Matthew · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
Matthew 18 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- 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).
1 εν εκεινη τη ωρα προσηλθον οι μαθηται τω ιησου λεγοντες· τις αρα μειζων εστιν εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων;
1 In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
2 και προσκαλεσαμενος ο ιησους παιδιον εστησεν αυτο εν μεσω αυτων
2 Jesus called a little child to himself, and set him in the middle of them
3 και ειπεν· αμην λεγω υμιν, εαν μη στραφητε και γενησθε ως τα παιδια, ου μη εισελθητε εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων.
3 and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
4 οστις ουν ταπεινωσει εαυτον ως το παιδιον τουτο, ουτος εστιν ο μειζων εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων.
4 Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
5 και ος εαν δεξηται παιδιον τοιουτον εν επι τω ονοματι μου, εμε δεχεται·
5 Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me,
6 ος δ αν σκανδαλιση ενα των μικρων τουτων των πιστευοντων εις εμε, συμφερει αυτω ινα κρεμασθη μυλος ονικος εις τον τραχηλον αυτου και καταποντισθη εν τω πελαγει της θαλασσης.
6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea.
7 ουαι τω κοσμω απο των σκανδαλων· αναγκη γαρ εστιν ελθειν τα σκανδαλα· πλην ουαι τω ανθρωπω εκεινω δι ου το σκανδαλον ερχεται.
7 “Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the occasion comes!
8 ει δε η χειρ σου η ο πους σου σκανδαλιζει σε, εκκοψον αυτα και βαλε απο σου· καλον σοι εστιν εισελθειν εις την ζωην χωλον η κυλλον, η δυο χειρας η δυο ποδας εχοντα βληθηναι εις το πυρ το αιωνιον.
8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
9 και ει ο οφθαλμος σου σκανδαλιζει σε, εξελε αυτον και βαλε απο σου· καλον σοι εστιν μονοφθαλμον εις την ζωην εισελθειν, η δυο οφθαλμους εχοντα βληθηναι εις την γεενναν του πυρος.
9 If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire.
10 ορατε μη καταφρονησητε ενος των μικρων τουτων· λεγω γαρ υμιν οτι οι αγγελοι αυτων εν ουρανοις δια παντος βλεπουσιν το προσωπον του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις.
10 See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
11 ηλθεν γαρ ο υιος του ανθρωπου σωσαι το απολωλος.
11 For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
12 τι υμιν δοκει; εαν γενηται τινι ανθρωπω εκατον προβατα και πλανηθη εν εξ αυτων, ουχι αφεις τα ενενηκοντα εννεα επι τα ορη, πορευθεις ζητει το πλανωμενον;
12 “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray?
13 και εαν γενηται ευρειν αυτο, αμην λεγω υμιν οτι χαιρει επ αυτω μαλλον η επι τοις ενενηκοντα εννεα τοις μη πεπλανημενοις.
13 If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray.
14 ουτως ουκ εστιν θελημα εμπροσθεν του πατρος υμων του εν ουρανοις ινα αποληται εις των μικρων τουτων.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
15 εαν δε αμαρτηση εις σε ο αδελφος σου, υπαγε [και] ελεγξον αυτον μεταξυ σου και αυτου μονου· εαν σου ακουση, εκερδησας τον αδελφον σου·
15 “If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.
16 εαν δε μη ακουση, παραλαβε μετα σου ετι ενα η δυο, ινα επι στοματος δυο μαρτυρων η τριων σταθη παν ρημα.
16 But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 εαν δε παρακουση αυτων, ειπε τη εκκλησια· εαν δε και της εκκλησιας παρακουση, εστω σοι ωσπερ ο εθνικος και ο τελωνης.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
18 αμην λεγω υμιν, οσα εαν δησητε επι της γης, εσται δεδεμενα εν τω ουρανω, και οσα εαν λυσητε επι της γης, εσται λελυμενα εν τω ουρανω.
18 Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
19 παλιν αμην λεγω υμιν οτι εαν δυο υμων συμφωνησωσιν επι της γης περι παντος πραγματος ου εαν αιτησωνται, γενησεται αυτοις παρα του πατρος μου του εν ουρανοις.
