New Covenant

Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

567 pericopes

matthew-3-13-17

Mt 3,13-17·NA28·8/135·// Mc 1,9-11·Lc 3,21-22

βαπτισθῆναι=essere immersoטְבִילָה tevilahπληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην=compiere ogni tzedakahצְדָקָה tzedakahἀνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί=si aprirono i cieli (Ez 1,1)περιστεράν=colomba (Gn 1,2 ruach)רוּחַ ruachὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός=Figlio mio amato (Sal 2,7 + Is 42,1)εὐδόκησα=compiacquiרָצוֹן ratzon

Battesimo del Signore — anno A

Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΤότε παραγίνεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ.

Orthodox ReadingThen comesⓘ Jesus from Galilee to the Jordanⓘ to Johnⓘ, to receive the tevilah, the ritual immersionⓘ from him.

Greekὁ δὲ ⸀Ἰωάννης διεκώλυεν αὐτὸν λέγων· Ἐγὼ χρείαν ἔχω ὑπὸ σοῦ βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ σὺ ἔρχῃ πρός με;

Orthodox ReadingBut John tried to prevent himⓘ, saying: «I have need to receive the tevilah from you, and you come to me?».

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Greekἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν ⸂πρὸς αὐτόν⸃· Ἄφες ἄρτι, οὕτως γὰρ πρέπον ἐστὶν ἡμῖν πληρῶσαι πᾶσαν δικαιοσύνην. τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτόν.

Orthodox ReadingAnsweringⓘ Jesus said to him: «Let it be so for nowⓘ: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all tzedaqah, the justice-faithfulness to the covenantⓘ». Then he lets it be.

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Greek⸂βαπτισθεὶς δὲ⸃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ⸂εὐθὺς ἀνέβη⸃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος· καὶ ἰδοὺ ⸀ἠνεῴχθησαν οἱ οὐρανοί, καὶ εἶδεν ⸀πνεῦμα θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ ⸀περιστερὰν ἐρχόμενον ἐπ’ αὐτόν·

Orthodox ReadingAnd having received the tevilah, Jesus went up at onceⓘ from the water: and beholdⓘ the heavens were openedⓘ and he saw the Spirit of God (the Ruach Elohimⓘ) descendingⓘ like a doveⓘ and coming upon him;

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Greekκαὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα.

Orthodox Readingand behold a bat qol, the «daughter of the voice»ⓘ, saying: «This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased»ⓘ.