Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 9

1G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532he enteredἐμβὰςembasG1684intoεἰςeisG1519a shipπλοῖονploionG3588 G4143,and passed overδιεπέρασενdieperasenG1276,andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519his ownἰδίανidianG2398cityπόλιν.polinG4172.

2ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,they broughtπροσέφερονprosepheronG4374to himαὐτῷautōG846a man sick of the palsyπαραλυτικὸνparalutikonG3885,lyingβεβλημένον.beblēmenonG906onἐπὶepiG1909a bedκλίνηςklinēsG2825:andκαὶkaiG2532JesusἸησοῦς τὴνIēsous tēnG3588 G2424seeingG3708theirαὐτῶνautōnG846faithπίστιν τῷpistin tōG3588 G4102saidG3004unto the sick of the palsyπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885;Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,be of good cheerθάρσειtharseiG2293;thyG4771sinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαι.hai hamartiaiG3588 G266be forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863theeG4771.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,certainτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesτῶν γραμματέωνtōn grammateōnG3588 G1122saidG3004withinἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438,ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manblasphemethβλασφημεῖ.blasphēmeiG987.

4AndκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424knowingG3708theirαὐτῶνautōnG846thoughtsτὰς ἐνθυμήσειςtas enthumēseisG3588 G1761saidG3004,ἱνατίhinatitisG2443WhereforeἱνατίhinatitisG5101thinkἐνθυμεῖσθεenthumeistheG1760yeG4771evilπονηρὰponēraG4190inἐνenG1722yourG4771heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588?

5ForγάρgarG1063whetherτίtiG5101isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερον·eukopōteronG2123,to sayG3004, Thysinsαἱ ἁμαρτίαι,hai hamartiaiG3588 G266be forgivenἀφίενταίaphientaiG863theeσουsouG4771;orἢēG2228to sayG3004,AriseἔγειρεegeireG1453,andκαὶkaiG2532walkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043?

6ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161thatἵναinaG2443ye may knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754the Sonυἱὸς τοῦhuios touG3588 G5207of manἀνθρώπου τῆςanthrōpou tēsG3588 G444hathἔχειecheiG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς τῷgēs tōG3588 G1093to forgiveἀφιέναιaphienaiG863sinsἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266, (thenτότεtoteG5119saith heλέγειlegeiG3004to the sick of the palsyπαραλυτικῷ·paralutikōG3885,)AriseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453,take upἆρόνaronG142thyσουsouG4771bedτὴν κλίνηνtēn klinēnG3588 G2825,andκαὶkaiG2532goὕπαγεhupageG5217untoεἰςeisG1519thineσου.souG4771houseτὸν οἶκόνton oikonG3588 G3624.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532he aroseἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453,and departedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565toεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846houseτὸν οἶκονton oikonG3588 G3624.

8οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161whenG3708the multitudesὄχλοι τὸνochloi tonG3588 G3793sawG3708it,they marvelledG2296,andκαὶkaiG2532glorifiedἐδόξασανedoxasanG1392Godθεὸν τὸνtheon tonG3588 G2316,which had givenδόνταdontaG1325suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849unto menτοῖς ἀνθρώποις.¶tois anthrōpoisG3588 G444.

9AndΚαὶKaiG2532asG3855Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424passed forthG3855from thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,he sawG3708a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444,namedλεγόμενον,legomenonG3004MatthewΜαθθαῖονMaththaionG3156,sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521atἐπὶepiG1909the receipt of customτὸ τελώνιον,to telōnionG3588 G5058:andκαὶkaiG2532he saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190meG1473.AndκαὶkaiG2532he arose, andἀναστὰςanastasG450followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190himαὐτῷ.autōG846.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532it came to passἐγένετοegenetoG1096,asG345Jesusτῇ Ἰησοῦtēa IēsouG3588 G2424sat at meatG345inἐνenG1722the houseοἰκίᾳ, τῷoikia tōG3588 G3614,καὶkaiG2532beholdG3708,manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183publicansτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloiG268came andἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064sat down withσυνανέκειντοsunanekeintoG4873himαὐτοῦautouG846andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846disciplesτοῖς μαθηταῖςtois mathētaisG3588 G3101.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG3708the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG3588 G5330sawG3708it,they saidἔλεγονelegonG3004untoG3588 G3101hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesG3588 G3101,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101eatethἐσθίειesthieiG2068yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771MasterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG3588 G1320withμετὰmetaG3326publicansτελωνῶνtelōnōnG3588 G5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnG268?

