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1 και G2532 CONJ προσκαλεσαμενος G4341 G5666 V-ADP-NSM τους G3588 T-APM δωδεκα G1427 A-NUI μαθητας G3101 N-APM αυτου G846 P-GSM εδωκεν G1325 G5656 V-AAI-3S αυτοις G846 P-DPM εξουσιαν G1849 N-ASF πνευματων G4151 N-GPN ακαθαρτων G169 A-GPN ωστε G5620 CONJ εκβαλλειν G1544 G5721 V-PAN αυτα G846 P-APN και G2532 CONJ θεραπευειν G2323 G5721 V-PAN πασαν G3956 A-ASF νοσον G3554 N-ASF και G2532 CONJ πασαν G3956 A-ASF μαλακιαν G3119 N-ASF

2 των G3588 T-GPM δε G1161 CONJ δωδεκα G1427 A-NUI αποστολων G652 N-GPM τα G3588 T-NPN ονοματα G3686 N-NPN εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S ταυτα G5023 D-NPN πρωτος G4413 A-NSM σιμων G4613 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM λεγομενος G3004 G5746 V-PPP-NSM πετρος G4074 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ ανδρεας G406 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM αδελφος G80 N-NSM αυτου G846 P-GSM ιακωβος G2385 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM του G3588 T-GSM ζεβεδαιου G2199 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ ιωαννης G2491 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM αδελφος G80 N-NSM αυτου G846 P-GSM

3 φιλιππος G5376 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ βαρθολομαιος G918 N-NSM θωμας G2381 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ ματθαιος G3156 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM τελωνης G5057 N-NSM ιακωβος G2385 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM του G3588 T-GSM αλφαιου G256 N-GSM και G2532 CONJ λεββαιος G3002 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM επικληθεις G1941 G5685 V-APP-NSM θαδδαιος G2280 N-NSM

4 σιμων G4613 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM κανανιτης G2581 N-NSM και G2532 CONJ ιουδας G2455 N-NSM ισκαριωτης G2469 N-NSM ο G3588 T-NSM και G2532 CONJ παραδους G3860 G5631 V-2AAP-NSM αυτον G846 P-ASM

5 τουτους G5128 D-APM τους G3588 T-APM δωδεκα G1427 A-NUI απεστειλεν G649 G5656 V-AAI-3S ο G3588 T-NSM ιησους G2424 N-NSM παραγγειλας G3853 G5660 V-AAP-NSM αυτοις G846 P-DPM λεγων G3004 G5723 V-PAP-NSM εις G1519 P EP οδον G3598 N-ASF εθνων G1484 N-GPN μη G3361 P T-N απελθητε G565 G5632 V-2AAS-2P και G2532 CONJ εις G1519 P EP πολιν G4172 N-ASF σαμαρειτων G4541 N-GPM μη G3361 P T-N εισελθητε G1525 G5632 V-2AAS-2P

6 πορευεσθε G4198 G5737 V-PNM-2P δε G1161 CONJ μαλλον G3123 ADV προς G4314 P EP τα G3588 T-APN προβατα G4263 N-APN τα G3588 T-APN απολωλοτα G622 G5756 V-2 AP-APN οικου G3624 N-GSM ισραηλ G2474 N-P I

7 πορευομενοι G4198 G5740 V-PNP-NPM δε G1161 CONJ κηρυσσετε G2784 G5720 V-PAM-2P λεγοντες G3004 G5723 V-PAP-NPM οτι G3754 CONJ ηγγικεν G1448 G5758 V- AI-3S η G3588 T-NSF βασιλεια G932 N-NSF των G3588 T-GPM ουρανων G3772 N-GPM

8 ασθενουντας G770 G5723 V-PAP-APM θεραπευετε G2323 G5720 V-PAM-2P λεπρους G3015 A-APM καθαριζετε G2511 G5720 V-PAM-2P νεκρους G3498 A-APM εγειρετε G1453 G5720 V-PAM-2P δαιμονια G1140 N-APN εκβαλλετε G1544 G5720 V-PAM-2P δωρεαν G1432 ADV ελαβετε G2983 G5627 V-2AAI-2P δωρεαν G1432 ADV δοτε G1325 G5628 V-2AAM-2P

9 μη G3361 P T-N κτησησθε G2932 G5667 V-ADS-2P χρυσον G5557 N-ASM μηδε G3366 CONJ αργυρον G696 N-ASM μηδε G3366 CONJ χαλκον G5475 N-ASM εις G1519 P EP τας G3588 T-APF ζωνας G2223 N-APF υμων G5216 P-2GP

