶ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him) Ναθαναήλ (Nathanael), “Ἐκ (Out of) Ναζαρὲτ (Nazareth) δύναταί (is able) τι (any) ἀγαθὸν (good thing) εἶναι (to be)?” Λέγει (Says) αὐτῷ (to him) ὁ (-) Φίλιππος (Philip), “Ἔρχου (Come) καὶ (and) ἴδε (see).”

⁴¹ Ἄλλοι (Others) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Οὗτός (This) ἐστιν (is) ὁ (the) Χριστός (Christ).” Οἱ (Others) δὲ (however) ἔλεγον (were saying), “Μὴ (Not) γὰρ (indeed) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) ὁ (the) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἔρχεται (comes)?

⁵² Ἀπεκρίθησαν (They answered) καὶ (and) εἶπαν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Μὴ (Not) καὶ (also) σὺ (you) ἐκ (from) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) εἶ (are)? ἐραύνησον (Search) καὶ (and) ἴδε (see) ὅτι (that) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (-) Γαλιλαίας (Galilee) προφήτης (a prophet) οὐκ (not) ἐγείρεται (is raised).”

¹⁹ Ἔγραψεν (Wrote) δὲ (then) καὶ (also) τίτλον (a title) ὁ (-) Πιλᾶτος (Pilate) καὶ (and) ἔθηκεν (put it) ἐπὶ (on) τοῦ (the) σταυροῦ (cross). ἦν (It was) δὲ (now) γεγραμμένον (written): ΙΗΣΟΥΣ (Jesus) Ο* (of) ΝΑΖΩΡΑΙΟΣ (Nazareth), Ο* (the) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ (King) ΤΩΝ (of the) ΙΟΥΔΑΙΩΝ (Jews).

¹⁴ ἀκηκόαμεν (we have heard) γὰρ (for) αὐτοῦ (him) λέγοντος (saying) ὅτι (that) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ὁ (of) Ναζωραῖος (Nazareth) οὗτος (this) καταλύσει (will destroy) τὸν (the) τόπον (place) τοῦτον (this) καὶ (and) ἀλλάξει (will change) τὰ (the) ἔθη (customs) ἃ (that) παρέδωκεν (delivered) ἡμῖν (to us) Μωϋσῆς (Moses).”

²² καὶ (And) μεταστήσας (having removed) αὐτὸν (him), ἤγειρεν (He raised up) τὸν (-) Δαυὶδ (David) αὐτοῖς (to them) εἰς (as) βασιλέα (king), ᾧ (to whom) καὶ (also) εἶπεν (He said), μαρτυρήσας (having carried witness): ‘Εὗρον (I have found) Δαυὶδ (David) τὸν (the) τοῦ (son) Ἰεσσαί (of Jesse) ἄνδρα (a man) κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) καρδίαν (heart) μου (of Me), ὃς (who) ποιήσει (will do) πάντα (all) τὰ (the) θελήματά (will) μου (of Me).’ ²³ Τούτου (Of this man) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God), ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) σπέρματος (seed), κατ’ (according to) ἐπαγγελίαν (promise), ἤγαγεν (has brought) τῷ (-) Ἰσραὴλ (to Israel) Σωτῆρα (the Savior) Ἰησοῦν (Jesus) —

³ περὶ (concerning) τοῦ (the) Υἱοῦ (Son) αὐτοῦ (of Him), τοῦ (-) γενομένου (having come) ἐκ (of the) σπέρματος (seed) Δαυὶδ (of David) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (flesh), ⁴ τοῦ (-) ὁρισθέντος (having been declared) Υἱοῦ (Son) Θεοῦ (of God) ἐν (in) δυνάμει (power) κατὰ (according to the) πνεῦμα (Spirit) ἁγιωσύνης (of holiness) ἐξ (by) ἀναστάσεως (resurrection) νεκρῶν (from the dead), Ἰησοῦ (Jesus) Χριστοῦ (Christ), τοῦ (the) Κυρίου (Lord) ἡμῶν (of us);