12ButδὲdeG1161whenG191JesusὁhoG3588 G2424heardG191that,he saidG3004unto themG846,They that be wholeἔχουσιν οἱ ἰσχύοντεςechousin hoi ischuontesG2192 G3588 G2480needχρείανchreianG5532notοὐouG3756a physicianἰατροῦiatrouG2395,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they that are sickοἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.hoi kakōs echontesG3588 G2560 G2192.

13ButδὲdeG1161go ye andπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198learnμάθετεmatheteG3129whatτίtiG5101thatmeanethἐστιν·estinG1510,I will haveθέλωthelōG2309mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756sacrificeθυσίαν·thusianG2378:forγὰρgarG1063I amG2064notοὐouG3756comeG2064to callκαλέσαιkalesaiG2564the righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinnersἁμαρτωλούςhamartōlousG268toG1519repentanceG3341.

14οἱhoiG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119came toπροσέρχονταιproserchontaiG4334himαὐτῷautōG846the disciplesμαθηταὶ οἱmathētai hoiG3588 G3101of JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,διὰdiaG1223WhyτίtiG5101doG3522weG1473andκαὶkaiG2532the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοι οἱPharisaioi hoiG3588 G5330fastνηστεύομενnēsteuomenG3522oftπολλά,pollaG4183,butδὲdeG1161thyσουsouG4771disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101fastνηστεύουσιν;¶nēsteuousinG3522notοὐouG3756?

15AndΚαὶKaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,μὴmēG3361CanδύνανταιdunantaiG1410the childrenοἱ υἱοὶhoi huioiG3588 G5207of the bridechamberτοῦ νυμφῶνοςtou numphōnosG3588 G3567mournπενθεῖνpentheinG3996,asἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909long asὅσονhosonG3745the bridegroomὁ νυμφίος;ho numphiosG3588 G3566isἐστινestinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846?butδὲdeG1161the daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250will comeἐλεύσονταιeleusontaiG2064,whenὅτανhotanG3752the bridegroomὁ νυμφίος,ho numphiosG3588 G3566shall be takenἀπαρθῇaparthēaG522fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532thenτότεtoteG5119shall they fastνηστεύσουσιν.nēsteusousinG3522.

16No manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762δὲdeG1161puttethἐπιβάλλειepiballeiG1911a pieceἐπίβλημαepiblēmaG1915of newἀγνάφουagnaphouG46clothῥάκουςrhakousG4470untoἐπὶepiG1909anG2440oldπαλαιῷ·palaiōG3820garmentG2440,forγὰρgarG1063that which is put in to fillG3588 G4138itαὐτοῦautouG846upG3588 G4138takethαἴρειaireiG142fromἀπὸapoG575the garmentG3588 G2440,andκαὶkaiG2532the rentσχίσμαschismaG4978is madeγίνεται.ginetaiG1096worseχεῖρονcheironG5501.

17NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761do men putβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631intoεἰςeisG1519oldπαλαιούς·palaiousG3820bottlesἀσκοὺςaskousG779:εἰeiG1487δὲdeG1161elseG1490the bottlesοἱ ἀσκοί,hoi askoiG3588 G779breakῥήγνυνταιrhēgnuntaiG4486,andκαὶkaiG2532the wineὁ οἶνοςho oinosG3588 G3631runneth outἐκχεῖταιekcheitaiG1632,andκαὶkaiG2532the bottlesοἱ ἀσκοὶhoi askoiG3588 G779perishἀπόλλυνται.apolluntaiG622:butἀλλὰallaG235they putβάλλουσινballousinG906newνέονneonG3501wineοἶνονoinonG3631intoεἰςeisG1519newκαινούς,kainousG2537bottlesἀσκοὺςaskousG779,andκαὶkaiG2532bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297are preservedσυντηροῦνται.¶suntērountaiG4933.

