Matthew 24 #catechesis/bible/matthew
[!abstract] Christ foretells the destruction of the temple, with the signs that shall come before it and before the last judgment. We must always watch.
Book: Matthew · ← Matthew 23 · Matthew 25 →
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GR Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐπορεύετο, καὶ προσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπιδεῖξαι αὐτῷ τὰς οἰκοδομὰς τοῦ ἱεροῦ:
LA Et egressus Jesus de templo, ibat. Et accesserunt discipuli ejus, ut ostenderent ei ædificationes templi.
EN And Jesus being come out of the temple, went away. And his disciples came to show him the buildings of the temple.
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GR ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: οὐ βλέπετε ταῦτα πάντα; ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον, ὃς οὐ καταλυθήσεται.
LA Ipse autem respondens dixit illis: Videtis hæc omnia? amen dico vobis, non relinquetur hic lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur.
EN And he answering, said to them: Do you see all these things? Amen I say to you, there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed.
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GR καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους τῶν ἐλαιῶν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ κατ’ ἰδίαν λέγοντες: εἰπὸν ἡμῖν, πότε ταῦτα ἔσται, καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον τῆς σῆς παρουσίας καὶ συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος;
LA Sedente autem eo super montem Oliveti, accesserunt ad eum discipuli secreto, dicentes: Dic nobis, quando hæc erunt? et quod signum adventus tui, et consummationis sæculi?
EN And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of your coming and of the consummation of the world?
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GR καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς: βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς πλανήσῃ.
LA Et respondens Jesus, dixit eis: Videte ne quis vos seducat:
EN And Jesus answering, said to them: Take heed that no man seduce you.
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GR πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου λέγοντες: ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Χριστός, καὶ πολλοὺς πλανήσουσιν.
LA multi enim venient in nomine meo, dicentes: Ego sum Christus: et multos seducent.
EN For many will come in my name saying, I am Christ. And they will seduce many.
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GR μελλήσετε δὲ ἀκούειν πολέμους καὶ ἀκοὰς πολέμων: ὁρᾶτε μὴ θροεῖσθε: δεῖ γὰρ γενέσθαι, ἀλλ’ οὔπω ἐστὶν τὸ τέλος.
LA Audituri enim estis prælia, et opiniones præliorum. Videte ne turbemini: oportet enim hæc fieri, sed nondum est finis:
EN And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you be not troubled. For these things must come to pass: but the end is not yet.
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GR ἐγερθήσεται γὰρ ἔθνος ἐπὶ’ ἔθνος καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν, καὶ ἔσονται λιμοὶ καὶ σεισμοὶ κατὰ τόπους:
LA consurget enim gens in gentem, et regnum in regnum, et erunt pestilentiæ, et fames, et terræmotus per loca:
EN For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places.
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GR πάντα δὲ ταῦτα ἀρχὴ ὠδίνων.
LA hæc autem omnia initia sunt dolorum.
EN Now all these are the beginnings of sorrows.
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GR τότε παραδώσουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς θλῖψιν καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἔσεσθε μισούμενοι ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν διὰ τὸ ὄνομά μου.
LA Tunc tradent vos in tribulationem, et occident vos: et eritis odio omnibus gentibus propter nomen meum.
EN Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death: and you shall be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
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GR καὶ τότε σκανδαλισθήσονται πολλοὶ καὶ ἀλλήλους παραδώσουσιν καὶ μισήσουσιν ἀλλήλους:
LA Et tunc scandalizabuntur multi, et invicem tradent, et odio habebunt invicem.
EN And then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another.
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GR καὶ πολλοὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐγερθήσονται καὶ πλανήσουσιν πολλούς:
LA Et multi pseudoprophetæ surgent, et seducent multos.
EN And many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many.
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GR καὶ διὰ τὸ πληθυνθῆναι τὴν ἀνομίαν ψυγήσεται ἡ ἀγάπη τῶν πολλῶν.
