¹ Η αμαρτια του Ιουδα ειναι γεγραμμενη με γραφιδα σιδηραν, με ονυχα αδαμαντινον, ενεχαραχθη επι της πλακος της καρδιας αυτων και επι των κερατων των θυσιαστηριων υμων·

² ωστε οι υιοι αυτων ενθυμουνται τα θυσιαστηρια αυτων και τα αλση αυτων, μετα των πρασινων δενδρων επι τους υψηλους λοφους.

³ Ω ορος μου εν τη πεδιαδι, θελω δωσει την περιουσιαν σου και παντας τους θησαυρους σου εις διαρπαγην και τους υψηλους σου τοπους κατα παντα τα ορια σου, δια την αμαρτιαν.

⁴ Και συ, μαλιστα αυτη συ, θελεις εκβληθη απο της κληρονομιας σου, την οποιαν εδωκα εις σε, και θελω σε καταδουλωσει εις τους εχθρους σου, εν γη την οποιαν δεν εγνωρισας· διοτι πυρ εξηψατε εν τω θυμω μου, το οποιον θελει καιεσθαι εις τον αιωνα.

⁵ Ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Επικαταρατος ο ανθρωπος, οστις ελπιζει επι ανθρωπον και καμνει σαρκα βραχιονα αυτου και του οποιου η καρδια απομακρυνεται απο του Κυριου.

⁶ Διοτι θελει εισθαι ως η αγριομυρικη εν ερημω, και δεν θελει ιδει οταν ελθη το αγαθον· αλλα θελει κατοικει τοπους ξηρους εν ερημω, γην αλμυραν και ακατοικητον.

⁷ Ευλογημενος ο ανθρωπος ο ελπιζων επι Κυριον και του οποιου ο Κυριος ειναι η ελπις.

⁸ Διοτι θελει εισθαι ως δενδρον πεφυτευμενον πλησιον των υδατων, το οποιον εξαπλονει τας ριζας αυτου πλησιον του ποταμου, και δεν θελει ιδει οταν ερχηται το καυμα αλλα το φυλλον αυτου θελει θαλλει· και δεν θελει μεριμνησει εν τω ετει της ανομβριας ουδε θελει παυσει απο του να καμνη καρπον.

⁹ Η καρδια ειναι απατηλη υπερ παντα και σφοδρα διεφθαρμενη· τις δυναται να γνωριση αυτην;

¹⁰ Εγω ο Κυριος εξεταζω την καρδιαν, δοκιμαζω τους νεφρους, δια να δωσω εις εκαστον κατα τας οδους αυτου, κατα τον καρπον των εργων αυτου.

¹¹ Καθως η περδιξ η επωαζουσα και μη νεοσσευουσα, ουτως ο αποκτων πλουτη αδικως θελει αφησει αυτα εις το ημισυ των ημερων αυτου και εις τα εσχατα αυτου θελει εισθαι αφρων.

¹² Θρονος δοξης υψωμενος εξ αρχης ειναι ο τοπος του αγιαστηριου ημων.

¹³ Κυριε, η ελπις του Ισραηλ, παντες οι εγκαταλειποντες σε θελουσι καταισχυνθη και οι αποσταται εμου θελουσι γραφθη εν τη γη· διοτι εγκατελιπον τον Κυριον, την πηγην των ζωντων υδατων.

¹⁴ Ιασαι με, Κυριε, και θελω ιαθη· σωσον με και θελω σωθη· διοτι συ εισαι το καυχημα μου·

¹⁵ Ιδου, ουτοι λεγουσι προς εμε, Που ο λογος του Κυριου; ας ελθη τωρα.

¹⁶ Αλλ' εγω δεν απεσυρθην απο του να σε ακολουθω ως ποιμην, ουδε επεθυμησα την ημεραν της θλιψεως· συ εξευρεις τουτο· τα εξελθοντα εκ των χειλεων μου ησαν ενωπιον σου.

¹⁷ Μη γεινης εις εμε τρομος· συ εισαι η ελπις μου εν ημερα συμφορας·

¹⁸ Ας καταισχυνθωσιν οι καταδιωκοντες με, εγω δε ας μη καταισχυνθω· ας τρομαξωσιν εκεινοι αλλ' ας μη τρομαξω εγω· φερε επ' αυτους ημεραν συμφορας και συντριψον αυτους διπλουν συντριμμα.

