Luke 7
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ὉtheδὲAndἸησοῦςJesusἐπορεύετοwas goingσὺνwithαὐτοῖς.them.ἤδηAlreadyδὲthenαὐτοῦwhen heοὐnotμακρὰνfarἀπέχοντοςbeing distantἀπὸfromτῆςtheοἰκίαςhouseἔπεμψενsentπρὸςtoαὐτὸνhimφίλουςfriendsὁtheἑκατοντάρχηςcenturionλέγωνsayingαὐτῷ·to Him;κύριε,Lord,μὴnotσκύλλου·do be troubled;οὐnotγὰρforἱκανόςworthyεἰμιI amἵναthatὑπὸunderτὴνtheστέγηνroofμουof mineεἰσέλθῃς,You may come,
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καὶAlsoγὰρforἐγὼI myselfἄνθρωπόςa manεἰμιamὑπὸunderἐξουσίανauthorityτασσόμενος,appointed,ἔχωνhavingὑπ᾽underἐμαυτὸνmyselfστρατιώτας.soldiers.καὶandλέγωI sayτούτῳ·to this one;πορεύθητι,do go,καὶandπορεύεται,he goes,καὶandἄλλῳ·to another;ἔρχου,do come,καὶandἔρχεται,he comes,καὶandτῷto theδούλῳservantμου·of mine;ποίησονdo enactτοῦτο,this,καὶandποιεῖ.he enacts it.
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ὡςAsδὲthenἤγγισενHe drew nearτῇto theπύλῃgateτῆςof theπόλεως,town,καὶalsoἰδοὺbeholdἐξεκομίζετοwas being carried outτεθνηκὼςone having diedμονογενὴςonly begottenυἱὸςsonτῇfrom theμητρὶmotherαὐτοῦ,of him,καὶandαὐτὴsheἦνwasχήρα·a widow;καὶAndὄχλοςa crowdτῆςof theπόλεωςtownἱκανὸςconsiderableἦνwasσὺνwithαὐτῇ.her.
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καὶAndἀποκριθεὶςansweringὁtheἸησοῦςJesusεἶπενHe saidαὐτοῖς·to them;πορευθέντεςHaving goneἀπαγγείλατεdo relateἸωάννῃto Johnἃwhatεἴδετεyou have seenκαὶandἠκούσατε·heard:ὅτιthatτυφλοὶBlindἀναβλέπουσιν,receive sight,χωλοὶlameπεριπατοῦσιν,walk,λεπροὶlepersκαθαρίζονται,are cleansed,καὶandκωφοὶdeafἀκούουσιν,hear,νεκροὶdeadἐγείρονται,are raised,πτωχοὶpoorεὐαγγελίζονται,are evangelised,
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ὅμοιοίLikeεἰσινare theyπαιδίοιςto little childrenτοῖςtheἐνinἀγορᾷthe marketplaceκαθημένοιςsittingκαὶandπροσφωνοῦσινcallingἀλλήλοιςto each otherἃoneκαὶandλέγει·says:ηὐλήσαμενWe pipedὑμῖν,to you,καὶandοὐκnotὠρχήσασθε·you did dance;ἐθρηνήσαμενwe sang a dirgeὑμῖνto youκαὶandοὐκnotἐκλαύσατε.you did weep.
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καὶandστᾶσαhaving stoodὀπίσωbehindπαρὰatτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦ,of Himκλαίουσαweepingτοῖςwith theδάκρυσινtearsἤρξατοshe beganβρέχεινto wetτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandταῖςwith theθριξὶνhairsτῆςof theκεφαλῆςheadαὐτῆςof herἐξέμασσενshe was wiping themκαὶandκατεφίλειwas kissingτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetαὐτοῦof Himκαὶandἤλειφενwas anointing themτῷwith theμύρῳ.fragrant oil.
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ἰδὼνHaving seenδὲnowὁtheΦαρισαῖοςPhariseeὁthe oneκαλέσαςhaving invitedαὐτὸνHimεἶπενhe spokeἐνwithinἑαυτῷhimselfλέγων·saying;οὗτοςThisεἰifἦνHe wasὁtheπροφήτης,prophet,ἐγίνωσκενhe have knownἂνthen wouldτίςwhoκαὶandποταπὴwhatἡtheγυνὴwoman isἥτιςwhoἅπτεταιtouchesαὐτοῦHimὅτιforἁμαρτωλόςa sinnerἐστιν.¶she is.
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καὶAndστραφεὶςhaving turnedπρὸςtoτὴνtheγυναῖκαwomanτῷtheΣίμωνιto Simonἔφη·He was saying;βλέπειςSee youταύτηνthisτὴνtheγυναῖκα;woman?εἰσῆλθόνI enteredσουof youεἰςintoτὴνtheοἰκίαν,house,ὕδωρwaterμοιto Meἐπὶforτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetμουof mineοὐκnotἔδωκας·you gave;αὕτηwith herδὲhoweverτοῖςtheδάκρυσινtearsἔβρεξένshe wetμουMyτοὺςtheπόδαςfeetκαὶandταῖςwith theθριξὶνhairτὴςtheκεφαλῆςheadαὐτῆςof herἐξέμαξεν.wiped them.
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