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ἘγένετοIt came to passδὲthenἐνinτῷtheτὸνtheὄχλονcrowdἐπικεῖσθαιpressing onαὐτῷHimκαὶalsoἀκούεινto hearτὸνtheλόγονwordτοῦtheθεοῦof GodκαὶandαὐτὸςHe himselfἦνwasἑστὼςalready standingπαρὰbyτὴνtheλίμνηνlakeΓεννησαρὲτof Gennesaret
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καὶandεἶδενHe sawδύοtwoπλοῖαboatsἑστῶταalready lyingπαρὰbyτὴνtheλίμνην.lake.οἱtheδὲbutἁλιεῖςthe fishermenἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶνthemἀποβάντεςhaving gone outἔπλυνονwere washingτὰtheδίκτυα.nets.
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ἐμβὰςHaving climbedδὲthenεἰςintoἓνoneτῶνof theπλοίωνboatsὃwhichἦνwasτοῦof theΣίμωνος,Simon’s,ἠρώτησενHe askedαὐτὸνhimἀπὸfromτῆςtheγῆςlandἐπαναγαγεῖνto put offὀλίγον.a little.καὶandκαθίσαςHaving sat downδὲthenἐκfromτοῦtheπλοίουboatἐδίδασκενHe was teachingτοὺςtheὄχλους.¶crowds.
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ὩςWhenδὲthenἐπαύσατοHe left offλαλῶνspeakingεἶπενHe saidπρὸςtoτὸνtheΣίμωνα·Simon;ἐπανάγαγεdo put offεἰςintoτὸtheβάθος,deepκαὶandχαλάσατεdo lowerτὰtheδίκτυαnetsὑμῶνof youεἰςforἄγραν.a catch.
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καὶAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringὁtheΣίμωνSimonεἶπενsaidαὐτῷ·to him:ἐπιστάτα,Master,δι᾽throughὅληςwholeτῆςtheνυκτὸςnightκοπιάσαντεςhaving toiledοὐδὲνno thingἐλάβομεν,have we taken,ἐπὶatδὲhoweverτῷtheῥήματίdeclarationσουof YouχαλάσωI will let downτὰtheδίκτυα.nets.
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καὶAndτοῦτοthisποιήσαντεςhaving doneσυνέκλεισανthey enclosedπλῆθοςa multitudeἰχθύωνof fishesπολύ·great;διερρήσσετοwere breakingδὲnowτὰtheδίκτυαnetsαὐτῶν.of them.
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καὶAndκατένευσανthey beckonedτοῖςto theμετόχοιςpartnersτοῖςto theἐνinτῷtheἑτέρῳotherπλοίῳboatτοῦtheἐλθόνταςhaving comeσυλλαβέσθαιto helpαὐτοῖς.them.καὶandἦλθονthey cameκαὶandἔπλησανfilledἀμφότεραbothτὰtheπλοῖαboatsὥστεso thatβυθίζεσθαιwere sinkingαὐτά.¶they.
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ἸδὼνHaving seenδὲnowΣίμωνSimonΠέτροςPeterπροσέπεσενfell atτοῖςtheγόνασινkneesτοῦtheἸησοῦof Jesusλέγων·saying;ἔξελθεdo departἀπ᾽fromἐμοῦ,me,ὅτιforἀνὴρa manἁμαρτωλόςsinfulεἰμι,am I,κύριε.Lord.
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θάμβοςAmazementγὰρforπεριέσχενlaid holdαὐτὸνon himκαὶandπάνταςon allτοὺςthoseσὺνwithαὐτῷhimἐπὶatτῇtheἄγρᾳcatchτῶνof theἰχθύωνfishὧνwhichσυνέλαβον,they had taken,
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ὁμοίωςlikewiseδὲnowκαὶalsoἸάκωβονJamesκαὶandἸωάννηνJohnυἱοὺςthe sonsΖεβεδαίου,of Zebedee,οἳwhoἦσανwereκοινωνοὶpartnersτῷtheΣίμωνι.with Simon.καὶAndεἶπενsaidπρὸςtoτὸνtheΣίμωναSimonὁtheἸησοῦς·Jesus;μὴNotφοβοῦ·do fear;ἀπὸfromτοῦtheνῦνnow onἀνθρώπουςmenἔσῃyou will beζωγρῶν.catching.
