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1 ιδων G1492 G5631 V-2AAP-NSM δε G1161 CONJ τους G3588 T-APM οχλους G3793 N-APM ανεβη G305 G5627 V-2AAI-3S εις G1519 P EP το G3588 T-ASN ορος G3735 N-ASN και G2532 CONJ καθισαντος G2523 G5660 V-AAP-GSM αυτου G846 P-GSM προσηλθον G4334 G5656 V-AAI-3P αυτω G846 P-DSM οι G3588 T-NPM μαθηται G3101 N-NPM αυτου G846 P-GSM

2 και G2532 CONJ ανοιξας G455 G5660 V-AAP-NSM το G3588 T-ASN στομα G4750 N-ASN αυτου G846 P-GSM εδιδασκεν G1321 G5707 V-IAI-3S αυτους G846 P-APM λεγων G3004 G5723 V-PAP-NSM

3 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM πτωχοι G4434 A-NPM τω G3588 T-DSN πνευματι G4151 N-DSN οτι G3754 CONJ αυτων G846 P-GPM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S η G3588 T-NSF βασιλεια G932 N-NSF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM

4 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM πενθουντες G3996 G5723 V-PAP-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM παρακληθησονται G3870 G5701 V-FPI-3P

5 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM πραεις G4239 A-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM κληρονομησουσιν G2816 G5692 V-FAI-3P την G3588 T-ASF γην G1093 N-ASF

6 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM πεινωντες G3983 G5723 V-PAP-NPM και G2532 CONJ διψωντες G1372 G5723 V-PAP-NPM την G3588 T-ASF δικαιοσυνην G1343 N-ASF οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM χορτασθησονται G5526 G5701 V-FPI-3P

7 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM ελεημονες G1655 A-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM ελεηθησονται G1653 G5701 V-FPI-3P

8 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM καθαροι G2513 A-NPM τη G3588 T-DSF καρδια G2588 N-DSF οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM τον G3588 T-ASM θεον G2316 N-ASM οψονται G3700 G5695 V-FDI-3P

9 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM ειρηνοποιοι G1518 A-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ αυτοι G846 P-NPM υιοι G5207 N-NPM θεου G2316 N-GSM κληθησονται G2564 G5701 V-FPI-3P

10 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM οι G3588 T-NPM δεδιωγμενοι G1377 G5772 V- PP-NPM ενεκεν G1752 ADV δικαιοσυνης G1343 N-GSF οτι G3754 CONJ αυτων G846 P-GPM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S η G3588 T-NSF βασιλεια G932 N-NSF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM

11 μακαριοι G3107 A-NPM εστε G2075 G5748 V-PXI-2P οταν G3752 CONJ ονειδισωσιν G3679 G5661 V-AAS-3P υμας G5209 P-2AP και G2532 CONJ διωξωσιν G1377 G5661 V-AAS-3P και G2532 CONJ ειπωσιν G2036 G5632 V-2AAS-3P παν G3956 A-ASN πονηρον G4190 A-ASN ρημα G4487 N-ASN καθ G2596 P EP υμων G5216 P-2GP ψευδομενοι G5574 G5730 V-PEP-NPM ενεκεν G1752 ADV εμου G1700 P-1GS

12 χαιρετε G5463 G5720 V-PAM-2P και G2532 CONJ αγαλλιασθε G21 G5737 V-PNM-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM μισθος G3408 N-NSM υμων G5216 P-2GP πολυς G4183 A-NSM εν G1722 P EP τοις G3588 T-DPM ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM ουτως G3779 ADV γαρ G1063 CONJ εδιωξαν G1377 G5656 V-AAI-3P τους G3588 T-APM προφητας G4396 N-APM τους G3588 T-APM προ G4253 P EP υμων G5216 P-2GP

13 υμεις G5210 P-2NP εστε G2075 G5748 V-PXI-2P το G3588 T-NSN αλας G217 N-NSN της G3588 T-GSF γης G1093 N-GSF εαν G1437 COND δε G1161 CONJ το G3588 T-NSN αλας G217 N-NSN μωρανθη G3471 G5686 V-APS-3S εν G1722 P EP τινι G5101 I-DSN αλισθησεται G233 G5701 V-FPI-3S εις G1519 P EP ουδεν G3762 A-ASN ισχυει G2480 G5719 V-PAI-3S ετι G2089 ADV ει G1487 COND μη G3361 P T-N βληθηναι G906 G5683 V-APN εξω G1854 ADV και G2532 CONJ καταπατεισθαι G2662 G5745 V-PPN υπο G5259 P EP των G3588 T-GPM ανθρωπων G444 N-GPM

14 υμεις G5210 P-2NP εστε G2075 G5748 V-PXI-2P το G3588 T-NSN φως G5457 N-NSN του G3588 T-GSM κοσμου G2889 N-GSM ου G3756 P T-N δυναται G1410 G5736 V-PNI-3S πολις G4172 N-NSF κρυβηναι G2928 G5650 V-2APN επανω G1883 ADV ορους G3735 N-GSN κειμενη G2749 G5740 V-PNP-NSF

15 ουδε G3761 ADV καιουσιν G2545 G5719 V-PAI-3P λυχνον G3088 N-ASF και G2532 CONJ τιθεασιν G5087 G5719 V-PAI-3P αυτον G846 P-ASM υπο G5259 P EP τον G3588 T-ASM μοδιον G3426 N-ASM αλλ G235 CONJ επι G1909 P EP την G3588 T-ASF λυχνιαν G3087 N-ASF και G2532 CONJ λαμπει G2989 G5719 V-PAI-3S πασιν G3956 A-DPM τοις G3588 T-DPM εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF οικια G3614 N-DSF

16 ουτως G3779 ADV λαμψατω G2989 G5657 V-AAM-3S το G3588 T-NSN φως G5457 N-NSN υμων G5216 P-2GP εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP των G3588 T-GPM ανθρωπων G444 N-GPM οπως G3704 ADV ιδωσιν G1492 G5632 V-2AAS-3P υμων G5216 P-2GP τα G3588 T-APN καλα G2570 A-APN εργα G2041 N-APN και G2532 CONJ δοξασωσιν G1392 G5661 V-AAS-3P τον G3588 T-ASM πατερα G3962 N-ASM υμων G5216 P-2GP τον G3588 T-ASM εν G1722 P EP τοις G3588 T-DPM ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM

17 μη G3361 P T-N νομισητε G3543 G5661 V-AAS-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-1S καταλυσαι G2647 G5658 V-AAN τον G3588 T-ASM νομον G3551 N-ASM η G2228 P T τους G3588 T-APM προφητας G4396 N-APM ουκ G3756 P T-N ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-1S καταλυσαι G2647 G5658 V-AAN αλλα G235 CONJ πληρωσαι G4137 G5658 V-AAN

18 αμην G281 HEB γαρ G1063 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP εως G2193 CONJ αν G302 P T παρελθη G3928 G5632 V-2AAS-3S ο G3588 T-NSM ουρανος G3772 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ η G3588 T-NSF γη G1093 N-NSF ιωτα G2503 N-LI εν G1520 A-NSN η G2228 P T μια G1520 A-NSF κεραια G2762 N-NSF ου G3756 P T-N μη G3361 P T-N παρελθη G3928 G5632 V-2AAS-3S απο G575 P EP του G3588 T-GSM νομου G3551 N-GSM εως G2193 CONJ αν G302 P T παντα G3956 A-NPN γενηται G1096 G5638 V-2ADS-3S

19 ος G3739 -NSM εαν G1437 COND ουν G3767 CONJ λυση G3089 G5661 V-AAS-3S μιαν G1520 A-ASF των G3588 T-GPF εντολων G1785 N-GPF τουτων G5130 D-GPF των G3588 T-GPF ελαχιστων G1646 A-GPF και G2532 CONJ διδαξη G1321 G5661 V-AAS-3S ουτως G3779 ADV τους G3588 T-APM ανθρωπους G444 N-APM ελαχιστος G1646 A-NSM κληθησεται G2564 G5701 V-FPI-3S εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF βασιλεια G932 N-DSF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM ος G3739 -NSM δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T ποιηση G4160 G5661 V-AAS-3S και G2532 CONJ διδαξη G1321 G5661 V-AAS-3S ουτος G3778 D-NSM μεγας G3173 A-NSM κληθησεται G2564 G5701 V-FPI-3S εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF βασιλεια G932 N-DSF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM

20 λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S γαρ G1063 CONJ υμιν G5213 P-2DP οτι G3754 CONJ εαν G1437 COND μη G3361 P T-N περισσευση G4052 G5661 V-AAS-3S η G3588 T-NSF δικαιοσυνη G1343 N-NSF υμων G5216 P-2GP πλειον G4119 A-ASN-C των G3588 T-GPM γραμματεων G1122 N-GPM και G2532 CONJ φαρισαιων G5330 N-GPM ου G3756 P T-N μη G3361 P T-N εισελθητε G1525 G5632 V-2AAS-2P εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF βασιλειαν G932 N-ASF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM

21 ηκουσατε G191 G5656 V-AAI-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S τοις G3588 T-DPM αρχαιοις G744 A-DPM ου G3756 P T-N φονευσεις G5407 G5692 V-FAI-2S ος G3739 -NSM δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T φονευση G5407 G5661 V-AAS-3S ενοχος G1777 A-NSM εσται G2071 G5704 V-FXI-3S τη G3588 T-DSF κρισει G2920 N-DSF

22 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP οτι G3754 CONJ πας G3956 A-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM οργιζομενος G3710 G5746 V-PPP-NSM τω G3588 T-DSM αδελφω G80 N-DSM αυτου G846 P-GSM εικη G1500 ADV ενοχος G1777 A-NSM εσται G2071 G5704 V-FXI-3S τη G3588 T-DSF κρισει G2920 N-DSF ος G3739 -NSM δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T ειπη G2036 G5632 V-2AAS-3S τω G3588 T-DSM αδελφω G80 N-DSM αυτου G846 P-GSM ρακα G4469 A AM ενοχος G1777 A-NSM εσται G2071 G5704 V-FXI-3S τω G3588 T-DSN συνεδριω G4892 N-DSN ος G3739 -NSM δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T ειπη G2036 G5632 V-2AAS-3S μωρε G3474 A-VSM ενοχος G1777 A-NSM εσται G2071 G5704 V-FXI-3S εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF γεενναν G1067 N-ASF του G3588 T-GSN πυρος G4442 N-GSN

23 εαν G1437 COND ουν G3767 CONJ προσφερης G4374 G5725 V-PAS-2S το G3588 T-ASN δωρον G1435 N-ASN σου G4675 P-2GS επι G1909 P EP το G3588 T-ASN θυσιαστηριον G2379 N-ASN κακει G2546 ADV-C μνησθης G3415 G5686 V-APS-2S οτι G3754 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM αδελφος G80 N-NSM σου G4675 P-2GS εχει G2192 G5719 V-PAI-3S τι G5100 X-ASN κατα G2596 P EP σου G4675 P-2GS

24 αφες G863 G5628 V-2AAM-2S εκει G1563 ADV το G3588 T-ASN δωρον G1435 N-ASN σου G4675 P-2GS εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP του G3588 T-GSN θυσιαστηριου G2379 N-GSN και G2532 CONJ υπαγε G5217 G5720 V-PAM-2S πρωτον G4412 ADV διαλλαγηθι G1259 G5649 V-2APM-2S τω G3588 T-DSM αδελφω G80 N-DSM σου G4675 P-2GS και G2532 CONJ τοτε G5119 ADV ελθων G2064 G5631 V-2AAP-NSM προσφερε G4374 G5720 V-PAM-2S το G3588 T-ASN δωρον G1435 N-ASN σου G4675 P-2GS

25 ισθι G2468 G5749 V-PXM-2S ευνοων G2132 G5723 V-PAP-NSM τω G3588 T-DSM αντιδικω G476 N-DSM σου G4675 P-2GS ταχυ G5035 ADV εως G2193 CONJ οτου G3755 -GSN-ATT ει G1488 G5748 V-PXI-2S εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF οδω G3598 N-DSF μετ G3326 P EP αυτου G846 P-GSM μηποτε G3379 ADV σε G4571 P-2AS παραδω G3860 G5632 V-2AAS-3S ο G3588 T-NSM αντιδικος G476 N-NSM τω G3588 T-DSM κριτη G2923 N-DSM και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM κριτης G2923 N-NSM σε G4571 P-2AS παραδω G3860 G5632 V-2AAS-3S τω G3588 T-DSM υπηρετη G5257 N-DSM και G2532 CONJ εις G1519 P EP φυλακην G5438 N-ASF βληθηση G906 G5701 V-FPI-2S