LA Et quoniam abundavit iniquitas, refrigescet caritas multorum:
EN And because iniquity has abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold.
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GR ὁ δὲ ὑπομείνας εἰς τέλος οὗτος σωθήσεται.
LA qui autem perseveraverit usque in finem, hic salvus erit.
EN But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.
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GR καὶ κηρυχθήσεται τοῦτο τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς βασιλείας ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ εἰς μαρτύριον πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, καὶ τότε ἥξει τὸ τέλος.
LA Et prædicabitur hoc Evangelium regni in universo orbe, in testimonium omnibus gentibus: et tunc veniet consummatio.
EN And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, for a testimony to all nations: and then shall the consummation come.
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GR Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου ἑστὸς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω,
LA Cum ergo videritis abominationem desolationis, quæ dicta est a Daniele propheta, stantem in loco sancto, qui legit, intelligat:
EN When therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he that reads let him understand.
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GR τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη,
LA tunc qui in Judæa sunt, fugiant ad montes:
EN Then they that are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains:
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GR ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ δώματος μὴ καταβάτω ἆραι τὰ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ,
LA et qui in tecto, non descendat tollere aliquid de domo sua:
EN And he that is on the housetop, let him not come down to take anything out of his house:
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GR καὶ ὁ ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ μὴ ἐπιστρεψάτω ὀπίσω ἆραι τὸ ἱμάτιον αὐτοῦ.
LA et qui in agro, non revertatur tollere tunicam suam.
EN And he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his coat.
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GR οὐαὶ δὲ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.
LA Væ autem prægnantibus et nutrientibus in illis diebus!
EN And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days.
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GR προσεύχεσθε δὲ ἵνα μὴ γένηται ἡ φυγὴ ὑμῶν χειμῶνος μηδὲ σαββάτῳ:
LA Orate autem ut non fiat fuga vestra in hieme, vel sabbato:
EN But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath.
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GR ἔσται γὰρ τότε θλῖψις μεγάλη οἵα οὐ γέγονεν ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς κόσμου ἕως τοῦ νῦν οὐδ’ οὐ μὴ γένηται.
LA erit enim tunc tribulatio magna, qualis non fuit ab initio mundi usque modo, neque fiet.
EN For there shall be then great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.
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GR καὶ εἰ μὴ ἐκολοβώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι, οὐκ ἂν ἐσώθη πᾶσα σάρξ: διὰ δὲ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς κολοβωθήσονται αἱ ἡμέραι ἐκεῖναι.
LA Et nisi breviati fuissent dies illi, non fieret salva omnis caro: sed propter electos breviabuntur dies illi.
EN And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be saved: but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened.
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GR τότε ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ: ἰδοὺ ὧδε ὁ Χριστός, ἤ, ὧδε, μὴ πιστεύσητε:
LA Tunc si quis vobis dixerit: Ecce hic est Christus, aut illic: nolite credere.
EN Then if any man shall say to you, Lo here is Christ, or there: do not believe him.
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GR ἐγερθήσονται γὰρ ψευδόχριστοι καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται, καὶ δώσουσιν σημεῖα μεγάλα καὶ τέρατα, ὥστε πλανᾶσθαι, εἰ δυνατόν, καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς.
LA Surgent enim pseudochristi, et pseudoprophetæ: et dabunt signa magna, et prodigia, ita ut in errorem inducantur (si fieri potest) etiam electi.
EN For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even the elect.
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GR ἰδοὺ προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
LA Ecce prædixi vobis.
EN Behold I have told it to you, beforehand.
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GR ἐὰν οὖν εἴπωσιν ὑμῖν: ἰδοὺ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐστίν, μὴ ἐξέλθητε: ἰδοὺ ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις, μὴ πιστεύσητε:
LA Si ergo dixerint vobis: Ecce in deserto est, nolite exire; Ecce in penetralibus, nolite credere.
EN If therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert: go not out. Behold he is in the closets: believe it not.