19 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
20 ου γαρ εισιν δυο η τρεις συνηγμενοι εις το εμον ονομα, εκει ειμι εν μεσω αυτων.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.”
21 τοτε προσελθων αυτω ο πετρος ειπεν· κυριε, ποσακις αμαρτησει εις εμε ο αδελφος μου και αφησω αυτω; εως επτακις;
21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”
22 λεγει αυτω ο ιησους· ου λεγω σοι εως επτακις, αλλ εως εβδομηκοντακις επτα.
22 Jesus said to him, “I don’t tell you until seven times, but, until seventy times seven.
23 δια τουτο ωμοιωθη η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω βασιλει, ος ηθελησεν συναραι λογον μετα των δουλων αυτου.
23 Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 αρξαμενου δε αυτου συναιρειν προσηνεχθη αυτω εις οφειλετης μυριων ταλαντων.
24 When he had begun to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
25 μη εχοντος δε αυτου αποδουναι εκελευσεν αυτον ο κυριος αυτου πραθηναι και την γυναικα αυτου και τα τεκνα και παντα οσα ειχεν, και αποδοθηναι.
25 But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 πεσων ουν ο δουλος προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων· κυριε, μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και παντα σοι αποδωσω.
26 The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’
27 σπλαγχνισθεις δε ο κυριος του δουλου εκεινου απελυσεν αυτον και το δανειον αφηκεν αυτω.
27 The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
28 εξελθων δε ο δουλος εκεινος ευρεν ενα των συνδουλων αυτου, ος ωφειλεν αυτω εκατον δηναρια, και κρατησας αυτον επνιγεν λεγων· αποδος μοι ει τι οφειλεις.
28 “But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay me what you owe!’
29 πεσων ουν ο συνδουλος αυτου εις τους ποδας αυτου παρεκαλει αυτον λεγων· μακροθυμησον επ εμοι και αποδωσω σοι.
29 “So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’
30 ο δε ουκ ηθελεν, αλλα απελθων εβαλεν αυτον εις φυλακην εως ου αποδω το οφειλομενον.
30 He would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
31 ιδοντες δε οι συνδουλοι αυτου τα γενομενα ελυπηθησαν σφοδρα, και ελθοντες διεσαφησαν τω κυριω εαυτων παντα τα γενομενα.
31 So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was done.
32 τοτε προσκαλεσαμενος αυτον ο κυριος αυτου λεγει αυτω· δουλε πονηρε, πασαν την οφειλην εκεινην αφηκα σοι, επει παρεκαλεσας με·
32 Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
33 ουκ εδει και σε ελεησαι τον συνδουλον σου, ως και εγω σε ηλεησα;
33 Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’
34 και οργισθεις ο κυριος αυτου παρεδωκεν αυτον τοις βασανισταις εως ου αποδω παν το οφειλομενον αυτω.
34 His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
35 ουτως και ο πατηρ μου ο επουρανιος ποιησει υμιν, εαν μη αφητε εκαστος τω αδελφω αυτου απο των καρδιων υμων τα παραπτωματα αυτων.