26 αμην G281 HEB λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S σοι G4671 P-2DS ου G3756 P T-N μη G3361 P T-N εξελθης G1831 G5632 V-2AAS-2S εκειθεν G1564 ADV εως G2193 CONJ αν G302 P T αποδως G591 G5632 V-2AAS-2S τον G3588 T-ASM εσχατον G2078 A-ASM κοδραντην G2835 N-ASM

27 ηκουσατε G191 G5656 V-AAI-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S τοις G3588 T-DPM αρχαιοις G744 A-DPM ου G3756 P T-N μοιχευσεις G3431 G5692 V-FAI-2S

28 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP οτι G3754 CONJ πας G3956 A-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM βλεπων G991 G5723 V-PAP-NSM γυναικα G1135 N-ASF προς G4314 P EP το G3588 T-ASN επιθυμησαι G1937 G5658 V-AAN αυτης G846 P-GSF ηδη G2235 ADV εμοιχευσεν G3431 G5656 V-AAI-3S αυτην G846 P-ASF εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF καρδια G2588 N-DSF αυτου G846 P-GSM

29 ει G1487 COND δε G1161 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM οφθαλμος G3788 N-NSM σου G4675 P-2GS ο G3588 T-NSM δεξιος G1188 A-NSM σκανδαλιζει G4624 G5719 V-PAI-3S σε G4571 P-2AS εξελε G1807 G5628 V-2AAM-2S αυτον G846 P-ASM και G2532 CONJ βαλε G906 G5628 V-2AAM-2S απο G575 P EP σου G4675 P-2GS συμφερει G4851 G5719 V-PAI-3S γαρ G1063 CONJ σοι G4671 P-2DS ινα G2443 CONJ αποληται G622 G5643 V-2AMS-3S εν G1520 A-ASN των G3588 T-GPN μελων G3196 N-GPN σου G4675 P-2GS και G2532 CONJ μη G3361 P T-N ολον G3650 A-NSN το G3588 T-NSN σωμα G4983 N-NSN σου G4675 P-2GS βληθη G906 G5686 V-APS-3S εις G1519 P EP γεενναν G1067 N-ASF

30 και G2532 CONJ ει G1487 COND η G3588 T-NSF δεξια G1188 A-NSF σου G4675 P-2GS χειρ G5495 N-NSF σκανδαλιζει G4624 G5719 V-PAI-3S σε G4571 P-2AS εκκοψον G1581 G5657 V-AAM-2S αυτην G846 P-ASF και G2532 CONJ βαλε G906 G5628 V-2AAM-2S απο G575 P EP σου G4675 P-2GS συμφερει G4851 G5719 V-PAI-3S γαρ G1063 CONJ σοι G4671 P-2DS ινα G2443 CONJ αποληται G622 G5643 V-2AMS-3S εν G1520 A-ASN των G3588 T-GPN μελων G3196 N-GPN σου G4675 P-2GS και G2532 CONJ μη G3361 P T-N ολον G3650 A-NSN το G3588 T-NSN σωμα G4983 N-NSN σου G4675 P-2GS βληθη G906 G5686 V-APS-3S εις G1519 P EP γεενναν G1067 N-ASF

31 ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S δε G1161 CONJ οτι G3754 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM αν G302 P T απολυση G630 G5661 V-AAS-3S την G3588 T-ASF γυναικα G1135 N-ASF αυτου G846 P-GSM δοτω G1325 G5628 V-2AAM-3S αυτη G846 P-DSF αποστασιον G647 N-ASN

32 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP οτι G3754 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM αν G302 P T απολυση G630 G5661 V-AAS-3S την G3588 T-ASF γυναικα G1135 N-ASF αυτου G846 P-GSM παρεκτος G3924 ADV λογου G3056 N-GSM πορνειας G4202 N-GSF ποιει G4160 G5719 V-PAI-3S αυτην G846 P-ASF μοιχασθαι G3429 G5738 V-PNN και G2532 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM εαν G1437 COND απολελυμενην G630 G5772 V- PP-ASF γαμηση G1060 G5661 V-AAS-3S μοιχαται G3429 G5736 V-PNI-3S

33 παλιν G3825 ADV ηκουσατε G191 G5656 V-AAI-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S τοις G3588 T-DPM αρχαιοις G744 A-DPM ουκ G3756 P T-N επιορκησεις G1964 G5692 V-FAI-2S αποδωσεις G591 G5692 V-FAI-2S δε G1161 CONJ τω G3588 T-DSM κυριω G2962 N-DSM τους G3588 T-APM ορκους G3727 N-APM σου G4675 P-2GS

34 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP μη G3361 P T-N ομοσαι G3660 G5658 V-AAN ολως G3654 ADV μητε G3383 CONJ εν G1722 P EP τω G3588 T-DSM ουρανω G3772 N-DSM οτι G3754 CONJ θρονος G2362 N-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S του G3588 T-GSM θεου G2316 N-GSM

35 μητε G3383 CONJ εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF γη G1093 N-DSF οτι G3754 CONJ υποποδιον G5286 N-NSN εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S των G3588 T-GPM ποδων G4228 N-GPM αυτου G846 P-GSM μητε G3383 CONJ εις G1519 P EP ιεροσολυμα G2414 N-ASF οτι G3754 CONJ πολις G4172 N-NSF εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S του G3588 T-GSM μεγαλου G3173 A-GSM βασιλεως G935 N-GSM

36 μητε G3383 CONJ εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF κεφαλη G2776 N-DSF σου G4675 P-2GS ομοσης G3660 G5661 V-AAS-2S οτι G3754 CONJ ου G3756 P T-N δυνασαι G1410 G5736 V-PNI-2S μιαν G1520 A-ASF τριχα G2359 N-ASF λευκην G3022 A-ASF η G2228 P T μελαιναν G3189 A-ASF ποιησαι G4160 G5658 V-AAN

