ΤΟ ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ ΑΓΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ

Gospel of Matthew

CHAPTER 22

| 1 | και |  | αποκριθεις |  | ο |  | ιησους |  | παλιν |  | ειπεν |  | αυτοις |  | εν |  | παραβολαις |  | λεγων |  |
|  | And |  | answering |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | again |  | spoke |  | to them |  | in |  | parables, |  | saying, |  |

| 2 | ωμοιωθη |  | η |  | βασιλεια |  | των |  | ουρανων |  | ανθρωπω |  | βασιλει |  | οστις |
|  | Has 6 become 7 like 8 |  | the 1 |  | kingdom 2 |  | of 3 the 4 |  | heavens 5 |  | to a man |  | a king, |  | who |

εποιησεν |  | γαμους |  | τω |  | υιω |  | αυτου |  |
made |  | a wedding feast |  | for his son: |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 3 | και |  | απεστειλεν |  | τους |  | δουλους |  | αυτου |  | καλεσαι |  | τους |
|  | and |  | sent |  | his bondmen |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | to call |  | those who |

κεκλημενους |  | εις |  | τους |  | γαμους |  | και |  | ουκ |  | ηθελον |  | ελθειν |  |
having been invited |  | to |  | the |  | wedding feast, |  | and |  | they would not |  | ♦ |  | come. |  |

| 4 | παλιν |  | απεστειλεν |  | αλλους |  | δουλους |  | λεγων |  | ειπατε |  | τοις |
|  | Again |  | he sent |  | other |  | bondmen, |  | saying, |  | Say |  | to those who |

κεκλημενοις |  | ιδου |  | το |  | αριστον |  | μου |  | ητοιμασα |  | οι |  | ταυροι |  | μου |
having been invited, |  | Behold, |  | my dinner |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | I prepared, |  | my oxen |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

και |  | τα |  | σιτιστα |  | τεθυμενα |  | και |  | παντα |  | ετοιμα |  | δευτε |  | εις |  | τους |
and |  | the |  | fatted beasts |  | are killed, |  | and |  | all things [are] |  | ready; |  | come |  | to |  | the |

γαμους |  |
wedding feast. |  |

| 5 | οι |  | δε |  | αμελησαντες |  | απηλθον |  | ο |  | μεν |  | εις |  | τον |  | ιδιον |  | αγρον |
|  | But they |  | ♦ |  | being negligent of [it] |  | went away, |  | one |  | ♦ |  | to |  | ♦ |  | his own |  | field, |

ο |  | δε |  | εις |  | την |  | εμποριαν |  | αυτου |  |
and another |  | ♦ |  | to |  | his commerce. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 6 | οι |  | δε |  | λοιποι |  | κρατησαντες |  | τους |  | δουλους |  | αυτου |  | υβρισαν |  | και |
|  | And the |  | ♦ |  | rest, |  | having laid hold of |  | his bondmen, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | insulted |  | and |

απεκτειναν |  |
killed [them]. |  |

| 7 | ακουσας |  | δε |  | ο |  | βασιλευς |  | ωργισθη |  | και |  | πεμψας |  | τα |  | στρατευματα |
|  | And having heard [it] |  | ♦ |  | the |  | king |  | was wroth, |  | and |  | having sent |  | ♦ |  | his forces |

αυτου |  | απωλεσεν |  | τους |  | φονεις |  | εκεινους |  | και |  | την |  | πολιν |  | αυτων |
♦ |  | he destroyed |  | those murderers, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | ♦ |  | their city |  | ♦ |

ενεπρησεν |  |
he burnt. |  |

| 8 | τοτε |  | λεγει |  | τοις |  | δουλοις |  | αυτου |  | ο |  | μεν |  | γαμος |  | ετοιμος |
|  | Then |  | he says |  | to his bondmen, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | The |  | indeed 3 |  | wedding 1 feast 2 |  | ready 5 |

εστιν |  | οι |  | δε |  | κεκλημενοι |  | ουκ |  | ησαν |  | αξιοι |  |
is, 4 |  | but those who |  | ♦ |  | having been invited |  | were not |  | ♦ |  | worthy; |  |

| 9 | πορευεσθε |  | ουν |  | επι |  | τας |  | διεξοδους |  | των |  | οδων |  | και |  | οσους |
|  | Go |  | therefore |  | into |  | the |  | thoroughfares |  | of the |  | highways, |  | and |  | as many as |