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καὶAndκαταγαγόντεςhaving broughtτὰtheπλοῖαboatsἐπὶtoτὴνtheγῆν,land,ἀφέντεςhaving leftπάνταall thingsἠκολούθησανthey followedαὐτῷ.¶Him.
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ΚαὶAndἐγένετοit came to passἐνinτῷtheεἶναιbeingαὐτὸνHimἐνinμιᾷoneτῶνof theπόλεωνcitiesκαὶthatἰδοὺbeholdἀνὴρa manπλήρηςfullλέπρας·of leprosy;καὶandἰδὼνhaving seenδὲthenτὸνtheἸησοῦν,Jesus,πεσὼνhaving fallenἐπὶuponπρόσωπονhis faceἐδεήθηbeggedαὐτοῦHimλέγων·saying;κύριε,Lord,ἐὰνifθέλῃς,You shall be willing,δύνασαίYou are ableμεmeκαθαρίσαι.to cleanse.
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καὶAndἐκτείναςhaving stretched outτὴνtheχεῖραhandἥψατοHe touchedαὐτοῦhimλέγων·saying;θέλω,I am willing,καθαρίσθητι.do be cleansed.καὶAndεὐθέωςimmediatelyἡtheλέπραleprosyἀπῆλθενdepartedἀπ᾽fromαὐτοῦ.him.
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καὶAndαὐτὸςHe himselfπαρήγγειλενorderedαὐτῷhimμηδενὶno oneεἰπεῖνto tellἀλλ᾽Butἀπελθὼνhaving goneδεῖξονdo showσεαυτὸνyourselfτῷto theἱερεῖpriestκαὶandπροσένεγκεdo offerπερὶforτοῦtheκαθαρισμοῦcleansingσουof youκαθὼςeven asπροσέταξενcommandedΜωϋσῆςMosesεἰςforμαρτύριονa testimonyαὐτοῖς.¶to them.
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ΔιήρχετοWas spread abroadδὲnowμᾶλλονstill moreὁtheλόγοςreportπερὶconcerningαὐτοῦ·Him;καὶandσυνήρχοντοwere comingὄχλοιcrowdsπολλοὶgreatἀκούεινto hearκαὶandθεραπεύεσθαιto be healedὑπ᾽byαὐτοῦhimἀπὸfromτῶνtheἀσθενειῶνsicknessesαὐτῶν·of them;
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αὐτὸςHe Himselfδὲnowἦνwasὑποχωρῶνwithdrawingἐνintoταῖςtheἐρήμοιςwildernessκαὶandπροσευχόμενος.¶praying.
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ΚαὶAndἐγένετοit came to passἐνonμιᾷoneτῶνof theἡμερῶνdaysκαὶthatαὐτὸςHe himselfἦνwasδιδάσκων·teaching;καὶandἦσανthere wereκαθήμενοιsitting byΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesκαὶandνομοδιδάσκαλοιteachers of the lawοἳwhoἦσανwereἐληλυθότεςalready comingἐκout ofπάσηςeveryκώμηςvillageτῆςtheΓαλιλαίαςof GalileeκαὶandἸουδαίαςof JudeaκαὶandἸερουσαλήμ,of Jerusalem,καὶAndδύναμιςthe powerκυρίουof the Lordἦνwasεἰςwithτὸtheἰᾶσθαιto healαὐτόν.Him.
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καὶAndἰδοὺbeholdἄνδρεςmenφέροντεςcarryingἐπὶuponκλίνηςa matἄνθρωπονa manὃςwhoἦνwasπαραλελυμένος,paralyzed,καὶandἐζήτουνthey were seekingαὐτὸνhimεἰσενεγκεῖνto bring inκαὶandθεῖναιto placeαὐτὸνhimἐνώπιονbeforeαὐτοῦ.Him.
