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 οι φαρισαιοι πειραζοντεσ αυτον και λεγοντεσ αυτω ει εξεστιν 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 αυτοισ ουκ ανεγνωτε οτι ο ποιησασ 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 ενεκεν τουτου καταλειψει ανθρωποσ τον πατερα και την μητερα και προσκολληθησεται 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 μωσησ ενετειλατο δουναι βιβλιον αποστασιου και απολυσαι 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 μωσησ 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 και ο απολελυμενην γαμησασ 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 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 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 προσηνεχθη 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 αυτοισ τασ χειρασ επορευθη εκειθεν
So he placed his hands on them, and then went on his way.
16 και ιδου εισ προσελθων ειπεν αυτω διδασκαλε αγαθε τι αγαθον ποιησω ινα εχω ζωην αιωνιον (aiōnios g166)
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 λεγεισ αγαθον ουδεισ αγαθοσ ει μη εισ ο θεοσ ει δε θελεισ εισελθειν εισ την ζωην 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 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 παντα ταυτα εφυλαξαμην εκ νεοτητοσ μου 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 πτωχοισ και εξεισ θησαυρον εν ουρανω 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 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 δυσκολωσ πλουσιοσ 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 τρυπηματοσ ραφιδοσ διελθειν η πλουσιον εισ την βασιλειαν του θεου εισελθειν
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 αυτου 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 καθισεσθε 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 οσ αφηκεν οικιασ η αδελφουσ η αδελφασ η πατερα η μητερα η γυναικα η τεκνα η αγρουσ ενεκεν του ονοματοσ μου εκατονταπλασιονα ληψεται 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.