37 εστω G2077 G5749 V-PXM-3S δε G1161 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM λογος G3056 N-NSM υμων G5216 P-2GP ναι G3483 P T ναι G3483 P T ου G3756 P T-N ου G3756 P T-N το G3588 T-NSN δε G1161 CONJ περισσον G4053 A-NSN τουτων G5130 D-GPM εκ G1537 P EP του G3588 T-GSM πονηρου G4190 A-GSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S

38 ηκουσατε G191 G5656 V-AAI-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S οφθαλμον G3788 N-ASM αντι G473 P EP οφθαλμου G3788 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ οδοντα G3599 N-ASM αντι G473 P EP οδοντος G3599 N-GSM

39 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP μη G3361 P T-N αντιστηναι G436 G5629 V-2AAN τω G3588 T-DSM πονηρω G4190 A-DSM αλλ G235 CONJ οστις G3748 -NSM σε G4571 P-2AS ραπισει G4474 G5692 V-FAI-3S επι G1909 P EP την G3588 T-ASF δεξιαν G1188 A-ASF σου G4675 P-2GS σιαγονα G4600 N-ASF στρεψον G4762 G5657 V-AAM-2S αυτω G846 P-DSM και G2532 CONJ την G3588 T-ASF αλλην G243 A-ASF

40 και G2532 CONJ τω G3588 T-DSM θελοντι G2309 G5723 V-PAP-DSM σοι G4671 P-2DS κριθηναι G2919 G5683 V-APN και G2532 CONJ τον G3588 T-ASM χιτωνα G5509 N-ASM σου G4675 P-2GS λαβειν G2983 G5629 V-2AAN αφες G863 G5628 V-2AAM-2S αυτω G846 P-DSM και G2532 CONJ το G3588 T-ASN ιματιον G2440 N-ASN

41 και G2532 CONJ οστις G3748 -NSM σε G4571 P-2AS αγγαρευσει G29 G5692 V-FAI-3S μιλιον G3400 N-ASN εν G1520 A-ASN υπαγε G5217 G5720 V-PAM-2S μετ G3326 P EP αυτου G846 P-GSM δυο G1417 A-NUI

42 τω G3588 T-DSM αιτουντι G154 G5723 V-PAP-DSM σε G4571 P-2AS διδου G1325 G5720 V-PAM-2S και G2532 CONJ τον G3588 T-ASM θελοντα G2309 G5723 V-PAP-ASM απο G575 P EP σου G4675 P-2GS δανεισασθαι G1155 G5670 V-AMN μη G3361 P T-N αποστραφης G654 G5652 V-2APS-2S

43 ηκουσατε G191 G5656 V-AAI-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ερρεθη G4483 G5681 V-API-3S αγαπησεις G25 G5692 V-FAI-2S τον G3588 T-ASM πλησιον G4139 ADV σου G4675 P-2GS και G2532 CONJ μισησεις G3404 G5692 V-FAI-2S τον G3588 T-ASM εχθρον G2190 A-ASM σου G4675 P-2GS

44 εγω G1473 P-1NS δε G1161 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP αγαπατε G25 G5720 V-PAM-2P τους G3588 T-APM εχθρους G2190 A-APM υμων G5216 P-2GP ευλογειτε G2127 G5720 V-PAM-2P τους G3588 T-APM καταρωμενους G2672 G5740 V-PNP-APM υμας G5209 P-2AP καλως G2573 ADV ποιειτε G4160 G5720 V-PAM-2P τους G3588 T-APM μισουντας G3404 G5723 V-PAP-APM υμας G5209 P-2AP και G2532 CONJ προσευχεσθε G4336 G5737 V-PNM-2P υπερ G5228 P EP των G3588 T-GPM επηρεαζοντων G1908 G5723 V-PAP-GPM υμας G5209 P-2AP και G2532 CONJ διωκοντων G1377 G5723 V-PAP-GPM υμας G5209 P-2AP

45 οπως G3704 ADV γενησθε G1096 G5638 V-2ADS-2P υιοι G5207 N-NPM του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM υμων G5216 P-2GP του G3588 T-GSM εν G1722 P EP ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM οτι G3754 CONJ τον G3588 T-ASM ηλιον G2246 N-ASM αυτου G846 P-GSM ανατελλει G393 G5719 V-PAI-3S επι G1909 P EP πονηρους G4190 A-APM και G2532 CONJ αγαθους G18 A-APM και G2532 CONJ βρεχει G1026 G5719 V-PAI-3S επι G1909 P EP δικαιους G1342 A-APM και G2532 CONJ αδικους G94 A-APM

46 εαν G1437 COND γαρ G1063 CONJ αγαπησητε G25 G5661 V-AAS-2P τους G3588 T-APM αγαπωντας G25 G5723 V-PAP-APM υμας G5209 P-2AP τινα G5101 I-ASM μισθον G3408 N-ASM εχετε G2192 G5719 V-PAI-2P ουχι G3780 P T-I και G2532 CONJ οι G3588 T-NPM τελωναι G5057 N-NPM το G3588 T-ASN αυτο G846 P-ASN ποιουσιν G4160 G5719 V-PAI-3P

47 και G2532 CONJ εαν G1437 COND ασπασησθε G782 G5667 V-ADS-2P τους G3588 T-APM αδελφους G80 N-APM υμων G5216 P-2GP μονον G3440 ADV τι G5101 I-ASN περισσον G4053 A-ASN ποιειτε G4160 G5719 V-PAI-2P ουχι G3780 P T-I και G2532 CONJ οι G3588 T-NPM τελωναι G5057 N-NPM ουτως G3779 ADV ποιουσιν G4160 G5719 V-PAI-3P

48 εσεσθε G2071 G5704 V-FXI-2P ουν G3767 CONJ υμεις G5210 P-2NP τελειοι G5046 A-NPM ωσπερ G5618 ADV ο G3588 T-NSM πατηρ G3962 N-NSM υμων G5216 P-2GP ο G3588 T-NSM εν G1722 P EP τοις G3588 T-DPM ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM τελειος G5046 A-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S

   

