1 και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησους διατασσων τοις δωδεκα μαθηταις αυτου μετεβη εκειθεν του διδασκειν και κηρυσσειν εν ταις πολεσιν αυτων. 2 ο δε ιωαννης ακουσας εν τω δεσμωτηριω τα εργα του χριστου, πεμψας δυο των μαθητων αυτου 3 ειπεν αυτω· συ ει ο ερχομενος η ετερον προσδοκωμεν; 4 και αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις· πορευθεντες απαγγειλατε ιωαννη α ακουετε και βλεπετε· 5 τυφλοι αναβλεπουσιν και χωλοι περιπατουσιν, λεπροι καθαριζονται και κωφοι ακουουσιν, νεκροι εγειρονται και πτωχοι ευαγγελιζονται· 6 και μακαριος εστιν ος εαν μη σκανδαλισθη εν εμοι. 7 τουτων δε πορευομενων ηρξατο ο ιησους λεγειν τοις οχλοις περι ιωαννου· τι εξηλθετε εις την ερημον θεασασθαι; καλαμον υπο ανεμου σαλευομενον; 8 αλλα τι εξηλθετε ιδειν; ανθρωπον εν μαλακοις ιματιοις ημφιεσμενον; ιδου οι τα μαλακα φορουντες εν τοις οικοις των βασιλεων εισιν. 9 αλλα τι εξηλθετε ιδειν; προφητην; ναι λεγω υμιν, και περισσοτερον προφητου. 10 ουτος γαρ εστιν περι ου γεγραπται· ιδου εγω αποστελλω τον αγγελον μου προ προσωπου σου, ος κατασκευασει την οδον σου εμπροσθεν σου. 11 αμην λεγω υμιν, ουκ εγηγερται εν γεννητοις γυναικων μειζων ιωαννου του βαπτιστου· ο δε μικροτερος εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων μειζων αυτου εστιν. 12 απο δε των ημερων ιωαννου του βαπτιστου εως αρτι η βασιλεια των ουρανων βιαζεται, και βιασται αρπαζουσιν αυτην. 13 παντες γαρ οι προφηται και ο νομος εως ιωαννου προεφητευσαν· 14 και ει θελετε δεξασθαι, αυτος εστιν ηλιας ο μελλων ερχεσθαι. 15 ο εχων ωτα ακουειν ακουετω. 16 τινι δε ομοιωσω την γενεαν ταυτην; ομοια εστιν παιδιοις καθημενοις εν αγοραις, α προσφωνουντα τοις εταιροις αυτων 17 λεγουσιν· ηυλησαμεν υμιν, και ουκ ωρχησασθε, εθρηνησαμεν υμιν, και ουκ εκοψασθε. 18 ηλθεν γαρ ιωαννης μητε εσθιων μητε πινων, και λεγουσιν· δαιμονιον εχει. 19 ηλθεν ο υιος του ανθρωπου εσθιων και πινων, και λεγουσιν· ιδου ανθρωπος φαγος και οινοποτης, τελωνων φιλος και αμαρτωλων. και εδικαιωθη η σοφια απο των τεκνων αυτης! 20 τοτε ηρξατο ονειδιζειν τας πολεις εν αις εγενοντο αι πλεισται δυναμεις αυτου, οτι ου μετενοησαν· 21 ουαι σοι, χοραζιν, ουαι σοι, βηθσαιδα· οτι ει εν τυρω και σιδωνι εγενηθησαν αι δυναμεις αι γενομεναι εν υμιν, παλαι αν εν σακκω και σποδω καθημεναι μετενοησαν. 22 πλην λεγω υμιν, τυρω και σιδωνι ανεκτοτερον εσται εν ημερα κρισεως η υμιν. 23 και συ καπερναουμ, η εως του ουρανου υψωθεισα, εως αδου καταβιβασθηση· οτι ει εν σοδομοις εγενηθησαν αι δυναμεις αι γενομεναι εν σοι, εμειναν αν μεχρι [της] σημερον. 24 πλην λεγω υμιν οτι γη σοδομων ανεκτοτερον εσται εν ημερα κρισεως η σοι. 25 εν εκεινω τω καιρω αποκριθεις ο ιησους ειπεν· εξομολογουμαι σοι, πατερ, κυριε του ουρανου και της γης, οτι απεκρυψας ταυτα απο σοφων και συνετων, και απεκαλυψας αυτα νηπιοις· 26 ναι, ο πατηρ, οτι ουτως εγενετο ευδοκια εμπροσθεν σου. 27 παντα μοι παρεδοθη υπο του πατρος μου· και ουδεις επιγινωσκει τον υιον ει μη ο πατηρ, ουδε τον πατερα τις επιγινωσκει ει μη ο υιος και ω εαν βουληται ο υιος αποκαλυψαι. 28 δευτε προς με παντες οι κοπιωντες και πεφορτισμενοι, καγω αναπαυσω υμας. 29 αρατε τον ζυγον μου εφ υμας και μαθετε απ εμου, οτι πραος ειμι και ταπεινος τη καρδια, και ευρησετε αναπαυσιν ταις ψυχαις υμων· 30 ο γαρ ζυγος μου χρηστος και το φορτιον μου ελαφρον εστιν.