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GR ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἐξέρχεται ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ φαίνεται ἕως δυσμῶν, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
LA Sicut enim fulgur exit ab oriente, et paret usque in occidentem: ita erit et adventus Filii hominis.
EN For as lightning comes out of the east and appears even into the west: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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GR ὅπου ἐὰν ᾖ τὸ πτῶμα, ἐκεῖ συναχθήσονται οἱ ἀετοί.
LA Ubicumque fuerit corpus, illic congregabuntur et aquilæ.
EN Wheresoever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be gathered together.
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[!note]- Wheresoever, etc…
The coming of Christ shall be sudden, and manifest to all the world, like lightning: and wheresoever he shall come, thither shall all mankind be gathered to him, as eagles are gathered about a dead body.
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GR Εὐθέως δὲ μετὰ τὴν θλῖψιν τῶν ἡμερῶν ἐκείνων ὁ ἥλιος σκοτισθήσεται καὶ ἡ σελήνη οὐ δώσει τὸ φέγγος αὐτῆς, καὶ οἱ ἀστέρες πεσοῦνται ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν σαλευθήσονται.
LA Statim autem post tribulationem dierum illorum sol obscurabitur, et luna non dabit lumen suum, et stellæ cadent de cælo, et virtutes cælorum commovebuntur:
EN And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved.
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[!note]- The stars…
Or flaming meteors resembling stars.
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GR καὶ τότε φανήσεται τὸ σημεῖον τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ τότε κόψονται πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ὄψονται τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον ἐπὶ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς.
LA et tunc parebit signum Filii hominis in cælo: et tunc plangent omnes tribus terræ: et videbunt Filium hominis venientem in nubibus cæli cum virtute multa et majestate.
EN And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven. And then shall all tribes of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty.
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GR καὶ ἀποστελεῖ τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ μετὰ σάλπιγγος μεγάλης, καὶ ἐπισυνάξουσιν τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ἀνέμων ἀπ’ ἄκρων οὐρανῶν ἕως τῶν ἄκρων αὐτῶν.
LA Et mittet angelos suos cum tuba, et voce magna: et congregabunt electos ejus a quatuor ventis, a summis cælorum usque ad terminos eorum.
EN And he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice: and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them.
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[!note]- The sign, etc…
The cross of Christ.
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GR Ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς συκῆς μάθετε τὴν παραβολήν. ὅταν ἤδη ὁ κλάδος αὐτῆς γένηται ἁπαλὸς καὶ τὰ φύλλα ἐκφύῃ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος:
LA Ab arbore autem fici discite parabolam: cum jam ramus ejus tener fuerit, et folia nata, scitis quia prope est æstas:
EN And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is near.
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GR οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς, ὅταν ἴδητε πάντα ταῦτα, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐγγύς ἐστιν ἐπὶ θύραις.
LA ita et vos cum videritis hæc omnia, scitote quia prope est, in januis.
EN So you also, when you shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
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GR ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως [ἂν] πάντα ταῦτα γένηται.
LA Amen dico vobis, quia non præteribit generatio hæc, donec omnia hæc fiant.
EN Amen I say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done.
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GR ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ παρελεύσεται, οἱ δὲ λόγοι μου οὐ μὴ παρέλθωσιν.
LA Cælum et terra transibunt, verba autem mea non præteribunt.
EN Heaven and earth shall pass: but my words shall not pass.
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[!note]- Shall pass…
Because they shall be changed at the end of the world into a new heaven and new earth.
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GR Περὶ δὲ τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶ ὥρας οὐδεὶς οἶδεν, οὐδὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι τῶν οὐρανῶν οὐδὲ ὁ υἱός, εἰ μὴ ὁ πατὴρ μόνος.
LA De die autem illa et hora nemo scit, neque angeli cælorum, nisi solus Pater.
