Matthew 12 #catechesis/bible/matthew
[!abstract] Christ reproves the blindness of the Pharisees, and confutes their attributing his miracles to Satan.
Book: Matthew · ← Matthew 11 · Matthew 13 →
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GR Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἐπορεύθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς σάββασιν διὰ τῶν σπορίμων: οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπείνασαν, καὶ ἤρξαντο τίλλειν στάχυας καὶ ἐσθίειν.
LA In illo tempore abiit Jesus per sata sabbato: discipuli autem ejus esurientes cœperunt vellere spicas, et manducare.
EN At that time Jesus went through the corn on the sabbath: and his disciples being hungry, began to pluck the ears, and to eat.
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GR οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἰδόντες εἶπαν αὐτῷ: ἰδοὺ οἱ μαθηταί σου ποιοῦσιν ὃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ποιεῖν ἐν σαββάτῳ.
LA Pharisæi autem videntes, dixerunt ei: Ecce discipuli tui faciunt quod non licet facere sabbatis.
EN And the Pharisees seeing them, said to him: Behold your disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days.
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GR ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ, ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετ’ αὐτοῦ;
LA At ille dixit eis: Non legistis quid fecerit David, quando esuriit, et qui cum eo erant:
EN But he said to them: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and they that were with him:
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GR πῶς εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τοὺς ἄρτους τῆς προθέσεως ἔφαγον, ὃ οὐκ ἐξὸν ἦν αὐτῷ φαγεῖν οὐδὲ τοῖς μετ’ αὐτοῦ, εἰ μὴ τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν μόνοις;
LA quomodo intravit in domum Dei, et panes propositionis comedit, quos non licebat ei edere, neque his qui cum eo erant, nisi solis sacerdotibus?
EN How he entered into the house of God, and ate the loaves of proposition, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for them that were with him, but for the priests only?
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GR ἢ οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὅτι τοῖς σάββασιν οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τὸ σάββατον βεβηλοῦσιν καὶ ἀναίτιοί εἰσιν;
LA aut non legistis in lege quia sabbatis sacerdotes in templo sabbatum violant, et sine crimine sunt?
EN Or have you not read in the law, that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath, and are without blame?
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GR λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζόν ἐστιν ὧδε.
LA Dico autem vobis, quia templo major est hic.
EN But I tell you that there is here a greater than the temple.
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GR εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν: ἔλεος θέλω καὶ οὐ θυσίαν, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.
LA Si autem sciretis, quid est: Misericordiam volo, et non sacrificium: numquam condemnassetis innocentes:
EN And if you knew what this means: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.
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GR κύριος γάρ ἐστιν τοῦ σαββάτου ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
LA dominus enim est Filius hominis etiam sabbati.
EN For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath.
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[!note]- The loaves of proposition…
So were called the twelve loaves which were placed before the sanctuary in the temple of God.
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GR Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτῶν:
LA Et cum inde transisset, venit in synagogam eorum.
EN And when he had passed from thence, he came into their synagogues.
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GR καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος χεῖρα ἔχων ξηράν: καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες: εἰ ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν θεραπεύειν; ἵνα κατηγορήσωσιν αὐτοῦ.
LA Et ecce homo manum habens aridam, et interrogabant eum, dicentes: Si licet sabbatis curare? ut accusarent eum.
EN And behold there was a man who had a withered hand, and they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? That they might accuse him.
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GR ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: τίς [ἔσται] ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἕν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;
LA Ipse autem dixit illis: Quis erit ex vobis homo, qui habeat ovem unam, et si ceciderit hæc sabbatis in foveam, nonne tenebit et levabit eam?
EN But he said to them: What man shall there be among you, that has one sheep: and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not take hold on it and lift it up?
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GR πόσῳ οὖν διαφέρει ἄνθρωπος προβάτου: ὥστε ἔξεστιν τοῖς σάββασιν καλῶς ποιεῖν.
LA Quanto magis melior est homo ove? itaque licet sabbatis benefacere.
EN How much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days.
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GR τότε λέγει τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ: ἔκτεινόν σου τὴν χεῖρα. καὶ ἐξέτεινεν, καὶ ἀπεκατεστάθη ὑγιὴς ὡς ἡ ἄλλη.
LA Tunc ait homini: Extende manum tuam. Et extendit, et restituta est sanitati sicut altera.
EN Then he says to the man: Stretch forth your hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other.
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GR ἐξελθόντες δὲ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι συμβούλιον ἔλαβον κατ’ αὐτοῦ, ὅπως αὐτὸν ἀπολέσωσιν.
