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Greatness Is to Serve: the Twelve Judges of Israel — Lk 22:24-30
Lc 22,24-30·NA28·137/156·// Mt 20,25-28; 19,28·Mc 10,42-45
φιλονεικία=contesa (chi è più grande)εὐεργέται=benefattori (titolo regale ellenistico)ὡς ὁ διακονῶν=come chi serve (kenosis/diaconia)διατίθεμαι ὑμῖν=dispongo per voi (alleanza)ברית beritτὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς κρίνοντες=giudicando le dodici tribù (Dn 7,22)
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Orthodox Reading
24
GreekἘγένετο δὲ καὶ φιλονεικία ἐν αὐτοῖς, τὸ τίς αὐτῶν δοκεῖ εἶναι μείζων.
Orthodox ReadingThen there also arose a dispute disputeⓘ among them, as to which of them seemed to be greater.
25
Greekὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οἱ βασιλεῖς τῶν ἐθνῶν κυριεύουσιν αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἐξουσιάζοντες αὐτῶν εὐεργέται καλοῦνται.
Orthodox ReadingBut he said to them: «The kings of the nations kings of the nationsⓘ lord it over them, and those who have power over them are called benefactorsⓘ — they bear the title of those who do good to the people, while they exercise dominion.
26
Greekὑμεῖς δὲ οὐχ οὕτως, ἀλλ' ὁ μείζων ἐν ὑμῖν γινέσθω ὡς ὁ νεώτερος καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος ὡς ὁ διακονῶν.
Orthodox ReadingBut you, not so; rather let the greatest among you become like the youngest youngestⓘ, and let the one who rules be like the one who serves the one who servesⓘ at table.
27
Greekτίς γὰρ μείζων, ὁ ἀνακείμενος ἢ ὁ διακονῶν; οὐχὶ ὁ ἀνακείμενος; ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν μέσῳ ὑμῶν εἰμι ὡς ὁ διακονῶν.
Orthodox ReadingFor who is greater, the one who is at tableⓘ or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at table? Yet I am in your midst as the one who serves.
28
Greekὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε οἱ διαμεμενηκότες μετ' ἐμοῦ ἐν τοῖς πειρασμοῖς μου·
Orthodox ReadingYou are those who have remained with me remained with meⓘ, who have persevered at my side in my trials trialsⓘ;
29
Greekκἀγὼ διατίθεμαι ὑμῖν καθὼς διέθετό μοι ὁ πατήρ μου βασιλείαν
Orthodox Readingand I establish for you a covenant (berit) establishⓘ a Kingdom (the Malkhut) Kingdomⓘ, just as my Father established for me,
30
Greekἵνα ἔσθητε καὶ πίνητε ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης μου ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ μου, καὶ καθήσεσθε ἐπὶ θρόνων τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς κρίνοντες τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.
Orthodox Readingso that you may eat and drinkⓘ at my table tableⓘ in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel judging the twelve tribes of Israelⓘ».