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Apocalypse Explained # 612

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612. The mystery of God shall also be finished, as He hath declared the good tidings to His servants the prophets, signifies prediction in the Word respecting the Lord's coming, to be fulfilled when the end of the church is at hand. This is evident from the signification of "to be finished," as being to be fulfilled; also from the signification of "the mystery of God as He hath declared the good tidings," as being the Lord's coming (of which presently); also from the signification of "His servants the prophets," as being the truths of doctrine, here the Word. That those are called "servants of the Lord" who are in truths from good, may be seen above (n. 6, 409); and that those are called "prophets" who teach doctrine, and in the abstract sense "prophets" mean doctrines, will be further shown below. The Word also is meant, because the Word is the doctrine of Divine truth, and because the Word was written through the prophets; also because everything of doctrine must be from the Word. From this it now follows that "the mystery of God shall be finished, as He hath declared the good tidings to His servants the prophets," signifies the prediction in the Word respecting the Lord's coming, to be fulfilled when the end of the church is at hand. That this is the signification of these words is evident from what just precedes and from what follows. In what just precedes it is said that this shall be "in the days of the voice of the seventh angel," which means that this shall be when the end of the church is at hand. In what follows, after the seventh angel had sounded it is said "The kingdoms of the world are become our Lord's and His Christ's;" and afterwards, that "the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His Covenant" (Revelation 11:15-19). The same is evident from this, that when the end of the church is at hand the Word is opened and a new church established. This is meant also by the Lord's coming, for the Lord is the Word, wherefore when the Word is opened the Lord appears. That the Word was opened when the Lord came into the world is known; that it has now also been opened by the revelation of its spiritual sense can be seen from the little work on The White Horse, and in the work on Heaven and Hell 1); and that now is the end of the church, in the little work on The Last Judgment 33-39, 45-52, et seq.).

[2] The end of the church is meant also by "evening," and the Lord's coming by "morning" in Daniel:

Unto evening and morning two thousand three hundred (Daniel 8:14, 26).

"Evening" signifies the end of a former church, and "morning" the Lord's coming and the beginning of a new church. "Morning" has a similar signification in Ezekiel:

Behold an evil cometh, the end is come, the end is come; it hath awaked upon thee; behold it is come, the morning is come upon thee, O inhabitant of the land, the time is come (Ezekiel 7:5-7).

Here, too, the "end" signifies the end of the church, and "morning" the Lord's coming and the beginning of a new church. So, too, in Zechariah:

It shall be one day that shall be known to Jehovah, not day nor night; for about the time of evening it shall be light (Zechariah 14:7).

"One day that shall be known to Jehovah" means the Lord's coming, "the time of evening" the end of the church, when all Divine truth has been obscured and falsified; and "light" signifies Divine truth made manifest. This new light, or this morning which shall appear in the end of the church, is here meant also by "the mystery of God that shall be consummated, as He hath declared the good tidings to His servants the prophets."

[3] In the Word, "to proclaim good tidings" and "good tidings" are frequently mentioned, and this signifies the Lord's coming, as can be seen from the following passages. In Isaiah:

O Zion, proclaimer of good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, proclaimer of good tidings, lift up thy voice with power; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God; behold, the Lord Jehovih cometh in strength, and His arm shall rule for Him; He shall feed His flock like a shepherd (Isaiah 40:9-11).

It is very clear that this is said of the Lord's coming; and this is why Zion and Jerusalem are called "proclaimers of good tidings." "Zion" means all who are of the celestial church, who are those that are in love to the Lord, therefore it is said, "get thee up into the high mountain," "high mountain" signifying that love (See above, n. 405). "Jerusalem" means all who are of the spiritual church, who are those that are in the doctrine of genuine truth, therefore it is said, "lift up thy voice with power;" which signifies confession from genuine truths. "The cities of Judah," to which it is said, "Your God, the Lord Jehovih, cometh in strength," signify doctrinals from the Word, "cities" signifying doctrinals, and "Judah" the Word. Evidently Zion and Jerusalem are called "proclaimers of good tidings," for the reason that "good tidings" mean the coming of the Lord, for it is said, "Behold your God, behold the Lord Jehovih cometh in strength." That He will effect judgment, and will protect those who acknowledge Him, is signified by "His arm shall rule for Him, He shall feed His flock like a shepherd."

[4] In the same:

How joyous upon the mountains are the feet of him that proclaimeth good tidings, that maketh peace to be heard, that proclaimeth good tidings of good, that maketh salvation to be heard; that saith unto Zion, Thy king 1 shall reign, when he shall see eye to eye that Jehovah returneth to Zion (Isaiah 52:7, 8).

This, too, is said of the Lord's coming, who is evidently meant by "thy king shall reign, when he shall see eye to eye that Jehovah returneth to Zion," likewise in what follows in that chapter; this is why it is said "proclaim good tidings." (The rest of the verse may be seen explained above, n. 365).

In Nahum:

Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that proclaimeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; celebrate thy feasts, O Judah (Mark 1:15).

[5] In Isaiah:

The spirit of the Lord Jehovih is upon me, therefore Jehovah hath anointed me to proclaim good tidings unto the poor; He hath sent me to bind up the broken in heart, to preach liberty to the captives, to the bound, to the blind; to proclaim the year of Jehovah's good pleasure and the day of vengeance for our God; to comfort all that mourn (Isaiah 61:1, 2).

That this was said of the Lord and His coming is evident in Matthew (Matthew 5:3, et seq.) and in Luke (Luke 4:16-22). The coming itself is meant by "the year of Jehovah's good pleasure and the day of vengeance for our God." "The poor to whom the Lord will proclaim good tidings," also "the captives," "the bound" and "the blind," mean the Gentiles who are said to be such because they have been ignorant of truth from not having had the Word. The Gentiles are also meant in Matthew by:

The poor hear the gospel (Matthew 11:5).

In David:

Sing unto Jehovah, bless His name; proclaim the good tidings of His salvation from day to day; for Jehovah cometh, for He cometh to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in His truth (Psalms 96:2, 13).

