Revised Literal Translation

Luke 9:18-45

18τῷtōG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510aloneG2651prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336,his disciplesοἱ μαθηταί,hoi mathētaiG3588 G3101were withσυνῆσανsunēsanG4895himαὐτῷautōG846:andκαὶkaiG2532he askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905themαὐτοὺςautousG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,WhomG5101sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004the peopleοἱ ὄχλοιhoi ochloiG3588 G3793thatG5101IG1473amG1510?

19οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161TheyτὸνtonG3588answeringἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesG611saidG3004,JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the Baptistβαπτιστήν, τῶνbaptistēn tōnG3588 G910;butδὲdeG1161someἄλλοιalloiG243say,ElijahἨλίαν,ĒlianG2243;andδὲdeG1161othersἄλλοιalloiG243say,thatὅτιhotiG3754oneτιςtisG5100of theG4396oldἀρχαίωνarchaiōnG744prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396is risen againἀνέστη.anestēG450.

20δὲdeG1161He saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,ButδὲdeG1161whomG5101sayG3004yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771thatG5101IG1473amG1510?δὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074answeringἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611saidG3004,The ChristχριστὸνchristonG3588 G5547of Godθεοῦ.theouG3588 G2316.

21ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161he straitly chargedἐπιτιμήσαςepitimēsasG2008themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,and commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853themto tellλέγεινlegeinG3004no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367that thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778;

22τὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588SayingG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754The Sonυἱὸν τῶνhuion tōnG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπου τῇanthrōpou tēaG3588 G444mustδεῖdeiG1163sufferπαθεῖνpatheinG3958many thingsπολλὰpollaG4183,andκαὶkaiG2532be rejectedἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaiG593ofἀπὸapoG575the eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245andκαὶkaiG2532chief priestsἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnG749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122,andκαὶkaiG2532be slainἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaiG615,andκαὶkaiG2532be raisedἐγερθῆναι.¶egerthēnaiG1453theG2250thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.

23AndδὲdeG1161he saidἜλεγενElegenG3004toπρὸςprosG4314themallπάντας·pantasG3956,IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100manwillθέλειtheleiG2309comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064afterὀπίσωopisōG3694meG1473,let him denyG533himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532take upἀράτωaratōG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846crossτὸν σταυρὸνton stauronG3588 G4716καθ᾽kath᾽G2596dailyἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,andκαὶkaiG2532followἀκολουθείτωakoloutheitōG190meG1473.

24ForγὰρgarG1063whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302willθέλῃthelēG2309saveσῶσαι,sōsaiG4982hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG3588 G5590shall loseἀπολέσειapoleseiG622itαὐτήν·autēnG846:butδ᾽d᾽G1161whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302will loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622hisαὐτοῦautouG846lifeτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG3588 G5590forG1752myἐμοῦ,emouG1473sakeG1752,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778shall saveσώσειsōseiG4982itαὐτήν.autēnG846.

25ForγὰρgarG1063whatτίtiG5101isG5623a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444advantagedG5623,if he gainκερδήσαςkerdēsasG2770the wholeὅλονholonG3650worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588 G2889,andδὲdeG1161loseἀπολέσαςapolesasG622himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,orἢēG2228be cast awayζημιωθείς;zēmiōtheisG2210?

26τοὺςtousG3588ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063whosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall be ashamedἐπαισχυνθῇepaischunthēaG1870of meἐμοὺςemousG1473andκαὶkaiG2532ofG3056myG1699wordsλόγους,logousG3056,of himτοῦτονtoutonG3778shallG1870the Sonυἱὸς τοῦhuios touG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπου τῇanthrōpou tēaG3588 G444be ashamedἐπαισχυνθήσεταιepaischunthēsetaiG1870,whenὅτανhotanG3752he shall comeἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722his ownαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξῃ τοῦdoxē touG3588 G1391,andκαὶkaiG2532in hisFather’sπατρὸς τῶνpatros tōnG3588 G3962,andκαὶkaiG2532of theG32holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40angelsἀγγέλων.angelōnG32.

27τῶνtōnG3588ButδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771of a truthἀληθῶςalēthōsG230,there beεἰσίνeisinG1510someτινεςtinesG5100standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476hereG5602,whichοἳhoiG3739shallG1089notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361tasteγεύσωνταιgeusōntaiG1089of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193ἂνanG302they seeG3708the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανtēn basileianG3588 G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316.

28AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096aboutὡσεὶhōseiG5616anG2250eightὀκτώ,oktōG3638daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250afterμετὰmetaG3326theseτούτουςtoutousG3778sayingsλόγουςlogousG3588 G3056,καὶkaiG2532he tookπαραλαβὼνparalabōnG3880PeterΠέτρονPetronG3588 G4074andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andκαὶkaiG2532JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385,and went upἀνέβηanebēG305intoεἰςeisG1519a mountainὄροςorosG3588 G3735to prayπροσεύξασθαι.proseuxasthaiG4336.

29G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532ἐγένετοegenetoG1096asἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846prayedπροσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaiG4336,the fashionεἶδοςeidosG3588 G1491ofG3588 G4383hisαὐτοῦautouG846countenanceG3588 G4383was alteredἕτερον,heteronG2087,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846raimentἱματισμὸςhimatismosG3588 G2441waswhiteλευκὸςleukosG3022andglisteringἐξαστράπτων.exastraptōnG1823.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,there talked withσυνελάλουνsunelalounG4814himαὐτῷautōG846twoδύοduoG1417menἄνδρεςandresG435,whichοἵτινεςoitinesG3748wereἦσανēsanG1510MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532ElijahἨλίας·ĒliasG2243:

31WhoοἳhoiG3739appearedG3708inἐνenG1722gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391,and spakeἔλεγονelegonG3004ofG3588 G1841hisαὐτοῦautouG846deceaseG3588 G1841whichἣνhēnG3739he shouldἤμελλενēmellenG3195accomplishπληροῦνplērounG4137atἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ.IerousalēmG2419.

32ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074andκαὶkaiG2532they that wereἦσανēsanG1510withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846were heavyβεβαρημένοιbebarēmenoiG3588 G916with sleepὕπνῳ.hupnōG5258:andδὲdeG1161when they were awakeδιαγρηγορήσαντεςdiagrēgorēsantesG1235,they sawG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryδόξανdoxanG3588 G1391,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588 G435twoδύοduoG1417menG3588 G435that stood withσυνεστῶταςsunestōtasG3588 G4921himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

33τῷtōG3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,asἐνenG1722theyαὐτοὺςautousG846departedδιαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaiG1316fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦautouG846,Peterὁ Πέτροςho PetrosG3588 G4074saidλέγει.legeiG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦν·ton IēsounG3588 G2424,Masterἐπιστάτα,epistataG1988,it isG1510goodκαλόνkalonG2570for usG1473to beG1510hereὧδεhōdeG5602:andκαὶkaiG2532let us makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖς,treisG5140tabernaclesσκηνὰςskēnasG4633;oneμίανmianG1520for theeσοὶsoiG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,andκαὶkaiG2532oneμίανmianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳ·ĒliaG2243:notμὴmēG3361knowingG1492whatὃhoG3739he saidG3004.

34τῷtōG3588WhileδὲdeG1161heG846thusταῦταtautaG3778spakeλέγοντοςlegontosG3004,there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507,andκαὶkaiG2532overshadowedἐπεσκίαζενepeskiazenG1982themG846:andδὲdeG1161they fearedἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399asἐνenG1722theyG1565enteredεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the cloudτὴν νεφέλην.tēn nephelēnG3588 G3507.

35τῆςtēsG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456outἐκekG1537of the cloudνεφέλης ὁnephelēs hoG3588 G3507,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510myG1473belovedG27Sonυἱός ὁhuios hoG3588 G5207:hearἀκούετε.¶akoueteG191himαὐτοῦautouG846.

36AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenἐνenG1722the voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG3588 G5456G3588was pastγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147aloneμόνος.monosG3441.AndκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846keptG4601itcloseG4601,andκαὶkaiG2532toldἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518no manοὐδενὶoudeniG3762inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG3588 G2250anyοὐδὲνoudenG3762of those things whichὧνhōnG3739they had seenἑώρακαν.¶he'ōrakanG3708.

37τῇtēaG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to pass, thatἘγένετοEgenetoG1096onG1722theG2250nextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250,whenG2718theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were come downG2718fromἀπὸapoG575the hillτοῦ ὄρουςtou orousG3588 G3735,muchπολύς.polusG4183peopleὄχλοςochlosG3793metσυνήντησενsunēntēsenG4876himαὐτῷautōG846.

38AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,a manἀνὴρanērG435ofἀπὸapoG575the companyτοῦ ὄχλουtou ochlouG3588 G3793cried outG310,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Masterδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I beseechδέομαίdeomaiG1189theeσουsouG4771,lookἐπιβλέψαιepiblepsaiG1914uponἐπὶepiG1909myG1473sonτὸν υἱόνton huionG3588 G5207:forὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστιν·estinG1510mineG1473only childμονογενήςmonogenēsG3439.

39AndκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151takethλαμβάνειlambaneiG2983himαὐτὸνautonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532heG2896suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēsG1810crieth outG2896;andκαὶkaiG2532it tearethσπαράσσειsparasseiG4682himαὐτὸνautonG846thatμετὰmetaG3326he foameth againἀφροῦaphrouG876,andκαὶkaiG2532bruisingσυντρῖβονsuntribonG4937himαὐτοῦautouG846hardlyμόγιςmogisG3425departethἀποχωρεῖapochōreiG672fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτόν.autonG846.

40AndκαὶkaiG2532I besoughtἐδεήθηνedeēthēnG1189thyσουsouG4771disciplesτῶν μαθητῶνtōn mathētōnG3588 G3101toἵναinaG2443castἐκβάλωσινekbalōsinG1544himαὐτό,autoG846outG1544;andκαὶkaiG2532they couldἠδυνήθησαν.¶ēdunēthēsanG1410notοὐκoukG3756.

41AndδὲdeG1161Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424answeringἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611saidG3004,OὦōG5599faithlessἄπιστοςapistosG571andκαὶkaiG2532perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howἕωςhe'ōsG2193longπότεpoteG4219shall I beἔσομαιesomaiG1510withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532sufferἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430youὑμῶν;humōnG4771?BringπροσάγαγεprosagageG4317thyσου.souG4771sonτὸν υἱόνton huionG3588 G5207hitherὧδεhōdeG5602.

42G3588And asδὲdeG1161heαὐτοῦautouG846wasG4334yetἔτιetiG2089a comingπροσερχομένουproserchomenouG4334,the devilδαιμόνιονdaimonionG3588 G1140threwG4486himαὐτὸνautonG846downἔρρηξενerrēxenG4486,andκαὶkaiG2532tareσυνεσπάραξεν.sunesparaxenG4952him.AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theG3588 G4151uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG3588 G4151,andκαὶkaiG2532healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the childπαῖδαpaidaG3588 G3816,andκαὶkaiG2532deliveredG591himαὐτὸνautonG846againG591toG3588 G3962hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3588 G3962.

43AndδὲdeG1161they wereG1605allπάντεςpantesG3956amazedG1605atἐπὶepiG1909the mighty powerμεγαλειότητιmegaleiotētiG3588 G3168of Godθεοῦ.theouG3588 G2316.ButδὲdeG1161while they wonderedθαυμαζόντωνthaumazontōnG2296every oneπάντωνpantōnG3956atἐπὶepiG1909all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956whichοἷςhoisG3739JesusG3588 G2424didἐποίειepoieiG4160,he saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3588 G3101,

44τὰtaG3588LetG5087ὑμεῖςhumeisG4771theseτούτους·toutousG3778sayingsτοὺς λόγουςtous logousG3588 G3056sink downG5087intoεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771earsὦτα ὁōta hoG3588 G3775:forγὰρgarG1063the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444shallμέλλειmelleiG3195be deliveredπαραδίδοσθαιparadidosthaiG3860intoεἰςeisG1519the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.

45οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161they understood notἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778sayingτὸ ῥῆμαto rhēmaG3588 G4487,andκαὶkaiG2532it wasἦνēnG1510hidπαρακεκαλυμμένονparakekalummenonG3871fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,thatἵναinaG2443they perceivedαἴσθωνταιaisthōntaiG143itαὐτό.autoG846notμὴmēG3361:andκαὶkaiG2532they fearedἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐρωτῆσαιerōtēsaiG2065himαὐτὸνautonG846ofπερὶperiG4012thatτούτου.¶toutouG3778sayingτοῦ ῥήματοςtou rhēmatosG3588 G4487.

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