10 μη G3361 P T-N πηραν G4082 N-ASF εις G1519 P EP οδον G3598 N-ASF μηδε G3366 CONJ δυο G1417 A-NUI χιτωνας G5509 N-APM μηδε G3366 CONJ υποδηματα G5266 N-APN μηδε G3366 CONJ {VA 1: ραβδον G4464 N-ASF } {VA 2: ραβδους G4464 N-APF } αξιος G514 A-NSM γαρ G1063 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM εργατης G2040 N-NSM της G3588 T-GSF τροφης G5160 N-GSF αυτου G846 P-GSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S

11 εις G1519 P EP ην G3739 -ASF δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T πολιν G4172 N-ASF η G2228 P T κωμην G2968 N-ASF εισελθητε G1525 G5632 V-2AAS-2P εξετασατε G1833 G5657 V-AAM-2P τις G5101 I-NSM εν G1722 P EP αυτη G846 P-DSF αξιος G514 A-NSM εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S κακει G2546 ADV-C μεινατε G3306 G5657 V-AAM-2P εως G2193 CONJ αν G302 P T εξελθητε G1831 G5632 V-2AAS-2P

12 εισερχομενοι G1525 G5740 V-PNP-NPM δε G1161 CONJ εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF οικιαν G3614 N-ASF ασπασασθε G782 G5663 V-ADM-2P αυτην G846 P-ASF

13 και G2532 CONJ εαν G1437 COND μεν G3303 P T η G5600 G5753 V-PXS-3S η G3588 T-NSF οικια G3614 N-NSF αξια G514 A-NSF ελθετω G2064 G5628 V-2AAM-3S η G3588 T-NSF ειρηνη G1515 N-NSF υμων G5216 P-2GP επ G1909 P EP αυτην G846 P-ASF εαν G1437 COND δε G1161 CONJ μη G3361 P T-N η G5600 G5753 V-PXS-3S αξια G514 A-NSF η G3588 T-NSF ειρηνη G1515 N-NSF υμων G5216 P-2GP προς G4314 P EP υμας G5209 P-2AP επιστραφητω G1994 G5649 V-2APM-3S

14 και G2532 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM εαν G1437 COND μη G3361 P T-N δεξηται G1209 G5667 V-ADS-3S υμας G5209 P-2AP μηδε G3366 CONJ ακουση G191 G5661 V-AAS-3S τους G3588 T-APM λογους G3056 N-APM υμων G5216 P-2GP εξερχομενοι G1831 G5740 V-PNP-NPM της G3588 T-GSF οικιας G3614 N-GSF η G2228 P T της G3588 T-GSF πολεως G4172 N-GSF εκεινης G1565 D-GSF εκτιναξατε G1621 G5657 V-AAM-2P τον G3588 T-ASM κονιορτον G2868 N-ASM των G3588 T-GPM ποδων G4228 N-GPM υμων G5216 P-2GP

15 αμην G281 HEB λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP ανεκτοτερον G414 A-NSN-C εσται G2071 G5704 V-FXI-3S γη G1093 N-DSF σοδομων G4670 N-GPN και G2532 CONJ γομορρων G1116 N-GPN εν G1722 P EP ημερα G2250 N-DSF κρισεως G2920 N-GSF η G2228 P T τη G3588 T-DSF πολει G4172 N-DSF εκεινη G1565 D-DSF

16 ιδου G2400 G5628 V-2AAM-2S εγω G1473 P-1NS αποστελλω G649 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμας G5209 P-2AP ως G5613 ADV προβατα G4263 N-NPN εν G1722 P EP μεσω G3319 A-DSN λυκων G3074 N-GPM γινεσθε G1096 G5737 V-PNM-2P ουν G3767 CONJ φρονιμοι G5429 A-NPM ως G5613 ADV οι G3588 T-NPM οφεις G3789 N-NPM και G2532 CONJ ακεραιοι G185 A-NPM ως G5613 ADV αι G3588 T-NPF περιστεραι G4058 N-NPF

17 προσεχετε G4337 G5720 V-PAM-2P δε G1161 CONJ απο G575 P EP των G3588 T-GPM ανθρωπων G444 N-GPM παραδωσουσιν G3860 G5692 V-FAI-3P γαρ G1063 CONJ υμας G5209 P-2AP εις G1519 P EP συνεδρια G4892 N-APN και G2532 CONJ εν G1722 P EP ταις G3588 T-DPF συναγωγαις G4864 N-DPF αυτων G846 P-GPM μαστιγωσουσιν G3146 G5692 V-FAI-3P υμας G5209 P-2AP

