ΤΟ ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ ΑΓΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ

Gospel of Matthew

CHAPTER 23

| 1 | τοτε |  | ο |  | ιησους |  | ελαλησεν |  | τοις |  | οχλοις |  | και |  | τοις |  | μαθηταις |  | αυτου |  |
|  | Then |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | spoke |  | to the |  | crowds |  | and |  | to his disciples, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 2 | λεγων |  | επι |  | της |  | μωσεως |  | καθεδρας |  | εκαθισαν |  | οι |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | οι |
|  | saying, |  | On |  | the |  | of 2 Moses 3 |  | seat 1 |  | have sat down |  | the |  | scribes |  | and |  | the |

φαρισαιοι |  |
Pharisees; |  |

| 3 | παντα |  | ουν |  | οσα |  | αν |  | ειπωσιν |  | υμιν |  | τηρειν |  | τηρειτε |  | και |  | ποιειτε |
|  | all things |  | therefore |  | whatever |  | ♦ |  | they may tell |  | you |  | to keep, |  | keep |  | and |  | do. |

κατα |  | δε |  | τα |  | εργα |  | αυτων |  | μη |  | ποιειτε |  | λεγουσιν |  | γαρ |  | και |  | ου |
But after |  | ♦ |  | their works |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | do not; |  | ♦ |  | for they say |  | ♦ |  | and |  | do not. |

ποιουσιν |  |
♦ |  |

| 4 | δεσμευουσιν |  | γαρ |  | φορτια |  | βαρεα |  | και |  | δυσβαστακτα |  | και |  | επιτιθεασιν |  | επι |
|  | They 2 bind 3 |  | for 1 |  | burdens |  | heavy |  | and |  | hard to bear, |  | and |  | lay [them] |  | on |

τους |  | ωμους |  | των |  | ανθρωπων |  | τω |  | δε |  | δακτυλω |  | αυτων |
the |  | shoulders |  | ♦ |  | of men, |  | but with their own finger |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ου |  | θελουσιν |  | κινησαι |  | αυτα |  |
they will not |  | ♦ |  | move |  | them. |  |

| 5 | παντα |  | δε |  | τα |  | εργα |  | αυτων |  | ποιουσιν |  | προς |  | το |  | θεαθηναι |  | τοις |
|  | And all |  | ♦ |  | their works |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | they do |  | to |  | ♦ |  | be seen |  | ♦ |

ανθρωποις |  | πλατυνουσιν |  | δε |  | τα |  | φυλακτηρια |  | αυτων |  | και |  | μεγαλυνουσιν
by men. |  | They 2 make 3 broad 4 |  | and 1 |  | ♦ |  | phylacteries 6 |  | their, 5 |  | and |  | enlarge

| τα |  | κρασπεδα |  | των |  | ιματιων |  | αυτων |  |
| the |  | borders |  | of their garments, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 6 | φιλουσιν |  | τε |  | την |  | πρωτοκλισιαν |  | εν |  | τοις |  | δειπνοις |  | και |  | τας |
|  | love 2 |  | and 1 |  | the |  | first place |  | in |  | the |  | suppers, |  | and |  | the |

πρωτοκαθεδριας |  | εν |  | ταις |  | συναγωγαις |  |
first seats |  | in |  | that |  | synagogues, |  |

| 7 | και |  | τους |  | ασπασμους |  | εν |  | ταις |  | αγοραις |  | και |  | καλεισθαι |  | υπο |  | των |
|  | and |  | the |  | salutations |  | in |  | the |  | market-places, |  | and |  | to be called |  | by |  | ♦ |

ανθρωπων |  | ραββι |  | ραββι |  |
men |  | Rabbi, |  | Rabbi. |  |

| 8 | υμεις |  | δε |  | μη |  | κληθητε |  | ραββι |  | εις |  | γαρ |  | εστιν |  | υμων |  | ο |  | καθηγητης
|  | But ye 3 |  | ♦ |  | be 1 not 2 called |  | ♦ |  | Rabbi; |  | for one |  | ♦ |  | is |  | your |  | ♦ |  | leader,

| ο |  | χριστος |  | παντες |  | δε |  | υμεις |  | αδελφοι |  | εστε |  |
| the |  | Christ, |  | and all |  | ♦ |  | ye |  | brethren |  | are. |  |

| 9 | και |  | πατερα |  | μη |  | καλεσητε |  | υμων |  | επι |  | της |  | γης |  | εις |  | γαρ |  | εστιν |
|  | And |  | father 6 |  | not 2 |  | call 1 |  | your 5 [any 3 one] 4 |  | on |  | the |  | earth; |  | for one |  | ♦ |  | is |

