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 βασιλειων 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 εν αγοραισ καθημενοισ και προσφωνουσιν τοισ εταιροισ αυτων 17 και 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 εγενοντο αι δυναμεισ αι γενομεναι εν υμιν παλαι αν εν σακκω και σποδω 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 εγενοντο 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
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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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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What the Fathers said
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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 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)