αν |  | ευρητε |  | καλεσατε |  | εις |  | τους |  | γαμους |  |
ye shall find, |  | ♦ |  | invite |  | to |  | the |  | wedding feast. |  |

| 10 | και |  | εξελθοντες |  | οι |  | δουλοι |  | εκεινοι |  | εις |  | τας |  | οδους |
|  | And |  | having 3 gone 4 out 5 |  | those 1 bondmen 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | into |  | the |  | highways |

συνηγαγον |  | παντας |  | οσους |  | ευρον |  | πονηρους |  | τε |  | και |  | αγαθους |  | και |
brought together |  | all |  | as many as |  | they found, |  | evil 2 |  | both 1 |  | and |  | good; |  | and |

επλησθη |  | ο |  | γαμος |  | ανακειμενων |  |
became 4 full 5 |  | the 1 |  | wedding 2 feast 3 |  | of guests. |  |

| 11 | εισελθων |  | δε |  | ο |  | βασιλευς |  | θεασασθαι |  | τους |  | ανακειμενους |  | ειδεν |  | εκει
|  | And coming 3 in 4 |  | ♦ |  | the 1 |  | king 2 |  | to see |  | the |  | guests |  | beheld |  | there

| ανθρωπον |  | ουκ |  | ενδεδυμενον |  | ενδυμα |  | γαμου |  |
| a man |  | not |  | clothed |  | with a garment |  | of [the] wedding feast; |  |

| 12 | και |  | λεγει |  | αυτω |  | εταιρε |  | πως |  | εισηλθες |  | ωδε |  | μη |  | εχων |  | ενδυμα |
|  | and |  | he says |  | to him, |  | Friend, |  | how |  | didst thou enter |  | here |  | not |  | having |  | a garment |

γαμου |  | ο |  | δε |  | εφιμωθη |  |
of [the] wedding feast? |  | But he |  | ♦ |  | was speechless. |  |

| 13 | τοτε |  | ειπεν |  | ο |  | βασιλευς |  | τοις |  | διακονοις |  | δησαντες |  | αυτου |  | ποδας |  | και |
|  | Then |  | said |  | the |  | king |  | to the |  | servants, |  | Having bound |  | him |  | feet |  | and |

χειρας |  | αρατε |  | αυτον |  | και |  | εκβαλετε |  | εις |  | το |  | σκοτος |  | το |  | εξωτερον |  | εκει |
hands |  | take away |  | him |  | and |  | cast out [him] |  | into |  | the |  | darkness |  | the |  | outer: |  | there |

εσται |  | ο |  | κλαυθμος |  | και |  | ο |  | βρυγμος |  | των |  | οδοντων |  |
shall be |  | the |  | weeping |  | and |  | the |  | gnashing |  | of the |  | teeth. |  |

| 14 | πολλοι |  | γαρ |  | εισιν |  | κλητοι |  | ολιγοι |  | δε |  | εκλεκτοι |  |
|  | For many |  | ♦ |  | are |  | called, |  | but few |  | ♦ |  | chosen. |  |

| 15 | τοτε |  | πορευθεντες |  | οι |  | φαρισαιοι |  | συμβουλιον |  | ελαβον |  | οπως |  | αυτον |
|  | Then |  | having gone |  | the |  | Pharisees |  | counsel 2 |  | took 1 |  | how |  | him |

παγιδευσωσιν |  | εν |  | λογω |  |
they might ensare |  | in |  | discourse. |  |

| 16 | και |  | αποστελλουσιν |  | αυτω |  | τους |  | μαθητας |  | αυτων |  | μετα |  | των |
|  | And |  | they send |  | to him |  | their disciples |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | with |  | the |

ηρωδιανων |  | λεγοντες |  | διδασκαλε |  | οιδαμεν |  | οτι |  | αληθης |  | ει |  | και |  | την |
Herodians, |  | saying, |  | Teacher, |  | we know |  | that |  | true |  | thou art, |  | and |  | the |

οδον |  | του |  | θεου |  | εν |  | αληθεια |  | διδασκεις |  | και |  | ου |  | μελει |  | σοι |  | περι |  | ουδενος |
way |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | in |  | truth |  | teachest, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | there is care |  | to thee |  | about |  | no one, |