EN But of that day and hour no one knows: no, not the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
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GR ὥσπερ γὰρ αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ Νῶε, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
LA Sicut autem in diebus Noë, ita erit et adventus Filii hominis:
EN And as in the days of Noe, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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GR ὡς γὰρ ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις [ἐκείναις] ταῖς πρὸ τοῦ κατακλυσμοῦ τρώγοντες καὶ πίνοντες, γαμοῦντες καὶ γαμίζοντες, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας εἰσῆλθεν Νῶε εἰς τὴν κιβωτόν,
LA sicut enim erant in diebus ante diluvium comedentes et bibentes, nubentes et nuptum tradentes, usque ad eum diem, quo intravit Noë in arcam,
EN For, as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noe entered into the ark:
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GR καὶ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ἕως ἦλθεν ὁ κατακλυσμὸς καὶ ἦρεν ἅπαντας, οὕτως ἔσται ἡ παρουσία τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
LA et non cognoverunt donec venit diluvium, et tulit omnes: ita erit et adventus Filii hominis.
EN And they knew not till the flood came and took them all away: so also shall the coming of the Son of man be.
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GR τότε ἔσονται δύο ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ, εἷς παραλαμβάνεται καὶ εἷς ἀφίεται:
LA Tunc duo erunt in agro: unus assumetur, et unus relinquetur.
EN Then two shall be in the field. One shall be taken and one shall be left.
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GR δύο ἀλήθουσαι ἐν τῷ μύλῳ, μία παραλαμβάνεται καὶ μία ἀφίεται.
LA Duæ molentes in mola: una assumetur, et una relinquetur.
EN Two women shall be grinding at the mill. One shall be taken and one shall be left.
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GR γρηγορεῖτε οὖν, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε ποίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ κύριος ὑμῶν ἔρχεται.
LA Vigilate ergo, quia nescitis qua hora Dominus vester venturus sit.
EN Watch therefore, because you know not what hour your Lord will come.
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GR Ἐκεῖνο δὲ γινώσκετε, ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ φυλακῇ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἂν εἴασεν διορυχθῆναι τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ.
LA Illud autem scitote, quoniam si sciret paterfamilias qua hora fur venturus esset, vigilaret utique, et non sineret perfodi domum suam.
EN But know this: that, if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
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GR διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι, ὅτι ᾗ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὥρᾳ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
LA Ideo et vos estote parati: quia qua nescitis hora Filius hominis venturus est.
EN Wherefore be you also ready, because at what hour you know not the Son of man will come.
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GR Τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ φρόνιμος, ὃν κατέστησεν ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκετείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ δοῦναι αὐτοῖς τὴν τροφὴν ἐν καιρῷ;
LA Quis, putas, est fidelis servus, et prudens, quem constituit dominus suus super familiam suam ut det illis cibum in tempore?
EN Who, do you think, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has appointed over his family, to give them meat in season?
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GR μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει οὕτως ποιοῦντα.
LA Beatus ille servus, quem cum venerit dominus ejus, invenerit sic facientem.
EN Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing.
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GR ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.
LA Amen dico vobis, quoniam super omnia bona sua constituet eum.
EN Amen I say to you: he shall place him over all his goods.
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GR ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ κακὸς δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ: χρονίζει μου ὁ κύριος,
LA Si autem dixerit malus servus ille in corde suo: Moram fecit dominus meus venire:
EN But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming:
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GR καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς συνδούλους αὐτοῦ, ἐσθίῃ δὲ καὶ πίνῃ μετὰ τῶν μεθυόντων:
LA et cœperit percutere conservos suos, manducet autem et bibat cum ebriosis:
EN And shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards:
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GR ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει,
LA veniet dominus servi illius in die qua non sperat, et hora qua ignorat:
EN The lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopes not and at an hour that he knows not:
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GR καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν, καὶ τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ὑποκριτῶν θήσει: ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
LA et dividet eum, partemque ejus ponet cum hypocritis: illic erit fletus et stridor dentium.
EN And shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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