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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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By what authority? The controversy in the Temple — Lk 20:1-8

Lc 20,1-8·NA28·122/156·// Mt 21,23-27·Mc 11,27-33

ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ=con quale autorità (la semikhah)οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ... σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις=delegazione del Sinedrioἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων=dal cielo o dagli uominiמן השמים min ha-shamayimκαταλιθάσει=lapideràΟὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν=Neppure io vi dico (si sono squalificati)

Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν διδάσκοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν λαὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εὐαγγελιζομένου ἐπέστησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς σὺν τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις

Orthodox ReadingAnd it came to pass, on one of those days, while he was teaching the peopleⓘ in the Temple (miqdash)ⓘ and was proclaiming the good newsⓘ, there came upon him the archiereîs (kohanim of the temple summit)ⓘ and the soferimⓘ with the elders (zeqenim)ⓘ — the official delegation of the Sanhedrin

Greekκαὶ εἶπαν λέγοντες πρὸς αὐτόν· Εἰπὸν ἡμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιεῖς, ἢ τίς ἐστιν ὁ δούς σοι τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην;

Orthodox Readingand they said to him, speaking: «Tell us by what authorityⓘ, or who is he that gave you this authority?».

Greekἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Ἐρωτήσω ὑμᾶς κἀγὼ λόγον, καὶ εἴπατέ μοι·

Orthodox ReadingAnswering he said to them: «I too will question you about a wordⓘ, and tell me:

GreekΤὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἦν ἢ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων;

Orthodox Readingwas the baptismⓘ of John from heaven or from menⓘ?».

Greekοἱ δὲ συνελογίσαντο πρὸς ἑαυτοὺς λέγοντες ὅτι Ἐὰν εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, ἐρεῖ· Διὰ τί οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ;

Orthodox ReadingAnd they reasoned among themselves saying: «If we say: From heaven, he will say: Why did you not believeⓘ him?

Greekἐὰν δὲ εἴπωμεν· Ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ὁ λαὸς ἅπας καταλιθάσει ἡμᾶς, πεπεισμένος γάρ ἐστιν Ἰωάννην προφήτην εἶναι.

Orthodox ReadingIf instead we say: From men, all the people will stoneⓘ us, for it is persuaded that John was a prophetⓘ».

Greekκαὶ ἀπεκρίθησαν μὴ εἰδέναι πόθεν.

Orthodox ReadingAnd they answered that they did not knowⓘ whence it came.

Greekκαὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐδὲ ἐγὼ λέγω ὑμῖν ἐν ποίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ ταῦτα ποιῶ.

Orthodox ReadingAnd Jesus said to them: «Neither do Iⓘ tell you by what authority I do these things».