LA Exeuntes autem pharisæi, consilium faciebant adversus eum, quomodo perderent eum.
EN And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.
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GR Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς γνοὺς ἀνεχώρησεν ἐκεῖθεν. καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ πολλοί, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτοὺς πάντας,
LA Jesus autem sciens recessit inde: et secuti sunt eum multi, et curavit eos omnes:
EN But Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.
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GR καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ φανερὸν αὐτὸν ποιήσωσιν:
LA et præcepit eis ne manifestum eum facerent.
EN And he charged them that they should not make him known.
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GR ἵνα πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος:
LA Ut adimpleretur quod dictum est per Isaiam prophetam, dicentem:
EN That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
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GR ἰδοὺ ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα, ὁ ἀγαπητός μου ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου: θήσω τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ κρίσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπαγγελεῖ.
LA Ecce puer meus, quem elegi, dilectus meus, in quo bene complacuit animæ meæ. Ponam spiritum meum super eum, et judicium gentibus nuntiabit.
EN Behold my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved in whom my soul has been well pleased. I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the Gentiles.
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GR οὐκ ἐρίσει οὐδὲ κραυγάσει, οὐδὲ ἀκούσει τις ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ.
LA Non contendet, neque clamabit, neque audiet aliquis in plateis vocem ejus:
EN He shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
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GR κάλαμον συντετριμμένον οὐ κατεάξει καὶ λίνον τυφόμενον οὐ σβέσει, ἕως ἂν ἐκβάλῃ εἰς νῖκος τὴν κρίσιν.
LA arundinem quassatam non confringet, et linum fumigans non extinguet, donec ejiciat ad victoriam judicium:
EN The bruised reed he shall not break: and smoking flax he shall not extinguish: till he send forth judgment unto victory.
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GR καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.
LA et in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt.
EN And in his name the Gentiles shall hope.
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GR Τότε προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενον τυφλὸν καὶ κωφόν: καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτόν, ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.
LA Tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus, et mutus, et curavit eum ita ut loqueretur, et videret.
EN Then was offered to him one possessed with a devil, blind and dumb: and he healed him, so that he spoke and saw.
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GR καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον: μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;
LA Et stupebant omnes turbæ, et dicebant: Numquid hic est filius David?
EN And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is not this the son of David?
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GR οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι ἀκούσαντες εἶπον: οὗτος οὐκ ἐκβάλλει τὰ δαιμόνια εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ Βεελζεβοὺλ ἄρχοντι τῶν δαιμονίων.
LA Pharisæi autem audientes, dixerunt: Hic non ejicit dæmones nisi in Beelzebub principe dæmoniorum.
EN But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casts not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
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GR εἰδὼς δὲ τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: πᾶσα βασιλεία μερισθεῖσα καθ’ ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται, καὶ πᾶσα πόλις ἢ οἰκία μερισθεῖσα καθ’ ἑαυτῆς οὐ σταθήσεται.
LA Jesus autem sciens cogitationes eorum, dixit eis: Omne regnum divisum contra se desolabitur: et omnis civitas vel domus divisa contra se, non stabit.
EN And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.
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GR καὶ εἰ ὁ Σατανᾶς τὸν Σατανᾶν ἐκβάλλει, ἐφ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐμερίσθη: πῶς οὖν σταθήσεται ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ;
LA Et si Satanas Satanam ejicit, adversus se divisus est: quomodo ergo stabit regnum ejus?
EN And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself: how then shall his kingdom stand?
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GR καὶ εἰ ἐγὼ ἐν Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν ἐν τίνι ἐκβάλλουσιν; διὰ τοῦτο αὐτοὶ κριταὶ ἔσονται ὑμῶν.
LA Et si ego in Beelzebub ejicio dæmones, filii vestri in quo ejiciunt? ideo ipsi judices vestri erunt.
EN And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.
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GR εἰ δὲ ἐν πνεύματι θεοῦ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω τὰ δαιμόνια, ἄρα ἔφθασεν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ.
LA Si autem ego in Spiritu Dei ejicio dæmones, igitur pervenit in vos regnum Dei.
EN But if I by the Spirit of God cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.
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GR ἢ πῶς δύναταί τις εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ ἁρπάσαι, ἐὰν μὴ πρῶτον δήσῃ τὸν ἰσχυρόν, καὶ τότε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ διαρπάσει;
LA Aut quomodo potest quisquam intrare in domum fortis, et vasa ejus diripere, nisi prius alligaverit fortem? et tunc domum illius diripiet.