Matthew · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Matthew 11 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Cited in the guide: Matthew 4:13; Mark 2:1; Matthew 11:23
Cross references (29)
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- 1 Isaiah 61:1–3; Acts 10:38; Matthew 9:35; Luke 8:1; Luke 4:15–21
- 2 Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Matthew 4:12; Luke 7:18–35; Matthew 9:14
- 3 John 11:27; Malachi 3:1; Hebrews 10:37; Deuteronomy 18:15–18; Micah 5:2
- 5 Isaiah 35:4–6; Isaiah 61:1–3; Isaiah 42:6–7; Luke 4:18; Isaiah 29:18
- 6 Isaiah 8:14–15; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Matthew 26:31; John 6:66; Luke 11:27–28
- 7 James 1:6; John 5:35; Luke 8:18; Luke 7:24–30; Ephesians 4:14
- 8 Matthew 3:4; 2 Kings 1:8; 2 Corinthians 11:27; Zechariah 13:4; Isaiah 20:2
- 9 Luke 1:76; Matthew 14:5; Mark 9:11–13; Matthew 17:12–13; Matthew 21:24–26
- 10 Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 4:5; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:26–27
- 11 Luke 7:28; Ephesians 3:8; Matthew 3:11; John 1:15; Matthew 5:19
- 12 Luke 16:16; Luke 13:24; Ephesians 6:11–13; Philippians 2:12; John 6:27
- 13 Matthew 5:17–18; Romans 3:21; Acts 3:22–24; Acts 13:27; Luke 24:44
- 14 Malachi 4:5; Mark 9:11–13; Matthew 17:10–13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21–23
- 15 Matthew 13:9; Luke 8:8; Mark 4:23; Matthew 13:43; Mark 4:9
- 16 Luke 7:31–35; Matthew 23:36; Mark 4:30; Matthew 12:34; Luke 13:18
- 17 Isaiah 28:9–13; Jeremiah 9:17–20; Isaiah 30:29; Matthew 9:15; Jeremiah 31:4
- 18 Matthew 3:4; Luke 1:15; John 10:20; Matthew 10:25; John 8:48
- 19 Matthew 9:10–11; Luke 7:34–36; Luke 15:1–2; Luke 19:7; Luke 5:29–30
- 20 Luke 10:13–15; 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Jeremiah 8:6; Isaiah 1:2–5; Revelation 9:20–21
- 21 Ezekiel 3:6–7; Matthew 15:21; Acts 12:20; Luke 9:10; John 12:21
- 22 Matthew 11:24; Matthew 10:15; Hebrews 10:26–31; Luke 12:47–48; Matthew 12:36
- 23 Isaiah 14:13–15; John 4:46–54; Matthew 4:13; Genesis 13:13; Revelation 11:8
- 24 Matthew 10:15; Matthew 11:22; Mark 6:11; Lamentations 4:6; Luke 10:12
- 25 Matthew 21:16; Psalm 8:2; Matthew 16:17; Luke 10:21–24; 1 Corinthians 1:18–29
- 26 Isaiah 46:10; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Timothy 1:9; Luke 10:21; Romans 9:18
- 27 John 14:6–9; Matthew 28:18; Luke 10:22; 2 John 9; John 17:25–26
- 28 Matthew 11:29; John 7:37; John 6:37; Galatians 5:1; Isaiah 55:1–3
- 29 Jeremiah 6:16; 1 John 2:6; Philippians 2:7–8; John 13:15; Luke 6:46–48
- 30 1 John 5:3; John 16:33; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9–10; Galatians 5:1
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The lesson of the Holy Gospel has set before us a question touching John the Baptist. May the Lord assist me to resolve it to you, as He hath resolved it to us.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
That is, after He had sent them, He proceeded to withdraw Himself, to give them room and opportunity to do what He had enjoined. For while He was present and healing, no one would be willing to approach them.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… the Christ, because the Jews knew not what the Father was, and what the Son, in like manner accused them; and Himself said, "No one knoweth the Father, but the Son; nor the Son, but the Father, and they to whom the Son revealeth Him." Now the Word of God is His Son, as we have before said.
And again, when He said, "Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, and learn of Me," He announced the Father of truth.
"Because Thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes;" that they "that labour and are heavy laden" might "come" unto Him and He might refresh them, because He is "meek and lowly in heart." "The meek will He guide in judgment; and the meek will He teach His way;" looking upon our …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)