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ΤότεThenὁtheἸησοῦςJesusἐλάλησενspokeτοῖςto theὄχλοιςcrowdsκαὶandτοῖςto theμαθηταῖςdisciplesαὐτοῦof Him
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λέγων·saying;ἐπὶOnτῆςtheΜωϋσέωςMoses’καθέδραςseatἐκάθισανsat downοἱtheγραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandοἱtheΦαρισαῖοι·Pharisees;
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πάνταAll thingsοὖνthereforeὅσαas much asἐὰνifεἴπωσινthey shall tellὑμῖνyouτηρεῖνto keepποιήσατεdo performκαὶandτηρεῖτε.do observe.κατὰAfterδὲhoweverτὰtheἔργαworksαὐτῶνof themμὴnotποιεῖτε·do perform;λέγουσινThey speakγὰρforκαὶandοὐnotποιοῦσιν.act.
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δεσμεύουσινThey tie upδὲnowφορτίαburdensβαρέαheavyκαὶandδυσβάστακταhard to bearκαὶandἐπιτιθέασινlay themἐπὶonτοὺςtheὤμουςshouldersτῶνtheἀνθρώπων·of men;αὐτοὶthemselvesδὲhoweverτῷwith theδακτύλῳfingerαὐτῶνof themοὐnotθέλουσινare they willingκινῆσαιto moveαὐτά.them.
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πάνταAllδὲnowτὰtheἔργαdeedsαὐτῶνof themποιοῦσινthey doπρὸςin orderτὸtheθεαθῆναιto be seenτοῖςtheἀνθρώποις·by men;πλατύνουσινThey broadenγὰρforτὰtheφυλακτήριαphylacteriesαὐτῶνof themκαὶandμεγαλύνουσινenlargeτὰtheκράσπεδαtasselsτῶνtheἱματίωνof garmentsαὐτῶν.of them.
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φιλοῦσινThey loveδὲnowτὴνtheπρωτοκλισίανchief placeἐνatτοῖςtheδείπνοιςbanquetsκαὶandτὰςtheπρωτοκαθεδρίαςfirst seatsἐνinταῖςtheσυναγωγαῖςsynagogues
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καὶandτοὺςtheἀσπασμοὺςgreetingsἐνinταῖςtheἀγοραῖςmarketplacesκαὶandκαλεῖσθαιto be calledὑπὸbyτῶνtheἀνθρώπωνmenῥαββίRabbiῥαββί.Rabbi.
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ὑμεῖςyou yourselvesδὲhoweverμὴnotκληθῆτεmay be calledῥαββί·Rabbi;εἷςOneγάρforἐστινisὑμῶνof youὁtheδιδάσκαλοςTeacherὁtheΧριστός,Christπάντεςallδὲnowὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἀδελφοίbrothersἐστε.¶are.
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ΚαὶAndπατέραfatherμὴno oneκαλέσητεmay callὑμῶνof youἐπὶonτῆςtheγῆς·earth;εἷςOneγάρforἐστινisὑμῶνof youὁtheπατὴρFatherὁwho isοὐράνιος.in heaven.
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μηδὲNeitherκληθῆτεmay be calledκαθηγηταί,instructors,ὅτιsinceὁtheκαθηγητὴςinstructorὑμῶνof youἐστινisεἷς,OneὁtheΧριστός.Christ.
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ὁtheδὲAndμείζωνthe greatestὑμῶνamong youἔσταιwill beὑμῶνyourδιάκονος.servant.
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ὅστιςHe whoδὲthenὑψώσειwill exaltἑαυτὸνhimselfταπεινωθήσεται,will be humbled,καὶandὅστιςwhoeverταπεινώσειwill humbleἑαυτὸνhimselfὑψωθήσεται.¶will be exalted.
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ΟὐαὶWoeδὲhoweverὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForκλείετεyou shut upτὴνtheβασιλείανkingdomτῶνof theοὐρανῶνheavensἔμπροσθενbeforeτῶνtheἀνθρώπων·men;ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesγὰρforοὐκneitherεἰσέρχεσθεenterοὐδὲnor evenτοὺςthoseεἰσερχομένουςenteringἀφίετεdo you allowεἰσελθεῖν.¶to go in.
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Οὐαὶwoeὑμῖν,to youγραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοι,Phariseesὑποκριταί,hypocritesὅτιforκατεσθίετεyou devourτὰςtheοἰκίαςhousesτῶνtheχηρῶν,widowsκαὶandπροφάσειas a pretextμακρὰνlongπροσευχόμενοι·praying;διὰthroughτοῦτοthisλήψεσθεyou will receiveπερισσότερονmore excessiveκρίμα.judgment.
