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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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Mark 2:1-12
Mc 2,1-12·NA28·11/96·// Mt 9,1-8·Lc 5,17-26
κράββατον=lettiga (latinismo grabattus)πίστιν=fede (operativa)אֱמוּנָה emunahἀφέωνται=sono stati rimessi (passivum divinum)βλασφημίας=bestemmia (Mishnah Sanhedrin 7,5)υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου=Figlio dell'Uomo (Dn 7,13)בֶּן אָדָם ben adamἐξουσίαν=autorità halakhicaרְשׁוּת reshut
VII domenica del Tempo Ordinario — anno B
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Greek
Orthodox Reading
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GreekΚαὶ ⸀εἰσελθὼν πάλιν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ δι’ ⸀ἡμερῶν ἠκούσθη ὅτι ⸂ἐν οἴκῳ⸃ ἐστίν·
Orthodox ReadingHe entered again into Capernaumⓘ, after some days; and it was heard that he was at homeⓘ
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Greek⸀καὶ συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
Orthodox Readingand many gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even before the door; and he was proclaiming the Word to themⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἔρχονται ⸂φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν⸃ αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.
Orthodox ReadingThey came bringing a paralyticⓘ carried by four menⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι ⸀προσενέγκαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν, καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσι τὸν κράβαττον ⸀ὅπου ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο.
Orthodox ReadingBeing unable to enter because of the crowd, they uncovered the roofⓘ where Jesus was, and lowered the palletⓘ.
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Greek⸂καὶ ἰδὼν⸃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ· Τέκνον, ⸂ἀφίενταί σου⸃ αἱ ⸀ἁμαρτίαι.
Orthodox ReadingJesus, seeing their faithⓘ, said to the paralytic: «Sonⓘ, your sins are forgiven youⓘ».
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Greekἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν·
Orthodox ReadingSome scribes (soferim)ⓘ were sitting there, the doctors of the oral Torah,
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GreekΤί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ; ⸀βλασφημεῖ· τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός;
Orthodox Readingand they were reasoning in their heartsⓘ: «Why does this man speak thus? He blasphemes! Who can forgive sins but God aloneⓘ?» — for in the Second Temple period remission passed through the sacrifice (korban) offered by the priests (kohanim) at the Temple on Yom ha-Kippurimⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ⸀εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι ⸀οὕτως διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ⸀λέγει αὐτοῖς· Τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν;
Orthodox ReadingAnd immediately Jesus, knowing in his spiritⓘ that they were thus reasoning within themselves, said: «Why do you reason these things in your hearts?
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Greekτί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ· ⸀Ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν· ⸀Ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον ⸂τὸν κράβαττόν σου⸃ καὶ περιπάτει;
Orthodox ReadingWhich is easierⓘ, to say «your sins are forgiven» or «rise and walk»?
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Greekἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ⸂ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας⸃— λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ·
Orthodox ReadingBut that you may know that the Son of Man (bar enàsh, the celestial-human one of Dan 7) has authority to forgive sins on earthⓘ»:
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GreekΣοὶ λέγω, ⸀ἔγειρε ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.
Orthodox Reading«To you I say: rise, take up your pallet and go to your house».
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Greekκαὶ ἠγέρθη ⸂καὶ εὐθὺς⸃ ἄρας τὸν κράβαττον ἐξῆλθεν ⸀ἔμπροσθεν πάντων, ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν θεὸν λέγοντας ὅτι ⸂Οὕτως οὐδέποτε⸃ εἴδομεν.
Orthodox ReadingHe rose and immediately, having taken up the pallet, went out before them allⓘ, so that all were beside themselvesⓘ and glorified Godⓘ, saying: «We have never seen anything like this!».