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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΕἶπεν δέ τις ⸂ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου αὐτῷ⸃· Διδάσκαλε, εἰπὲ τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου μερίσασθαι μετ’ ἐμοῦ τὴν κληρονομίαν.

Orthodox ReadingSomeone from the crowd of the am ha-aretz (the common people who were not haverim, the class not bound to the observant fellowship) said to him: «Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritanceⓘ with me».

Greekὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησεν ⸀κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς;

Orthodox ReadingBut he replied: «Man, who appointed me a judgeⓘ or arbitratorⓘ over you?».

Greekεἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· Ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ ⸀πάσης πλεονεξίας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ ⸀αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων ⸀αὐτῷ.

Orthodox ReadingAnd he said to them: «Beware of all greedⓘ, for life does not depend on what one possessesⓘ».

Greekεἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα.

Orthodox ReadingThen he told them a parable: «The land of a rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

Greekκαὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ⸀ἑαυτῷ λέγων· Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;

Orthodox ReadingAnd he kept reasoning within himselfⓘ: What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?

Greekκαὶ εἶπεν· Τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα ⸂τὸν σῖτον⸃ καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου,

Orthodox ReadingI will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods.

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Greekκαὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· Ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.

Orthodox ReadingThen I will say to myself: My soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drinkⓘ.

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Greekεἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ θεός· ⸀Ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ⸀ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας, τίνι ἔσται;

Orthodox ReadingBut God said to him: Foolⓘ, this very night your life will be demanded of youⓘ. And what you have prepared, whose will it be?

Greekοὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ⸀ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.

Orthodox ReadingSo it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward Godⓘ».

GreekΕἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· Διὰ τοῦτο ⸂λέγω ὑμῖν⸃, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ⸀ψυχῇ τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ ⸀σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε.

Orthodox ReadingThen he said to his disciplesⓘ: «Do not be anxious about your lifeⓘ, about what you will eat, nor about your body.

Greekἡ ⸀γὰρ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος.

Orthodox ReadingLife is worth more than food and the body more than clothing.

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Greekκατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη, καὶ ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν.

Orthodox ReadingConsider the ravensⓘ: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth!

Greekτίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ⸂ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι⸃ ⸀πῆχυν;

Orthodox ReadingWhich of you, by worryingⓘ, can prolong his own life?

Greekεἰ οὖν ⸀οὐδὲ ἐλάχιστον δύνασθε, τί περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν μεριμνᾶτε;

Orthodox ReadingIf you cannot do even the least thing, why are you anxious about the rest?

Greekκατανοήσατε τὰ κρίνα πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει· λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων.

Orthodox ReadingConsider the liliesⓘ: they neither toil nor spin, yet not even Solomonⓘ was clothed like one of these.

Greekεἰ δὲ ⸂ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον⸃ καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ⸀ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι.

Orthodox ReadingIf God so clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more you, you of little faithⓘ?

Greekκαὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε ⸀καὶ τί πίητε, καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε,

Orthodox ReadingAnd do not seek what you will eat or drink, and do not be anxiousⓘ.

Greekταῦτα γὰρ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ⸀ἐπιζητοῦσιν, ὑμῶν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων.

Orthodox ReadingFor all these things the pagans (the goyim), the nations of the worldⓘ go in search; and your Father knows that you need themⓘ.

Greekπλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν ⸀αὐτοῦ, καὶ ⸀ταῦτα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.

Orthodox ReadingSeek rather his kingdomⓘ, and these things will be given to you as wellⓘ.

GreekΜὴ φοβοῦ, τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον, ὅτι εὐδόκησεν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν.

Orthodox ReadingDo not fear, little flockⓘ, for it has pleased your Fatherⓘ to give you the Kingdom.

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Greekπωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα, θησαυρὸν ἀνέκλειπτον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει·

Orthodox ReadingSell what you have and give it as alms (the tzedaqah)ⓘ; make for yourselves purses that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavensⓘ, where thiefⓘ does not reach and moth does not consume.

Greekὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶν, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν ἔσται.

Orthodox ReadingFor where your treasure is, there your heart will be also».