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForπεριάγετεyou traverseτὴνtheθάλασσανseaκαὶandτὴνtheξηρὰνdry landποιῆσαιto makeἕναoneπροσήλυτον,convert,καὶandὅτανwhenγένηται,he may become so,ποιεῖτεyou makeαὐτὸνhimυἱὸνa sonγεέννηςof hellδιπλότερονtwofold moreὑμῶν.¶than yourselves.
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,ὁδηγοὶguidesτυφλοὶblindοἱyou who areλέγοντες·saying;ὃςWhoeverἂνmaybeὀμόσῃmay swearἐνbyτῷtheναῷ,temple,οὐδένno thingἐστιν·it is;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽howeverἂνmaybeὀμόσῃmay swearἐνbyτῷtheχρυσῷgoldτοῦof theναοῦ,templeὀφείλει.is bound.
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μωροὶFoolishκαὶandτυφλοί,blind!τίςWhichγὰρforμείζωνgreaterἐστίν,is,ὁtheχρυσὸςgoldἢorὁtheναὸςtempleὁwhichἁγιάσαςis sanctifyingτὸνtheχρυσόν;gold?
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καὶAnd you sayὃςWhoeverἂνmaybeὀμόσῃshall swearἐνbyτῷtheθυσιαστηρίῳ,altar,οὐδένno thingἐστιν·it is;ὃςwhoeverδ᾽howeverἂνmaybeὀμόσῃshall swearἐνbyτῷtheδώρῳgiftτῷthat isἐπάνωuponαὐτοῦ,it,ὀφείλει.is bound.
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μωροὶfoolishκαὶandτυφλοί,You blind men!τίWhichγὰρforμεῖζον,is greater,τὸtheδῶρονgiftἢorτὸtheθυσιαστήριονaltarτὸwhichἁγιάζονis sanctifyingτὸtheδῶρον;gift?
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ὁThe oneοὖνthereforeὀμόσαςhaving swornἐνbyτῷtheθυσιαστηρίῳaltarὀμνύειswearsἐνbyαὐτῷitκαὶandἐνbyπᾶσινall thingsτοῖςthat areἐπάνωuponαὐτοῦ,it,
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καὶAndὁthe oneὀμόσαςhaving swornἐνbyτῷtheναῷtempleὀμνύειswearsἐνbyαὐτῷitκαὶandἐνbyτῷthe Oneκατοικοῦντιdwellingαὐτόν,in it,
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καὶAndὁthe oneὀμόσαςhaving swornἐνbyτῷtheοὐρανῷheavenὀμνύειswearsἐνbyτῷtheθρόνῳthroneτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκαὶandἐνbyτῷthe Oneκαθημένῳsittingἐπάνωuponαὐτοῦ.¶it.
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForἀποδεκατοῦτεyou pay tithes ofτὸtheἡδύοσμονmintκαὶandτὸtheἄνηθονdillκαὶandτὸtheκύμινονcuminκαὶandἀφήκατεyou have neglectedτὰtheβαρύτεραweightier mattersτοῦof theνόμου,law,τὴνtheκρίσινjusticeκαὶandτὸtheἔλεοςmercyκαὶandτὴνtheπίστιν·faithfulness;ταῦταTheseδὲnowἔδειit was necessaryποιῆσαιto doκἀκεῖναthoseμὴnotἀφιέναι.to be leaving aside.
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ὁδηγοὶGuidesτυφλοί,blind!οἱyou who areδιϋλίζοντεςstraining outτὸνtheκώνωπα,gnat,τὴνtheδὲhoweverκάμηλονcamelκαταπίνοντες.¶swallowing!
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForκαθαρίζετεyou cleanseτὸtheἔξωθενoutsideτοῦof theποτηρίουcupκαὶandτῆςof theπαροψίδος,dish,ἔσωθενinwardlyδὲhoweverγέμουσινthey are fullἐξofἁρπαγῆςgreedκαὶandἀκρασίας.self-indulgence.
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ΦαρισαῖεPhariseeτυφλέ,blind!καθάρισονdo cleanseπρῶτονfirstτὸtheἐντὸςinsideτοῦof theποτηρίουcupκαὶandτῆςof theπαροψίδοςdishἵναthatγένηταιmay becomeκαὶalsoτὸtheἐκτὸςoutsideαὐτοῦof itκαθαρόν.¶clean.
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForπαρομοιάζετεyou resembleτάφοιςtombsκεκονιαμένοιςwhitewashedοἵτινεςwhichἔξωθενoutsideμὲνindeedφαίνονταιappearὡραῖοι,beautiful,ἔσωθενInsideδὲhoweverγέμουσινthey are fullὀστέωνof bonesνεκρῶνof the deadκαὶandπάσηςof allἀκαθαρσίας.impurity.