18 και G2532 CONJ επι G1909 P EP ηγεμονας G2232 N-APM δε G1161 CONJ και G2532 CONJ βασιλεις G935 N-APM αχθησεσθε G71 G5701 V-FPI-2P ενεκεν G1752 ADV εμου G1700 P-1GS εις G1519 P EP μαρτυριον G3142 N-ASN αυτοις G846 P-DPM και G2532 CONJ τοις G3588 T-DPN εθνεσιν G1484 N-DPN

19 οταν G3752 CONJ δε G1161 CONJ παραδιδωσιν G3860 G5725 V-PAS-3P υμας G5209 P-2AP μη G3361 P T-N μεριμνησητε G3309 G5661 V-AAS-2P πως G4459 ADV-I η G2228 P T τι G5101 I-ASN λαλησητε G2980 G5661 V-AAS-2P δοθησεται G1325 G5701 V-FPI-3S γαρ G1063 CONJ υμιν G5213 P-2DP εν G1722 P EP εκεινη G1565 D-DSF τη G3588 T-DSF ωρα G5610 N-DSF τι G5101 I-ASN λαλησετε G2980 G5692 V-FAI-2P

20 ου G3756 P T-N γαρ G1063 CONJ υμεις G5210 P-2NP εστε G2075 G5748 V-PXI-2P οι G3588 T-NPM λαλουντες G2980 G5723 V-PAP-NPM αλλα G235 CONJ το G3588 T-NSN πνευμα G4151 N-NSN του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM υμων G5216 P-2GP το G3588 T-NSN λαλουν G2980 G5723 V-PAP-NSN εν G1722 P EP υμιν G5213 P-2DP

21 παραδωσει G3860 G5692 V-FAI-3S δε G1161 CONJ αδελφος G80 N-NSM αδελφον G80 N-ASM εις G1519 P EP θανατον G2288 N-ASM και G2532 CONJ πατηρ G3962 N-NSM τεκνον G5043 N-ASN και G2532 CONJ επαναστησονται G1881 G5695 V-FDI-3P τεκνα G5043 N-NPN επι G1909 P EP γονεις G1118 N-APM και G2532 CONJ θανατωσουσιν G2289 G5692 V-FAI-3P αυτους G846 P-APM

22 και G2532 CONJ εσεσθε G2071 G5704 V-FXI-2P μισουμενοι G3404 G5746 V-PPP-NPM υπο G5259 P EP παντων G3956 A-GPM δια G1223 P EP το G3588 T-ASN ονομα G3686 N-ASN μου G3450 P-1GS ο G3588 T-NSM δε G1161 CONJ υπομεινας G5278 G5660 V-AAP-NSM εις G1519 P EP τελος G5056 N-ASN ουτος G3778 D-NSM σωθησεται G4982 G5701 V-FPI-3S

23 οταν G3752 CONJ δε G1161 CONJ διωκωσιν G1377 G5725 V-PAS-3P υμας G5209 P-2AP εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF πολει G4172 N-DSF ταυτη G3778 D-DSF φευγετε G5343 G5720 V-PAM-2P εις G1519 P EP την G3588 T-ASF αλλην G243 A-ASF αμην G281 HEB γαρ G1063 CONJ λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP ου G3756 P T-N μη G3361 P T-N τελεσητε G5055 G5661 V-AAS-2P τας G3588 T-APF πολεις G4172 N-APF του G3588 T-GSM ισραηλ G2474 N-P I εως G2193 CONJ αν G302 P T ελθη G2064 G5632 V-2AAS-3S ο G3588 T-NSM υιος G5207 N-NSM του G3588 T-GSM ανθρωπου G444 N-GSM

24 ουκ G3756 P T-N εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S μαθητης G3101 N-NSM υπερ G5228 P EP τον G3588 T-ASM διδασκαλον G1320 N-ASM ουδε G3761 ADV δουλος G1401 N-NSM υπερ G5228 P EP τον G3588 T-ASM κυριον G2962 N-ASM αυτου G846 P-GSM

