Luke · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Luke 15 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Επλησίαζον δε εις αυτόν πάντες οι τελώναι και οι αμαρτωλοί, διά να ακούωσιν αυτόν.
1 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.
2 Και διεγόγγυζον οι Φαρισαίοι και οι γραμματείς, λέγοντες ότι ούτος αμαρτωλούς δέχεται και συντρώγει μετ' αυτών.
2 The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.”
3 Είπε δε προς αυτούς την παραβολήν ταύτην, λέγων·
3 He told them this parable:
4 Τις άνθρωπος εξ υμών εάν έχη εκατόν πρόβατα και χάση εν εξ αυτών, δεν αφίνει τα ενενήκοντα εννέα εν τη ερήμω και υπάγει ζητών το απολωλός, εωσού εύρη αυτό;
4 “Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, wouldn’t leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?
5 Και ευρών αυτό, βάλλει επί τους ώμους αυτού χαίρων.
5 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
6 Και ελθών εις τον οίκον, συγκαλεί τους φίλους και τους γείτονας, λέγων προς αυτούς· Συγχάρητέ μοι, διότι εύρον το πρόβατόν μου το απολωλός.
6 When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
7 Σας λέγω ότι ούτω θέλει είσθαι χαρά εν τω ουρανώ διά ένα αμαρτωλόν μετανοούντα μάλλον παρά διά ενενήκοντα εννέα δικαίους, οίτινες δεν έχουσι χρείαν μετανοίας.
7 I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.
8 Η τις γυνή έχουσα δέκα δραχμάς, εάν χάση δραχμήν μίαν, δεν ανάπτει λύχνον και σαρόνει την οικίαν και ζητεί επιμελώς, έως ότου εύρη αυτήν;
8 “Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn’t light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?
9 και αφού εύρη, συγκαλεί τας φίλας και τας γείτονας, λέγουσα· Συγχάρητέ μοι, διότι εύρον την δραχμήν την οποίαν έχασα.
9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost!’
10 Ούτω, σας λέγω, χαρά γίνεται ενώπιον των αγγέλων του Θεού διά ένα αμαρτωλόν μετανοούντα.
10 Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”
11 Είπε δέ· Άνθρωπος τις είχε δύο υιούς.
11 He said, “A certain man had two sons.
12 Και είπεν ο νεώτερος αυτών προς τον πατέρα· Πάτερ, δος μοι το ανήκον μέρος της περιουσίας. Και διεμοίρασεν εις αυτούς τα υπάρχοντα αυτού.
12 The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ So he divided his livelihood between them.
13 Και μετ' ολίγας ημέρας συνάξας πάντα ο νεώτερος υιός, απεδήμησεν εις χώραν μακράν και εκεί διεσκόρπισε την περιουσίαν αυτού ζων ασώτως.
13 Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.
14 Αφού δε εδαπάνησε πάντα, έγεινε πείνα μεγάλη εν τη χώρα εκείνη, και αυτός ήρχισε να στερήται.
14 When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.
15 Τότε υπήγε και προσεκολλήθη εις ένα των πολιτών της χώρας εκείνης, όστις έπεμψεν αυτόν εις τους αγρούς αυτού διά να βόσκη χοίρους.
15 He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
16 Και επεθύμει να γεμίση την κοιλίαν αυτού από των ξυλοκεράτων, τα οποία έτρωγον οι χοίροι, και ουδείς έδιδεν εις αυτόν.
16 He wanted to fill his belly with the pods that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.
17 Ελθών δε εις εαυτόν, είπε· Πόσοι μισθωτοί του πατρός μου περισσεύουσιν άρτον, και εγώ χάνομαι υπό της πείνης.
17 But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
18 Σηκωθείς θέλω υπάγει προς τον πατέρα μου και θέλω ειπεί προς αυτόν· Πάτερ, ήμαρτον εις τον ουρανόν και ενώπιόν σου·
18 I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight.
19 και δεν είμαι πλέον άξιος να ονομασθώ υιός σου· κάμε με ως ένα των μισθωτών σου.