[6] The acknowledgment and celebration of the Lord with joy of heart because of His coming is signified by "Sing unto Jehovah, bless His name; proclaim the good tidings of His salvation from day to day." The coming itself is described by "Jehovah cometh;" and as He comes when the Last Judgment is at hand it is said "He cometh to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in truth," "the earth" meaning the church, "the world" those in the church who are in the good of charity, and "the peoples" those who are in truths therefrom. That the Lord comes when the Last Judgment is at hand has been said above, for the evil will then be separated from the good, or the goats from the sheep, and the evil will be judged to hell, and the good to heaven; this also is signified by the words of Isaiah, just above, "to proclaim the day of vengeance for our God, to comfort all that mourn." This is why, where the Last Judgment is treated of, "proclaiming good tidings" is also mentioned, as also in the following in Revelation:

And I saw another angel flying in midheaven, having the everlasting gospel to proclaim unto those that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people, saying with a great voice, Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment is come (Revelation 14:6, 7).

That when the end of the church is at hand the good tidings of the Lord's coming will be proclaimed, is predicted also by the Lord Himself in the Gospels:

These good tidings of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all the nations; and then shall the end come (Matthew 24:14; Mark 13:8-10).

[7] That the Lord's coming is meant by "proclaiming good tidings" and by "good tidings" can be seen also from the following passages. In Luke:

The angel said to Zacharias, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim to thee these good things (Luke 1:19).

In the same:

The angel said to the shepherds, Be not afraid, behold I proclaim to you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For there is born to you this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:10, 11).

In the same:

That John proclaimed to the people the good tidings respecting Jesus (Luke 3:16-18);

Jesus said, The law and the prophets are proclaimed until John (Luke 16:16).

And elsewhere:

That the Lord Himself and His disciples also proclaimed the good tidings of the kingdom of God (Matthew 4:23; 9:35; Mark 1:15; Luke 7:22; 8:1; 9:1, 2, 6).

"The kingdom of God" means a new heaven and a new church from the Lord.

[8] Because "to proclaim good tidings" signifies to announce the Lord's coming, "the good tidings" in the highest sense signify the Lord Himself in relation to His coming, in relation to judgment, and to the salvation of the faithful, in these passages in Mark:

Jesus said, Whosoever shall wish to save his soul shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his soul for My sake and the Gospel's shall save it (Mark 8:35; 10:29, 30).

Jesus said to His disciples, Going into all the world, preach ye the Gospel to every creature. (Mark 16:15).

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Apocalypse Explained # 409

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409. And every servant, and every freeman, signifies the natural man and the spiritual man. This is evident from the signification of "servant," as meaning the natural man (of which presently); and from the signification of "freeman," as meaning the spiritual man. The spiritual man is meant by "freeman" and the natural man by "servant" because the spiritual man is led by the Lord from heaven, and to be led by the Lord is freedom; while the natural man obeys and serves the spiritual, for it executes what the spiritual man wills and thinks. "Servant" is mentioned in many passages in the Word; and one who does not know that in these "servant" means what does service and effects the things the spiritual man wills and thinks, might suppose that "servant" there means one who is in servitude, thus he might understand it in its ordinary sense, but it will be plain from the passages in the Word that will presently be cited that it means what does service and effects. When "servant" is mentioned in the Word in this sense, the natural man is meant by it, which is "a servant" in the same sense as the body is a servant to its soul.

As what does service and effects is meant by "servant," so "servant" is predicated not only of the natural man in its relation to the spiritual, but also of men who perform service for others and of the angels who execute God's commands, yea, of the Lord Himself as to His Divine Human when He was in the world; it is also predicated of truths from good, because good acts and produces effects by means of truths, and truths perform the service to good which good wills and loves, and so forth. Moreover, "servant" is predicated of the natural man with regard to obedience and effect, although with the regenerate the natural man is just as free as the spiritual, for they act as one, like principal and instrumental; and yet the natural man, in relation to the spiritual, is called "a servant," because, as was said, the natural man is of service to the spiritual in producing effects. But with those with whom the spiritual man is closed and the natural man only open, the whole man in a general sense is a servant, although in appearance it is like a freeman; for the exterior natural man is subservient to the evils and falsities which the interior wills and thinks, and is thus led by hell, and to be led by hell is to be altogether a servant, and after death such a man also becomes altogether a servant and vile slave in hell; for after death the delights of everyone's life are changed into things that correspond, and the delights of evil are changed into servitude and into loathsome things (See in the work on Heaven and Hell 485-490). In this sense also "servant" is mentioned in the Word. But here it shall be shown especially that "servant" means what is of service and what effects, and this in every respect.

[2] That "servant" means what is of service and effects is plainly evident from this, that the Lord in relation to His Divine Human is called "servant" and "minister," as in the following passages. In Isaiah:

Behold My servant, on whom I lean, My chosen, in whom My soul is well pleased; I have given My spirit upon Him. [He shall bring forth judgment to the nations]. Who is blind but My servant? or deaf as My angel that I send? Who is blind as He that is perfect, and blind as My 1 servant? (Isaiah 42:1, 19).

This is said of the Lord, who is treated of in the whole of this chapter, and the Lord in respect to His Divine Human is here called "a servant," because He served his Father by doing His will, as He frequently declares; and this means that He reduced to order all things in the spiritual world, and at the same time taught men the way to heaven. Therefore by "My servant on whom I lean," and by "My chosen, in whom My soul is well pleased," the Divine Human is meant; and this is called "a servant" from the Divine truth by which it produced effects, and "chosen" from the Divine good. That it was by means of the Divine truth which belonged to Him that the Lord produced effects is meant by "I have given My spirit upon Him, He shall bring forth judgment to the nations;" "the spirit of Jehovah" meaning the Divine truth, and "to bring forth judgment to the nations" meaning to instruct. He is called "blind" and "deaf" because the Lord is as if He did not see and perceive the sins of men, for He leads men gently, bending and not breaking, thus leading away from evils, and leading to good; therefore He does not chastise and punish, like one who sees and perceives. This is meant by "who is blind but My servant? or deaf as My angel?" He is called "blind" and hence "a servant" from the Divine truth, and "deaf" and hence "an angel" from the Divine good; for "blindness" has reference to the understanding and thence to the perception, and "deafness" to the perception and thence to the will; it is therefore here meant that He as it were does not see, although He possesses the Divine truth from which He understands all things, and that He does not will according to what He perceives, although He has the Divine good, from which He is able to effect all things.