¹⁶ “Ἐγὼ (I), Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), ἔπεμψα (have sent) τὸν (the) ἄγγελόν (angel) μου (of Me) μαρτυρῆσαι (to testify) ὑμῖν (to you) ταῦτα (these things) ἐπὶ (in) ταῖς (the) ἐκκλησίαις (churches). ἐγώ (I) εἰμι (am) ἡ (the) ῥίζα (root) καὶ (and) τὸ (the) γένος (offspring) Δαυίδ (of David), ὁ (the) ἀστὴρ (star) ὁ (-) λαμπρός (bright) ὁ (-) πρωϊνός (morning).”

²³ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) οὐκ (not) ἀπεκρίθη (He answered) αὐτῇ (her) λόγον (a word). καὶ (And) προσελθόντες (having come to him), οἱ (the) μαθηταὶ (disciples) αὐτοῦ (of Him) ἠρώτουν (were imploring) αὐτὸν (Him), λέγοντες (saying), “Ἀπόλυσον (Dismiss) αὐτήν (her), ὅτι (for) κράζει (she cries out) ὄπισθεν (after) ἡμῶν (us)!” ²⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἶπεν (He said), “Οὐκ (Not) ἀπεστάλην (I was sent), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) εἰς (to) τὰ (the) πρόβατα (sheep) τὰ (-) ἀπολωλότα (being lost) οἴκου (of the house) Ἰσραήλ (of Israel).” ²⁵ Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) ἐλθοῦσα (having come), προσεκύνει (she was worshiping) αὐτῷ (Him), λέγουσα (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), βοήθει (help) μοι (me)!” ²⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), εἶπεν (He said), “Οὐκ (Not) ἔστιν (it is) καλὸν (right) λαβεῖν (to take) τὸν (the) ἄρτον (bread) τῶν (of the) τέκνων (children), καὶ (and) βαλεῖν (to cast it) τοῖς (to the) κυναρίοις (dogs).” ²⁷ Ἡ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (she said), “Ναί (Yes), κύριε (Lord); καὶ (even) γὰρ (however) τὰ (the) κυνάρια (dogs) ἐσθίει (eat) ἀπὸ (of) τῶν (the) ψιχίων (crumbs) τῶν (-) πιπτόντων (falling) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) τραπέζης (table) τῶν (of the) κυρίων (masters) αὐτῶν (of them).” ²⁸ Τότε (Then) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Ὦ (O) γύναι (woman), μεγάλη (great is) σου (of you) ἡ (the) πίστις (faith)! γενηθήτω (Be it) σοι (to you) ὡς (as) θέλεις (you desire).” καὶ (And) ἰάθη (was healed) ἡ (the) θυγάτηρ (daughter) αὐτῆς (of her) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὥρας (hour) ἐκείνης (that).

¹³ Τότε (Then) προσηνέχθησαν (were brought) αὐτῷ (to Him) παιδία (little children), ἵνα (that) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἐπιθῇ (He might lay) αὐτοῖς (on them), καὶ (and) προσεύξηται (He might pray). οἱ (-) δὲ (however) μαθηταὶ (the disciples) ἐπετίμησαν (rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them).

³¹ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) ὄχλος (the crowd) ἐπετίμησεν (rebuked) αὐτοῖς (them), ἵνα (that) σιωπήσωσιν (they should be silent). οἱ (-) δὲ (But) μεῖζον (all the more) ἔκραξαν (they cried out), λέγοντες (saying), “Κύριε (Lord), «ἐλέησον (have mercy on) ἡμᾶς» (us), υἱὸς (Son) Δαυίδ (of David).”

³⁵ Ἔτι (While yet) αὐτοῦ (He) λαλοῦντος (is speaking), ἔρχονται (they come) ἀπὸ (from) τοῦ (the) ἀρχισυναγώγου (ruler of synagogue’s house), λέγοντες (saying) ὅτι (-), “Ἡ (The) θυγάτηρ (daughter) σου (of You) ἀπέθανεν (is dead); τί (why) ἔτι (still) σκύλλεις (trouble you) τὸν (the) διδάσκαλον (Teacher)?”

