Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 5:28-39

28ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956lookethβλέπωνblepōnG991on a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135toπρὸςprosG4314lust afterἐπιθυμῆσαιepithumēsaiG1937herαὐτὴνautēnG846hath committed adulteryἐμοίχευσενemoicheusenG3431with herαὐτὴνautēnG846alreadyἤδηēdēG2235inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588.

29G3588AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thyσουsouG4771rightδεξιὸςdexiosG1188eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3588 G3788offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,pluckG1807itαὐτὸνautonG846outG1807,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:forγάρgarG1063it is profitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for theeσοιsoiG4771thatἵναinaG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG3588 G3196thyσουsouG4771membersμελῶνmelōnG3588 G3196should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361thatthyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG3588 G4983should be castβληθῇblēthēaG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέενναν.¶geennanG1067.

30G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487thyσουsouG4771rightδεξιάdexiaG1188handχεὶρcheirG5495offendσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624theeσε,seG4771,cutἔκκοψονekkopsonG1581itαὐτὴνautēnG846offG1581,andκαὶkaiG2532castβάλεbaleG906itfromἀπὸapoG575theeσοῦ·souG4771:forγάρgarG1063it is profitableσυμφέρειsumphereiG4851for theeσοιsoiG4771thatἵναinaG2443oneἓνhenG1520ofG3588 G3196thyσουsouG4771membersμελῶνmelōnG3588 G3196should perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361thatthyσουsouG4771wholeὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμάsōmaG3588 G4983should be castG906intoεἰςeisG1519hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

31It hath been saidἘρρέθηErrethēG2046δέdeG1161,G3754WhosoeverὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302shall put awayἀπολύσῃapolusēG630hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588 G1135,let him giveδότωdotōG1325herαὐτῇautēaG846a writing of divorcementἀποστάσιον.apostasionG647:

32ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,ThatὅτιhotiG3754whosoeverG3739G302shall put awayG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG3588 G1135,savingπαρεκτὸςparektosG3924for the causeλόγουlogouG3056of fornicationπορνείαςporneiasG4202,causethποιεῖpoieiG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846to commit adulteryG3429:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverG3739ἐὰνeanG1437shall marryγαμήσῃ,gamēsēG1060her that is divorcedG630committeth adulteryμοιχᾶται.¶moichataiG3429.

33τοῖςtoisG3588AgainΠάλινPalinG3825,ye have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it hath been saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046by them of old timeἀρχαίοις·archaioisG744,Thou shaltG1964notοὐκoukG3756forswear thyselfG1964,butδὲdeG1161shalt performἀποδώσειςapodōseisG591unto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962thineσου.souG4771oathsτοὺς ὅρκουςtous horkousG3588 G3727:

34ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,SwearὀμόσαιomosaiG3660notμὴmēG3361at allὅλως,holōsG3654;neitherμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722heavenτῷ οὐρανῷtō ouranōG3588 G3772;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510God’sτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316throneθρόνοςthronosG2362:

35τῇtēaG3588NorμήτεmēteG3383byἐνenG1722the earthγῇ τῶνgēa tōnG3588 G1093;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστινestinG1510hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846footstoolὑποπόδιόνhupopodionG5286:ποδῶν τοῦpodōn touG3588 G4228neitherμήτεmēteG3383byεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414;forὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510the cityπόλιςpolisG4172of theG935greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173Kingβασιλέως,basileōsG935.

36NeitherμήτεmēteG3383shalt thou swearὀμόσῃςomosēsG3660byἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771headτῇ κεφαλῇtēa kephalēaG3588 G2776,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thou canstδύνασαιdunasaiG1410notοὐouG3756makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160oneμίανmianG1520hairτρίχαtrichaG2359whiteλευκὴνleukēnG3022orἢēG2228blackμέλαιναν.melainanG3189.

37ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588ButδὲdeG1161letG1510yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771communicationλόγος τοῦlogos touG3588 G3056beG1510,YeaναὶnaiG3483,yeaναί,naiG3483;NayοὒouG3756,nayοὔ·ouG3756:forδὲdeG1161whatsoever is more thanπερισσὸνperissonG4053theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778comethG1510ofἐκekG1537evilπονηροῦponērouG4190.

38Ye have heardἨκούσατεĒkousateG191thatὅτιhotiG3754it hath been saidἐρρέθη·errethēG2046,An eyeὀφθαλμὸνophthalmonG3788forἀντὶantiG473an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmouG3788,andκαὶkaiG2532a toothὀδόνταodontaG3599forἀντὶantiG473a toothὀδόντος.odontosG3599:

39τῷtōG3588τὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,That ye resistἀντιστῆναιantistēnaiG436notμὴmēG3361evilπονηρῷ.ponērōG4190:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whosoeverὅστιςhostisG3748shall smiteῥαπίζειrhapizeiG4474theeσεseG4771onG1909thyσου,souG4771rightδεξιὰνdexianG1188cheekσιαγόναsiagonaG4600,turnστρέψονstrepsonG4762to himαὐτῷautōG846the otherἄλλην·allēnG243alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

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