Author: Gospel According To Matthew

Oὐδεὶς δὲ ἐπιβάλλει ἐπίβλημα ῥάκους ἀγνάφου ἐπὶ ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ· αἴρει γὰρ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱματίου, καὶ χεῖρον σχίσμα γίνεται.

And no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for what is put on to fill it up will pull away from the garment, and the tear became worse.

Kαὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Μὴ δύνανται οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ νυμφῶνος πενθεῖν, ἐφ’ ὅσον μετ’ αὐτῶν ἐστιν ὁ νυμφίος; ἐλεύσονται δὲ ἡμέραι ὅταν ἀπαρθῇ ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ὁ νυμφίος, καὶ τότε νηστεύσουσιν.

And Iesus said to them, “Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.”

Τότε προσέρχονται αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ Ἰωάννου, λέγοντες· διὰ τί ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι νηστεύομεν πολλά, οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου οὐ νηστεύουσι;

Then the disciples of Iohan came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”

Πορευθέντες δὲ μάθετε τί ἐστιν· Ἔλεον θέλω, καὶ οὐ θυσίαν· οὐ γὰρ ἦλθον καλέσαι δικαίους, ἀλλ’ ἁμαρτωλοὺς εἰς μετάνοιαν.

But go you and learn what this mean, “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I do not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀκούσας εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντες ἰατροῦ, ἀλλ’ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.

But when Iesus heard that, he said to them, “Those who are healthy have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.”

Καὶ ἰδόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι εἶπον τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· διὰ τί μετὰ τῶν τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐσθίει ὁ διδάσκαλος ὑμῶν;

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, “Why is your teacher eating with tax collectors and sinners?

Καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ ἀνακειμένου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ, καὶ ἰδού, πολλοὶ τελῶναι καὶ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐλθόντες, συνανέκειντο τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ.

And it came to pass, as he was reclining (at the dining table) in the house, then behold, many tax collectors and sinners came, sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

* reclining (at the dining table) or reclining (for a meal)

Καὶ παράγων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, Ματθαῖον λεγόμενον· καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Ἀκολούθει μοι. Kαὶ ἀναστὰς, ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ.

And as Iesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the tax collector’s booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐθαύμασαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν Θεὸν τὸν δόντα ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.

But when the crowds saw it, they were marveled, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Καὶ ἐγερθεὶς ἀπῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ

And he arose and went back to his house.