25 αρκετον G713 A-NSN τω G3588 T-DSM μαθητη G3101 N-DSM ινα G2443 CONJ γενηται G1096 G5638 V-2ADS-3S ως G5613 ADV ο G3588 T-NSM διδασκαλος G1320 N-NSM αυτου G846 P-GSM και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM δουλος G1401 N-NSM ως G5613 ADV ο G3588 T-NSM κυριος G2962 N-NSM αυτου G846 P-GSM ει G1487 COND τον G3588 T-ASM οικοδεσποτην G3617 N-ASM {VA 1: βεελζεβουλ G954 N-P I } {VA 2: βεελζεβουβ G954 N-P I } εκαλεσαν G2564 G5656 V-AAI-3P ποσω G4214 Q-DSN μαλλον G3123 ADV τους G3588 T-APM οικιακους G3615 N-APM αυτου G846 P-GSM

26 μη G3361 P T-N ουν G3767 CONJ φοβηθητε G5399 G5676 V-AOM-2P αυτους G846 P-APM ουδεν G3762 A-NSN γαρ G1063 CONJ εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S κεκαλυμμενον G2572 G5772 V- PP-NSN ο G3739 -NSN ουκ G3756 P T-N αποκαλυφθησεται G601 G5701 V-FPI-3S και G2532 CONJ κρυπτον G2927 A-NSN ο G3739 -NSN ου G3756 P T-N γνωσθησεται G1097 G5701 V-FPI-3S

27 ο G3739 -ASN λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP εν G1722 P EP τη G3588 T-DSF σκοτια G4653 N-DSF ειπατε G2036 G5628 V-2AAM-2P εν G1722 P EP τω G3588 T-DSN φωτι G5457 N-DSN και G2532 CONJ ο G3739 -ASN εις G1519 P EP το G3588 T-ASN ους G3775 N-ASN ακουετε G191 G5719 V-PAI-2P κηρυξατε G2784 G5657 V-AAM-2P επι G1909 P EP των G3588 T-GPN δωματων G1430 N-GPN

28 και G2532 CONJ μη G3361 P T-N φοβηθητε G5399 G5676 V-AOM-2P απο G575 P EP των G3588 T-GPM αποκτεινοντων G615 G5723 V-PAP-GPM το G3588 T-ASN σωμα G4983 N-ASN την G3588 T-ASF δε G1161 CONJ ψυχην G5590 N-ASF μη G3361 P T-N δυναμενων G1410 G5740 V-PNP-GPM αποκτειναι G615 G5658 V-AAN φοβηθητε G5399 G5676 V-AOM-2P δε G1161 CONJ μαλλον G3123 ADV τον G3588 T-ASM δυναμενον G1410 G5740 V-PNP-ASM και G2532 CONJ ψυχην G5590 N-ASF και G2532 CONJ σωμα G4983 N-ASN απολεσαι G622 G5658 V-AAN εν G1722 P EP γεεννη G1067 N-DSF

29 ουχι G3780 P T-I δυο G1417 A-NUI στρουθια G4765 N-NPN ασσαριου G787 N-GSN πωλειται G4453 G5743 V-PPI-3S και G2532 CONJ εν G1520 A-NSN εξ G1537 P EP αυτων G846 P-GPN ου G3756 P T-N πεσειται G4098 G5695 V-FDI-3S επι G1909 P EP την G3588 T-ASF γην G1093 N-ASF ανευ G427 P EP του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM υμων G5216 P-2GP

30 υμων G5216 P-2GP δε G1161 CONJ και G2532 CONJ αι G3588 T-NPF τριχες G2359 N-NPF της G3588 T-GSF κεφαλης G2776 N-GSF πασαι G3956 A-NPF ηριθμημεναι G705 G5772 V- PP-NPF εισιν G1526 G5748 V-PXI-3P

31 μη G3361 P T-N ουν G3767 CONJ φοβηθητε G5399 G5676 V-AOM-2P πολλων G4183 A-GPN στρουθιων G4765 N-GPN διαφερετε G1308 G5719 V-PAI-2P υμεις G5210 P-2NP

32 πας G3956 A-NSM ουν G3767 CONJ οστις G3748 -NSM ομολογησει G3670 G5692 V-FAI-3S εν G1722 P EP εμοι G1698 P-1DS εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP των G3588 T-GPM ανθρωπων G444 N-GPM ομολογησω G3670 G5692 V-FAI-1S καγω G2504 P-1NS-C εν G1722 P EP αυτω G846 P-DSM εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM μου G3450 P-1GS του G3588 T-GSM εν G1722 P EP ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM

33 οστις G3748 -NSM δ G1161 CONJ αν G302 P T αρνησηται G720 G5667 V-ADS-3S με G3165 P-1AS εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP των G3588 T-GPM ανθρωπων G444 N-GPM αρνησομαι G720 G5695 V-FDI-1S αυτον G846 P-ASM καγω G2504 P-1NS-C εμπροσθεν G1715 P EP του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM μου G3450 P-1GS του G3588 T-GSM εν G1722 P EP ουρανοις G3772 N-DPM