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οὕτωςThusκαὶalsoὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἔξωθενoutsideμὲνindeedφαίνεσθεappearτοῖςtheἀνθρώποιςto menδίκαιοι,righteous,ἔσωθενinwardlyδέhoweverἐστεyou areμεστοὶfullὑποκρίσεωςof hypocrisyκαὶandἀνομίας.¶lawlessness.
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ΟὐαὶWoeὑμῖν,to you,γραμματεῖςscribesκαὶandΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesὑποκριταί,hypocrites!ὅτιForοἰκοδομεῖτεyou buildτοὺςtheτάφουςtombsτῶνof theπροφητῶνprophetsκαὶandκοσμεῖτεadornτὰtheμνημεῖαmonumentsτῶνof theδικαίωνrighteous
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καὶandλέγετε·you say;εἰIfἤμεθαwe wereἐνinταῖςtheἡμέραιςdaysτῶνof theπατέρωνfathersἡμῶν,of us,οὐκnotἂνthen wouldἤμεθαwe were ourselves beingαὐτῶνwith themκοινωνοὶpartakersἐνinτῷtheαἵματιbloodτῶνof theπροφητῶν,prophets,
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ὥστεThusμαρτυρεῖτεyou bear witnessἑαυτοῖςto yourselvesὅτιthatυἱοίsonsἐστεyou areτῶνof thoseφονευσάντωνhaving murderedτοὺςtheπροφήτας·prophets;
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καὶAndὑμεῖςyou yourselvesπληρώσατεdo fill upτὸtheμέτρονmeasureτῶνof theπατέρωνfathersὑμῶν.of you.
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ὄφειςSerpentsγεννήματαOffspringἐχιδνῶν,of vipers!πῶςHowφύγητεshall you escapeἀπὸfromτῆςtheκρίσεωςsentenceτῆςtheγεέννης;of hell?
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διὰBecause ofτοῦτοthisἰδοὺbeholdἐγὼI myselfἀποστέλλωsendπρὸςtoὑμᾶςyouπροφήταςprophetsκαὶandσοφοὺςwise menκαὶandγραμματεῖς·scribes;καὶandἐξSome ofαὐτῶνthemἀποκτενεῖτεyou will killκαὶandσταυρώσετεwill crucifyκαὶand someἐξofαὐτῶνthemμαστιγώσετεyou will flogἐνinταῖςtheσυναγωγαῖςsynagoguesὑμῶνof youκαὶandδιώξετεwill persecuteἀπὸfromπόλεωςtownεἰςtoπόλιν·town;
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ὅπωςso thatἔλθῃmay comeἐφ᾽uponὑμᾶςyouπᾶνall theαἷμαbloodδίκαιονrighteousἐκχυννόμενονbeing poured outἐπὶuponτῆςtheγῆς,earth,ἀπὸfromτοῦtheαἵματοςbloodἍβελof AbelτοῦtheδικαίουrighteousἕωςuntilτοῦtheαἵματοςbloodΖαχαρίουof ZechariahυἱοῦsonΒαραχίουof Berekiahὃνwhomἐφονεύσατεyou murderedμεταξὺbetweenτοῦtheναοῦtempleκαὶandτοῦtheθυσιαστηρίου.altar.
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ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖν·to you;ὅτιthatἥξειwill comeταῦταthese thingsπάνταallἐπὶuponτὴνtheγενεὰνgenerationταύτην.¶this.
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ἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμJerusalemἡyou who areἀποκτείνουσαkillingτοὺςtheπροφήταςprophetsκαὶandλιθοβολοῦσαstoningτοὺςthoseἀπεσταλμένουςsentπρὸςtoαὐτήν,her!ποσάκιςHow oftenἠθέλησαI wantedἐπισυναγαγεῖνto gathered togetherτὰtheτέκναchildrenσου,of you,ὃνin whichτρόπονwayὄρνιςa henἐπισυνάγειgathers togetherτὰtheνοσσίαchicksαὐτῆςof herὑπὸunderτὰςtheπτέρυγας,wings,καὶandοὐκnotἠθελήσατε;you were willing?
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ἰδοὺBeholdἀφίεταιis leftὑμῖνto youὁtheοἶκοςhouseὑμῶνof youἔρημος.desolate!
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λέγωI sayγὰρforὑμῖν·to you;οὐcertainlyμήnotμεMeἴδητεshall you seeἀπ᾽fromἄρτιnowἕωςuntilἂνwhenεἴπητε·you may say;εὐλογημένοςBlessed isὁthe Oneἐρχόμενοςcomingἐνin theὀνόματιnameκυρίου.¶of the Lord.’

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