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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading

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Greek

Orthodox Reading

GreekΜὴ κρίνετε, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε·

Orthodox ReadingDo not judgeⓘ — judge favorably, dan le-kaf zechut dan le-kaf zechutⓘ — so that you may not be judged;

Greekἐν ᾧ γὰρ κρίματι κρίνετε κριθήσεσθε, καὶ ἐν ᾧ μέτρῳ μετρεῖτε μετρηθήσεται ὑμῖν.

Orthodox Readingfor with the judgment you pronounce you will be judgedⓘ, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you, measure for measure, middah ke-neged middah middah ke-neged middahⓘ — it will be measuredⓘ.

Greekτί δὲ βλέπεις τὸ κάρφος τὸ ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου, τὴν δὲ ἐν τῷ σῷ ὀφθαλμῷ δοκὸν οὐ κατανοεῖς;

Orthodox ReadingWhy do you look at the speckⓘ in the eye of your brotherⓘ and fail to notice the beamⓘ in your own eye?

Greekἢ πῶς ἐρεῖς τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου· Ἄφες ἐκβάλω τὸ κάρφος ⸀ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σου, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡ δοκὸς ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ σοῦ;

Orthodox ReadingOr how will you say to your brother: «Let me take the speck out of your eye», while behold the beam is in your own eyeⓘ?

Greekὑποκριτά, ἔκβαλε πρῶτον ⸂ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ σοῦ τὴν δοκόν⸃, καὶ τότε διαβλέψεις ἐκβαλεῖν τὸ κάρφος ἐκ τοῦ ὀφθαλμοῦ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου.

Orthodox ReadingPretenderⓘ, first take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearlyⓘ to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

GreekΜὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν, μηδὲ βάλητε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε ⸀καταπατήσουσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς.

Orthodox ReadingDo not give what is holy, the sacred things, qodashim qodashimⓘ, to the dogsⓘ, and do not throw your pearlsⓘ before the swineⓘ, lest they trample them with their feet and, turning, tear you apart.

GreekΑἰτεῖτε, καὶ δοθήσεται ὑμῖν· ζητεῖτε, καὶ εὑρήσετε· κρούετε, καὶ ἀνοιγήσεται ὑμῖν.

Orthodox ReadingAsk and it will be given to youⓘ, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to youⓘ;

Greekπᾶς γὰρ ὁ αἰτῶν λαμβάνει καὶ ὁ ζητῶν εὑρίσκει καὶ τῷ κρούοντι ⸀ἀνοιγήσεται.

Orthodox Readingfor everyone who asks receives, the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Greekἢ τίς ⸀ἐστιν ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος, ὃν ⸀αἰτήσει ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἄρτον— μὴ λίθον ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;

Orthodox ReadingOr who among you, if his son asks him for a loaf of breadⓘ, will give him a stoneⓘ?

Greek⸀ἢ καὶ ⸂ἰχθὺν αἰτήσει⸃— μὴ ὄφιν ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ;

Orthodox ReadingOr if he asks him for a fishⓘ, will give him a serpentⓘ?

Greekεἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὄντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς δώσει ἀγαθὰ τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.

Orthodox ReadingIf then you, who are evil, know how to give good thingsⓘ to your children, how much more will the Father of yours who is in Heavenⓘ give good things to those who ask him!

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GreekΠάντα οὖν ὅσα ⸀ἐὰν θέλητε ἵνα ποιῶσιν ὑμῖν οἱ ἄνθρωποι, οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ποιεῖτε αὐτοῖς· οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται.

Orthodox ReadingEverything that you wish men to do to you, do also to them, the golden rule that sums up the Torahⓘ: this is the Torah and the prophetsⓘ.