1 και εμβας εις πλοιον διεπερασεν και ηλθεν εις την ιδιαν πολιν. 2 και ιδου προσεφερον αυτω παραλυτικον επι κλινης βεβλημενον· και ιδων ο ιησους την πιστιν αυτων ειπεν τω παραλυτικω· θαρσει, τεκνον· αφεωνται σοι αι αμαρτιαι σου. 3 και ιδου τινες των γραμματεων ειπον εν εαυτοις· ουτος βλασφημει. 4 και ιδων ο ιησους τας ενθυμησεις αυτων ειπεν· ινα τι υμεις ενθυμεισθε πονηρα εν ταις καρδιαις υμων; 5 τι γαρ εστιν ευκοπωτερον, ειπειν, αφεωνται σου αι αμαρτιαι, η ειπειν, εγειρε και περιπατει; 6 ινα δε ειδητε οτι εξουσιαν εχει ο υιος του ανθρωπου επι της γης αφιεναι αμαρτιας— τοτε λεγει τω παραλυτικω· εγερθεις αρον σου την κλινην και υπαγε εις τον οικον σου. 7 και εγερθεις απηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου. 8 ιδοντες δε οι οχλοι εθαυμασαν και εδοξασαν τον θεον τον δοντα εξουσιαν τοιαυτην τοις ανθρωποις. 9 και παραγων ο ιησους εκειθεν ειδεν ανθρωπον καθημενον επι το τελωνιον, ματθαιον λεγομενον, και λεγει αυτω· ακολουθει μοι. και αναστας ηκολουθησεν αυτω. 10 και εγενετο αυτου ανακειμενου εν τη οικια, και ιδου πολλοι τελωναι και αμαρτωλοι ελθοντες συνανεκειντο τω ιησου και τοις μαθηταις αυτου. 11 και ιδοντες οι φαρισαιοι ειπον τοις μαθηταις αυτου· διατι μετα των τελωνων και αμαρτωλων εσθιει ο διδασκαλος υμων; 12 ο δε ιησους ακουσας ειπεν αυτοις· ου χρειαν εχουσιν οι ισχυοντες ιατρου, αλλ οι κακως εχοντες. 13 πορευθεντες δε μαθετε τι εστιν ελεον θελω και ου θυσιαν. ου γαρ ηλθον καλεσαι δικαιους, αλλα αμαρτωλους εις μετανοιαν. 14 τοτε προσερχονται αυτω οι μαθηται ιωαννου λεγοντες· διατι ημεις και οι φαρισαιοι νηστευομεν πολλα, οι δε μαθηται σου ου νηστευουσιν; 15 και ειπεν αυτοις ο ιησους· μη δυνανται οι υιοι του νυμφωνος πενθειν εφ οσον [χρονον] μετ αυτων εστιν ο νυμφιος; ελευσονται δε ημεραι οταν απαρθη απ αυτων ο νυμφιος, και τοτε νηστευσουσιν. 16 ουδεις δε επιβαλλει επιβλημα ρακους αγναφου επι ιματιω παλαιω· αιρει γαρ το πληρωμα αυτου απο του ιματιου, και χειρον σχισμα γινεται. 17 ουδε βαλλουσιν οινον νεον εις ασκους παλαιους· ει δε μηγε, ρηγνυνται οι ασκοι, και ο οινος εκχειται και οι ασκοι απολουνται· αλλα οινον νεον εις ασκους βαλλουσιν καινους, και αμφοτεροι συντηρουνται. 18 ταυτα αυτου λαλουντος αυτοις ιδου αρχων [εις] προσελθων προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων οτι η θυγατηρ μου αρτι ετελευτησεν· αλλα ελθων επιθες την χειρα σου επ αυτην και ζησεται. 19 και εγερθεις ο ιησους ηκολουθησεν αυτω και οι μαθηται αυτου. 20 και ιδου γυνη, αιμορροουσα δωδεκα ετη, προσελθουσα οπισθεν ηψατο του κρασπεδου του ιματιου αυτου· 21 ελεγεν γαρ εν εαυτη, εαν μονον αψωμαι του ιματιου αυτου, σωθησομαι. 22 ο δε ιησους επιστραφεις και ιδων αυτην ειπεν· θαρσει, θυγατερ· η πιστις σου σεσωκεν σε. και εσωθη η γυνη απο της ωρας εκεινης. 23 και ελθων ο ιησους εις την οικιαν του αρχοντος και ιδων τους αυλητας και τον οχλον θορυβουμενον, 24 λεγει αυτοις· αναχωρειτε· ου γαρ απεθανεν το κορασιον, αλλα καθευδει. και κατεγελων αυτου. 25 οτε δε εξεβληθη ο οχλος, εισελθων εκρατησεν της χειρος αυτης, και ηγερθη το κορασιον. 26 και εξηλθεν η φημη αυτη εις ολην την γην εκεινην. 