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New Covenant
Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
567 pericopes
matteo-24-45-51
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Greek
Orthodox Reading
4511
GreekΤίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ φρόνιμος ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ ⸀κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς ⸀οἰκετείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ ⸀δοῦναι αὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ;
Orthodox ReadingWho then is the faithful and prudent steward-servantⓘ whom the master appointedⓘ over his household servantsⓘ to give them their food at the proper timeⓘ?
463
Greekμακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει ⸂οὕτως ποιοῦντα⸃·
Orthodox ReadingBlessedⓘ is that servant whom his master, comingⓘ, will find acting thus.
47
Greekἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.
Orthodox ReadingAmen, I say to youⓘ that over all his goods he will appoint himⓘ.
48
Greekἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ κακὸς δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ· Χρονίζει ⸂μου ὁ κύριος⸃,
Orthodox ReadingBut if that wicked servantⓘ should say in his heartⓘ: «My master delaysⓘ»,
49
Greekκαὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς συνδούλους ⸂αὐτοῦ, ἐσθίῃ δὲ καὶ πίνῃ⸃ μετὰ τῶν μεθυόντων,
Orthodox Readingand should begin to beat his fellow servantsⓘ and eat and drink with the drunkardsⓘ,
503
Greekἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
Orthodox Readingthe master of that servant will comeⓘ on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not knowⓘ,
513
Greekκαὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ὑποκριτῶν θήσει· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
Orthodox Readingand will cut him in twoⓘ and will assign his portion with the hypocritesⓘ: there will be weeping and gnashing of teethⓘ.