ου |  | γαρ |  | βλεπεις |  | εις |  | προσωπον |  | ανθρωπων |  |
for not 3 |  | ♦ |  | thou 1 lookest 2 |  | on [the] |  | appearance |  | of men; |  |

| 17 | ειπε |  | ουν |  | ημιν |  | τι |  | σοι |  | δοκει |  | εξεστιν |  | δουναι |  | κηνσον |  | καισαρι |  | η |
|  | tell |  | therefore |  | us, |  | what |  | thou 2 |  | thinkest? 1 |  | Is it lawful |  | to give |  | tribute |  | to Ceasar |  | or |

ου |  |
not? |  |

| 18 | γνους |  | δε |  | ο |  | ιησους |  | την |  | πονηριαν |  | αυτων |  | ειπεν |  | τι |  | με |
|  | But knowing 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus 1 |  | their wickedness |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | said, |  | Why |  | me |

πειραζετε |  | υποκριται |  |
do ye tempt, |  | hypocrites? |  |

| 19 | επιδειξατε |  | μοι |  | το |  | νομισμα |  | του |  | κηνσου |  | οι |  | δε |  | προσηνεγκαν |  | αυτω |
|  | Shew |  | me |  | the |  | coin |  | of the |  | tribute. |  | And they |  | ♦ |  | presented |  | to him |

δηναριον |  |
a denarius. |  |

| 20 | και |  | λεγει |  | αυτοις |  | τινος |  | η |  | εικων |  | αυτη |  | και |  | η |  | επιγραφη |  |
|  | And |  | he says |  | to them, |  | Whose [is] |  | this image |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | the |  | inscription? |  |

| 21 | λεγουσιν |  | αυτω |  | καισαρος |  | τοτε |  | λεγει |  | αυτοις |  | αποδοτε |  | ουν |  | τα |
|  | They say |  | to him, |  | Ceasar’s. |  | Then |  | he says |  | to them, |  | Render |  | then |  | the things |

καισαρος |  | καισαρι |  | και |  | τα |  | του |  | θεου |  | τω |  | θεω |  |
of Ceasar |  | to Ceasar, |  | and |  | the things |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | ♦ |  | to God. |  |

| 22 | και |  | ακουσαντες |  | εθαυμασαν |  | και |  | αφεντες |  | αυτον |  | απηλθον |  |
|  | And |  | having heard |  | they wondered; |  | and |  | leaving |  | him |  | went away. |  |

| 23 | εν |  | εκεινη |  | τη |  | ημερα |  | προσηλθον |  | αυτω |  | σαδδουκαιοι |  | οι |  | λεγοντες |
|  | On |  | that |  | ♦ |  | day |  | came |  | to him |  | Sadducees, |  | who |  | say |

μη |  | ειναι |  | αναστασιν |  | και |  | επηρωτησαν |  | αυτον |  |
there is not |  | ♦ |  | a resurrection, |  | and |  | they questioned |  | him, |  |

| 24 | λεγοντες |  | διδασκαλε |  | μωσης |  | ειπεν |  | εαν |  | τις |  | αποθανη |  | μη |  | εχων |  | τεκνα |
|  | saying, |  | Teacher, |  | Moses |  | said, |  | If |  | any one |  | should die |  | not |  | having |  | children, |

επιγαμβρευσει |  | ο |  | αδελφος |  | αυτου |  | την |  | γυναικα |  | αυτου |  | και |
shall 3 marry 4 |  | his 1 brother 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | wife 6 |  | his, 5 |  | and |

αναστησει |  | σπερμα |  | τω |  | αδελφω |  | αυτου |  |
shall raise up |  | seed |  | to his brother. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 25 | ησαν |  | δε |  | παρ |  | ημιν |  | επτα |  | αδελφοι |  | και |  | ο |  | πρωτος |  | γαμησας |
|  | Now there were |  | ♦ |  | with |  | us |  | seven |  | brothers; |  | and |  | the |  | first |  | having married |

ετελευτησεν |  | και |  | μη |  | εχων |  | σπερμα |  | αφηκεν |  | την |  | γυναικα |  | αυτου |
died, |  | and |  | not |  | having |  | seed |  | left |  | his wife |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

