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Orthodox Reading

GreekἜλεγεν δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· Ὅταν ἴδητε νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε ὅτι ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτως·

Orthodox ReadingHe also said to the crowdsⓘ: «When you see a cloud rising from the west, at once you say, 'A downpour is coming', and so it happens;

Greekκαὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα, λέγετε ὅτι καύσων ἔσται, καὶ γίνεται.

Orthodox Readingand when the siroccoⓘ blows, you say, 'There will be scorching heat', and it happens.

Greekὑποκριταί, τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς καὶ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν, τὸν καιρὸν δὲ τοῦτον πῶς οὐκ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν;

Orthodox ReadingHypocritesⓘ! The face of the earth and of the sky you know how to interpretⓘ, and this timeⓘ, how is it that you do not know how to interpret it?

GreekΤί δὲ καὶ ἀφ' ἑαυτῶν οὐ κρίνετε τὸ δίκαιον;

Orthodox ReadingAnd why do you not judge for yourselves what is rightⓘ?

Greekὡς γὰρ ὑπάγεις μετὰ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου σου ἐπ' ἄρχοντα, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπ' αὐτοῦ, μήποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν, καὶ ὁ κριτής σε παραδώσει τῷ πράκτορι, καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ σε βαλεῖ εἰς φυλακήν.

Orthodox ReadingFor while you go with your adversary at lawⓘ before the magistrateⓘ, make an effort along the way to be releasedⓘ from him, lest he drag you before the judgeⓘ, and the judge hand you over to the officerⓘ, and the officer cast you into prisonⓘ.

Greekλέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.

Orthodox ReadingI tell you: you will not come out of there until you have paid even the last leptonⓘ».

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