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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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The Appearance to the Eleven and the Universal Mandate — Mk 16:14-18
Mc 16,14-18·NA28·95/96·// Mt 28,16-20·Lc 24,36-49
τοῖς ἕνδεκα=agli Undici (frattura del tradimento)ἐφανερώθη=fu manifestato (passivo divino)σκληροκαρδίαν=durezza di cuoreκηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον=proclamate il Vangelo (mandato universale)σημεῖα=segni (credenziali della shlichut)
Ascensione del Signore — anno B (Mc 16,15-20)
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Orthodox Reading
14
GreekὝστερον, ἀνακειμένοις αὐτοῖς τοῖς ἕνδεκα ἐφανερώθη, καὶ ὠνείδισε τὴν ἀπιστίαν αὐτῶν καὶ σκληροκαρδίαν, ὅτι τοῖς θεασαμένοις αὐτὸν ἐγηγερμένον, οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν.
Orthodox ReadingLater, while the Elevenⓘ were reclining at tableⓘ, he was made manifestⓘ to them, and he reproached themⓘ for their unbeliefⓘ and hardness of heart, because they had not given faith to those who had seen him risen from the deadⓘ.
15
Greekκαὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἅπαντα, κηρύξατε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει.
Orthodox ReadingAnd he said to them: «Goⓘ into the whole worldⓘ, and proclaim as heralds the besorah, the glad announcement of salvation proclaimⓘ to every creature.
16
Greekὁ πιστεύσας καὶ βαπτισθεὶς, σωθήσεται· ὁ δὲ ἀπιστήσας, κατακριθήσεται.
Orthodox ReadingWhoever will have believed and will have received the tevilah, the Hebrew immersion of purification and entry into the covenant here referred to baptism, will be savedⓘ; but whoever will not have believed will be condemned.
17
Greekσημεῖα δὲ τοῖς πιστεύσασι ταῦτα παρακολουθήσει· ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου δαιμόνια ἐκβαλοῦσι· γλώσσαις λαλήσουσι καιναῖς,
Orthodox ReadingThese are the otot, the revelatory-signs that authenticate the mission (like the signs of the exodus, Ex 7-12), not prodigies for their own sake ototⓘ, and they will accompany those who believe: in my Name, acting as shaliach, the envoy who operates ba-shem with the authority of the sender and not by his own power, they will cast out demonsⓘ, they will speak new tonguesⓘ,
18
Greekὄφεις ἀροῦσι· κἂν θανάσιμόν τι πίωσιν, οὐ μὴ αὐτοὺς βλάψει, ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους χεῖρας ἐπιθήσουσι, καὶ καλῶς ἕξουσιν.
Orthodox Readingthey will take up serpents in their hands, and if they drink anything deadly it will bring them no harm whatsoever; they will lay on hands with the semikhah, the imposition that transmits blessing and healing (cf. Gen 48:14), upon the sick they will lay on handsⓘ and these will be wellⓘ».