τω |  | αδελφω |  | αυτου |  |
to his brother. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 26 | ομοιως |  | και |  | ο |  | δευτερος |  | και |  | ο |  | τριτος |  | εως |  | των |  | επτα |  |
|  | In like manner |  | also |  | the |  | second, |  | also |  | the |  | third, |  | unto |  | the |  | seven. |  |

| 27 | υστερον |  | δε |  | παντων |  | απεθανεν |  | και |  | η |  | γυνη |  |
|  | And last |  | ♦ |  | of all |  | died |  | also |  | the |  | woman. |  |

| 28 | εν |  | τη |  | ουν |  | αναστασει |  | τινος |  | των |  | επτα |  | εσται |  | γυνη |  | παντες |  | γαρ |
|  | In 2 |  | the 3 |  | therefore 1 |  | resurrection |  | of which |  | of the |  | seven |  | shall she be |  | wife? |  | for all |  | ♦ |

εσχον |  | αυτην |  |
had |  | her. |  |

| 29 | αποκριθεις |  | δε |  | ο |  | ιησους |  | ειπεν |  | αυτοις |  | πλανασθε |  | μη |  | ειδοτες |  | τας |  | γραφας
|  | And answering |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | said |  | to them, |  | Ye err, |  | not |  | knowing |  | the |  | scriptures,

| μηδε |  | την |  | δυναμιν |  | του |  | θεου |  |
| nor |  | the |  | power |  | ♦ |  | of God. |  |

| 30 | εν |  | γαρ |  | τη |  | αναστασει |  | ουτε |  | γαμουσιν |  | ουτε |  | εκγαμιζονται |  | αλλ |  | ως |
|  | For in |  | ♦ |  | the |  | resurrection |  | neither |  | do they marry |  | nor |  | are given in marriage, |  | but |  | as |

αγγελοι |  | του |  | θεου |  | εν |  | ουρανω |  | εισιν |  |
angels |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | in |  | heaven |  | they are. |  |

| 31 | περι |  | δε |  | της |  | αναστασεως |  | των |  | νεκρων |  | ουκ |  | ανεγνωτε |
|  | But concerning |  | ♦ |  | the |  | resurrection |  | of the |  | dead, |  | have ye not read |  | ♦ |

το |  | ρηθεν |  | υμιν |  | υπο |  | του |  | θεου |  | λεγοντος |  |
that which |  | was spoken |  | to you |  | by |  | ♦ |  | God, |  | saying, |  |

| 32 | εγω |  | ειμι |  | ο |  | θεος |  | αβρααμ |  | και |  | ο |  | θεος |  | ισαακ |  | και |  | ο |  | θεος |  | ιακωβ |  | ουκ |
|  | I |  | am |  | the |  | God |  | of Abraham |  | and |  | the |  | God |  | of Isaac |  | and |  | the |  | God |  | of Jacob? |  | Not 3 |

εστιν |  | ο |  | θεος |  | θεος |  | νεκρων |  | αλλα |  | ζωντων |  |
is 2 |  | ♦ |  | God 1 |  | God |  | of [the] dead, |  | but |  | of [the] living. |  |

| 33 | και |  | ακουσαντες |  | οι |  | οχλοι |  | εξεπλησσοντο |  | επι |  | τη |  | διδαχη |  | αυτου |  |
|  | And |  | having heard, |  | the |  | crowds |  | were astonished |  | at |  | his teaching. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 34 | οι |  | δε |  | φαρισαιοι |  | ακουσαντες |  | οτι |  | εφιμωσεν |  | τους |  | σαδδουκαιους |
|  | But the |  | ♦ |  | Pharisees, |  | having heard |  | that |  | he had silenced |  | the |  | Sadducees, |

συνηχθησαν |  | επι |  | το |  | αυτο |  |
were gathered |  | together, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 35 | και |  | επηρωτησεν |  | εις |  | εξ |  | αυτων |  | νομικος |  | πειραζων |  | αυτον |
|  | and |  | questioned 9 [him] 10 |  | one 1 |  | of 2 |  | them 3 |  | a 4 doctor 5 of 6 the 7 law, 8 |  | tempting |  | him, |