19 I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants.”’
20 Και σηκωθείς ήλθε προς τον πατέρα αυτού. Ενώ, δε απείχεν έτι μακράν, είδεν αυτόν ο πατήρ αυτού και εσπλαγχνίσθη, και δραμών επέπεσεν επί τον τράχηλον αυτού και κατεφίλησεν αυτόν.
20 “He arose and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him.
21 είπε δε προς αυτόν ο υιός· Πάτερ, ήμαρτον εις τον ουρανόν και ενώπιόν σου, και δεν είμαι πλέον άξιος να ονομασθώ υιός σου.
21 The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 Και ο πατήρ είπε προς τους δούλους αυτού· Φέρετε έξω την στολήν την πρώτην και ενδύσατε αυτόν, και δότε δακτυλίδιον εις την χείρα αυτού και υποδήματα εις τους πόδας,
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
23 και φέροντες τον μόσχον τον σιτευτόν σφάξατε, και φαγόντες ας ευφρανθώμεν,
23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat and celebrate;
24 διότι ούτος ο υιός μου νεκρός ήτο και ανέζησε, και απολωλώς ήτο και ευρέθη. Και ήρχισαν να ευφραίνωνται.
24 for this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
25 Ήτο δε ο πρεσβύτερος αυτού υιός εν τω αγρώ· και καθώς ερχόμενος επλησίασεν εις την οικίαν, ήκουσε συμφωνίαν και χορούς,
25 “Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
26 και προσκαλέσας ένα των δούλων, ηρώτα τι είναι ταύτα.
26 He called one of the servants to him and asked what was going on.
27 Ο δε είπε προς αυτόν ότι ο αδελφός σου ήλθε· και έσφαξεν ο πατήρ σου τον μόσχον τον σιτευτόν, διότι απήλαυσεν αυτόν υγιαίνοντα.
27 He said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.’
28 Και ωργίσθη και δεν ήθελε να εισέλθη. Εξήλθε λοιπόν ο πατήρ αυτού και παρεκάλει αυτόν.
28 But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and begged him.
29 Ο δε αποκριθείς είπε προς τον πατέρα· Ιδού, τόσα έτη σε δουλεύω, και ποτέ εντολήν σου δεν παρέβην, και εις εμέ ουδέ ερίφιον έδωκάς ποτέ διά να ευφρανθώ μετά των φίλων μου.
29 But he answered his father, ‘Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 Ότε δε ο υιός σου ούτος, ο καταφαγών σου τον βίον μετά πορνών, ήλθεν, έσφαξας δι' αυτόν τον μόσχον τον σιτευτόν.
30 But when this your son came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.’
31 Ο δε είπε προς αυτόν· Τέκνον, συ πάντοτε μετ' εμού είσαι, και πάντα τα εμά σα είναι·
31 “He said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 έπρεπε δε να ευφρανθώμεν και να χαρώμεν, διότι ο αδελφός σου ούτος νεκρός ήτο και ανέζησε, και απολωλώς ήτο και ευρέθη.