[3] In the same:

He shall see out of the labor of His soul, He shall be satisfied; by His knowledge My just servant shall justify many, in that He hath borne their iniquities (Isaiah 53:11).

This, too is said of the Lord, of whom the whole chapter evidently treats, and indeed of His Divine Human. His combats with the hells and His subjugation of them are signified by "the labor of His soul," and "He hath borne their iniquities;" "bearing their iniquities" means not that He transferred them unto Himself, but that He admitted into Himself evils from the hells that He might subdue them; this therefore is what is meant by "bearing iniquities." The consequent salvation of those who are in spiritual faith, which is the faith of charity, is meant by the words, "by His knowledge My just servant shall justify many;" "knowledge" signifying Divine truth, and thence Divine wisdom and intelligence, and "many" signifying all who receive; for "many" in the Word is predicated of truths, but "great" of good, therefore "many" means all who are in truths from good from the Lord.

It is said that "He shall justify" these, because "to justify" signifies to save by Divine good, and from Divine good He is also called "just." Because the Lord accomplished and effected these things by His Divine Human, He is called "the servant of Jehovah;" this makes clear that Jehovah calls His Divine Human "His servant," because of its serving and effecting.

[4] In the same:

Behold My servant shall act prudently, He shall be exalted, and lifted up, and made exceeding high (Isaiah 52:13).

This, too is said of the Lord, whose Divine Human is called "a servant," for the same reason as was mentioned just above; the glorification of His Human is meant by "He shall be exalted, and lifted up, and made exceeding high." In the same:

Ye are My witnesses, and My servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe Me (Isaiah 43:10).

Here, too, "servant" means the Lord in respect to His Divine Human. That the Lord Himself calls Himself "a minister" from serving is clear in the Gospels:

Whosoever will become great among you must be your minister, and whosoever will be first must be your servant, as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister (Matthew 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-44; Luke 22:27).

This may be seen explained in the work on Heaven and Hell 218). And in Luke:

Blessed are the servants whom the Lord when He cometh shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that He will gird Himself, and make them to recline to meat, and drawing near He will minister to them (Luke 12:37).

[5] Since "David" in the Word means the Lord in respect to Divine truth, and Divine truth serves, so David also, where the Lord is meant by him, is in many places called "a servant," as in Ezekiel:

I Jehovah will be their God, and My servant David a prince in the midst of them (Ezekiel 34:24).

In the same:

My servant David shall be king over them, that they all may have one shepherd (Ezekiel 37:24).

This was said of David after his times, when he was never again to be raised up to be a prince in the midst of them, or a king over them. In Isaiah:

For I will defend this city to save it for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake (Isaiah 37:35).

In David:

I 2 have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn to David My servant, even to eternity will I establish thy seed. I have found David My servant; with the oil of My holiness have I anointed him (Psalms 89:3-4, 20).

The whole of this Psalm treats of the Lord, who is here meant by "David." In the same:

He chose David His servant; from following the ewes giving suck He brought him to feed Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance; and he fed them in the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the intelligence of his hands (Psalms 78:70-72);

and elsewhere. That the Lord in respect to Divine truth is meant by "David" in the Word, may be seen above (n. 205), and in the passages there cited. The Lord is also called "a servant" in the Word where He is meant by "Israel." As in Isaiah:

Thou art My servant, O Israel, in whom I will be made glorious. It is a light thing that thou shouldst be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to lead back the preserved of Israel; but I have given thee for a light to the nations, that thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth (Isaiah 49:3, 6).

(That in the highest sense the Lord is meant by "Israel," see Arcana Coelestia 4286; and that "the Stone of Israel," means the Lord in respect to Divine truth, n. 6426.)

[6] Since the Lord in respect to Divine truth is called in the Word "a servant" from serving, so those who are in Divine truth from the Lord and thereby serve others are there called "servants," as the prophets are in these passages. In Jeremiah:

Jehovah sent unto you all His servants the prophets (Jeremiah 25:4).

In Amos:

He hath revealed His secret unto His servants the prophets (Amos 3:7).

In Daniel:

He hath set [His laws] before us 3 by the hand of His servants the prophets (Daniel 9:10).

So too:

Moses is called The servant of Jehovah (Malachi 4:4).

And also Isaiah, in his prophecy (Isaiah 20:3; 50:10).

For "prophets" in the Word signify the doctrine of Divine truth, thus Divine truth in respect to doctrine (See Arcana Coelestia 2534, 7269). So again, David calls himself "a servant of Jehovah," as in the following passages:

I rejoice in Thy statutes; I do not forget Thy word. [Deal well with Thy servant.] Thy servant doth meditate in Thy statutes. Thou hast done good to Thy servant, O Jehovah, according to Thy word. Deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes. I am Thy servant, cause me to discern, that I may know Thy testimonies. Make Thy faces to shine upon Thy servant, and teach Me Thy statutes. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant (Psalms 119:16-17, 23, 65, 124-125, 135, 176).

In the same:

Keep my soul, for I am holy; save Thy servant, for I trust 4 in Thee. Gladden the soul of Thy servant; for unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up My soul. Give strength unto Thy servant, and save the son of Thy handmaid (Psalms 86:2, 4, 16; and elsewhere, as Psalms 27:9; 31:16; 35:27; 116:16; Luke 1:69).

Since the Lord in respect to Divine truth is meant by "David" in the above cited passages, and thus "David," in like manner as the prophets, means Divine truth, so "servant" in these passages also means in the spiritual sense, what is of service. One who is ignorant of the spiritual sense of the Word might believe that not only David but also others who are spoken of in the Word, called themselves "servants," for the reason that all are servants of God; but still wherever "servants" are mentioned in the Word, what is of service and effect is meant in the spiritual sense. For this reason too:

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is called the servant of Jehovah (Jeremiah 25:9; 43:10).

But in a particular sense, "servant" and "servants" in the Word mean those who receive Divine truth and who teach it, since Divine truth is what serves, and by means of it Divine good produces effects. For this reason "servants" and "chosen" are frequently mentioned together, "servants" meaning those who receive Divine truth and who teach, and "chosen" those who receive Divine good and who lead, as in Isaiah:

I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of My mountains; that My chosen may possess it, and My servants may dwell there (Isaiah 65:9).