EN Or how can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle his goods, unless he first bind the strong? And then he will rifle his house.
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GR ὁ μὴ ὢν μετ’ ἐμοῦ κατ’ ἐμοῦ ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ μὴ συνάγων μετ’ ἐμοῦ σκορπίζει.
LA Qui non est mecum, contra me est; et qui non congregat mihi, spargit.
EN He that is not with me, is against me: and he that gathers not with me, scatters.
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GR Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, πᾶσα ἁμαρτία καὶ βλασφημία ἀφεθήσεται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, ἡ δὲ τοῦ πνεύματος βλασφημία οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται.
LA Ideo dico vobis: Omne peccatum et blasphemia remittetur hominibus, Spiritus autem blasphemia non remittetur.
EN Therefore I say to you: Every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men, but the blasphemy of the Spirit shall not be forgiven.
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GR καὶ ὃς ἐὰν εἴπῃ λόγον κατὰ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ: ὃς δ’ ἂν εἴπῃ κατὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου, οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ οὔτε ἐν τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι οὔτε ἐν τῷ μέλλοντι.
LA Et quicumque dixerit verbum contra Filium hominis, remittetur ei: qui autem dixerit contra Spiritum Sanctum, non remittetur ei, neque in hoc sæculo, neque in futuro.
EN And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall speak against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world, nor in the world to come.
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[!note]- Nor in the world to come…
From these words St. Augustine (De Civ. Dei, lib. 21, c. 13) and St. Gregory (Dialog., 4, c. 39) gather, that some sins may be remitted in the world to come; and, consequently, that there is a purgatory or a middle place.
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GR Ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον καλὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ καλόν, ἢ ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον σαπρὸν καὶ τὸν καρπὸν αὐτοῦ σαπρόν: ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον γινώσκεται.
LA Aut facite arborem bonam, et fructum ejus bonum: aut facite arborem malam, et fructum ejus malum: siquidem ex fructu arbor agnoscitur.
EN Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.
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GR γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς δύνασθε ἀγαθὰ λαλεῖν πονηροὶ ὄντες; ἐκ γὰρ τοῦ περισσεύματος τῆς καρδίας τὸ στόμα λαλεῖ.
LA Progenies viperarum, quomodo potestis bona loqui, cum sitis mali? ex abundantia enim cordis os loquitur.
EN O generation of vipers, how can you speak good things, whereas you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
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GR ὁ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει ἀγαθά, καὶ ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ θησαυροῦ ἐκβάλλει πονηρά.
LA Bonus homo de bono thesauro profert bona: et malus homo de malo thesauro profert mala.
EN A good man out of a good treasure brings forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure brings forth evil things.
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GR λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶν ῥῆμα ἀργὸν ὃ λαλήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι ἀποδώσουσιν περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.
LA Dico autem vobis quoniam omne verbum otiosum, quod locuti fuerint homines, reddent rationem de eo in die judicii.
EN But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.
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[!note]- Every idle word…
This shows there must be a place of temporal punishment hereafter where these slighter faults shall be punished.
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GR ἐκ γὰρ τῶν λόγων σου δικαιωθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν λόγων σου καταδικασθήσῃ.
LA Ex verbis enim tuis justificaberis et ex verbis tuis condemnaberis.
EN For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.
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[!note]- The blasphemy of the Spirit…
The sin here spoken of is that blasphemy, by which the Pharisees attributed the miracles of Christ, wrought by the Spirit of God, to Beelzebub the prince of devils. Now this kind of sin is usually accompanied with so much obstinacy, and such wilful opposing the Spirit of God, and the known truth, that men who are guilty of it, are seldom or never converted: and therefore are never forgiven, because they will not repent. Otherwise there is no sin, which God cannot or will not forgive to such as sincerely repent, and have recourse to the keys of the church.
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GR Τότε ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων λέγοντες: διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.
LA Tunc responderunt ei quidam de scribis et pharisæis, dicentes: Magister, volumus a te signum videre.
EN Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master, we would see a sign from you.
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[!note]- A sign…
That is, a miracle from heaven. (Luke 11:16)
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GR ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.
LA Qui respondens ait illis: Generatio mala et adultera signum quærit: et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Jonæ prophetæ.
EN Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
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GR ὥσπερ γὰρ ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας, οὕτως ἔσται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ τῆς γῆς τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας.
LA Sicut enim fuit Jonas in ventre ceti tribus diebus, et tribus noctibus, sic erit Filius hominis in corde terræ tribus diebus et tribus noctibus.