ο |  | πατηρ |  | υμων |  | ο |  | εν |  | τοις |  | ουρανοις |  |
your father, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | who [is] |  | in |  | the |  | heavens. |  |

| 10 | μηδε |  | κληθητε |  | καθηγηται |  | εις |  | γαρ |  | υμων |  | εστιν |  | ο |  | καθηγητης |  | ο |
|  | Neither |  | be called |  | leaders; |  | for one |  | ♦ |  | your 2 |  | is 1 |  | ♦ |  | leader, |  | the |

χριστος |  |
Christ. |  |

| 11 | ο |  | δε |  | μειζων |  | υμων |  | εσται |  | υμων |  | διακονος |  |
|  | But the |  | ♦ |  | greater |  | of you |  | shall be |  | your |  | servant. |  |

| 12 | οστις |  | δε |  | υψωσει |  | εαυτον |  | ταπεινωθησεται |  | και |  | οστις |
|  | And whosoever |  | ♦ |  | will exalt |  | himself |  | shall be humbled; |  | and |  | whosoever |

ταπεινωσει |  | εαυτον |  | υψωθησεται |  |
will humble |  | himself |  | shall be exalted. |  |

| 13 | ουαι |  | δε |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | κατεσθιετε |
|  | But woe |  | ♦ |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye devour |

τας |  | οικιας |  | των |  | χηρων |  | και |  | προφασει |  | μακρα |  | προσευχομενοι |
the |  | houses |  | ♦ |  | of widows, |  | and |  | as a pretext |  | at 2 great 3 length 4 |  | praying. 1 |

δια |  | τουτο |  | ληψεσθε |  | περισσοτερον |  | κριμα |  |
Because of |  | this |  | ye shall receive |  | more abundant |  | judgment. |  |

| 14 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | κλειετε |  | την |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye shut up |  | the |

βασιλειαν |  | των |  | ουρανων |  | εμπροσθεν |  | των |  | ανθρωπων |  | υμεις |  | γαρ |  | ουκ
kingdom |  | of the |  | heavens |  | before |  | ♦ |  | men; |  | for ye |  | ♦ |  | do not enter,

| εισερχεσθε |  | ουδε |  | τους |  | εισερχομενους |  | αφιετε |  | εισελθειν |  |
| ♦ |  | nor even |  | those who |  | are entering |  | do ye suffer |  | to enter. |  |

| 15 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | περιαγετε |  | την |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye go about |  | the |

θαλασσαν |  | και |  | την |  | ξηραν |  | ποιησαι |  | ενα |  | προσηλυτον |  | και |  | οταν |
sea |  | and |  | the |  | dry [land] |  | to make |  | one |  | proselyte, |  | and |  | when |

γενηται |  | ποιειτε |  | αυτον |  | υιον |  | γεεννης |  | διπλοτερον |  | υμων |  |
he has become [so], |  | ye make |  | him |  | a son |  | of Gehenna |  | twofold more |  | than yourselves. |  |

| 16 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | οδηγοι |  | τυφλοι |  | οι |  | λεγοντες |  | ος |  | αν |  | ομοση |  | εν |  | τω |  | ναω
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | guides 2 |  | blind, 1 |  | who |  | say, |  | Whoever |  | ♦ |  | shall swear |  | by |  | the |  | temple,

| ουδεν |  | εστιν |  | ος |  | δ |  | αν |  | ομοση |  | εν |  | τω |  | χρυσω |  | του |  | ναου |  | οφειλει |  |
| nothing |  | it is; |  | but whoever |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | shall swear |  | by |  | the |  | gold |  | of the |  | temple, |  | is a debtor. |  |

| 17 | μωροι |  | και |  | τυφλοι |  | τις |  | γαρ |  | μειζων |  | εστιν |  | ο |  | χρυσος |  | η |  | ο |  | ναος |  | ο |
|  | Fools |  | and |  | blind, |  | for which |  | ♦ |  | greater 2 |  | is, 1 |  | the |  | gold, |  | or |  | the |  | temple |  | which |