In the same:

Thou, Israel, art My servant, and Jacob, whom I have chosen (Isaiah 41:8).

In the same:

Hear, O Jacob, My servant; Israel, whom I have chosen. Fear not, O Jacob, My servant, and thou Jeshurun, whom I have chosen (Isaiah 44:1-2

(That those are called "chosen" who are in the life of charity, see Arcana Coelestia n. 3755 near the end, 3900.)

[7] Now as "servants" have reference in the Word to what is of service and effects, consequently to such as serve and produce effects, therefore the natural man is called "a servant," since this serves the spiritual in effecting what it wills; and for this reason the spiritual man is also called "a freeman" and "master." This, too, is meant by "servant" and "master" in Luke:

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will prefer the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon (Luke 16:13).

This must be understood as referring, not to servants in the world, for such can serve two masters, and yet not hate and despise one of them, but to servants in a spiritual sense, who are such as desire to love the Lord and themselves equally, or heaven and the world equally. These are like those who wish to look with one eye upwards, and with the other downwards, that is, with one eye to heaven, and with the other to hell, and thus to hang between the two; and yet there must be a predominance of one of these loves over the other; and where there is a predominance, that which opposes will be hated and despised when it offers opposition. For the love of self and of the world is the opposite of love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor. For this reason, those who are in the heavenly love would rather die or be deprived of honors and wealth in the world than be drawn away by them from the Lord and from heaven; for this they regard as the all, because it is eternal, but the former as relatively nothing, because it comes to an end with life in the world. On the other hand, however, those who love themselves and the world above all things, regard the Lord and heaven as relatively of no account, and even deny them, and so far as they see that they are opposed to self and the world they hate them; this becomes clearly manifest with all such in the other life. With those who love the Lord and heaven above all things, the internal or spiritual man is open, and the external or natural man serves it; then the latter is a servant because it serves, and the former is a master because it exercises its will; but with those who love themselves and the world above all things, the internal or spiritual man is closed, and the external or natural man is open; and when the latter is open and the former closed, the man loves the one master, namely, himself and the world, and hates the other, namely, the Lord and heaven. To this I am able to bear witness from experience; for all who have lived for self and the world, and not, as they ought, for God and heaven, in the other life hate the Lord and persecute those who are His, however in the world they may have talked about heaven and also about the Lord. From this it can be seen how impossible it is to serve two masters. That these words of the Lord must be understood spiritually is clear from the Lord's own words; for He says, "Ye cannot serve God and mammon. "

[8] In Matthew:

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord (Matthew 10:24, 26).

This in the most general sense means that man must not make himself equal to the Lord, and that it is sufficient for him that all that he has he has from the Lord, and then the disciple is as the Teacher, and the servant as the Lord, for then the Lord is in him, and causes him to will good and to think truth. The term "disciple" is used in reference to good and "servant" in reference to truth. It is similar in a particular sense, namely, with each individual who is led by the Lord, the external or natural man with him is "a disciple" and "a servant," and the internal and spiritual man is "a teacher" and "a lord." When the external or natural man serves the internal or spiritual by obeying and carrying into effect, then it also is "as its teacher" and "as its lord," for they act as one, as is said of the principal cause and the instrumental, that they act as one cause. This particular sense coincides with the most general in this, that when the spiritual and natural man act as one, the Lord Himself acts, for the spiritual man does nothing of itself, but what it does comes solely from the Lord; so far, indeed, as the spiritual man has been opened (for this opens into heaven), so far man acts not of himself but from the Lord; this spiritual man is the spiritual man in its proper sense.

[9] In John:

Ye shall know the truth; the truth maketh you free. The Jews answered, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man; how sayest Thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, everyone that committeth sin is a servant of sin. The servant abideth not in the house forever; the Son abideth forever. If the Son therefore make you free ye shall be free indeed (John 8:32-36).

This means that to be led by the Lord is freedom, and to be led by hell is slavery; "the truth that makes free" means Divine truth which is from the Lord, for he who receives this in doctrine and in life is free, because he is made spiritual and is led by the Lord; therefore it is also added, "the Son abideth in the house forever; if the Son make you free ye shall be free indeed," "Son" meaning the Lord, and also truth (See above 63, 151, 166), and "to abide in the house" meaning to abide in heaven. That to be led by hell is slavery is taught by these words, "everyone that committeth sin is a servant of sin," "sin" is hell because it is from hell.

[10] That to receive Divine truth from the Lord in doctrine and in life is to be free the Lord teaches also in John:

Ye are My friends if ye do whatsoever I command you. No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth; I rather call you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and appointed you that ye may go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit may abide (John 15:14-16).

"Friends" here mean the free, "friends" being contrasted with "servants." That those who receive the Divine truth in doctrine and life from the Lord are not "servants," but are "friends" or freemen, is taught by these words, "if ye do whatsoever I command you, no longer do I call you servants, but friends;" likewise by these words, "all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known unto you, that ye may go and bring forth fruit;" "to command" and "to make known" pertain to doctrine, and "to bring forth fruit" pertains to life. That these are from the Lord is thus taught, "ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and appointed you." Something nearly similar was represented by the Hebrew servants who were sent away free in the seventh year and in the year of Jubilee (who are treated of in Exodus 21:2, 3;Leviticus 25:39-41; Deuteronomy 15:12; Jeremiah 34:9. Concerning these see Arcana Coelestia 8973-9005.)

From what has been thus far set forth it can be seen that those are called "servants" in the Word who serve and bring into effect, and that therefore "servant" means the natural man, because this serves its spiritual man by bringing into effect what it wills and thinks; also that those are called "freemen" who act from the love of truth and good, thus who act from the Lord, from whom is the love of truth and good. Moreover, "servants" in the Word mean also those who are led by self and the world, and thence by evils and falsities, consequently who are led by the natural man and not at the same time by the spiritual. But respecting these servants, the Lord willing, it shall be told elsewhere.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. The photolithograph has "My," but Hebrew has "of Jehovah," as also found in AC 2159.

2. The photolithograph has "He hath made," but Hebrew has "I have made," as also in AE 205, 608, 684, 701, etc.

3. The photolithograph has "you;" for Hebrew "us."

4. The photolithograph has "for I trust;" Hebrew "that trusteth."

  
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