34 μη G3361 P T-N νομισητε G3543 G5661 V-AAS-2P οτι G3754 CONJ ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-1S βαλειν G906 G5629 V-2AAN ειρηνην G1515 N-ASF επι G1909 P EP την G3588 T-ASF γην G1093 N-ASF ουκ G3756 P T-N ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-1S βαλειν G906 G5629 V-2AAN ειρηνην G1515 N-ASF αλλα G235 CONJ μαχαιραν G3162 N-ASF

35 ηλθον G2064 G5627 V-2AAI-1S γαρ G1063 CONJ διχασαι G1369 G5658 V-AAN ανθρωπον G444 N-ASM κατα G2596 P EP του G3588 T-GSM πατρος G3962 N-GSM αυτου G846 P-GSM και G2532 CONJ θυγατερα G2364 N-ASF κατα G2596 P EP της G3588 T-GSF μητρος G3384 N-GSF αυτης G846 P-GSF και G2532 CONJ νυμφην G3565 N-ASF κατα G2596 P EP της G3588 T-GSF πενθερας G3994 N-GSF αυτης G846 P-GSF

36 και G2532 CONJ εχθροι G2190 A-NPM του G3588 T-GSM ανθρωπου G444 N-GSM οι G3588 T-NPM οικιακοι G3615 N-NPM αυτου G846 P-GSM

37 ο G3588 T-NSM φιλων G5368 G5723 V-PAP-NSM πατερα G3962 N-ASM η G2228 P T μητερα G3384 N-ASF υπερ G5228 P EP εμε G1691 P-1AS ουκ G3756 P T-N εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S μου G3450 P-1GS αξιος G514 A-NSM και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM φιλων G5368 G5723 V-PAP-NSM υιον G5207 N-ASM η G2228 P T θυγατερα G2364 N-ASF υπερ G5228 P EP εμε G1691 P-1AS ουκ G3756 P T-N εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S μου G3450 P-1GS αξιος G514 A-NSM

38 και G2532 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM ου G3756 P T-N λαμβανει G2983 G5719 V-PAI-3S τον G3588 T-ASM σταυρον G4716 N-ASM αυτου G846 P-GSM και G2532 CONJ ακολουθει G190 G5719 V-PAI-3S οπισω G3694 ADV μου G3450 P-1GS ουκ G3756 P T-N εστιν G2076 G5748 V-PXI-3S μου G3450 P-1GS αξιος G514 A-NSM

39 ο G3588 T-NSM ευρων G2147 G5631 V-2AAP-NSM την G3588 T-ASF ψυχην G5590 N-ASF αυτου G846 P-GSM απολεσει G622 G5692 V-FAI-3S αυτην G846 P-ASF και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM απολεσας G622 G5660 V-AAP-NSM την G3588 T-ASF ψυχην G5590 N-ASF αυτου G846 P-GSM ενεκεν G1752 ADV εμου G1700 P-1GS ευρησει G2147 G5692 V-FAI-3S αυτην G846 P-ASF

40 ο G3588 T-NSM δεχομενος G1209 G5740 V-PNP-NSM υμας G5209 P-2AP εμε G1691 P-1AS δεχεται G1209 G5736 V-PNI-3S και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM εμε G1691 P-1AS δεχομενος G1209 G5740 V-PNP-NSM δεχεται G1209 G5736 V-PNI-3S τον G3588 T-ASM αποστειλαντα G649 G5660 V-AAP-ASM με G3165 P-1AS

41 ο G3588 T-NSM δεχομενος G1209 G5740 V-PNP-NSM προφητην G4396 N-ASM εις G1519 P EP ονομα G3686 N-ASN προφητου G4396 N-GSM μισθον G3408 N-ASM προφητου G4396 N-GSM ληψεται G2983 G5695 V-FDI-3S και G2532 CONJ ο G3588 T-NSM δεχομενος G1209 G5740 V-PNP-NSM δικαιον G1342 A-ASM εις G1519 P EP ονομα G3686 N-ASN δικαιου G1342 A-GSM μισθον G3408 N-ASM δικαιου G1342 A-GSM ληψεται G2983 G5695 V-FDI-3S