18WhileG2980heαὐτοῦautouG846spakeG2980these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,beholdG3708,there cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064a certain rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758,andG2064worshippedπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352himαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004,ὅτιhotiG3754MyG1473daughterἡ θυγάτηρhē thugatērG3588 G2364isG5053even nowἄρτιartiG737deadG5053:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235come andἐλθὼνelthōnG2064layἐπίθεςepithesG2007thyσουsouG4771handτὴν χεῖράtēn cheiraG3588 G5495uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909herαὐτήν,autēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532she shall liveζήσεται.zēsetaiG2198.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424arose, andἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453followedἠκολούθησενēkolouthēsenG190himαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532so didhisαὐτοῦ.autouG846disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶhoi mathētaiG3588 G3101.

20AndκαὶkaiG2532,beholdG3708,a womanγυνὴgunēG1135,which was diseased with an issue of bloodαἱμορροοῦσαhaimorroousaG131twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἔτηetēG2094,cameπροσελθοῦσαproselthousaG4334behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693him,and touchedG680the hemκρασπέδουkraspedouG3588 G2899ofG3588 G2440hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846garmentἱματίουhimatiouG3588 G2440:

21ForγὰρgarG1063she saidἔλεγενelegenG3004withinἐνenG1722herselfἑαυτῇ·he'autēaG1438,IfἐὰνeanG1437I mayG680butG3440touchG680hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846garmentτοῦ ἱματίουtou himatiouG3588 G2440,I shall be wholeσωθήσομαι.¶sōthēsomaiG4982.

22ὉHoG3588ButδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424turned him aboutG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532when he sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846,he saidG3004,Daughterθύγατερ,thugaterG2364,be of good comfortθάρσειtharseiG2293;thyσουsouG4771faithἡ πίστιςhē pistisG3588 G4102hath madeG4982theeσε.seG4771wholeG4982.AndκαὶkaiG2532the womanἡ γυνὴhē gunēG3588 G1135was made wholeG4982fromἀπὸapoG575thatἐκείνης.ekeinēsG1565hourτῆς ὥραςtēs hōrasG3588 G5610.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG2064Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the ruler’sτὴν ἄρχοντοςtēn archontosG3588 G758houseοἰκίαν τοῦoikian touG3588 G3614,andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708the minstrelsτοὺς αὐλητὰςtous aulētasG3588 G834andκαὶkaiG2532the peopleτὸν ὄχλονton ochlonG3588 G3793making a noiseθορυβούμενονthoruboumenonG2350,

24He saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto themG846,Give placeἀναχωρεῖτε,anachōreiteG402:forγὰρgarG1063the maidτὸ κοράσιονto korasionG3588 G2877isG599notοὐouG3756deadἀπέθανενapethanenG599,butἀλλὰallaG235sleepethκαθεύδει.katheudeiG2518.AndκαὶkaiG2532they laughedG2606himG846to scornG2606.

25ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753the peopleὁ ὄχλος,ho ochlosG3588 G3793were put forthἐξεβλήθηexeblēthēG1544,he went in, andεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525tookἐκράτησενekratēsenG2902herαὐτῆς,autēsG846by the handτῆς χειρὸςtēs cheirosG3588 G5495,andκαὶkaiG2532the maidτὸ κοράσιον.to korasionG3588 G2877aroseἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532the fameἡ φήμηhē phēmēG3588 G5345hereofαὕτηhautēG3778went abroadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831intoεἰςeisG1519allὅληνholēnG3650thatἐκείνην.¶ekeinēnG1565landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093.

27AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenG3855Jesusτῷ Ἰησοῦtō IēsouG3588 G2424departedG3855thenceἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564,twoδύοduoG1417blind menτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190himαὐτῷautōG846,cryingκράζοντεςkrazontesG2896,andκαὶkaiG2532sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, ThouSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of DavidΔαυίδ.DauidG1138,have mercy onἐλέησονeleēsonG1653usG1473.

28τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161when he was comeἐλθόντιelthontiG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the houseοἰκίαν οἱoikian hoiG3588 G3614,the blind menτυφλοί,tuphloiG5185cameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334to himαὐτῷautōG846:andκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦς·ho IēsousG3588 G2424saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,Believe yeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754I am ableδύναμαιdunamaiG1410to doποιῆσαι;poiēsaiG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778?They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,YeaναὶnaiG3483,Lordκύριε.kurieG2962.

29ThenτότεtoteG5119touched heG680theirαὐτῶνautōnG846eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνtōn ophthalmōnG3588 G3788,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,According toκατὰkataG2596yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102be itγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096unto youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

30AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846eyesοἱ ὀφθαλμοί.hoi ophthalmoiG3588 G3788were openedἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455;andκαὶkaiG2532Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςho IēsousG3588 G2424straitly chargedἐνεβριμήθηenebrimēthēG1690themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,SeeὁρᾶτεhorateG3708thatno manμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367knowγινωσκέτω.ginōsketōG1097it.

31ButδὲdeG1161theyοἱhoiG3588,when they were departedἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831,spread abroadG1310hisαὐτὸνautonG846fameG1310inἐνenG1722allὅλῃholēG3650thatἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēG1565countryτῇ γῇtēa gēaG3588 G1093.

32AsδὲdeG1161theyΑὐτῶνAutōnG846went outἐξερχομένωνexerchomenōnG1831,beholdG3708,they broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374to himαὐτῷautōG846a dumbκωφὸνkōphonG2974manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444possessed with a devilδαιμονιζόμενον.daimonizomenonG1139.

33τοῦtouG3588ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG1544the devilδαιμονίου οἱdaimoniou hoiG3588 G1140was cast outἐκβληθέντοςekblēthentosG1544,the dumbκωφός.kōphosG2974spakeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980:andκαὶkaiG2532the multitudesὄχλοι τῷochloi tōG3588 G3793marvelledἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,G3754It wasG5316neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779seenG5316inἐνenG1722IsraelἸσραήλ.IsraēlG2474.

34οἱhoiG3588ButδὲdeG1161the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330saidἔλεγον·elegonG3004,He casteth outἐκβάλλειekballeiG1544devilsτῷ δαιμονίωνtō daimoniōnG3588 G1140throughἐνenG1722the princeἄρχοντι τῶνarchonti tōnG3588 G758of the devilsτὰ δαιμόνια.¶ta daimoniaG3588 G1140.

35AndΚαὶKaiG2532JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588 G2424went aboutπεριῆγενperiēgenG4013allπάσαςpasasG3956the citiesπόλειςpoleisG3588 G4172andκαὶkaiG2532villagesκώμαςkōmasG3588 G2968,teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321inG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG3588 G4864,andκαὶkaiG2532preachingκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG3588 G2098of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG3588 G932,andκαὶkaiG2532healingθεραπεύωνtherapeuōnG2323everyπᾶσανpasanG3956sicknessνόσονnosonG3554andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶσανpasanG3956diseaseμαλακίανmalakianG3119amongG1722the peopleG3588 G2992.

36ButδὲdeG1161when he sawG3708the multitudesτοὺς ὄχλουςtous ochlousG3588 G3793,he was moved with compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697onπερὶperiG4012themαὐτῶνautōnG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theyG1510faintedG1590,andκαὶkaiG2532wereG1510scattered abroadἐρριμμένοιerrimmenoiG4496,asὡσεὶhōseiG5616sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263havingἔχονταechontaG2192noμὴmēG3361shepherdποιμένα.¶poimenaG4166.

37G3588G3588ThenΤότεToteG5119saith heλέγειlegeiG3004untoG3588 G3101hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846disciplesG3588 G3101,The harvestθερισμὸςtherismosG2326trulyμὲνmenG3303isplenteousπολύς,polusG4183,butδὲdeG1161the labourersἐργάταιergataiG2040arefewὀλίγοι·oligoiG3641;

38Pray yeδεήθητεdeēthēteG1189thereforeοὖνounG3767the Lordτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588 G2962of the harvestτοῦ θερισμοῦtou therismouG3588 G2326,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704he will send forthἐκβάλῃekbalēG1544labourersἐργάταςergatasG2040intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846harvestτὸν θερισμὸνton therismonG3588 G2326.

Commentaries on Matthew 9