35 So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”
Cross references (34)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Mark 9:33–37; Luke 9:46–48; Matthew 20:20–28; Luke 22:24–27; Philippians 2:3
- 2 Matthew 19:13–14; Mark 9:36–37; 1 Kings 3:7; Jeremiah 1:7
- 3 Mark 10:14–15; 1 Peter 2:2; Matthew 19:14; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Luke 18:16–17
- 4 James 4:10; Mark 10:43; Luke 14:11; Luke 9:48; Matthew 23:11–12
- 5 Matthew 25:40; John 13:20; Mark 9:37; Galatians 4:14; Luke 17:1–2
- 6 Mark 9:42; Luke 17:1–2; Matthew 18:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:6–9; Matthew 18:14
- 7 Luke 17:1; 1 Corinthians 11:19; Matthew 26:24; 1 Timothy 4:1–3; Jude 4
- 8 Matthew 5:29–30; Philippians 3:8–9; Romans 13:12; Luke 18:22–23; Ezekiel 18:31
- 9 Acts 14:22; Matthew 18:8; Revelation 21:27; Matthew 5:22; Matthew 5:29
- 10 Psalm 91:11; Psalm 34:7; Hebrews 1:14; Luke 16:22; Acts 12:7–11
- 12 Ezekiel 34:12; Luke 15:4–7; Ezekiel 34:16; Isaiah 53:6; Ezekiel 34:28
- 13 Luke 15:5–10; Zephaniah 3:17; Psalm 147:11; Luke 15:23–24; John 4:34–36
- 14 John 17:12; 2 Peter 3:9; John 6:39–40; John 10:27–30; Isaiah 40:11
- 15 Leviticus 19:17; Galatians 6:1; Luke 17:3–4; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; Colossians 3:13
- 16 Deuteronomy 19:15; 2 Corinthians 13:1; John 8:17; 1 Timothy 5:19; Hebrews 10:28
- 17 2 Thessalonians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 5:9–6:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15; 1 Corinthians 5:3–5; 2 John 10–11
- 18 Matthew 16:19; 2 Corinthians 2:10; John 20:23; 1 Corinthians 5:4–5; Revelation 3:7–8
- 19 Matthew 7:7; 1 John 5:14–16; Mark 11:24; John 14:13–14; Philippians 1:19
- 20 1 Corinthians 5:4; Revelation 21:3; Matthew 28:20; Zechariah 2:5; John 20:26
- 21 Luke 17:3–4; Matthew 18:15
- 22 Colossians 3:13; Mark 11:25; Genesis 4:24; Ephesians 4:31–5:1; Matthew 6:14–15
- 23 Romans 14:12; Matthew 13:24; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 13:44–45; Matthew 13:47
- 24 Psalm 38:4; Psalm 130:3–4; Psalm 40:12; Luke 13:4; Luke 16:5
- 25 Nehemiah 5:5; 2 Kings 4:1; Luke 7:42; Leviticus 25:39; Nehemiah 5:8
- 26 Matthew 18:29; Luke 7:43; Matthew 8:2; Romans 10:3
- 27 Psalm 145:8; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 86:5; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 78:38
- 28 Ezekiel 45:9; Matthew 20:2; Deuteronomy 15:2; Isaiah 58:3; Nehemiah 5:10–11
- 29 Matthew 6:12; Matthew 18:26; Philemon 18–19
- 30 1 Kings 22:27; 1 Kings 21:27–29
- 31 Romans 12:15; Hebrews 13:3; Mark 3:5; Jeremiah 9:1; Hebrews 13:17
- 32 Romans 3:19; Luke 19:22; Matthew 25:26
- 33 Colossians 3:13; Ephesians 4:32–5:2; Matthew 6:12; Luke 6:35–36; Matthew 5:44–45
- 34 James 2:13; Matthew 5:25–26; Luke 12:58–59; 2 Thessalonians 1:8–9; Revelation 14:10–11
- 35 Matthew 6:14–15; James 2:13; Luke 6:37–38; Mark 11:25; Matthew 6:12
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
The divine lessons, which we have just heard as they were being read, warn us to gather in a stock of virtues, to fortify a Christian heart, against the offences which were predicted to come, and this from the mercy of the Lord.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"And if it must needs be that offenses come,'" (some one of our adversaries may perchance say), "why doth He lament over the world, when He ought rather to afford succor, and to stretch forth His hand in its behalf?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
The diverse sounds (he adds) are those which give form to that Æon who is without material substance and unbegotten, and these, again, are the forms which the Lord has called angels, who continually behold the face of the Father.
Let them praise Thy Name,--those super-celestial people, Thine angels, who have no need to look up at this firmament, or by reading to attain the knowledge of Thy Word,--let them praise Thee. For they always behold Thy face, and therein read without any syllables in time what Thy eternal will willeth.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
How then doth He say elsewhere, "Reprove, rebuke, exhort," and, "Them that sin rebuke before all?" And Christ too to Peter, "Go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone," and if he neglect to hear, add to thyself another also; and if not even so doth he yield, declare it to the church likewise?" And how hath …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)