27 και παραγοντι εκειθεν τω ιησου ηκολουθησαν αυτω δυο τυφλοι κραζοντες και λεγοντες· ελεησον ημας, υιε δαυιδ. 28 ελθοντι δε εις την οικιαν προσηλθον αυτω οι τυφλοι, και λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους· πιστευετε οτι δυναμαι τουτο ποιησαι; λεγουσιν αυτω· ναι, κυριε. 29 τοτε ηψατο των οφθαλμων αυτων λεγων· κατα την πιστιν υμων γενηθητω υμιν. 30 και ανεωχθησαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι· και ενεβριμησατο αυτοις ο ιησους λεγων· ορατε μηδεις γινωσκετω. 31 οι δε εξελθοντες διεφημισαν αυτον εν ολη τη γη εκεινη. 32 αυτων δε εξερχομενων ιδου προσηνεγκαν αυτω ανθρωπον κωφον δαιμονιζομενον· 33 και εκβληθεντος του δαιμονιου ελαλησεν ο κωφος, και εθαυμασαν οι οχλοι λεγοντες οτι ουδεποτε εφανη ουτως εν τω ισραηλ. 34 οι δε φαρισαιοι ελεγον· εν τω αρχοντι των δαιμονιων εκβαλλει τα δαιμονια. 35 και περιηγεν ο ιησους τας πολεις πασας και τας κωμας διδασκων εν ταις συναγωγαις αυτων και κηρυσσων το ευαγγελιον της βασιλειας και θεραπευων πασαν νοσον και πασαν μαλακιαν εν τω λαω. 36 ιδων δε τους οχλους εσπλαγχνισθη περι αυτων, οτι ησαν εκλελυμενοι και ερριμμενοι ως προβατα μη εχοντα ποιμενα. 37 τοτε λεγει τοις μαθηταις αυτου· ο μεν θερισμος πολυς, οι δε εργαται ολιγοι· 38 δεηθητε ουν του κυριου του θερισμου οπως εκβαλη εργατας εις τον θερισμον αυτου.
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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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A tax collector sitting at the tax booth whom Jesus told 'Follow Me'; Matthew calls him Matthew, while Mark and Luke tell the same call and name him Levi, and Mark 2:14 calls Levi…
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- 1 Matthew 4:13; Luke 8:37; Matthew 8:18; Mark 5:21; Revelation 22:11
- 2 Mark 2:1–12; Luke 5:18–26; Jeremiah 31:33–34; Matthew 9:22; Psalm 32:1–2
- 3 Matthew 26:65; Leviticus 24:16; Luke 5:21; Mark 14:64; John 10:33–36
- 4 Luke 6:8; Matthew 12:25; Revelation 2:23; Luke 9:46–47; Psalm 139:2
- 5 John 5:8–14; Mark 2:9–12; Acts 3:16; Luke 5:23–25; Acts 14:8–11
- 6 Isaiah 43:25; Matthew 9:5; 2 Corinthians 5:20; John 20:21–23; 2 Corinthians 2:10
- 8 Luke 7:16; Matthew 15:31; Acts 4:21; Mark 2:12; Luke 23:47
- 9 Luke 5:27–38; Mark 2:14–22; 1 Kings 19:19–21; Luke 19:2–10; Mark 3:18
- 10 Luke 5:29–32; Mark 2:15–17; 1 Timothy 1:13–16; Matthew 5:46–47; John 9:31
- 11 Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:30; Luke 15:1–2; Mark 2:16; 1 Corinthians 5:9–11
- 12 Luke 5:31; Revelation 3:17–18; Jeremiah 33:6; Luke 9:11; Mark 2:17
- 13 Mark 2:17; Luke 19:10; Hosea 6:6; Luke 5:32; Matthew 12:7
- 14 Luke 5:33–39; Mark 2:18–22; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 11:18–19; Luke 18:9–12
- 15 Revelation 19:9; Revelation 21:2; John 3:29; Acts 13:1–3; John 16:20–22
- 16 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; John 16:12; Psalm 125:3; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Isaiah 40:11
- 17 Job 32:19; Joshua 9:4
- 18 Luke 8:41–56; Mark 5:22–43; Matthew 8:2; 2 Kings 5:11; Luke 13:14
