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New Covenant
Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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GreekΣυνεπορεύοντο δὲ αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί, καὶ στραφεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·
Orthodox ReadingA great crowd of am ha-aretzⓘ was walking with himⓘ, and he turned and said to them:
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GreekΕἴ τις ἔρχεται πρός με καὶ οὐ μισεῖ τὸν πατέρα ⸀ἑαυτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τὰς ἀδελφάς, ἔτι ⸀τε καὶ τὴν ⸂ψυχὴν ἑαυτοῦ⸃, οὐ δύναται ⸂εἶναί μου μαθητής⸃.
Orthodox Reading«If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, his mother, his wife, his childrenⓘ, and brothers and sisters, and even his own lifeⓘ, he cannot be my discipleⓘ.
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Greek⸀ὅστις οὐ βαστάζει τὸν σταυρὸν ⸀ἑαυτοῦ καὶ ἔρχεται ὀπίσω μου, οὐ δύναται εἶναί μου μαθητής.
Orthodox ReadingWhoever does not carry his own crossⓘ and come after me cannot be my disciple.
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Greekτίς γὰρ ἐξ ⸀ὑμῶν θέλων πύργον οἰκοδομῆσαι οὐχὶ πρῶτον καθίσας ψηφίζει τὴν δαπάνην, εἰ ⸀ἔχει εἰς ἀπαρτισμόν;
Orthodox ReadingWhich of you, wishing to build a towerⓘ, does not first calculate the costⓘ, to see whether he has the means to finish it?
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Greekἵνα μήποτε θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται ⸂αὐτῷ ἐμπαίζειν⸃
Orthodox ReadingOtherwise, having laid the foundationⓘ and being unable to finish, all those who see itⓘ would begin to mock him,
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Greekλέγοντες ὅτι Οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἤρξατο οἰκοδομεῖν καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ἐκτελέσαι.
Orthodox Readingsaying: «This man began to build and was not able to finish».
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Greekἢ τίς βασιλεὺς πορευόμενος ⸂ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ συμβαλεῖν⸃ εἰς πόλεμον οὐχὶ καθίσας πρῶτον ⸀βουλεύσεται εἰ δυνατός ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ⸀ὑπαντῆσαι τῷ μετὰ εἴκοσι χιλιάδων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπ’ αὐτόν;
Orthodox ReadingOr what kingⓘ, setting out to war against another king, does not first sit down to weighⓘ whether with ten thousand he can confront the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
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Greekεἰ δὲ μήγε, ἔτι ⸂αὐτοῦ πόρρω⸃ ὄντος πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας ἐρωτᾷ ⸀τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.
Orthodox ReadingIf not, while the other is still far off, he sends an embassyⓘ to ask the terms of peace.
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Greekοὕτως οὖν πᾶς ἐξ ὑμῶν ὃς οὐκ ἀποτάσσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ ὑπάρχουσιν οὐ δύναται ⸂εἶναί μου⸃ μαθητής.
Orthodox ReadingSo likewise, whoever of you does not renounce all his possessionsⓘ cannot be my disciple.
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GreekΚαλὸν ⸀οὖν τὸ ἅλας· ἐὰν δὲ ⸀καὶ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἀρτυθήσεται;
Orthodox ReadingSalt, then, is a good thing — the salt of the covenantⓘ; but if even the salt loses its savorⓘ, with what will it be made salty again?
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Greekοὔτε εἰς γῆν οὔτε εἰς κοπρίαν εὔθετόν ἐστιν· ἔξω βάλλουσιν αὐτό. ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.
Orthodox ReadingIt is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pileⓘ: it is thrown away. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hearⓘ!».