42 και G2532 CONJ ος G3739 -NSM εαν G1437 COND ποτιση G4222 G5661 V-AAS-3S ενα G1520 A-ASM των G3588 T-GPM μικρων G3398 A-GPM τουτων G5130 D-GPM ποτηριον G4221 N-ASN ψυχρου G5593 A-GSN μονον G3440 ADV εις G1519 P EP ονομα G3686 N-ASN μαθητου G3101 N-GSM αμην G281 HEB λεγω G3004 G5719 V-PAI-1S υμιν G5213 P-2DP ου G3756 P T-N μη G3361 P T-N απολεση G622 G5661 V-AAS-3S τον G3588 T-ASM μισθον G3408 N-ASM αυτου G846 P-GSM

   

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7166. 'Why is this, that You have sent me?' means when yet the law going forth from God seems to promise something different. This is clear from the meaning of 'Why is this?' as, Why is this so when something different is said? from the representation of Moses, who uses these words in reference to himself, as the law from God, dealt with just above in 7164; and from the meaning of 'being sent' as going forth, dealt with in 4710, 6831. Consequently 'Why is this, [that] you have sent me?' means that the law going forth from God seems to promise something different. Because these words are spoken by one complaining about the molestation by falsities, the law from God appears to promise something different. This is why the expression 'seems to promise something different' is used, though in actual fact it does not promise anything different. For the law from God is the law of order, and the law of order so far as those passing through a state of molestations by falsities are concerned is that they must be molested until they reach the point of despair. Unless they reach the point of despair the final advantage to be gained from molestation is lost. The fact that temptation grows ever stronger until a person reaches the point of despair is plainly evident from the Lord's temptation in Gethsemane, Matthew 26:38-39; Mark 14:33-36; Luke 22:44, and also after that on the Cross, Matthew 27:46, when it was made to reach the state of despair. Now the Lord's temptation is the pattern which the temptation of faithful believers follows, which is why the Lord says that those who wish to follow Him must take up their cross, Matthew 10:38; 16:24. For the glorification of the Lord is the pattern that the regeneration of man follows, 3138, 3212, 3296, 3490, 4402, 5688; and regeneration is effected chiefly by means of temptations.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #2708

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2708. 'And dwelt in the wilderness' means that which is obscure comparatively. This is clear from the meaning of 'dwelling' as living, dealt with in 2451, and from the meaning of 'a wilderness' as that which possesses little life, dealt with in 1927, here as that which is obscure comparatively. By that which is obscure comparatively is meant the state of the spiritual Church in comparison with the state of the celestial Church, that is, the state of those who are spiritual in comparison with the state of those who are celestial. Those who are celestial are moved by the affection for good, those who are spiritual by the affection for truth. Those who are celestial possess perception, whereas those who are spiritual possess the dictate of conscience. To those who are celestial the Lord appears as a Sun, but to those who are spiritual as a Moon, 1521, 1530, 1531, 2495. The light which the former have - enabling them to see good and truth from the Lord with their eyes as well as to perceive it - is like the light of the sun in the daytime; but the light which the latter have from the Lord is like the light of the moon at night, and so, compared with those who are celestial, these dwell in obscurity. The reason for this is that those who are celestial dwell in love to the Lord, and so in the Lord's life itself, whereas those who are spiritual dwell in charity towards the neighbour and in faith, and so, it is true, in the Lord's life but in a rather more obscure way. All this explains why those who are celestial never reason about faith or the truths of faith, but because a perception of truth from good exists with them, simply say, 'That is so', whereas those who are spiritual talk and reason about the truths of faith because a conscience for what is good received from truth exists with them. A further reason for this difference is that with those who are celestial the good of love has been implanted in the will part of their minds, where man's chief life resides, but with those who are spiritual it has been implanted in the understanding part, where man's secondary life resides. This is the reason why, compared with the celestial, the spiritual dwell in obscurity, see 81, 202, 337, 765, 784, 895, 1114-1125, 1155, 1577, 1824, 2048, 2088, 2227, 2454, 2507. This comparative obscurity is here called 'a wilderness'.

[2] In the Word 'a wilderness' can mean that which is sparsely inhabited and cultivated, or it can mean that which is totally uninhabited and uncultivated, and so is used in two senses. When it means that which is sparsely inhabited and cultivated, that is, where there are few dwellings, and where there are sheepfolds, pastures, and waters, it means that thing or those persons who, compared with others, have little life and light, as is the case with that which is spiritual or those who are spiritual in comparison with that which is celestial or those who are celestial. When however it means that which is totally uninhabited and uncultivated, that is, where there are no dwellings, sheepfolds, pastures, and waters, it means those who have undergone vastation as regards good and desolation as regards truth.