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καὶAndμὴnotεὑρόντεςhaving foundδιὰthroughποίαςwhat wayεἰσενέγκωσινthey may bring inαὐτὸνhimδιὰon account ofτὸνtheὄχλον,crowd,ἀναβάντεςhaving gone upἐπὶonτὸtheδῶμαhousetopδιὰthroughτῶνtheκεράμωνtilesκαθῆκανthey let downαὐτὸνhimσὺνwithτῷtheκλινιδίῳmatεἰςintoτὸtheμέσονmidstἔμπροσθενbeforeτοῦtheἸησοῦ.Jesus.
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καὶAndἰδὼνhaving seenτὴνtheπίστινfaithαὐτῶνof themεἶπενHe saidαὐτῷ·to him:ἄνθρωπε,Man,ἀφέωνταίhave been forgivenσοιyouαἱtheἁμαρτίαιsinsσου.of you.
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καὶAndἤρξαντοbeganδιαλογίζεσθαιto reasonοἱtheγραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandοἱtheΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesλέγοντες·saying;τίςWhoἐστινisοὗτοςthisὃςwhoλαλεῖspeaksβλασφημίας;blasphemies?τίςWhoδύναταιis ableἁμαρτίαςsinsἀφεῖναιto forgiveεἰonlyμὴexceptμόνοςthe soleὁtheθεός;¶God?
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ἘπιγνοὺςHaving knownδὲnowὁtheἸησοῦςJesusτοὺςtheδιαλογισμοὺςreasoningsαὐτῶνof themἀποκριθεὶςansweringεἶπενHe saidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;τίWhyδιαλογίζεσθεreason youἐνinταῖςtheκαρδίαιςheartsὑμῶν;of you?
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τίWhichἐστινisεὐκοπώτερον,easier,εἰπεῖν·to say;ἀφέωνταίHave been forgivenσοιyouαἱtheἁμαρτίαιsinsσου,of you,ἢorεἰπεῖν·to say;ἔγειρεdo ariseκαὶandπεριπάτει;do walk?
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ἵναThatδὲhoweverεἰδῆτεyou may knowὅτιthatὁtheυἱὸςSonτοῦtheἀνθρώπουof Manἐξουσίανauthorityἔχειhasἐπὶonτῆςtheγῆςearthἀφιέναιto forgiveἁμαρτίας,sins..,εἶπενHe saidτῷto the oneπαραλελυμένῳ·paralyzed;σοὶTo youλέγω,I say,ἔγειρεdo ariseκαὶandἄραςhaving taken upτὸtheκλινίδιόνmatσου,of you,πορεύουdo goεἰςtoτὸνtheοἶκόνhouseσου.of you.
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καὶAndπαραχρῆμαimmediatelyἀναστὰςhaving stood upἐνώπιονbeforeαὐτῶν,them,ἄραςhaving taken upἐφ᾽that onὃwhichκατέκειτο,he was lying,ἀπῆλθενhe departedεἰςtoτὸνtheοἶκονhomeαὐτοῦof himδοξάζωνglorifyingτὸνtheθεόν.God.
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καὶAndἔκστασιςamazementἔλαβενseizedἅπαντας,all,καὶandἐδόξαζονthey were glorifyingτὸνtheθεὸνGodκαὶandἐπλήσθησανwere filledφόβουwith fearλέγοντεςsayingὅτιthatεἴδομενWe have seenπαράδοξαremarkable thingsσήμερον.¶today.
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ΚαὶAndμετὰafterταῦταthese thingsἐξῆλθενHe went forthκαὶandἐθεάσατοHe sawτελώνηνa tax collectorὀνόματιnamedΛευὶνLeviκαθήμενονsittingἐπὶatτὸtheτελώνιονtax boothκαὶandεἶπενHe saidαὐτῷ·to him;ἀκολούθειdo followμοι.Me.
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καὶAndκαταλιπὼνhaving leftπάνταall thingsἀναστὰςhaving arisenἠκολούθειhe was followingαὐτῷ.Him.
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καὶAndἐποίησενmadeδοχὴνa banquetμεγάληνgreatὁtheΛευὶςLeviαὐτῷfor Himἐνinτῇtheοἰκίᾳhouseαὐτοῦ,of him,καὶandἦνthere wasὄχλοςa multitudeπολὺςgreatτελωνῶνof tax collectorsκαὶandἄλλωνothersοἳwhoἦσανwereμετ᾽withαὐτῶνthemκατακείμενοι.reclining.
