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Do Not Judge, the Measure and the Beam — Lk 6:37-42
Lc 6,37-42·NA28·38/156·// Mt 7,1-5
μὴ κρίνετε=non giudicateοὐ μὴ κριθῆτε=non sarete giudicati (passivo divino)ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε=con la misura con cui misurateמדה כנגד מדה middah ke-neged middahκάρφος / δοκός=pagliuzza / traveὑποκριτής=ipocrita (l'attore mascherato)
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Orthodox Reading
37
GreekΚαὶ μὴ κρίνετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ κριθῆτε· καὶ μὴ καταδικάζετε, καὶ οὐ μὴ καταδικασθῆτε. ἀπολύετε, καὶ ἀπολυθήσεσθε·
Orthodox ReadingAnd do not judge judgeⓘ, and you will not be judged on the day of judgment; and do not condemn condemnⓘ, and you will not be condemned; acquit acquitⓘ, and you will be acquitted;
38
Greekδίδοτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· μέτρον καλὸν πεπιεσμένον σεσαλευμένον ὑπερεκχυννόμενον δώσουσιν εἰς τὸν κόλπον ὑμῶν· ᾧ γὰρ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε ἀντιμετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.
Orthodox Readinggive with generosity, and it will be given to you it will be given to youⓘ from the hand of God: a good measure, pressed down, shaken, overflowing pressed down and overflowing measureⓘ they will give into the fold of your garment; for with the measure with which you measure measure for measureⓘ, it will be measured back to you.
39
GreekΕἶπεν δὲ καὶ παραβολὴν αὐτοῖς· Μήτι δύναται τυφλὸς τυφλὸν ὁδηγεῖν; οὐχὶ ἀμφότεροι εἰς βόθυνον ἐμπεσοῦνται;
Orthodox ReadingThen he also spoke a mashal mashalⓘ to them: «Can a blind man lead another blind man the blind leading the blindⓘ? Will they not both fall into the pit pitⓘ?
40
Greekοὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον· κατηρτισμένος δὲ πᾶς ἔσται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingThe disciple discipleⓘ is not above the master masterⓘ; but, formed to completion formed to completionⓘ, everyone will be like his master.
41
GreekΤί δὲ βλέπεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, τὴν δὲ δοκὸν τὴν ἐν τῷ ἰδίῳ ὀφθαλμῷ οὐ κατανοεῖς;
Orthodox ReadingAnd why do you look at the speck speckⓘ, the minuscule fragment in the eye of your brother brotherⓘ, while the beam beamⓘ, the enormous trunk in your own eye, you do not perceive?
42
Greekπῶς δύνασαι λέγειν τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου· Ἀδελφέ, ἄφες ἐκβάλω τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ σου, αὐτὸς τὴν ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ σου δοκὸν οὐ βλέπων; ὑποκριτά, ἔκβαλε πρῶτον τὴν δοκὸν ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σου, καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου ἐκβαλεῖν.
Orthodox ReadingHow can you say to your brother: «Brother, let me remove the speck that is in your eye», while you yourself do not see the beam that is in your eye? Hypocrite hypocriteⓘ, first remove the beam from your eye, and then you will see clearly you will see clearlyⓘ, to remove the speck that is in your brother's eye».