²⁶ ἡ (-) δὲ (Now) γυνὴ (the woman) ἦν (was) Ἑλληνίς (Gentile), Συροφοινίκισσα (Syrophoenician) τῷ (by) γένει (race), καὶ (and) ἠρώτα (kept asking) αὐτὸν (Him) ἵνα (that) τὸ (the) δαιμόνιον (demon) ἐκβάλῃ (He should cast forth) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) θυγατρὸς (daughter) αὐτῆς (of her). ²⁷ Καὶ (And) ἔλεγεν (He was saying) αὐτῇ (to her), “Ἄφες (Permit) πρῶτον (first) χορτασθῆναι (to be satisfied) τὰ (the) τέκνα (children); οὐ (not) γάρ (for) ἐστιν (it is) καλόν (good) λαβεῖν (to take) τὸν (the) ἄρτον (bread) τῶν (of the) τέκνων (children), καὶ (and) τοῖς (to the) κυναρίοις (dogs) βαλεῖν (to cast it).” ²⁸ Ἡ (-) δὲ (But) ἀπεκρίθη (she answered) καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to Him), “〈Ναί〉 (Yes), Κύριε (Lord); καὶ (even) τὰ (the) κυνάρια (dogs) ὑποκάτω (under) τῆς (the) τραπέζης (table) ἐσθίουσιν (eat) ἀπὸ (of) τῶν (the) ψιχίων (crumbs) τῶν (of the) παιδίων (children).” ²⁹ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Διὰ (Because of) τοῦτον (this) τὸν (-) λόγον (word), ὕπαγε (go); ἐξελήλυθεν (has gone forth) ἐκ (out of) τῆς (the) θυγατρός (daughter) σου (of you) τὸ (the) δαιμόνιον (demon).”

⁵ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) πρὸς (to) αὐτούς (them), “Τίς (Who) ἐξ (among) ὑμῶν (you) ἕξει (will have) φίλον (a friend), καὶ (and) πορεύσεται (will go) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him) μεσονυκτίου (at midnight) καὶ (and) εἴπῃ (say) αὐτῷ (to him), ‘Φίλε (Friend), χρῆσόν (lend) μοι (me) τρεῖς (three) ἄρτους (loaves), ⁶ ἐπειδὴ (since) φίλος (a friend) μου (of my) παρεγένετο (is come) ἐξ (off) ὁδοῦ (a journey) πρός (to) με (me), καὶ (and) οὐκ (nothing) ἔχω (I have) ὃ (what) παραθήσω (I will set before) αὐτῷ (him).’ ⁷ Κἀκεῖνος (And he) ἔσωθεν (from within) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering) εἴπῃ (will say), ‘Μή (Not) μοι (me) κόπους (trouble) πάρεχε (cause); ἤδη (already) ἡ (the) θύρα (door) κέκλεισται (has been shut), καὶ (and) τὰ (the) παιδία (children) μου (of me) μετ’ (with) ἐμοῦ (me) εἰς (in) τὴν (the) κοίτην (bed) εἰσίν (are); οὐ (not) δύναμαι (I am able) ἀναστὰς (having risen up), δοῦναί (to give) σοι (to you).’ ⁸ Λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you), εἰ (if) καὶ (even) οὐ (not) δώσει (he will give) αὐτῷ (to him), ἀναστὰς (having risen up), διὰ (because of) τὸ (-) εἶναι (being) φίλον (friend) αὐτοῦ (of him), διά (because of) γε (yet) τὴν (the) ἀναίδειαν (persistence) αὐτοῦ (of him), ἐγερθεὶς (having risen) δώσει (he will give) αὐτῷ (him) ὅσων (as much as) χρῄζει (he needs). ⁹ Κἀγὼ (And I) ὑμῖν (to you) λέγω (say), αἰτεῖτε (ask) καὶ (and) δοθήσεται (it will be given) ὑμῖν (to you); ζητεῖτε (seek) καὶ (and) εὑρήσετε (you will find); κρούετε (knock) καὶ (and) ἀνοιγήσεται (it will be opened) ὑμῖν (to you). ¹⁰ πᾶς (Everyone) γὰρ (for) ὁ (-) αἰτῶν (asking) λαμβάνει (receives); καὶ (and) ὁ (the one) ζητῶν (seeking) εὑρίσκει (finds); καὶ (and) τῷ (to the one) κρούοντι (knocking), ἀνοιγήσεται (it will be opened).