¹⁹ Ουτως ειπε Κυριος προς εμε· Υπαγε και στηθι εν τη πυλη των υιων του λαου σου, δι' ης εισερχονται οι βασιλεις Ιουδα και δι' ης εξερχονται, και εν πασαις ταις πυλαις της Ιερουσαλημ·

²⁰ και ειπε προς αυτους, Ακουσατε τον λογον του Κυριου, βασιλεις Ιουδα και, πας ο Ιουδας και παντες οι κατοικοι της Ιερουσαλημ, οι εισερχομενοι δια των πυλων τουτων·

²¹ ουτω λεγει Κυριος· Προσεχετε εις εαυτους, και μη βασταζετε φορτιον την ημεραν του σαββατου μηδε εμβιβαζετε δια των πυλων της Ιερουσαλημ·

²² μηδε εκφερετε φορτιον εκ των οικιων σας την ημεραν του σαββατου και μη καμνετε μηδεμιαν εργασιαν· αλλα αγιαζετε την ημεραν του σαββατου, καθως προσεταξα εις τους πατερας υμων·

²³ δεν υπηκουσαν ομως ουδε εκλιναν το ωτιον αυτων, αλλ' εσκληρυναν τον τραχηλον αυτων δια να μη ακουσωσι και δια να μη δεχθωσι νουθεσιαν.

²⁴ Αλλ' εαν υπακουσητε εις εμε, λεγει Κυριος, ωστε να μη εμβιβαζητε φορτιον δια των πυλων της πολεως ταυτης την ημεραν του σαββατου, αλλα να αγιαζητε την ημεραν του σαββατου μη καμνοντες εν αυτη μηδεμιαν εργασιαν·

²⁵ τοτε θελουσιν εισελθει δια των πυλων της πολεως ταυτης βασιλεις και αρχοντες καθημενοι επι του θρονου του Δαβιδ, εποχουμενοι επι αμαξας και ιππους, αυτοι και οι αρχοντες αυτων, οι ανδρες Ιουδα και οι κατοικοι της Ιερουσαλημ· και η πολις αυτη θελει κατοικεισθαι εις τον αιωνα.

²⁶ Και θελουσιν ελθει εκ των πολεων Ιουδα και εκ των περιξ της Ιερουσαλημ και εκ της γης Βενιαμιν και εκ της πεδινης και εκ των ορεων και εκ του νοτου, φεροντες ολοκαυτωματα και θυσιας και προσφορας εξ αλφιτων και λιβανον, φεροντες ετι και προσφορας ευχαριστηριους εις τον οικον του Κυριου.

²⁷ Αλλ' εαν δεν μου υπακουσητε, ωστε να αγιαζητε την ημεραν του σαββατου και να μη βασταζητε φορτιον και εμβιβαζητε εις τας πυλας της Ιερουσαλημ την ημεραν του σαββατου, τοτε θελω αναψει πυρ εν ταις πυλαις αυτης και θελει καταφαγει τα παλατια της Ιερουσαλημ και δεν θελει σβεσθη.

¹ Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

² He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³ He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

⁴ When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

⁵ Simon answered him, "Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net."

⁶ When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

⁷ They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

⁸ But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord."

⁹ For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

¹⁰ and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive."

¹¹ When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

¹² It happened, while he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."

¹³ He stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately the leprosy left him.

¹⁴ He commanded him to tell no one, "But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

¹⁵ But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

¹⁶ But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

¹⁷ It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

¹⁸ Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

¹⁹ Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰ Seeing their faith, he said to him, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."

²¹ The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, "Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?"

²² But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, "Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

²³ Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven you;' or to say, 'Arise and walk?'

²⁴ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (he said to the paralyzed man), "I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house."

²⁵ Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

²⁶ Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."

²⁷ After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, "Follow me!"

²⁸ He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

²⁹ Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

³⁰ Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

³¹ Jesus answered them, "Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

³² I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

³³ They said to him, "Why do John's disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?"

³⁴ He said to them, "Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

³⁵ But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days."

³⁶ He also told a parable to them. "No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.

³⁷ No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

³⁸ But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

³⁹ No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, 'The old is better.'"