32 But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’”
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Timothy 1:15; Matthew 9:10–13; Luke 5:29–32; Matthew 21:28–31; Ezekiel 18:27
- 2 Matthew 9:11; Luke 7:39; Luke 19:7; Luke 5:30; Acts 11:3
- 4 Ezekiel 34:16; Ezekiel 34:11–12; Matthew 18:12–14; Luke 19:10; 1 Peter 2:25
- 5 Hebrews 12:2; Isaiah 46:3–4; Luke 19:9; Micah 7:18; Isaiah 40:10–11
- 6 Luke 15:10; Luke 15:24; 1 Peter 2:25; Psalm 119:176; John 15:14
- 7 Luke 15:10; Luke 5:32; Luke 15:32; Matthew 18:13; Proverbs 30:12
- 8 Ezekiel 34:12; Luke 19:10; John 10:16; John 11:52; Ephesians 2:17
- 9 Luke 15:6–7
- 10 Luke 15:7; Ezekiel 33:11; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Ezekiel 18:23; Luke 13:5
- 12 Deuteronomy 21:16–17; Mark 12:44; Psalm 17:14; Luke 15:30
- 13 Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 29:3; Jeremiah 2:5; Proverbs 23:19–22; Luke 15:30
- 14 2 Chronicles 33:11; Ezekiel 16:27; Hosea 2:9–14; Amos 8:9–12
- 15 Titus 3:3; 2 Timothy 2:25–26; Isaiah 1:5; Nahum 3:6; Jeremiah 5:3
- 16 Romans 6:19–21; Hosea 12:1; Isaiah 44:20; Lamentations 4:5; Jonah 2:2–8
- 17 Ezekiel 18:28; Ephesians 2:4–5; Luke 15:18–19; Ephesians 5:14; Acts 16:29–30
- 18 Lamentations 3:40; 1 John 1:8–10; Luke 15:21; Luke 18:13; Psalm 51:3–5
- 19 Job 42:6; Psalm 84:10; 1 Peter 5:6; James 4:8–10; Joshua 9:24–25
- 20 Psalm 103:10–13; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 86:15; Ephesians 2:13; Isaiah 49:15
- 21 Psalm 51:4; Luke 15:18–19; Jeremiah 3:13; 1 Corinthians 8:12; Romans 2:4
- 22 Esther 8:2; Genesis 41:42; Isaiah 61:10; Revelation 6:11; Esther 3:10
- 23 Matthew 22:2–14; Psalm 63:5; Isaiah 25:6; Genesis 18:7; Isaiah 65:13–14
- 24 Ephesians 2:5; Ezekiel 34:16; Luke 19:10; Colossians 2:13; Luke 15:4
- 25 Psalm 150:4; Jeremiah 31:4; Luke 15:11–12; Psalm 126:1; Luke 7:32
- 27 Luke 15:30; Philemon 16; Acts 22:13; Acts 9:17
- 28 1 Samuel 18:8; Jonah 4:9; Genesis 4:5–7; Luke 15:2; Luke 7:39
- 29 Luke 15:7; Zechariah 7:3; Luke 18:11–12; Malachi 3:14; Luke 18:20–21
- 30 Luke 15:12–13; Proverbs 29:3; Luke 18:11; Luke 15:32; Exodus 32:7
- 31 Mark 7:27–28; Romans 11:1; Romans 9:4; Matthew 20:13–16; Romans 11:35
- 32 Ephesians 2:1–10; Luke 15:24; Isaiah 35:10; Romans 3:4; Psalm 51:8
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“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).
In the same way they oracularly declare, that one power having departed also from the Duodecad, has perished; and this was represented by the woman who lost the drachma, and, lighting a lamp, again found it.
Far, indeed, was I wandering away from Thee, being even shut out from the very husks of the swine, whom with husks I fed. For how much better, then, are the fables of the grammarians and poets than these snares!
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
But Luke saith, that He even brought it on his shoulders, and that "There was greater joy over one sinner that repenteth, than over ninety and nine just persons." And from His forsaking those that were saved for it, and from His taking more pleasure in this one, He showed His earnestness about it to be great.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… Christ, as yet by calling only, but ere long by grace also, make you a new heart and a new spirit, that there may be gladness among the inhabitants of heaven: for if over one sinner that repenteth there is joy, according to the Gospel, how much more shall the salvation of so many souls move the inhabitants of …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… no repentance." And with much joyfulness do we hear, whenever we hear, how the lost sheep is brought home again on the Shepherd's shoulders, while the angels rejoice, and the drachma is restored to Thy treasury, the neighhours rejoicing with the woman who found it; and the joy of the solemn service of Thy house constraineth to tears, when in …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)