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Chapter 2

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Healing a Paralytic
(Mt 9.1‑8; Lk 5.17‑26)

2:1 καὶ εἰσελθὼν πάλιν εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ δι᾿ ἡμερῶν ἠκούσθη ὅτι ἐν οἴκῳ ἐστίν. 1 καὶ πάλιν εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Καπερναοὺμ δι᾿ ἡμερῶν· καὶ ἠκούσθη ὅτι εἰς οἶκόν ἐστι·
After entering again into Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that he was at home. After entering again into Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that he was at home.
2:2 καὶ συνήχθησαν πολλοὶ ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν, καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον. 2 καὶ εὐθέως συνήχθησαν πολλοί, ὥστε μηκέτι χωρεῖν μηδὲ τὰ πρὸς τὴν θύραν· καὶ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον.
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and he was speaking the word to them. And immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and he was speaking the word to them.
2:3 καὶ ἔρχονται φέροντες πρὸς αὐτὸν παραλυτικὸν αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων. 3 καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν, παραλυτικὸν φέροντες, αἰρόμενον ὑπὸ τεσσάρων.
And they came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four men. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four men.
2:4 καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσενέγκαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν, καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσι τὸν κράβαττον ὅπου ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο. 4 καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι προσεγγίσαι αὐτῷ διὰ τὸν ὄχλον, ἀπεστέγασαν τὴν στέγην ὅπου ἦν, καὶ ἐξορύξαντες χαλῶσι τὸν κράββατον, ἐφ᾿ ᾧ ὁ παραλυτικὸς κατέκειτο.
And while being unable to go to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was; and after breaking through, they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic was lying. And while being unable to go to him because of the crowd, they removed the roof where he was; and after breaking through, they lowered the pallet on which the paralytic was lying.
2:5 καὶ ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, τέκνον, ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι. 5 ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πίστιν αὐτῶν λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, τέκνον, ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου
And after seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.” And after seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
2:6 ἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, 6 ἦσαν δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐκεῖ καθήμενοι, καὶ διαλογιζόμενοι ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν,
But some of the scribes were sitting there and arguing in their hearts, But some of the scribes were sitting there and arguing in their hearts,
2:7 τί οὗτος οὕτως λαλεῖ;
βλασφημεῖ· τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας εἰ μὴ εἷς ὁ θεός; 		7 τί οὗτος οὕτω λαλεῖ βλασφημίας;
τίς δύναται ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας, εἰ μὴ εἷς, ὁ θεός;
“Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except one: God alone?” “Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming! Who is able to forgive sins except one: God alone?”
2:8 καὶ εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς λέγει αὐτοῖς, τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; 8 καὶ εὐθέως ἐπιγνοὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ, ὅτι οὕτως διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν;
And immediately after noticing in his spirit that they were arguing thus among themselves, Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing about these things in your hearts? And immediately after noticing in his spirit that they were arguing thus among themselves, Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing about these things in your hearts?
2:9 τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ, ἀφίενταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν, ἔγειρε καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει; 9 τί ἐστιν εὐκοπώτερον, εἰπεῖν τῷ παραλυτικῷ, ἀφέωνταί σοι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι, ἢ εἰπεῖν, ἔγειραι, καὶ ἆρόν σου τὸν κράββατον, καὶ περιπάτει;
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and pick up your pallet and walk’?
2:10 ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἁμαρτίας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς —λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ, 10 ἵνα δὲ εἰδῆτε, ὅτι ἐξουσίαν ἔχει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφιέναι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἁμαρτίας, (λέγει τῷ παραλυτικῷ,)
But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” – he said to the paralytic, But in order that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralytic,)
2:11 σοί λέγω, ἔγειρε ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου. 11 σοί λέγω, ἔγειραι, καὶ ἆρον τὸν κράββατόν σου, καὶ ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου.
“I say to you, get up, pick up your pallet and go to your home.” “I say to you, get yourself up, pick up your pallet and go to your home.”
2:12 καὶ ἠγέρθη καὶ εὐθὺς ἄρας τὸν κράβαττον ἐξῆλθεν ἔμπροσθεν πάντων, ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν θεὸν λέγοντας ὅτι οὕτως οὐδέποτε εἴδομεν. 12 καὶ ἠγέρθη εὐθέως, καὶ ἄρας τὸν κράββατον, ἐξῆλθεν ἐναντίον πάντων· ὥστε ἐξίστασθαι πάντας, καὶ δοξάζειν τὸν θεόν, λέγοντας, ὅτι οὐδέποτε οὕτως εἴδομεν.
And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in front of all, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.” And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the presence of all, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”

Calling of Levi
(Mt 9.9‑13; Lk 5.27‑32)