αγιαζων |  | τον |  | χρυσον |  |
sanctifies |  | the |  | gold? |  |

| 18 | και |  | ος |  | εαν |  | ομοση |  | εν |  | τω |  | θυσιαστηριω |  | ουδεν |  | εστιν |  | ος |  | δ |
|  | And, |  | Whoever |  | ♦ |  | shall swear |  | by |  | the |  | altar, |  | nothing |  | it is, |  | but whoever |  | ♦ |

αν |  | ομοση |  | εν |  | τω |  | δωρω |  | τω |  | επανω |  | αυτου |  | οφειλει |  |
♦ |  | shall swear |  | by |  | the |  | gift |  | that [is] |  | upon |  | it, |  | is a debtor. |  |

| 19 | μωροι |  | και |  | τυφλοι |  | τι |  | γαρ |  | μειζον |  | το |  | δωρον |  | η |  | το |  | θυσιαστηριον |
|  | Fools |  | and |  | blind, |  | for which [is] |  | ♦ |  | greater, |  | the |  | gift, |  | or |  | the |  | altar |

το |  | αγιαζον |  | το |  | δωρον |  |
which |  | sanctifies |  | the |  | gift? |  |

| 20 | ο |  | ουν |  | ομοσας |  | εν |  | τω |  | θυσιαστηριω |  | ομνυει |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | και |  | εν |
|  | He that 2 |  | therefore 1 |  | swears |  | by |  | the |  | altar |  | swears |  | by |  | it |  | and |  | by |

πασιν |  | τοις |  | επανω |  | αυτου |  |
all things |  | that [are] |  | upon |  | it. |  |

| 21 | και |  | ο |  | ομοσας |  | εν |  | τω |  | ναω |  | ομνυει |  | εν |  | αυτω |  | και |  | εν |  | τω |
|  | And |  | he that |  | swears |  | by |  | the |  | temple |  | swears |  | by |  | it |  | and |  | by |  | him who |

κατοικουντι |  | αυτον |  |
dwells in |  | it. |  |

| 22 | και |  | ο |  | ομοσας |  | εν |  | τω |  | ουρανω |  | ομνυει |  | εν |  | τω |  | θρονω |  | του |  | θεου |  | και |  | εν |
|  | And |  | he that |  | swears |  | by |  | the |  | heaven |  | swears |  | by |  | the |  | throne |  | ♦ |  | of God |  | and |  | by |

τω |  | καθημενω |  | επανω |  | αυτου |  |
him who |  | sits |  | upon |  | it. |  |

| 23 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | αποδεκατουτε |  | το |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye pay tithes of |  | the |

ηδυοσμον |  | και |  | το |  | ανηθον |  | και |  | το |  | κυμινον |  | και |  | αφηκατε |  | τα |
mint |  | and |  | the |  | anise |  | and |  | the |  | cummin, |  | and |  | ye have left aside |  | the |

βαρυτερα |  | του |  | νομου |  | την |  | κρισιν |  | και |  | τον |  | ελεον |  | και |  | την |  | πιστιν |
weightier [matters] |  | of the |  | law, |  | ♦ |  | judgment, |  | and |  | ♦ |  | mercy |  | and |  | ♦ |  | faith: |

ταυτα |  | εδει |  | ποιησαι |  | κακεινα |  | μη |  | αφιεναι |  |
these |  | it behoved [you] |  | to do, |  | and those |  | not |  | to be leaving aside. |  |

| 24 | οδηγοι |  | τυφλοι |  | οι |  | διυλιζοντες |  | τον |  | κωνωπα |  | την |  | δε |  | καμηλον |
|  | Guides 2 |  | blind, 1 |  | who |  | filter out |  | the |  | gnat, |  | but the |  | ♦ |  | camel |

καταπινοντες |  |
swallow. |  |

| 25 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | καθαριζετε |  | το |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye cleanse |  | the |

