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New Covenant
Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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La via della croce: Simone di Cirene e le figlie di Gerusalemme
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Greek
Orthodox Reading
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GreekΚαὶ ὡς ἀπήγαγον αὐτόν, ἐπιλαβόμενοι Σίμωνά τινα Κυρηναῖον ἐρχόμενον ἀπ' ἀγροῦ ἐπέθηκαν αὐτῷ τὸν σταυρὸν φέρειν ὄπισθεν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingAs they led him awayⓘ, they seized a certain Simon of Cyreneⓘ, who was coming from the fieldsⓘ, and they laid upon him the crossⓘ to carry behind Jesusⓘ.
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GreekἨκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ πολὺ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ γυναικῶν αἳ ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν αὐτόν.
Orthodox ReadingA great multitude of the peopleⓘ was followingⓘ him, and womenⓘ who were beating their breastsⓘ and making lament over himⓘ.
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Greekστραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπ' ἐμέ· πλὴν ἐφ' ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν,
Orthodox ReadingBut Jesus, turningⓘ toward them, said: «Daughters of Jerusalemⓘ, do not weep over me; weep rather over yourselvesⓘ and over your children,
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Greekὅτι ἰδοὺ ἔρχονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσιν· Μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι καὶ αἱ κοιλίαι αἳ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθρεψαν.
Orthodox Readingfor, beholdⓘ, days are coming in which they will say: 'Blessed are the barrenⓘ, the wombs that did not bear and the breasts that did not nurse'.
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Greekτότε ἄρξονται λέγειν τοῖς ὄρεσιν· Πέσετε ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, καὶ τοῖς βουνοῖς· Καλύψατε ἡμᾶς·
Orthodox ReadingThen they will begin to say to the mountains: 'Fall on us!', and to the hills: 'Cover us!'ⓘ.
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Greekὅτι εἰ ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ ξύλῳ ταῦτα ποιοῦσιν, ἐν τῷ ξηρῷ τί γένηται;
Orthodox ReadingFor, if they do this to the green woodⓘ, what will become of the dry woodⓘ?».