[3] That 'a wilderness' can mean that which, compared with other places, is sparsely inhabited and cultivated, that is, where there are few dwellings, and where there are sheepfolds, pastures, and waters, is clear from the following places: In Isaiah,

Sing to Jehovah a new song, His praise from the end of the earth, those that go down to the sea, and the fullness of it, the islands and their inhabitants. The wilderness and its cities will lift up [their voice]; Kedar will inhabit the settlements, 1 the inhabitants of the rock will sing, they will shout from the top of the mountains. Isaiah 42:10-11.

In Ezekiel,

I will make with them a covenant of peace and I will banish the evil wild animal from the land, and they will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods, and I will give them and the places around My hill a blessing. The tree of the field will give its fruit, and the earth will give its increase. 2 Ezekiel 34:25-27.

This refers to those who are spiritual. In Hosea,

I will bring her into the wilderness and will speak tenderly to her; and I will give her her vineyards from it. Hosea 2:14-15.

This refers to the desolation of truth and to the comfort that follows later.

[4] In David,

The folds of the wilderness drip, and the hills gird themselves with rejoicing; the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, and the valleys are covered over with grain. Psalms 65:12-13.

In Isaiah,

I will make the wilderness into a pool of water, and the parched land into streams of water. I will put in the wilderness the shittim-cedar, and the myrtle, and the oil tree. I will set in the wilderness the fir, that men may see and know, and may consider and understand together, for the hand of Jehovah has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it. Isaiah 41:18-20.

This refers to the regeneration of those who have no knowledge of the truth, that is, gentiles, and to the enlightenment and teaching of those who have experienced desolation. 'The wilderness' is used in reference to these. 'The cedar, the myrtle, and the oil tree' stands for the truths and goods of the interior man, 'fir' for those of the exterior man. In David,

Jehovah turns rivers into a wilderness, and streams of waters into dryness. He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, and parched land into streams of water. Psalms 107:33, 35

Here the meaning is similar. In Isaiah,

The wilderness and the dry land will be glad for them, and the lonely place will rejoice and blossom like the rose. It will bud prolifically. Waters will break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the lonely place. Isaiah 35:1-2, 6.

In the same prophet,

You will be like a watered garden and like a spring of waters whose waters do not fail; and those that be of you will build the wilderness of old. Isaiah 58:11-12.

In the same prophet,

Until the spirit is poured out on us from on high, and the wilderness will become Carmel, and Carmel counted as a forest. And judgement will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness on Carmel. Isaiah 32:15-16.

This refers to the spiritual Church which, though inhabited and cultivated, is, in comparison [with the celestial Church], called 'a wilderness', for it is said that 'judgement will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness on Carmel'. It is evident from the places just quoted that 'a wilderness' means an obscure state compared with other states not only because it is described as 'a wilderness' but also as 'a woodland'; and an obscure state is plainly the meaning in Jeremiah,

O generation, observe the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of darkness? Jeremiah 2:31.

[5] That 'a wilderness' can mean that which is totally uninhabited and uncultivated, that is, where there are no dwellings, sheepfolds, pastures, and waters, and so can mean those who have experienced vastation as regards good and desolation as regards truth, is also clear from the Word. This kind of wilderness is used with two different meanings; that is to say, it may be used in reference to those who are subsequently reformed or in reference to those who are unable to be reformed. Regarding those who are subsequently reformed, such as Hagar and her son represent here, it is said in Jeremiah,

Thus said Jehovah, I have remembered you, the mercy of the days of your youth, your going after Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. Jeremiah 2:2.

This refers to Jerusalem, which in this case means the Ancient Church that was spiritual. In Moses,

The portion of Jehovah is His people, Jacob is the line of His inheritance. He found him in a wilderness land and in the waste, the howling, the lonely place. He encompassed him, led him to understand, and kept him as the pupil of His eye. Deuteronomy 32:9-10.

In David,

They wandered in the wilderness, in a desolate way; they did not find an inhabited city. Psalms 107:4.

This refers to those who have experienced desolation of truth and are being reformed. In Ezekiel,

I will bring you to the wilderness of the peoples and I will enter into judgement with you there, as I entered into judgement with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt. Ezekiel 20:35-36.

This likewise refers to the vastation and desolation of those who are being reformed.

[6] The travels and wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness represented nothing else than the vastation and desolation prior to reformation of those who have faith. It consequently represented the temptation of them, for when people undergo spiritual temptations they experience vastation and desolation, as may also become clear from the following in Moses,

Jehovah carried you 3 along in the wilderness, as a man carries his son, in [all] the way [you went], until [you reached] this place. Deuteronomy 1:31.