- 19 Acts 10:38; Matthew 8:7; John 4:34; Galatians 6:9–10
- 20 Luke 8:43–56; Mark 6:56; Matthew 14:36; Mark 5:25–43; Deuteronomy 22:12
- 21 Mark 5:26–33; Luke 8:45–47; Acts 19:12
- 22 Luke 7:50; Matthew 15:28; Matthew 9:2; Luke 8:48; Luke 17:19
- 23 2 Chronicles 35:25; Mark 5:35–40; Matthew 9:18–19; Luke 8:49–51; Matthew 11:17
- 24 Acts 20:10; John 11:11–13; John 11:4; 1 Kings 17:18–24; Isaiah 49:7
- 25 Mark 9:27; Mark 1:31; Mark 5:41; Luke 8:54; 2 Kings 4:32–36
- 26 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 14:1–2; Mark 1:45; Mark 6:14; Acts 26:26
- 27 Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30–31; Mark 10:46–48; Matthew 11:5; Luke 18:38–39
- 28 Mark 9:23–24; Matthew 8:2; Matthew 13:58; Matthew 9:22; John 11:40
- 29 Matthew 15:28; Mark 10:52; Matthew 9:22; Matthew 8:13; Matthew 20:34
- 30 Luke 5:14; Matthew 8:4; Luke 8:56; Matthew 12:16; Matthew 17:9
- 31 Mark 7:36; Matthew 9:26; Mark 1:44–45
- 32 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 12:22–24; Luke 11:14; Mark 9:17–27
- 33 Isaiah 35:6; Exodus 4:11–12; Mark 7:32–37; Luke 7:9; Luke 11:14
- 34 Luke 11:15; Mark 3:22; Matthew 12:23–24; John 3:20
- 35 Acts 10:38; Matthew 4:23–24; Luke 4:43–44; Mark 6:56; Matthew 11:5
- 36 Numbers 27:17; Mark 6:34; Jeremiah 50:6; Matthew 14:14; Ezekiel 34:3–6
- 37 Luke 10:2; Mark 16:15; 1 Corinthians 3:9; John 4:35–36; Matthew 28:19
- 38 Luke 10:1–2; Jeremiah 3:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:1; Acts 13:2; John 20:21
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By His own city here he means Capernaum. For that which gave Him birth was Bethlehem; that which brought Him up, Nazareth; that which had Him continually inhabiting it, Capernaum. This paralytic, however, was different from that one who is set forth in John.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
For Christ called not the just nor the chaste to repentance, but the ungodly, and the licentious, and the unjust; His words being, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." For the heavenly Father desires rather the repentance than the punishment of the sinner.
And not merely in works, but also in faith, has God preserved the will of man free and under his own control, saying, "According to thy faith be it unto thee;" thus showing that there is a faith specially belonging to man, since he has an opinion specially his own.
… all things are become new;" and "because our salvation is nearer than when we believed;" and because "the night is far spent, the day is at hand;" and because Thou wilt crown Thy year with blessing, sending the labourers of Thy goodness into Thy harvest, in the sowing of which others have laboured, sending also into another field, whose harvest …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For He said not, what we find Him saying after this, "Believe ye that I am able to do this?" because He had not as yet given proof of His power.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)