2:13 καὶ ἐξῆλθεν πάλιν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς. 13 καὶ ἐξῆλθε πάλιν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἤρχετο πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτούς.
And he went out again by the seashore; and all the crowd kept coming to him, and he kept teaching them. And he went out again by the seashore; and all the crowd kept coming to him, and he kept teaching them.
2:14 καὶ παράγων εἶδεν Λευὶν τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, ἀκολούθει μοι.
καὶ ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ. 		14 καὶ παράγων εἶδε Λευῒν τὸν τοῦ Ἁλφαίου, καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, ἀκολούθει μοι.
καὶ ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ.
And while passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” And after getting up, he followed him. And while passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting in the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me!” And after getting up, he followed him.
2:15 καὶ γίνεται κατακεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ἦσαν γὰρ πολλοὶ καὶ ἠκολούθουν αὐτῷ. 15 καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κατακεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· ἦσαν γὰρ πολλοὶ καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
And it happened that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following him. And it happened that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many of them, and they were following him.
2:16 καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς τῶν Φαρισαίων ἰδόντες ὅτι ἐσθίει μετὰ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν καὶ τελωνῶν ἔλεγον τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐσθίει; 16 καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι, ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐσθίοντα μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν, ἔλεγον τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, τί ὅτι μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει;
After seeing that he was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, the scribes of the Pharisees began saying to his disciples, “Why is he eating with tax collectors and sinners?” After seeing that he was eating with the tax collectors and sinners, the scribes of the Pharisees began saying to his disciples, “Why is he eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”
2:17 καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς [ὅτι] οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ ἀλλ᾿ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες· οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλούς. 17 καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει αὐτοῖς, οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ᾿ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.
οὐκ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλὰ ἁμαρτωλοὺς εἰς μετάνοιαν.
And after hearing, Jesus said to them, “The healthy don’t have a need for a physician, but the ones who have sickness; I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.” And after hearing, Jesus said to them, “The healthy don’t have a need for a physician, but the ones who have sickness; I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Question about Fasting
(Mt 9.14‑17; Lk 5.33‑39)

2:18 καὶ ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύοντες.
καὶ ἔρχονται καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, διὰ τί οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν, οἱ δὲ σοί μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν; 		18 καὶ ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύοντες· καὶ ἔρχονται καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, διατί οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ οἱ τῶν Φαρισαίων νηστεύουσιν, οἱ δὲ σοί μαθηταὶ οὐ νηστεύουσιν;
And the disciples of Jōhn and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to him, “Why do the disciples of Jōhn and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?” And the disciples of Jōhn and the Pharisees were fasting; and they came and said to him, “Why do the disciples of Jōhn and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”
2:19 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστιν νηστεύειν;
ὅσον χρόνον ἔχουσιν τὸν νυμφίον μετ᾿ αὐτῶν οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν. 		19 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος, ἐν ᾧ ὁ νυμφίος μετ᾿ αὐτῶν ἐστι, νηστεύειν;
ὅσον χρόνον μεθ᾿ ἑαυτῶν ἔχουσι τὸν νυμφίον, οὐ δύνανται νηστεύειν·
And Jesus said to them, “The friends of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. And Jesus said to them, “The friends of the bridegroom cannot fast while the bridegroom is with them, can they? So long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
2:20 ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ. 20 ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.
But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in that day. But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days.
2:21 Οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιράπτει ἐπὶ ἱμάτιον παλαιόν· εἰ δὲ μὴ, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται. 21 καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπιρράπτει ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· εἰ δὲ μὴ, αἴρει τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ τὸ καινὸν τοῦ παλαιοῦ, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.
No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the filled patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and becomes a worse tear. No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the filled patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and becomes a worse tear.
2:22 καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή, ῥήξει ὁ οἶνος τοὺς ἀσκοὺς καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἀπόλλυται καὶ οἱ ἀσκοί, ἀλλὰ οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινούς. 22 καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή, ῥήσσει ὁ οἶνος ὁ νέος τοὺς ἀσκούς, καὶ ὁ οἶνος ἐκχεῖται καὶ οἱ ἀσκοὶ ἀπολοῦνται· ἀλλὰ οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς καινοὺς βλητέον.
No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine is lost and the skins as well; but one puts new wine into new wineskins.” No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the wineskins, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but new wine must be put into new wineskins.”

Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
(Mt 12.1‑8; Lk 6.1‑5)

2:23 καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν παραπορεύεσθαι διὰ τῶν σπορίμων, καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤρξαντο ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας. 23 καὶ ἐγένετο παραπορεύεσθαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς σάββασι διὰ τῶν σπορίμων, καὶ ἤρξαντο οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὁδὸν ποιεῖν τίλλοντες τοὺς στάχυας.
And it happened that he was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain. And it happened that he was passing through the grainfields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to make their way along while picking the heads of grain.
2:24 καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, ἴδε τί ποιοῦσιν τοῖς σάββασιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν; 24 καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι ἔλεγον αὐτῷ, ἴδε, τί ποιοῦσιν ἐν τοῖς σάββασιν, ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστι;
The Pharisees began saying to him, “Look! why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” The Pharisees began saying to him, “Look! why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
2:25 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε χρείαν ἔσχεν καὶ ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, 25 καὶ αὐτὸς ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, οὐδέποτε ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησε Δαβίδ, ὅτε χρείαν ἔσχε καὶ ἐπείνασεν αὐτὸς καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ;
And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and the ones with him became hungry; And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he was in need and he and the ones with him became hungry;
2:26 πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστιν φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἔδωκεν καὶ τοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ οὖσιν; 26 πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἀβιαθὰρ τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγεν, οὓς οὐκ ἔξεστι φαγεῖν εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσι, καὶ ἔδωκε καὶ τοῖς σὺν αὐτῷ οὖσι;
how he entered the house of God in the time of high priest Abiathar, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?”[1] how he entered the house of God in the time of high priest Abiathar, and ate the consecrated bread, which is not lawful to eat except the priests, and he also gave it to those who were with him?”[1]
2:27 καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, τὸ σάββατον διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο καὶ οὐχ ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ τὸ σάββατον· 27 καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, τὸ σάββατον διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο, καὶ οὐχ ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ τὸ σάββατον.
He was saying to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. He was saying to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
2:28 ὥστε κύριός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ τοῦ σαββάτου. 28 ὥστε κύριός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ τοῦ σαββάτου.
So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

[1] I Samuēl 21:1-6