¹ Ἔλεγεν (He was speaking) δὲ (then) παραβολὴν (a parable) αὐτοῖς (to them) πρὸς (about) τὸ (the way) δεῖν (it behooves) πάντοτε (always) προσεύχεσθαι (to pray) αὐτοὺς (them) καὶ (and) μὴ (not) ἐνκακεῖν (to lose heart), ² λέγων (saying), “Κριτής (A judge) τις (certain) ἦν (there was) ἔν (in) τινι (a certain) πόλει (city), τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) μὴ (not) φοβούμενος (fearing) καὶ (and) ἄνθρωπον (man) μὴ (not) ἐντρεπόμενος (respecting). ³ χήρα (A widow) δὲ (then) ἦν (there was) ἐν (in) τῇ (the) πόλει (city) ἐκείνῃ (that), καὶ (and) ἤρχετο (she was coming) πρὸς (to) αὐτὸν (him), λέγουσα (saying), ‘Ἐκδίκησόν (Avenge) με (me) ἀπὸ (of) τοῦ (the) ἀντιδίκου (adversary) μου (of me).’ ⁴ Καὶ (And) οὐκ (not) ἤθελεν (he would) ἐπὶ (for) χρόνον (a time); μετὰ (afterward) ταῦτα (he) δὲ (however) εἶπεν (said) ἐν (within) ἑαυτῷ (himself), ‘Εἰ (If) καὶ (even) τὸν (-) Θεὸν (God) οὐ (not) φοβοῦμαι (I fear), οὐδὲ (nor) ἄνθρωπον (man) ἐντρέπομαι (respect), ⁵ διά (because) γε (yet) τὸ (-) παρέχειν (causes) μοι (me) κόπον (trouble) τὴν (the) χήραν (widow) ταύτην (this), ἐκδικήσω (I will avenge) αὐτήν (her), ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not) εἰς (to) τέλος (end) ἐρχομένη (coming), ὑπωπιάζῃ (she exhaust) με (me).’” ⁶ Εἶπεν (Said) δὲ (then) ὁ (the) Κύριος (Lord), “Ἀκούσατε (Hear) τί (what) ὁ (the) κριτὴς (judge) τῆς (-) ἀδικίας (unrighteous) λέγει (says). ⁷ ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Θεὸς (God) οὐ (no) μὴ (not) ποιήσῃ (shall execute) τὴν (the) ἐκδίκησιν (avenging) τῶν (of the) ἐκλεκτῶν (elect) αὐτοῦ (of Him), τῶν (the ones) βοώντων (crying out) αὐτῷ (to Him) ἡμέρας (day) καὶ (and) νυκτός (night), καὶ (and) μακροθυμεῖ (be deferring) ἐπ’ (in regard to) αὐτοῖς (them)? ⁸ λέγω (I say) ὑμῖν (to you) ὅτι (that) ποιήσει (He will execute) τὴν (the) ἐκδίκησιν (avenging) αὐτῶν (of them) ἐν (in) τάχει (quickness). πλὴν (Nevertheless), ὁ (the) Υἱὸς (Son) τοῦ (-) ἀνθρώπου (of Man) ἐλθὼν (having come), ἆρα (indeed) εὑρήσει (will He find) τὴν (-) πίστιν (faith) ἐπὶ (on) τῆς (the) γῆς (earth)?”

