Κατα Ματθαιον 19
1 και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο ιησους τους λογους τουτους μετηρεν απο της γαλιλαιας και ηλθεν εις τα ορια της ιουδαιας περαν του ιορδανου
At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.
2 και ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι και εθεραπευσεν αυτους εκει
Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.
3 και προσηλθον αυτω φαρισαιοι πειραζοντες αυτον και λεγοντες ει εξεστιν {VAR2: ανθρωπω } απολυσαι την γυναικα αυτου κατα πασαν αιτιαν
Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said, “Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?”
4 ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ουκ ανεγνωτε οτι ο κτισας απ αρχης αρσεν και θηλυ εποιησεν αυτους
“Haven’t you read,” replied Jesus, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
5 και ειπεν ενεκα τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωπος τον πατερα και την μητερα και κολληθησεται τη γυναικι αυτου και εσονται οι δυο εις σαρκα μιαν
and said – ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother, and be united to his wife, and the man and his wife will become one’?
6 ωστε ουκετι εισιν δυο αλλα σαρξ μια ο ουν ο θεος συνεζευξεν ανθρωπος μη χωριζετω
So that they are no longer two, but one. What God himself, then, has yoked together people must not separate.”
7 λεγουσιν αυτω τι ουν μωυσης ενετειλατο δουναι βιβλιον αποστασιου και απολυσαι {VAR2: [αυτην] }
“Why, then,” they said, “did Moses direct that a man should serve his wife with a notice of separation and divorce her?”
8 λεγει αυτοις οτι μωυσης προς την σκληροκαρδιαν υμων επετρεψεν υμιν απολυσαι τας γυναικας υμων απ αρχης δε ου γεγονεν ουτως
“Moses, owing to the hardness of your hearts,” answered Jesus, “permitted you to divorce your wives, but that was not so at the beginning.
9 λεγω δε υμιν οτι ος αν απολυση την γυναικα αυτου μη επι πορνεια και γαμηση αλλην μοιχαται
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of some serious sexual sin, and marries another woman, is guilty of adultery.”
10 λεγουσιν αυτω οι μαθηται {VAR2: [αυτου] } ει ουτως εστιν η αιτια του ανθρωπου μετα της γυναικος ου συμφερει γαμησαι
“If that,” said the disciples, “is the position of a man with regard to his wife, it is better not to marry.”
11 ο δε ειπεν αυτοις ου παντες χωρουσιν τον λογον {VAR2: [τουτον] } αλλ οις δεδοται
“It is not everyone,” replied Jesus, “who can accept this teaching, but only those who have been enabled to do so.
12 εισιν γαρ ευνουχοι οιτινες εκ κοιλιας μητρος εγεννηθησαν ουτως και εισιν ευνουχοι οιτινες ευνουχισθησαν υπο των ανθρωπων και εισιν ευνουχοι οιτινες ευνουχισαν εαυτους δια την βασιλειαν των ουρανων ο δυναμενος χωρειν χωρειτω
Some men are incapable of marriage because they were born that way, or have been made so by other people, while there are others who stay single for the sake of the kingdom of Heaven. Accept this if you can.”
13 τοτε προσηνεχθησαν αυτω παιδια ινα τας χειρας επιθη αυτοις και προσευξηται οι δε μαθηται επετιμησαν αυτοις
Then some little children were brought to Jesus, for him to place his hands on them, and pray; but the disciples found fault with those who had brought them.
14 ο δε ιησους ειπεν αφετε τα παιδια και μη κωλυετε αυτα ελθειν προς με των γαρ τοιουτων εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων
Jesus, however, said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”
15 και επιθεις τας χειρας αυτοις επορευθη εκειθεν
So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.
A man came up to Jesus, and said, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
17 ο δε ειπεν αυτω τι με ερωτας περι του αγαθου εις εστιν ο αγαθος ει δε θελεις εις την ζωην εισελθειν {VAR1: τηρει } {VAR2: τηρησον } τας εντολας
“Why ask me about goodness?” answered Jesus. “There is but One who is good. If you want to enter the life, keep the commandments.”
18 λεγει αυτω ποιας ο δε ιησους {VAR1: εφη } {VAR2: ειπεν } το ου φονευσεις ου μοιχευσεις ου κλεψεις ου ψευδομαρτυρησεις
“What commandments?” asked the man. “These,” answered Jesus, – “‘You must not kill. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not say what is false about others.
19 τιμα τον πατερα και την μητερα και αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως σεαυτον
Honor your father and your mother.’ And ‘You must love your neighbor as you love yourself.’”
20 λεγει αυτω ο νεανισκος {VAR1: ταυτα παντα } {VAR2: παντα ταυτα } εφυλαξα τι ετι υστερω
“I have observed all these,” said the young man. “What is still wanting in me?”
21 εφη αυτω ο ιησους ει θελεις τελειος ειναι υπαγε πωλησον σου τα υπαρχοντα και δος [τοις] πτωχοις και εξεις θησαυρον εν ουρανοις και δευρο ακολουθει μοι
“If you wish to be perfect,” answered Jesus, “go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”
22 ακουσας δε ο νεανισκος τον λογον {VAR1: [τουτον] } απηλθεν λυπουμενος ην γαρ εχων κτηματα πολλα
On hearing these words, the young man went away distressed, for he had great possessions.
23 ο δε ιησους ειπεν τοις μαθηταις αυτου αμην λεγω υμιν οτι πλουσιος δυσκολως εισελευσεται εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων
At this, Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you that a rich person will find it hard to enter the kingdom of heaven!
24 παλιν δε λεγω υμιν ευκοπωτερον εστιν καμηλον δια {VAR1: τρηματος ραφιδος εισελθειν η πλουσιον } {VAR2: τρυπηματος ραφιδος διελθειν η πλουσιον εισελθειν } εις την βασιλειαν του θεου
I say again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven!”
25 ακουσαντες δε οι μαθηται εξεπλησσοντο σφοδρα λεγοντες τις αρα δυναται σωθηναι
On hearing this, the disciples exclaimed in great astonishment, “Who then can possibly be saved?”
26 εμβλεψας δε ο ιησους ειπεν αυτοις παρα ανθρωποις τουτο αδυνατον εστιν παρα δε θεω παντα δυνατα
But Jesus looked at them, and said, “With people this is impossible, but with God everything is possible.” Then Peter turned and said to Jesus,
27 τοτε αποκριθεις ο πετρος ειπεν αυτω ιδου ημεις αφηκαμεν παντα και ηκολουθησαμεν σοι τι αρα εσται ημιν
“But we – we left everything, and followed you; what, then, will we have?”
28 ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτοις αμην λεγω υμιν οτι υμεις οι ακολουθησαντες μοι εν τη παλιγγενεσια οταν καθιση ο υιος του ανθρωπου επι θρονου δοξης αυτου καθησεσθε και υμεις επι δωδεκα θρονους κρινοντες τας δωδεκα φυλας του ισραηλ
“I tell you,” answered Jesus, “that at the new creation, when the Son of Man takes his seat on his throne of glory, you who followed me will be seated on twelve thrones, as judges of the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 και πας οστις αφηκεν οικιας η αδελφους η αδελφας η πατερα η μητερα η τεκνα η αγρους ενεκεν του {VAR1: εμου ονοματος πολλαπλασιονα } {VAR2: ονοματος μου εκατονταπλασιονα } λημψεται και ζωην αιωνιον κληρονομησει (aiōnios g166)
Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or land, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and will gain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
30 πολλοι δε εσονται πρωτοι εσχατοι και εσχατοι πρωτοι
But many who are first now will then be last, and those who are last will be first.
