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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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The lowest place and guests who cannot repay — Lk 14:7-14
Lc 14,7-14·NA28·96/156
τὰς πρωτοκλισίας=i primi posti (Pr 25,6-7)ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται=chi si esalta sarà umiliato (1Sam 2,7; Ez 21,31)πτωχούς, ἀναπείρους, χωλούς, τυφλούς=poveri, storpi, zoppi, ciechi (Lv 21,17-23; 1QSa II,5-9)ἀνταπόδομα=contraccambioἀναστάσει τῶν δικαίων=risurrezione dei giustiתחיית המתים techiyat ha-metim
XXII domenica T.O. — anno C (Lc 14,1.7-14)
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Greek
Orthodox Reading
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GreekἜλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο, λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς·
Orthodox ReadingHe then told the guests a mashal mashalⓘ, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor places of honorⓘ at table, and he said to them:
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GreekὍταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν, μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ' αὐτοῦ
Orthodox Reading«When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet wedding banquetⓘ, do not sit down in the place of honor, because someone more worthy worthyⓘ than you may have been invited by him,
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Greekκαὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι· Δὸς τούτῳ τόπον, καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.
Orthodox Readingand the one who invited both you and him, coming, may say to you: Give your place to this man; and then you will begin with shame shameⓘ to take the lowest place.
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Greekἀλλ' ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε εἴπῃ σοι· Φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον· τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.
Orthodox ReadingBut when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place lowest placeⓘ, so that, when the one who invited you comes, he may say to you: Friend Friendⓘ, move up higher; then you will have glory gloryⓘ in the presence of all who are at table with you.
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Greekὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὑψῶν ἑαυτὸν ταπεινωθήσεται καὶ ὁ ταπεινῶν ἑαυτὸν ὑψωθήσεται.
Orthodox ReadingFor everyone who exalts himself will be humbled will be humbledⓘ, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted will be exaltedⓘ».
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GreekἜλεγεν δὲ καὶ τῷ κεκληκότι αὐτόν· Ὅταν ποιῇς ἄριστον ἢ δεῖπνον, μὴ φώνει τοὺς φίλους σου μηδὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου μηδὲ τοὺς συγγενεῖς σου μηδὲ γείτονας πλουσίους, μήποτε καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀντικαλέσωσίν σε καὶ γένηται ἀνταπόδομά σοι.
Orthodox ReadingHe then said also to the one who had invited him: «When you give a lunch or a supper supperⓘ, do not call your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors rich neighborsⓘ, lest they too invite you in return and you receive repayment repaymentⓘ.
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Greekἀλλ' ὅταν δοχὴν ποιῇς, κάλει πτωχούς, ἀναπήρους, χωλούς, τυφλούς·
Orthodox ReadingBut when you offer a banquet banquetⓘ, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind poor, maimed, lame, blindⓘ;
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Greekκαὶ μακάριος ἔσῃ, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἀνταποδοῦναί σοι, ἀνταποδοθήσεται γάρ σοι ἐν τῇ ἀναστάσει τῶν δικαίων.
Orthodox Readingand blessed blessedⓘ you will be, because they have nothing to repay you with; for you will be repaid you will be repaidⓘ at the resurrection of the just resurrection of the justⓘ».