EN For as Jonah was in the whale’s belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
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GR ἄνδρες Νινευῖται ἀναστήσονται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινοῦσιν αὐτήν, ὅτι μετενόησαν εἰς τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ, καὶ ἰδοὺ πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε.
LA Viri Ninivitæ surgent in judicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabunt eam: quia pœnitentiam egerunt in prædicatione Jonæ, et ecce plus quam Jonas hic.
EN The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonah. And behold a greater than Jonah here.
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GR βασίλισσα νότου ἐγερθήσεται ἐν τῇ κρίσει μετὰ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης καὶ κατακρινεῖ αὐτήν, ὅτι ἦλθεν ἐκ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς ἀκοῦσαι τὴν σοφίαν Σολομῶνος, καὶ ἰδοὺ πλεῖον Σολομῶνος ὧδε.
LA Regina austri surget in judicio cum generatione ista, et condemnabit eam: quia venit a finibus terræ audire sapientiam Salomonis, et ecce plus quam Salomon hic.
EN The queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater than Solomon here.
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GR Ὅταν δὲ τὸ ἀκάθαρτον πνεῦμα ἐξέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, διέρχεται δι’ ἀνύδρων τόπων ζητοῦν ἀνάπαυσιν, καὶ οὐχ εὑρίσκει.
LA Cum autem immundus spiritus exierit ab homine, ambulat per loca arida, quærens requiem, et non invenit.
EN And when an unclean spirit has gone out of a man he walks through dry places seeking rest, and finds none.
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GR τότε λέγει: εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου ἐπιστρέψω ὅθεν ἐξῆλθον. καὶ ἐλθὸν εὑρίσκει σχολάζοντα [καὶ] σεσαρωμένον καὶ κεκοσμημένον.
LA Tunc dicit: Revertar in domum meam, unde exivi. Et veniens invenit eam vacantem, scopis mundatam, et ornatam.
EN Then he says: I will return into my house from whence I came out. And coming he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.
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GR τότε πορεύεται καὶ παραλαμβάνει μεθ’ ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτὰ ἕτερα πνεύματα πονηρότερα ἑαυτοῦ, καὶ εἰσελθόντα κατοικεῖ ἐκεῖ, καὶ γίνεται τὰ ἔσχατα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκείνου χείρονα τῶν πρώτων. οὕτως ἔσται καὶ τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ πονηρᾷ.
LA Tunc vadit, et assumit septem alios spiritus secum nequiores se, et intrantes habitant ibi: et fiunt novissima hominis illius pejora prioribus. Sic erit et generationi huic pessimæ.
EN Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.
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[!note]- Three days, etc…
Not complete days and nights; but part of three days, and three nights taken according to the way that the Hebrews counted their days and nights, viz., from evening to evening.
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GR Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος τοῖς ὄχλοις ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ εἱστήκεισαν ἔξω ζητοῦντες αὐτῷ λαλῆσαι.
LA Adhuc eo loquente ad turbas, ecce mater ejus et fratres stabant foris, quærentes loqui ei.
EN As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
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LA Dixit autem ei quidam: Ecce mater tua, et fratres tui foris stant quærentes te.
EN And one said unto him: Behold your mother and your brethren stand without, seeking you.
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GR ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ λέγοντι αὐτῷ: τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου, καὶ τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;
LA At ipse respondens dicenti sibi, ait: Quæ est mater mea, et qui sunt fratres mei?
EN But he answering him that told him, said: Who is my mother, and who are my brethren?
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GR καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα [αὐτοῦ] ἐπὶ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν: ἰδοὺ ἡ μήτηρ μου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί μου:
LA Et extendens manum in discipulos suos, dixit: Ecce mater mea, et fratres mei.
EN And stretching forth his hand towards his disciples, he said: Behold my mother and my brethren.
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GR ὅστις γὰρ ἂν ποιήσῃ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πατρός μου τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, αὐτός μου ἀδελφὸς καὶ ἀδελφὴ καὶ μήτηρ ἐστίν.
LA Quicumque enim fecerit voluntatem Patris mei, qui in cælis est, ipse meus frater, et soror, et mater est.
EN For whosoever shall do the will of my Father, that is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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[!note]- Who is my mother?…
This was not spoken by way of slighting his mother, but to show that we are never to suffer ourselves to be taken from the service of God, by any inordinate affection to our earthly parents: and that which our Lord chiefly regarded in his mother, was her doing the will of his Father in heaven. It may also further allude to the reprobation of the Jews, his carnal kindred, and the election of the Gentiles.
