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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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Love as Commandment — Jn 15:9-17
Gv 15,9-17·NA28·57/84
μείνατε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ=rimanete nell'amore (shemirah)שָׁמַר shamarἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε=custodite i comandiκαθὼς ἠγάπησα=come ho amato (vs kammosokha)τὴν ψυχὴν τιθῇ=porre la vita (mesirat nefesh)מְסִירַת נֶפֶשׁφίλοι=amici (yedidim, 2Cr 20,7)יְדִידִים yedidimἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς=io vi scelsi (bechirah)בָּחַר bachar
VI domenica di Pasqua — anno B
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Orthodox Reading
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GreekΚαθὼς ἠγάπησέν με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ ὑμᾶς ἠγάπησα· μείνατε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐμῇ.
Orthodox Reading«As the Father loved meⓘ, I too loved you: remainⓘ in my loveⓘ.
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Greekἐὰν τὰς ἐντολάς μου τηρήσητε, μενεῖτε ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ μου, καθὼς ἐγὼ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ πατρός μου τετήρηκα καὶ μένω αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ.
Orthodox ReadingIf you keepⓘ my commandsⓘ, you will remain in my love, as I have keptⓘ my Father's commands and remain in his love.
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GreekΤαῦτα λελάληκα ὑμῖν ἵνα ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ ἐν ὑμῖν ᾖ καὶ ἡ χαρὰ ὑμῶν πληρωθῇ.
Orthodox ReadingThese things I have spokenⓘ to you that my joyⓘ may be in you and your joy may be made fullⓘ.
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Greekαὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ ἐμή, ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους καθὼς ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς.
Orthodox ReadingThis is my commandⓘ: that you love one anotherⓘ as I loved you.
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Greekμείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην οὐδεὶς ἔχει, ἵνα τις τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ θῇ ὑπὲρ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingLoveⓘ greater than this no one has: that one lay down his own lifeⓘ for his friendsⓘ.
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Greekὑμεῖς φίλοι μού ἐστε ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.
Orthodox ReadingYou are my friendsⓘ, if you do what I commandⓘ you.
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Greekοὐκέτι λέγω ὑμᾶς δούλους, ὅτι ὁ δοῦλος οὐκ οἶδεν τί ποιεῖ αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος· ὑμᾶς δὲ εἴρηκα φίλους, ὅτι πάντα ἃ ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου ἐγνώρισα ὑμῖν.
Orthodox ReadingNo longer do I call you servantsⓘ, for the servant does not know what his lordⓘ does; but you I have called friendsⓘ, for all that I heard from my Father I made knownⓘ to you.
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Greekοὐχ ὑμεῖς με ἐξελέξασθε, ἀλλ' ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔθηκα ὑμᾶς ἵνα ὑμεῖς ὑπάγητε καὶ καρπὸν φέρητε καὶ ὁ καρπὸς ὑμῶν μένῃ, ἵνα ὅ τι ἂν αἰτήσητε τὸν πατέρα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δῷ ὑμῖν.
Orthodox ReadingYou did not choose me, but I choseⓘ you and appointedⓘ you that you should go and bear fruitⓘ and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you askⓘ the Father in my Nameⓘ he may give you.
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Greekταῦτα ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους.
Orthodox ReadingThese things I commandⓘ you: that you love one another.»