³⁹ Καὶ (And) οἱ (those) προάγοντες (going before) ἐπετίμων (were rebuking) αὐτῷ (him), ἵνα (that) σιγήσῃ (he should be silent). αὐτὸς (He) δὲ (however) πολλῷ (much) μᾶλλον (more) ἔκραζεν (kept crying out), “Υἱὲ (Son) Δαυίδ (of David), ἐλέησόν (have mercy on) με (me).”

¹⁸ διὰ (through) πάσης (all) προσευχῆς (prayer) καὶ (and) δεήσεως (supplication), προσευχόμενοι (praying) ἐν (in) παντὶ (every) καιρῷ (season) ἐν (in) Πνεύματι (the Spirit), καὶ (and) εἰς (unto) αὐτὸ (this very thing), ἀγρυπνοῦντες (watching) ἐν (with) πάσῃ (all) προσκαρτερήσει (perseverance) καὶ (and) δεήσει (supplication) περὶ (for) πάντων (all) τῶν (-) ἁγίων (saints),

⁷ Ὃς (He) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἡμέραις (days) τῆς (of the) σαρκὸς (flesh) αὐτοῦ (of Him), δεήσεις (prayers) τε (both) καὶ (and) ἱκετηρίας (supplications), πρὸς (to) τὸν (the One) δυνάμενον (being able) σῴζειν (to save) αὐτὸν (Him) ἐκ (from) θανάτου (death), μετὰ (with) κραυγῆς (crying) ἰσχυρᾶς (loud) καὶ (and) δακρύων (tears) προσενέγκας (having offered up), καὶ (and) εἰσακουσθεὶς (having been heard), ἀπὸ (because of) τῆς (-) εὐλαβείας (reverence),

⁴⁰ Σταθεὶς (Having stopped) δὲ (then), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) ἐκέλευσεν (commanded) αὐτὸν (him) ἀχθῆναι (to be brought) πρὸς (to) αὐτόν (Him). ἐγγίσαντος (Having drawn near) δὲ (then) αὐτοῦ (him), ἐπηρώτησεν (He asked) αὐτόν (him),

²⁸ Καὶ (And) τοῦτο (these things) εἰποῦσα (having said), ἀπῆλθεν (she went away) καὶ (and) ἐφώνησεν (called) Μαριὰμ (Mary), τὴν (the) ἀδελφὴν (sister) αὐτῆς (of her), λάθρᾳ (secretly), εἰποῦσα (having said), “Ὁ (The) Διδάσκαλος (Teacher) πάρεστιν (is come), καὶ (and) φωνεῖ (He calls) σε (you).”

¹⁷ ὅθεν (Therefore) ὤφειλεν (it behooved Him) κατὰ (in) πάντα (all things) τοῖς (His) ἀδελφοῖς (brothers) ὁμοιωθῆναι (to be made like), ἵνα (so that) ἐλεήμων (a merciful) γένηται (He might become), καὶ (and) πιστὸς (faithful), ἀρχιερεὺς (high priest) τὰ (in things) πρὸς (relating to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), εἰς (in order) τὸ (-) ἱλάσκεσθαι (to make propitiation for) τὰς (the) ἁμαρτίας (sins) τοῦ (of the) λαοῦ (people).

¹⁵ οὐ (Not) γὰρ (for) ἔχομεν (have we) ἀρχιερέα (a high priest) μὴ (not) δυνάμενον (being able) συμπαθῆσαι (to sympathize) ταῖς (with the) ἀσθενείαις (weaknesses) ἡμῶν (of us); πεπειρασμένον (one having been tempted) δὲ (however) κατὰ (in) πάντα (all things) καθ’ (by) ὁμοιότητα (the same way), χωρὶς (without) ἁμαρτίας (sin).

