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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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matteo-11-7-15

Mt 11,7-15·NA28·52/135·// Lc 7,24-30

κάλαμον=canna (1Re 14,15; monete Antipa)קָנֶה qanehἐν μαλακοῖς=vesti morbide (corte)ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου=Ml 3,1 + Es 23,20מַלְאָךְ malakhὁ μικρότερος μείζων=il più piccolo maggiore (periodizzazione)βιάζεται=subisce violenza (crux interpretum)Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων=Eliyahu che viene (Ml 3,23)אֵלִיָּהוּ Eliyahu

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Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΤούτων δὲ πορευομένων ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγειν τοῖς ὄχλοις περὶ Ἰωάννου· Τί ἐξήλθατε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον θεάσασθαι; κάλαμον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευόμενον;

Orthodox ReadingAs they were leaving, Jesus began to speak about John to the crowds, to the am ha-aretzⓘ (the non-observant common people): «What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the windⓘ?

Greekἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν; ἄνθρωπον ἐν ⸀μαλακοῖς ἠμφιεσμένον; ἰδοὺ οἱ τὰ μαλακὰ φοροῦντες ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις τῶν ⸀βασιλέων ⸀εἰσίν.

Orthodox ReadingA man clothed in soft garmentsⓘ? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the houses of kingsⓘ.

Greekἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε⸂; προφήτην ἰδεῖν⸃; ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.

Orthodox ReadingBut what did you go out to see? A prophetⓘ? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophetⓘ.

Greek⸀οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ γέγραπται· Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.

Orthodox ReadingHe is the one of whom it is writtenⓘ: «Behold, I send my messenger before your faceⓘ, who will prepare your way before you».

Greekἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐκ ἐγήγερται ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν μείζων Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ· ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.

Orthodox ReadingTruly I tell you, among those born of womenⓘ none has arisen greater than John the Baptistⓘ; yet the least in the Kingdom of Heavenⓘ is greater than he.

Greekἀπὸ δὲ τῶν ἡμερῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ ἕως ἄρτι ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν βιάζεται, καὶ βιασταὶ ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν.

Orthodox ReadingFrom the days of John the Baptist until now the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent seize itⓘ.

Greekπάντες γὰρ οἱ προφῆται καὶ ὁ νόμος ἕως Ἰωάννου ἐπροφήτευσαν·

Orthodox ReadingAll the prophets and the Torahⓘ prophesied until Johnⓘ.

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Greekκαὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι.

Orthodox ReadingAnd, if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah who is to comeⓘ.

Greekὁ ἔχων ⸀ὦτα ἀκουέτω.

Orthodox ReadingWhoever has ears, let them hearⓘ».