εξωθεν |  | του |  | ποτηριου |  | και |  | της |  | παροψιδος |  | εσωθεν |  | δε |  | γεμουσιν |  | εξ |
outside |  | of the |  | cup |  | and |  | of the |  | dish, |  | but within |  | ♦ |  | they are full |  | of |

αρπαγης |  | και |  | ακρασιας |  |
plunder |  | and |  | incontinence. |  |

| 26 | φαρισαιε |  | τυφλε |  | καθαρισον |  | πρωτον |  | το |  | εντος |  | του |  | ποτηριου |  | και |  | της |
|  | Pharisee 2 |  | blind, 1 |  | cleanse |  | first |  | the |  | inside |  | of the |  | cup |  | and |  | of the |

παροψιδος |  | ινα |  | γενηται |  | και |  | το |  | εκτος |  | αυτων |  | καθαρον |  |
dish, |  | that |  | may 6 become 7 |  | also 5 |  | the 1 |  | outside 2 |  | of 3 them 4 |  | clean. |  |

| 27 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | παρομοιαζετε |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye are like |

ταφοις |  | κεκονιαμενοις |  | οιτινες |  | εξωθεν |  | μεν |  | φαινονται |  | ωραιοι |  | εσωθεν
sepulchures 2 |  | whited, 1 |  | which |  | outwardly |  | indeed |  | appear |  | beautiful, |  | but within

| δε |  | γεμουσιν |  | οστεων |  | νεκρων |  | και |  | πασης |  | ακαθαρσιας |  |
| ♦ |  | are full |  | of bones |  | of [the] dead |  | and |  | of all |  | uncleaness. |  |

| 28 | ουτως |  | και |  | υμεις |  | εξωθεν |  | μεν |  | φαινεσθε |  | τοις |  | ανθρωποις |  | δικαιοι |
|  | Thus |  | also |  | ye |  | outwardly |  | indeed |  | appear |  | ♦ |  | to men |  | righteous, |

εσωθεν |  | δε |  | μεστοι |  | εστε |  | υποκρισεως |  | και |  | ανομιας |  |
but within |  | ♦ |  | full 2 |  | are 1 |  | of hypocrisy |  | and |  | lawlessness. |  |

| 29 | ουαι |  | υμιν |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | φαρισαιοι |  | υποκριται |  | οτι |  | οικοδομειτε |  | τους |
|  | Woe |  | to you, |  | scribes |  | and |  | Pharisees, |  | hypocrites, |  | for |  | ye build |  | the |

ταφους |  | των |  | προφητων |  | και |  | κοσμειτε |  | τα |  | μνημεια |  | των |  | δικαιων |  |
sepulchures |  | of the |  | prophets, |  | and |  | adorn |  | the |  | tombs |  | of the |  | righteous, |  |

| 30 | και |  | λεγετε |  | ει |  | ημεν |  | εν |  | ταις |  | ημεραις |  | των |  | πατερων |  | ημων |
|  | and |  | ye say, |  | If |  | we had been |  | in |  | the |  | days |  | of our fathers |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ουκ |  | αν |  | ημεν |  | κοινωνοι |  | αυτων |  | εν |  | τω |  | αιματι |  | των |
we would not have been |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | partakers |  | with them |  | in |  | the |  | blood |  | of the |

προφητων |  |
prophets. |  |

| 31 | ωστε |  | μαρτυρειτε |  | εαυτοις |  | οτι |  | υιοι |  | εστε |  | των |  | φονευσαντων |
|  | So that |  | ye bear witness |  | to yourselves, |  | that |  | sons |  | ye are |  | of those who |  | murdered |

τους |  | προφητας |  |
the |  | prophets; |  |

| 32 | και |  | υμεις |  | πληρωσατε |  | το |  | μετρον |  | των |  | πατερων |  | υμων |  |
|  | and |  | ye, |  | fill ye up |  | the |  | measure |  | of your fathers. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 33 | οφεις |  | γεννηματα |  | εχιδνων |  | πως |  | φυγητε |  | απο |  | της |  | κρισεως |  | της |
|  | Serpents, |  | offspring |  | of vipers |  | how |  | shall ye escape |  | from |  | the |  | judgment |  | ♦ |