And elsewhere in the same book,

You shall remember all the way in which Jehovah your God has led you forty years already in the wilderness to afflict you, to tempt you, and to know what is in your heart, whether you will keep His commandments or not. He afflicted you, caused you to hunger, caused you to eat manna which you do not know nor your fathers knew, so that you may recognize that man does not live by bread only but that man lives by all that goes out of the mouth of Jehovah. Deuteronomy 8:2-3.

And further on in the same chapter,

Do not forget that Jehovah led you in the great and terrible wilderness where there were serpents, fiery snakes, and scorpions, parched places where there was no water, and that He brought you water out of the rock of flint. He fed you in the wilderness with manna which your fathers did not know, that He might afflict you, tempt you, to do you good in the end. Deuteronomy 8:15-16.

Here 'wilderness' stands for the vastation and desolation such as people experience who undergo temptations. Their travels and wanderings in the wilderness for forty years describe every state of the Church militant - how when it is self-reliant it goes under but when it relies on the Lord it overcomes.

[7] The description in John of the woman who fled into the wilderness means nothing else than temptation experienced by the Church, referred to as follows,

The woman who brought forth the male child fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God. To the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, so that she might fly into the wilderness, into her own place. And the serpent poured water like a stream out of his mouth after the woman, to swallow her up in the river. But the earth helped the woman, for the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the stream which the dragon poured out of his mouth. Revelation 12:6, 14-16.

[8] That 'a wilderness' may be used in reference to a totally vastated Church and to people totally vastated as regards good and truth who are unable to be reformed may be seen in the following in Isaiah,

I will make the rivers a wilderness; their fish will stink for lack of water and will die of thirst; I will clothe the heavens with thick darkness. Isaiah 50:2-3.

In the same prophet,

The cities of Your holiness were a wilderness - Zion was a wilderness, Jerusalem lay waste. Isaiah 64:10,

In Jeremiah,

I looked, and behold, Carmel was a wilderness, and all its cities were destroyed from before Jehovah. Jeremiah 4:26.

In the same prophet,

Many shepherds have spoiled My vineyard, they have trampled down [My] portion, they have made the portion of My delight into a desolate wilderness. They have made it into a desolation; desolate, it has mourned over Me. The whole land has been made desolate, for nobody takes it to heart. On all the slopes in the wilderness those who lay waste have come. Jeremiah 12:10-12.

In Joel,

Fire has devoured the folds of the wilderness, and flame will burn up all the trees of the field. The streams of water have dried up, and fire has devoured the folds of the wilderness. Joel 1:19-20.

In Isaiah, He made the world like a wilderness and destroyed its cities. Isaiah 14:17.

This refers to Lucifer. In the same prophet,

The prophecy concerning the wilderness of the sea. Like storms in the south it comes from the wilderness, from a terrible land. Isaiah 21:1 and following verses.

'The wilderness of the sea' stands for truth that has been vastated by facts and by reasonings based on these.

[9] All these places show what is meant by the following reference to John the Baptist,

It was said by Isaiah, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare a way for the Lord, make His paths straight. Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23; Isaiah 40:3.

These words imply that at that time the Church was so totally vastated that no good and no truth remained any longer. This is quite evident from the fact that nobody at that time knew of the existence in man of anything internal, or of anything internal in the Word, so that nobody knew that the Messiah or Christ was coming to save them for ever. The places quoted above also show what is meant by the statement that John was in the wilderness until the time of his manifestation to Israel, Luke 1:80, that he preached in the wilderness of Judea, Matthew 3:1 and following verses, and that he baptized in the wilderness, Mark 1:4; for by this he also represented the state of the Church. From the meaning of 'a wilderness' it may also be seen why the Lord retired so often into the wilderness, as in Matthew 4:1; Matthew 15:32-end; Mark 1:12-13, 35, 45; 6:31-36; Luke 4:1; 5:16; 9:10 and following verses; John 11:54; and also from the meaning of 'a mountain' why the Lord retired into the mountains, as in Matthew 14:23; 15:29-31; 17:1 and following verses; 28:16-17; Mark 3:13-14; 6:46; 9:2-9; Luke 6:12-13; 9:28; John 6:15.

Notas a pie de página:

1. literally, courts. The Hebrew may mean courts or else villages which Swedenborg has in another place where he quotes this verse.

2. The Latin means fruit but the Hebrew means increase which Swedenborg has in other places where he quotes this verse.

3. The Latin means them but the Hebrew means you.

  
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