¹ Τοιγαροῦν (Therefore) καὶ (also) ἡμεῖς (we), τοσοῦτον (such a great) ἔχοντες (having) περικείμενον (encompassing) ἡμῖν (us) νέφος (a cloud) μαρτύρων (of witnesses), ὄγκον (weight) ἀποθέμενοι (having laid aside) πάντα (every), καὶ (and) τὴν (the) εὐπερίστατον (easily entangling) ἁμαρτίαν (sin), δι’ (with) ὑπομονῆς (endurance) τρέχωμεν (should run) τὸν (the) προκείμενον (lying before) ἡμῖν (us) ἀγῶνα (race),

⁸ μὴ (Not) οὖν (therefore) ὁμοιωθῆτε (be like) αὐτοῖς (to them), οἶδεν (knows) γὰρ (for) ὁ (the) Πατὴρ (Father) ὑμῶν (of you) ὧν (of what things) χρείαν (need) ἔχετε (you have), πρὸ (before) τοῦ (-) ὑμᾶς (your) αἰτῆσαι (asking) αὐτόν (Him).

⁷ Αἰτεῖτε (Ask) καὶ (and) δοθήσεται (it will be given) ὑμῖν (to you); ζητεῖτε (seek) καὶ (and) εὑρήσετε (you will find); κρούετε (knock) καὶ (and) ἀνοιγήσεται (it will be opened) ὑμῖν (to you).

⁷ καὶ (and) τοὺς (the) ἀσπασμοὺς (greetings) ἐν (in) ταῖς (the) ἀγοραῖς (marketplaces), καὶ (and) καλεῖσθαι (to be called) ὑπὸ (by) τῶν (-) ἀνθρώπων (men), ‘Ῥαββί (Rabbi).’

³⁶ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτοῖς (to them), “Τί (What) θέλετε (do you desire) με (Me) ποιήσω (to do) ὑμῖν (for you)?”

⁴¹ “Τί (What) σοι (to you) θέλεις (desire you) ποιήσω (I shall do)?” Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (he said), “Κύριε (Lord), ἵνα (that) ἀναβλέψω (I might receive sight).” ⁴² Καὶ (And) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ἀνάβλεψον (Receive sight)! ἡ (The) πίστις (faith) σου (of you) σέσωκέν (has healed) σε (you).” ⁴³ καὶ (And) παραχρῆμα (immediately) ἀνέβλεψεν (he received sight) καὶ (and) ἠκολούθει (began following) αὐτῷ (Him), δοξάζων (glorifying) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God). καὶ (And) πᾶς (all) ὁ (the) λαὸς (people), ἰδὼν (having seen it), ἔδωκεν (gave) αἶνον (praise) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God).

¹⁶ Λέγει (Says) αὐτῇ (to her) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Μαριάμ (Mary).” Στραφεῖσα (Having turned around), ἐκείνη (she) λέγει (says) αὐτῷ (to Him) Ἑβραϊστί (in Hebrew), “Ραββουνι (Rabboni),” ὃ (that) λέγεται (is to say), “Διδάσκαλε (Teacher).”

⁶ Μηδὲν (Nothing) μεριμνᾶτε (be anxious about), ἀλλ’ (but) ἐν (in) παντὶ (everything), τῇ (by) προσευχῇ (prayer) καὶ (and) τῇ (-) δεήσει (supplication), μετὰ (with) εὐχαριστίας (thanksgiving), τὰ (the) αἰτήματα (requests) ὑμῶν (of you) γνωριζέσθω (let be made known) πρὸς (to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God).

²² Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), στραφεὶς (having turned) καὶ (and) ἰδὼν (having seen) αὐτὴν (her), εἶπεν (said), “Θάρσει (Take courage), θύγατερ (daughter); ἡ (the) πίστις (faith) σου (of you) σέσωκέν (has cured) σε (you).” καὶ (And) ἐσώθη (was cured) ἡ (the) γυνὴ (woman) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὥρας (hour) ἐκείνης (very).