γεεννης |  |
of Gehenna? |  |

| 34 | δια |  | τουτο |  | ιδου |  | εγω |  | αποστελλω |  | προς |  | υμας |  | προφητας |  | και |
|  | Because of |  | this, |  | behold, |  | I |  | send |  | to |  | you |  | prophets |  | and |

σοφους |  | και |  | γραμματεις |  | και |  | εξ |  | αυτων |  | αποκτενειτε |  | και |  | σταυρωσετε |
wise [men] |  | and |  | scribes; |  | and [some] |  | of |  | them |  | ye will kill |  | and |  | crucify, |

και |  | εξ |  | αυτων |  | μαστιγωσετε |  | εν |  | ταις |  | συναγωγαις |  | υμων |  | και |
and [some] |  | of |  | them |  | ye will scourge |  | in |  | ♦ |  | your synagogues, |  | ♦ |  | and |

διωξετε |  | απο |  | πολεως |  | εις |  | πολιν |  |
will persecute |  | from |  | city |  | to |  | city; |  |

| 35 | οπως |  | ελθη |  | εφ |  | υμας |  | παν |  | αιμα |  | δικαιον |  | εκχυνομενον |  | επι |  | της |
|  | so that |  | should come |  | upon |  | you |  | all [the] |  | blood 2 |  | righteous 1 |  | poured out |  | upon |  | the |

γης |  | απο |  | του |  | αιματος |  | αβελ |  | του |  | δικαιου |  | εως |  | του |  | αιματος |  | ζαχαριου |  | υιου |
earth |  | from |  | the |  | blood |  | of Abel |  | the |  | righteous, |  | to |  | the |  | blood |  | of Zecharias |  | son |

βαραχιου |  | ον |  | εφονευσατε |  | μεταξυ |  | του |  | ναου |  | και |  | του |  | θυσιαστηριου |  |
of Barachias, |  | whom |  | ye murdered |  | between |  | the |  | temple |  | and |  | the |  | altar. |  |

| 36 | αμην |  | λεγω |  | υμιν |  | ηξει |  | ταυτα |  | παντα |  | επι |  | την |  | γενεαν |
|  | Verily |  | I say |  | to you, |  | shall 4 come 5 |  | these 2 things 3 |  | all 1 |  | upon |  | this generation. |  | ♦ |

ταυτην |  |
♦ |  |

| 37 | ιερουσαλημ |  | ιερουσαλημ |  | η |  | αποκτεινουσα |  | τους |  | προφητας |  | και |
|  | Jerusalem, |  | Jerusalem, |  | who |  | killest |  | the |  | prophets |  | and |

λιθοβολουσα |  | τους |  | απεσταλμενους |  | προς |  | αυτην |  | ποσακις |  | ηθελησα |
stonest |  | those who |  | have been sent |  | to |  | her, |  | how often |  | would I |

επισυναγαγειν |  | τα |  | τεκνα |  | σου |  | ον |  | τροπον |  | επισυναγει |
have gathered together |  | thy children, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | in the way |  | ♦ |  | gathers 3 together 4 |

ορνις |  | τα |  | νοσσια |  | εαυτης |  | υπο |  | τας |  | πτερυγας |  | και |  | ουκ |  | ηθελησατε |  |
a 1 hen 2 |  | ♦ |  | her brood |  | ♦ |  | under [her] |  | ♦ |  | wings, |  | and |  | ye would not! |  | ♦ |  |

| 38 | ιδου |  | αφιεται |  | υμιν |  | ο |  | οικος |  | υμων |  | ερημος |  |
|  | Behold, |  | is left |  | to you |  | your house |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | desolate; |  |

| 39 | λεγω |  | γαρ |  | υμιν |  | ου |  | μη |  | με |  | ιδητε |  | απ |  | αρτι |  | εως |  | αν |  | ειπητε |
|  | for I say |  | ♦ |  | to you, |  | In no wise |  | ♦ |  | me |  | shall ye see |  | henceforth |  | ♦ |  | until |  | ♦ |  | ye say, |

ευλογημενος |  | ο |  | ερχομενος |  | εν |  | ονοματι |  | κυριου |  |
Blessed |  | [is] he who |  | comes |  | in [the] |  | name |  | of [the] Lord. |  |