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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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The paralytic and the authority to forgive sins — Lk 5:17-26

Lc 5,17-26·NA28·29/156·// Mt 9,1-8·Mc 2,1-12
νομοδιδάσκαλοι=dottori della Leggeמורה הוראה Moreh hora'ahδύναμις κυρίου=potenza del TetraGrammaἀφέωνταί σοι=ti sono rimessi (perfetto passivo — passivo divino)ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου=il Figlio dell'uomo (Dn 7,13)παράδοξα=cose paradossali
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GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐν μιᾷ τῶν ἡμερῶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διδάσκων, καὶ ἦσαν καθήμενοι Φαρισαῖοι καὶ νομοδιδάσκαλοι οἳ ἦσαν ἐληλυθότες ἐκ πάσης κώμης τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ δύναμις κυρίου ἦν εἰς τὸ ἰᾶσθαι αὐτόν.
Orthodox ReadingAnd it came to pass on one of those days that he was teaching, and there sat there the Pharisees (perushim) ⓘ, observant ones, and the teachers of the Torah (nomodidaskaloi) ⓘ, come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord [YHWH] ⓘ was with him to heal.
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Greekκαὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες φέροντες ἐπὶ κλίνης ἄνθρωπον ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν εἰσενεγκεῖν καὶ θεῖναι ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingAnd behold, some men ⓘ carrying upon a bed a man who was paralyzed ⓘ, and they sought to bring him in and to set him before him.
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Greekκαὶ μὴ εὑρόντες ποίας εἰσενέγκωσιν αὐτὸν διὰ τὸν ὄχλον ἀναβάντες ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα διὰ τῶν κεράμων καθῆκαν αὐτὸν σὺν τῷ κλινιδίῳ εἰς τὸ μέσον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingAnd, finding no way to bring him in because of the crowd ⓘ, having gone up onto the roof, through the tiles they lowered him with the little bed into the midst, before Jesus.
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Greekκαὶ ἰδὼν τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν εἶπεν· Ἄνθρωπε, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου.
Orthodox ReadingAnd, seeing their faith-faithfulness (emunah) ⓘ, he said: «Man, your sins are forgiven you» ⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἤρξαντο διαλογίζεσθαι οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι λέγοντες· Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος ὃς λαλεῖ βλασφημίας; τίς δύναται ἁμαρτίας ἀφεῖναι εἰ μὴ μόνος ὁ θεός;
Orthodox ReadingAnd the scribes (soferim) ⓘ and the Pharisees (perushim) began to reason, saying: «Who is this that speaks blasphemies ⓘ? Who can forgive sins except God ⓘ alone?».
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Greekἐπιγνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς αὐτῶν ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τί διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν;
Orthodox ReadingBut Jesus, having known their reasonings ⓘ, answering said to them: «What do you reason in your hearts ⓘ?
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Greekτί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν· Ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου, ἢ εἰπεῖν· Ἔγειρε καὶ περιπάτει;
Orthodox ReadingWhich is easier, to say: Your sins are forgiven you, or to say: Rise and walk?
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Greekἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας — εἶπεν τῷ παραλελυμένῳ· Σοὶ λέγω, ἔγειρε καὶ ἄρας τὸ κλινίδιόν σου πορεύου εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.
Orthodox ReadingNow, that you may know that the Son of Man (Bar Enash) ⓘ has authority ⓘ on earth to forgive sins» — he said to the paralyzed man: «To you I say: rise and, having taken your little bed, go to your house».
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Greekκαὶ παραχρῆμα ἀναστὰς ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν, ἄρας ἐφ' ὃ κατέκειτο, ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ δοξάζων τὸν θεόν.
Orthodox ReadingAnd at once, having risen before them, having taken up that on which he lay, he went to his house glorifying God ⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν θεὸν καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν φόβου λέγοντες ὅτι Εἴδομεν παράδοξα σήμερον.
Orthodox ReadingAnd amazement (ekstasis) ⓘ seized them all, and they glorified God, and they were filled with reverential awe ⓘ, saying: «We have seen paradoxical things (paradoxa) ⓘ today ⓘ».