²⁸ Ἐλθόντι (Having come) δὲ (now) εἰς (into) τὴν (the) οἰκίαν (house), προσῆλθον (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) οἱ (the) τυφλοί (blind men), καὶ (and) λέγει (says) αὐτοῖς (to them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Πιστεύετε (Believe you) ὅτι (that) δύναμαι (I am able) τοῦτο (this) ποιῆσαι (to do)?” Λέγουσιν (They say) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ναί (Yes), Κύριε (Lord).” ²⁹ Τότε (Then) ἥψατο (He touched) τῶν (the) ὀφθαλμῶν (eyes) αὐτῶν (of them), λέγων (saying), “Κατὰ (According to) τὴν (the) πίστιν (faith) ὑμῶν (of you) γενηθήτω (be it) ὑμῖν (to you).” ³⁰ καὶ (And) ἠνεῴχθησαν (were opened) αὐτῶν (their) οἱ (-) ὀφθαλμοί (eyes). καὶ (And) ἐνεβριμήθη (strictly instructed) αὐτοῖς (them) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), λέγων (saying), “Ὁρᾶτε (See that) μηδεὶς (no one) γινωσκέτω (knows).”

⁵ τυφλοὶ (Blind) ἀναβλέπουσιν (receive sight), καὶ (and) χωλοὶ (lame) περιπατοῦσιν (walk), λεπροὶ (lepers) καθαρίζονται (are cleansed), καὶ (and) κωφοὶ (deaf) ἀκούουσιν (hear), καὶ (and) νεκροὶ (dead) ἐγείρονται (are raised), καὶ (and) πτωχοὶ (poor) εὐαγγελίζονται (are gospelized).

²² Τότε (Then) προσηνέχθη (was brought) αὐτῷ (to Him) δαιμονιζόμενος (one possessed by a demon), τυφλὸς (blind) καὶ (and) κωφός (mute), καὶ (and) ἐθεράπευσεν (He healed) αὐτόν (him), ὥστε (in order for) τὸν (the) κωφὸν (mute man) λαλεῖν (to speak) καὶ (and) βλέπειν (to see).

²⁸ Τότε (Then) ἀποκριθεὶς (answering), ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) εἶπεν (said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Ὦ (O) γύναι (woman), μεγάλη (great is) σου (of you) ἡ (the) πίστις (faith)! γενηθήτω (Be it) σοι (to you) ὡς (as) θέλεις (you desire).” καὶ (And) ἰάθη (was healed) ἡ (the) θυγάτηρ (daughter) αὐτῆς (of her) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) ὥρας (hour) ἐκείνης (that).

¹⁴ Καὶ (And) προσῆλθον (came) αὐτῷ (to Him) τυφλοὶ (blind) καὶ (and) χωλοὶ (lame) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) ἱερῷ (temple), καὶ (and) ἐθεράπευσεν (He healed) αὐτούς (them).

³¹ καὶ (And) προσελθὼν (having come to her), ἤγειρεν (He raised up) αὐτὴν (her), κρατήσας (having taken hold) τῆς (of the) χειρός (hand). καὶ (And) ἀφῆκεν (left) αὐτὴν (her) ὁ (the) πυρετός (fever), καὶ (and) διηκόνει (she began to minister) αὐτοῖς (to them).

³⁴ Ὁ (-) δὲ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῇ (to her), “Θυγάτηρ (Daughter), ἡ (the) πίστις (faith) σου (of you) σέσωκέν (has healed) σε (you); ὕπαγε (go) εἰς (in) εἰρήνην (peace) καὶ (and) ἴσθι (be) ὑγιὴς (sound) ἀπὸ (from) τῆς (the) μάστιγός (affliction) σου (of you).”

²⁵ Εἶτα (Then) πάλιν (again) ἐπέθηκεν (He laid) τὰς (the) χεῖρας (hands) ἐπὶ (upon) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμοὺς (eyes) αὐτοῦ (of him), καὶ (and) διέβλεψεν (he opened his eyes) καὶ (and) ἀπεκατέστη (he was restored), καὶ (and) ἐνέβλεπεν (he began to see) τηλαυγῶς (clearly) ἅπαντα (everything).

⁵⁰ Εἶπεν (He said) δὲ (then) πρὸς (to) τὴν (the) γυναῖκα (woman), “Ἡ (The) πίστις (faith) σου (of You) σέσωκέν (has saved) σε (you); πορεύου (go) εἰς (in) εἰρήνην (peace).”