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καὶAndἐγόγγυζονwere grumblingοἱtheΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesκαὶandοἱtheγραμματεῖςscribesαὐτῶνof themπρὸςatτοὺςtheμαθητὰςdisciplesαὐτοῦof Himλέγοντες·saying;διὰBecause ofτίwhyμετὰwithτῶνtheτελωνῶνtax collectorsκαὶandἁμαρτωλῶνsinnersἐσθίετεdo you eatκαὶandπίνετε;¶drink?
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ΚαὶAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενsaidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;οὐNoχρείανneedἔχουσινhaveοἱthoseὑγιαίνοντεςbeing wellἰατροῦof a physicianἀλλ᾽butοἱthoseκακῶςsickἔχοντες.being.
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οὐκNotἐλήλυθαI have comeκαλέσαιto callδικαίουςrighteous onesἀλλ᾽butἁμαρτωλοὺςsinnersεἰςtoμετάνοιαν.repentance.
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οἱtheδὲAndεἶπανthey saidπρὸςtoαὐτόν·Him;διὰthroughτίwhyοἱTheμαθηταὶdisciplesἸωάννουof Johnνηστεύουσινfastπυκνὰoftenκαὶandδεήσειςprayersποιοῦνται,make,ὁμοίωςlikewiseκαὶalsoοἱthoseτῶνof theΦαρισαίων,Pharisees,οἱthoseδὲhoweverσοὶof Youἐσθίουσινeatκαὶandπίνουσιν.¶drink.
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ὉtheδὲAndἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενsaidπρὸςtoαὐτούς·them;μὴNotδύνασθεare you ableτοὺςtheυἱοὺςsonsτοῦof theνυμφῶνοςbridechamberἐνinᾧwhich timeὁtheνυμφίοςbridegroomμετ᾽withαὐτῶνthemἐστιν,is,ποιῆσαιto makeνηστεῦσαι;to fast?
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ἐλεύσονταιWill comeδὲhoweverἡμέραι,daysκαὶalsoὅτανwhenἀπαρθῇmay be taken awayἀπ᾽fromαὐτῶνthemὁtheνυμφίος,bridegroom,τότεthenνηστεύσουσινthey will fastἐνinἐκείναιςthoseταῖςtheἡμέραις.days.
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ἔλεγενHe was speakingδὲnowκαὶalsoπαραβολὴνa parableπρὸςtoαὐτοὺςthemὅτιthatοὐδεὶςNo oneἐπίβλημαa pieceἀπὸofἱματίουa garmentκαινοῦnewσχίσαςhaving tornἐπιβάλλειputs itἐπὶonἱμάτιονa garmentπαλαιόν·old;εἰlestδὲthenμήexceptγε,indeedκαὶalsoτὸtheκαινὸνnewσχίσει,will tear,καὶandτῷto theπαλαιῷoldοὐnotσυμφωνήσειit will matchτὸtheἐπίβλημαpieceτὸtheἀπὸofτοῦtheκαινοῦ.new.
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καὶAndοὐδεὶςno oneβάλλειputsοἶνονwineνέονnewεἰςintoἀσκοὺςwineskinsπαλαιούς·old;εἰlestδὲthenμήexceptγε,indeedῥήξειwill burstὁtheοἶνοςwineὁtheνέοςnewτοὺςtheἀσκοὺςwineskinsκαὶandαὐτὸςitἐκχυθήσεται,will be spilled out,καὶandοἱtheἀσκοὶwineskinsἀπολοῦνται·will be destroyed;
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ἀλλ᾽Butοἶνονwineνέονnewεἰςintoἀσκοὺςwineskinsκαινοὺςfreshβλητέονmust be putκαὶandἀμφότεροιbothσυντηροῦνται.are preserved.
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καὶAndοὐδεὶςno oneπιὼνhaving drunkπαλαιὸνold wineεὐθέωςimmediatelyθέλειdesiresνέον,new,λέγειhe saysγάρ·for;ὁTheπαλαιὸςoldχρηστόςgoodἐστιν.¶is.

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