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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Orthodox Reading

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GreekὈψίας δὲ γενομένης ἦλθεν ἄνθρωπος πλούσιος ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, τοὔνομα Ἰωσήφ, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ⸀ἐμαθητεύθη τῷ Ἰησοῦ·

Orthodox ReadingWhen evening had come, there came a richⓘ man from Arimatheaⓘ, named Joseph, who had himself also become a discipleⓘ of Jesus.

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Greekοὗτος προσελθὼν τῷ Πιλάτῳ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ. τότε ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἐκέλευσεν ⸀ἀποδοθῆναι.

Orthodox ReadingHe went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesusⓘ. Then Pilate ordered that the body be handed over to him.

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Greekκαὶ λαβὼν τὸ σῶμα ὁ Ἰωσὴφ ἐνετύλιξεν ⸀αὐτὸ σινδόνι καθαρᾷ,

Orthodox ReadingJoseph took the body, wrapped it in a pure linen clothⓘ

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Greekκαὶ ἔθηκεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῷ καινῷ αὐτοῦ μνημείῳ ὃ ἐλατόμησεν ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ, καὶ προσκυλίσας λίθον μέγαν τῇ θύρᾳ τοῦ μνημείου ἀπῆλθεν.

Orthodox Readingand laid it in his new tombⓘ which he had had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stoneⓘ to the entrance of the tomb, he went away.

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Greekἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ ⸀Μαριὰμ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη Μαρία καθήμεναι ἀπέναντι τοῦ τάφου.

Orthodox ReadingMary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, seated opposite the tombⓘ.

GreekΤῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον, ἥτις ἐστὶν μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν, συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι πρὸς Πιλᾶτον

Orthodox ReadingThe next day, which is the one after the Preparation — that is, the shabbat itselfⓘ, the chief priests of the temple leadership (the kohanim ha-gedolim, the archiereîs) and the Pharisees (the perushim, the observant) gathered togetherⓘ before Pilate

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Greekλέγοντες· Κύριε, ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν ἔτι ζῶν· Μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἐγείρομαι·

Orthodox Readingsaying to him: «Lord, we have remembered that that deceiverⓘ, while he was still alive, said: after three days I will rise from the dead.

Greekκέλευσον οὖν ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως τῆς τρίτης ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ⸀αὐτοῦ κλέψωσιν αὐτὸν καὶ εἴπωσιν τῷ λαῷ· Ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν, καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἐσχάτη πλάνη χείρων τῆς πρώτης.

Orthodox ReadingOrder therefore that the tomb be made secureⓘ until the third day, lest his disciplesⓘ come and steal him and say to the peopleⓘ: he is risen from the dead; and so the last deception would be worse than the first».

Greek⸀ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· Ἔχετε κουστωδίαν· ὑπάγετε ἀσφαλίσασθε ὡς οἴδατε.

Orthodox ReadingPilate said to them: «You have a guardⓘ; go, make it secure as you know how».

Greekοἱ δὲ πορευθέντες ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφον σφραγίσαντες τὸν λίθον μετὰ τῆς κουστωδίας.

Orthodox ReadingThey then went and made the tomb secure, sealing the stoneⓘ, with the guard.