Matthew 23 Kata Mathaion 23
1Tote tos Iēsus lalata toi ochloi kai toi mathētoi autouThen Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples: 2legarōntos; Epi tau Mōusou kathedrau kathizala tois grammatevois kai tois Farisaiois.“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3panteim oun hoseim ⸀ean legaleia vi ⸂poiavar kai tēravōr,⸃ kata de teim ergeim autoiu mē poiavōr, legalō gar kai ouk poialō.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. 4desmeualō ⸀de fortieim ⸀barueim kai epitithalō epi toin ōmosoin toiu anthrōpoiu, ⸂autois de to⸃ daktulo autoiu ouk thelalō kinara auteim.They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. 5panteim de teim ergeim autoiu poialō pros tem theasira toi anthrōpoi; platunalō ⸀gar teim fulaktērieim autoiu kai megalunalō teim ⸀kraspedeim,All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 6filalō ⸀de tan prōtoklisian en tei deipnei kai tain prōtokathedriain en tai sunagōgaiThey love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues, 7kai toin aspasmoin en tai agorai kai kalorō hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; ⸀Rabbi.the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed. 8vis de mē kaliveia; Rabbi, henos gar atō vu tos ⸀didaskalos, pantois de vis adelfois avō;But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9kai patron mē kalaveia vu epi tau gēau, henos gar atō ⸂vu tos patros⸃ tos ⸀ouranios;And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10mēde kaliveia kathēgētois, ⸂hoti kathēgētos vu atō henos⸃ tos christos;Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ. 11tos de megoteros vu eti vu diakonos.The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12hotinos de hupsati heauton tapeiniti, kai hotinos tapeinati heauton ⸀hupsiti.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13Ouai ⸀de vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti kleiavō tan basileian toiu ouranoiu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu; vis gar ouk eiserchovō, oude toin eiserchorōntoin afiēkavō ⸀eiserchara.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter. 15Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan geneteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
16Ouai vi, hodēgoir tufloir tois legarōntoir; Hos an omnuateia en to nao, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en to chruso tou naou ofeilatō.Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ 17mōroir kai tufloir, tinos gar megoteros atō, tos chrusos ē tos naos tos ⸀hagiazarantos ton chruson?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? 18kai; Hos ⸀an omnuateia en te thusiastērie, oudenem atō, hos de an omnuateia en te dōre te epanō auteu ofeilatō.And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ 19⸀tufloir, tinem gar megoterem, tem dōrem ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōntem tem dōrem?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred? 20tos oun omnuarantos en te thusiastērie omnuatō en aute kai en pantei tei epanō auteu;So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it. 21kai tos omnuarantos en to nao omnuatō en auto kai en to ⸀katoikarōnto auton;And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it. 22kai tos omnuarantos en to ourano omnuatō en to throno tou theou kai en to kathorōnto epanō autou.And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
23Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem anēthem kai tem kuminem, kai afiēkava teim baruotereim tou nomou, tan krisian kai ⸂tem elesem⸃ kai tan pistian; ⸀houteim date poiara kakeineim mē ⸀afiēkarō.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24hodēgoir tufloir, ⸀tois diulizarōntoir ton kōnōpson tan de kamēlan katapinarōntoir.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti katharizavō tem exōthen teu potērieu kai tau paropsidau, esōthen de gemalō ek harpagau kai ⸀akrasiau.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Farisaior tuflor, katharizasar prōtem tem entos teu potērieu ⸂kai tau paropsidau,⸃ hina geneteia kai tem ektos ⸀auteu katharem.Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
27Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti ⸀paromoiazavō tafoi koniorēntoi, hotinois exōthen men fanolō hōraiois esōthen de gemalō osteiu nekroiu kai pantau akatharsiau;Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. 28houtōs kai vis exōthen men fanovō toi anthrōpoi dikaiois, esōthen de ⸂avō mestois⸃ hupokrisiau kai anomiau.In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti oikodomavō toin tafoin toiu profētoiu kai kosmavō teim mnēmeieim toiu dikaioiu,Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. 30kai legavō; Ei ⸀one en tai hēmerai toiu patroiu nu, ouk an ⸁one ⸂autoiu koinōnois⸃ en te haime toiu profētoiu;And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31hōste marturavō heautoi hoti huiois avō toiu foneuarantoiu toin profētoin.So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32kai vis plēravar tem metrem toiu patroiu vu.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers. 33ofioir gennēmeim echidnaiu, pōs fugaveia apo tau krisiau tau geennau?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? 34dia houtem idou mis apostelamō pros vin profētoin kai sofoin kai grammatevoin; ⸀ek autoiu apoktenavi kai stauravi, kai ek autoiu mastigavi en tai sunagōgai vu kai diōkavi apo polau eis polan;Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. 35hopōs erchateia epi vin pantem haimem dikaiem ekchorōntem epi tau gēau apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon foneuava metaxu tou naou kai teu thusiastērieu.And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. 36amēn legamō vi, ⸀hēkati ⸂houteim panteim⸃ epi tan genean houtan.Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37Ierousalēm Ierousalēm, tas ⸀apoktenarōntar toin profētoin kai lithobolarōntar toin apostelorēntoin pros autan posakis thelama episunagara teim tekneim su, hon tropon ⸂ornias episunagatō⸃ teim nossieim ⸀autau hupo tain pterugain, kai ouk thelava?O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! 38idou afiēkotō vi tos oikos vu ⸀erēmos.Look, your house is left to you desolate. 39legamō gar vi, ouk mē min horaveia apo arti heōs an legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en onome kuriou.For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
Textual notes39
3 ⸀ean mod. edd. an. ⸂poiavar kai tēravōr⸃ Byz τηρεῖν τηρεῖτε καὶ ποιεῖτε. 4 ⸀de Byz gar. ⸀barueim some edd. +kai dusbastakteim. ⸂autois de to⸃ Byz τῷ δὲ. 5 ⸀gar Byz de. ⸀kraspedeim some edd. +teiu himatieiu auteiu. 6 ⸀de Byz tē. 7 ⸀Rabbi Byz +rabbi. 8 ⸀didaskalos Byz kathēgētos tos christos. 9 ⸂vu tos patros⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀ouranios Byz en toi ouranoi. 10 ⸂hoti kathēgētos vu atō henos⸃ Byz henos gar vu atō tos kathēgētos. 12 ⸀hupsiti Byz +13 Οὐαὶ δέ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὑποκριταί, ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν, καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· διὰ τοῦτο λήψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα (and re-number SBL v. 13 as 14). 13 ⸀de Byz omits. ⸀eiserchara some edd. +14 Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, γραμματεῖς καὶ Φαρισαῖοι ὑποκριταί, ὅτι κατεσθίετε τὰς οἰκίας τῶν χηρῶν καὶ προφάσει μακρὰ προσευχόμενοι· διὰ τοῦτο λήψεσθε περισσότερον κρίμα. 17 ⸀hagiazarantos Byz hagiazarōntos. 18 ⸀an Byz ean. 19 ⸀tufloir Byz Μωροὶ καὶ τυφλοί. 21 ⸀katoikarōnto some edd. κατοικήσαντι. 23 ⸂tem elesem⸃ Byz τὸν ἔλεον. ⸀houteim mod. edd. +de. ⸀afiēkarō mod. edd. afiēkara. 24 ⸀tois mod. edd. omit. 25 ⸀akrasiau Byz adikiau. 26 ⸂kai tau paropsidau⸃ some edd. omit. ⸀auteu Byz αὐτῶν. 27 ⸀paromoiazavō mod. edd. ὁμοιάζετε. 28 ⸂avō mestois⸃ Byz mestois avō. 30 ⸀one Byz ane. ⸁one Byz ane. ⸂autoiu koinōnois⸃ Byz reverses. 34 ⸀ek Byz kai ek. 36 ⸀hēkati Byz hoti hēkati. ⸂houteim panteim⸃ some edd. reverse. 37 ⸀apoktenarōntar Byz ἀποκτένουσα. ⸂ornias episunagatō⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀autau Byz heautau. 38 ⸀erēmos mod. edd. omit.