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New Covenant
Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
567 pericopes
matteo-22-1-14
Mt 22,1-14·NA28·107/135·// Lc 14,15-24
γάμους τῷ υἱῷ=nozze per il figlio (mashal le-melekh)מָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְδούλους=servi (i profeti, Ger 7,25)עֲבָדַי הַנְּבִיאִים avadai ha-nevi'imἀπέκτειναν=uccisero (profeticidio 2Cr 24,21)ἔπρησεν τὴν πόλιν=bruciò la città (vaticinium 70 d.C.)ἔνδυμα γάμου=abito nuziale (kavod ha-mo'ed b.Shabbat 113a)כְּבוֹד הַמּוֹעֵדπολλοὶ κλητοὶ ὀλίγοι ἐκλεκτοί=molti chiamati pochi eletti (4Esd 8,3)בְּחִירִים bechirim
XXVIII domenica T.O. — anno A
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Orthodox Reading
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GreekΚαὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν εἶπεν ⸂ἐν παραβολαῖς αὐτοῖς⸃ λέγων·
Orthodox ReadingJesus resumed speaking to themⓘ in parables:
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GreekὩμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησεν γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ.
Orthodox Reading«The Kingdom of Heavenⓘ is like a king who held the wedding feast for his sonⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἀπέστειλεν τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καλέσαι τοὺς κεκλημένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους, καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν.
Orthodox ReadingHe sent the servants to call those invitedⓘ, but they would not come.
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Greekπάλιν ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους λέγων· Εἴπατε τοῖς κεκλημένοις· Ἰδοὺ τὸ ἄριστόν μου ⸀ἡτοίμακα, οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυμένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα· δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.
Orthodox ReadingHe sent other servants: «Everything is ready, come to the weddingⓘ».
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Greekοἱ δὲ ἀμελήσαντες ἀπῆλθον, ⸀ὃς μὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρόν, ⸁ὃς δὲ ⸀ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ·
Orthodox ReadingBut those, heedlessⓘ, went off, one to his field, another to his business;
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Greekοἱ δὲ λοιποὶ κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ ὕβρισαν καὶ ἀπέκτειναν.
Orthodox Readingothers seized the servants, insulted and killed themⓘ.
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Greek⸂ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς⸃ ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσεν τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησεν.
Orthodox ReadingThe king, enraged, sent his troops, had those murderers killed and burned their cityⓘ.
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Greekτότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ· Ὁ μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι·
Orthodox Reading«The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthyⓘ.
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Greekπορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ⸀ἐὰν εὕρητε καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.
Orthodox ReadingGo to the crossroads of the streetsⓘ and call everyone».
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Greekκαὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς συνήγαγον πάντας ⸀οὓς εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς· καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ ⸀γάμος ἀνακειμένων.
Orthodox ReadingThe servants gathered all, bad and goodⓘ.
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Greekεἰσελθὼν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειμένους εἶδεν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐνδεδυμένον ἔνδυμα γάμου·
Orthodox ReadingThe king saw one without the wedding garmentⓘ
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Greekκαὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Ἑταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; ὁ δὲ ἐφιμώθη.
Orthodox Readingand said: «covenant companion (ḥaver)ⓘ, how did you enter without the garment?». That one fell silentⓘ.
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Greekτότε ⸂ὁ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν⸃ τοῖς διακόνοις· Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας ⸂ἐκβάλετε αὐτὸν⸃ εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
Orthodox Reading«Bind him hand and footⓘ and cast him into the outer darknessⓘ: there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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Greekπολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοὶ ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.
Orthodox ReadingMany called, few chosenⓘ».