² καὶ (and) γυναῖκές (women) τινες (certain) αἳ (who) ἦσαν (had been) τεθεραπευμέναι (cured) ἀπὸ (from) πνευμάτων (spirits) πονηρῶν (evil) καὶ (and) ἀσθενειῶν (infirmities): Μαρία (Mary) ἡ (who) καλουμένη (is called) Μαγδαληνή (Magdalene), ἀφ’ (from) ἧς (whom) δαιμόνια (demons) ἑπτὰ (seven) ἐξεληλύθει (had gone out); ³ καὶ (and) Ἰωάννα (Joanna) γυνὴ (wife) Χουζᾶ (of Chuza), ἐπιτρόπου (a steward) Ἡρῴδου (of Herod), καὶ (and) Σουσάννα (Susanna), καὶ (and) ἕτεραι (others) πολλαί (many), αἵτινες (who) διηκόνουν (were ministering) αὐτοῖς (to them) ἐκ (out of) τῶν (the) ὑπαρχόντων (means) αὐταῖς (their own).

⁵ ὅταν (While) ἐν (in) τῷ (the) κόσμῳ (world) ὦ (I shall be), φῶς (the light) εἰμι (I am) τοῦ (of the) κόσμου (world).” ⁶ Ταῦτα (These things) εἰπὼν (having said), ἔπτυσεν (He spat) χαμαὶ (on the ground), καὶ (and) ἐποίησεν (made) πηλὸν (clay) ἐκ (of) τοῦ (the) πτύσματος (spittle), καὶ (and) ἐπέχρισεν* (applied) αὐτοῦ (to him) τὸν (the) πηλὸν (clay) ἐπὶ (to) τοὺς (the) ὀφθαλμούς (eyes). ⁷ καὶ (And) εἶπεν (He said) αὐτῷ (to him), “Ὕπαγε (Go), νίψαι (wash) εἰς (in) τὴν (the) κολυμβήθραν (pool) τοῦ (-) Σιλωάμ (of Siloam),” ὃ (which) ἑρμηνεύεται (means) Ἀπεσταλμένος (Sent). ἀπῆλθεν (He went) οὖν (therefore) καὶ (and) ἐνίψατο (washed), καὶ (and) ἦλθεν (came back) βλέπων (seeing).

³² ἐκ (Out of) τοῦ (the) αἰῶνος (age) οὐκ (never) ἠκούσθη (it has been heard), ὅτι (that) ἠνέῳξέν (opened) τις (anyone) ὀφθαλμοὺς (the eyes) τυφλοῦ (of one blind) γεγεννημένου (having been born).

³⁹ Καὶ (And) εἶπεν (said) ὁ (-) Ἰησοῦς (Jesus), “Εἰς (For) κρίμα (judgment) ἐγὼ (I) εἰς (into) τὸν (the) κόσμον (world) τοῦτον (this) ἦλθον (came), ἵνα (that) οἱ (those) μὴ (not) βλέποντες (seeing) βλέπωσιν (may see); καὶ (and) οἱ (those) βλέποντες (seeing), τυφλοὶ (blind) γένωνται (may become).”

¹⁸ ἀνοῖξαι (to open) ὀφθαλμοὺς (eyes) αὐτῶν (of them), τοῦ (that) ἐπιστρέψαι (they may turn) ἀπὸ (from) σκότους (darkness) εἰς (to) φῶς (light), καὶ (and) τῆς (from the) ἐξουσίας (power) τοῦ (-) Σατανᾶ (of Satan) ἐπὶ (to) τὸν (-) Θεόν (God), τοῦ (that) λαβεῖν (may receive) αὐτοὺς (they) ἄφεσιν (forgiveness) ἁμαρτιῶν (of sins) καὶ (and) κλῆρον (an inheritance) ἐν (among) τοῖς (those) ἡγιασμένοις (having been sanctified) πίστει (by faith) τῇ (that is) εἰς (in) ἐμέ (Me).’