και |  | λεγων |  |
and |  | saying, |  |

| 36 | διδασκαλε |  | ποια |  | εντολη |  | μεγαλη |  | εν |  | τω |  | νομω |  |
|  | Teacher, |  | which |  | commandment 4 |  | [is 1 the] 2 greatest 3 |  | in |  | the |  | law? |  |

| 37 | ο |  | δε |  | ιησους |  | ειπεν |  | αυτω |  | αγαπησεις |  | κυριον |  | τον |  | θεον |  | σου |
|  | And Jesus |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | said |  | to him, |  | Thou shalt love [the] |  | Lord |  | ♦ |  | God 2 |  | thy 1 |

εν |  | ολη |  | τη |  | καρδια |  | σου |  | και |  | εν |  | ολη |  | τη |  | ψυχη |  | σου |  | και |  | εν |  | ολη |
with |  | all |  | thy heart, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | with |  | all |  | thy soul, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | with |  | all |

τη |  | διανοια |  | σου |  |
thy mind. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 38 | αυτη |  | εστιν |  | πρωτη |  | και |  | μεγαλη |  | εντολη |  |
|  | This |  | is |  | [the] first |  | and |  | great |  | commandment. |  |

| 39 | δευτερα |  | δε |  | ομοια |  | αυτη |  | αγαπησεις |  | τον |  | πλησιον |  | σου |  | ως |
|  | And [the] second [is] |  | ♦ |  | like |  | it, |  | Thou shalt love |  | ♦ |  | thy neighbour |  | ♦ |  | as |

σεαυτον |  |
thyself. |  |

| 40 | εν |  | ταυταις |  | ταις |  | δυσιν |  | εντολαις |  | ολος |  | ο |  | νομος |  | και |  | οι |  | προφηται |
|  | On |  | these |  | ♦ |  | two |  | commandments |  | all |  | the |  | law |  | and |  | the |  | prophets |

κρεμανται |  |
hang. |  |

| 41 | συνηγμενων |  | δε |  | των |  | φαρισαιων |  | επηρωτησεν |  | αυτους
|  | But having 3 been 4 assembled 5 together 6 |  | ♦ |  | the 1 |  | Pharisees 2 |  | questioned 8 |  | them 9

| ο |  | ιησους |  |
| ♦ |  | Jesus, 7 |  |

| 42 | λεγων |  | τι |  | υμιν |  | δοκει |  | περι |  | του |  | χριστου |  | τινος |  | υιος |  | εστιν |
|  | saying, |  | What |  | ye 2 |  | think 1 |  | concerning |  | the |  | Christ? |  | of whom |  | son 3 |  | is 1 he? 2 |

λεγουσιν |  | αυτω |  | του |  | δαβιδ |  |
They say |  | to him, |  | Of David. |  | ♦ |  |

| 43 | λεγει |  | αυτοις |  | πως |  | ουν |  | δαβιδ |  | εν |  | πνευματι |  | κυριον |  | αυτον |  | καλει |
|  | He says |  | to them, |  | How |  | then |  | David 2 |  | in 3 |  | spirit 4 |  | Lord 7 |  | him 6 |  | does 1 call 5 |

λεγων |  |
saying, |  |

| 44 | ειπεν |  | ο |  | κυριος |  | τω |  | κυριω |  | μου |  | καθου |  | εκ |  | δεξιων |  | μου |  | εως |  | αν |
|  | Said 3 |  | the 1 |  | Lord 2 |  | to my Lord, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Sit |  | on |  | my right hand |  | ♦ |  | until |  | ♦ |

θω |  | τους |  | εχθρους |  | σου |  | υποποδιον |  | των |  | ποδων |  | σου |  |
I place |  | thine enemies |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | [as] a footstool |  | for thy feet. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 45 | ει |  | ουν |  | δαβιδ |  | καλει |  | αυτον |  | κυριον |  | πως |  | υιος |  | αυτου |  | εστιν |  |
|  | If |  | therefore |  | David |  | calls |  | him |  | Lord, |  | how |  | his son |  | his |  | is he? |  |

| 46 | και |  | ουδεις |  | εδυνατο |  | αυτω |  | αποκριθηναι |  | λογον |  | ουδε |  | ετολμησεν |  | τις |
|  | And |  | no one |  | was able |  | him |  | to answer |  | a word |  | nor |  | dared |  | anyone |

απ |  | εκεινης |  | της |  | ημερας |  | επερωτησαι |  | αυτον |  | ουκετι |  |
from |  | that |  | ♦ |  | day |  | to question |  | him |  | any more (lit. no more). |  |