Seek first the kingdom.Matthew 6.24-34 = Luke 12.22-32.Code-switching will not work with your browser, as it does not support JavaScript. |
| Matthew 6.24-34. | Luke 12.22-32; {16.13}. |
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24 Οὐδεὶς δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει· οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ. 25 διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε ἢ τί πίητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, τί ἐνδύσησθε· οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος; 26 ἐμβλέψατε εἰς τὰ πετεινὰ* τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οὐδὲ συνάγουσιν εἰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος τρέφει αὐτά· οὐχ ὑμεῖς μᾶλλον διαφέρετε αὐτῶν; 27 τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα; 28 καὶ περὶ ἐνδύματος τί μεριμνᾶτε; καταμάθετε τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ, πῶς αὐξάνουσιν· οὐ κοπιῶσιν οὐδὲ νήθουσιν· 29 λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων. 30 εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ σήμερον ὄντα καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν, οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι; 31 μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε, λέγοντες· Τί φάγωμεν; ἤ· Τί πίωμεν; ἤ· Τί περιβαλώμεθα; 32 πάντα γὰρ ταῦτα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπιζητοῦσιν· οἶδεν γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων ἁπάντων. 33 ζητεῖτε δὲ πρῶτον τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα πάντα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν. 34 μὴ οὖν μεριμνήσητε εἰς τὴν αὔριον, ἡ γὰρ αὔριον μεριμνήσει ἑαυτῆς· ἀρκετὸν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἡ κακία αὐτῆς. |
{16.13 Οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶ κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει, ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.} 22 Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς αὐτοῦ· Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ, τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι, τί ἐνδύσησθε. 23 ἡ γὰρ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστιν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος. 24 κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη, καὶ ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν.* 25 τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ προσθεῖναι πῆχυν; 26 εἰ οὖν οὐδὲ ἐλάχιστον δύνασθε, τί περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν μεριμνᾶτε; 27 κατανοήσατε τὰ κρίνα, πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει· λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων. 28 εἰ δὲ ἐν ἀγρῷ τὸν χόρτον ὄντα σήμερον καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέζει, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι. 29 καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε, καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε· 30 ταῦτα γὰρ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ἐπιζητοῦσιν· ὑμῶν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων. 31 πλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν. 32 μὴ φοβοῦ, τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον, ὅτι εὐδόκησεν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν. |
| Extant:
א
B L W Δ Θ
ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine. 25 η τι πιητε (B W ƒ13 Byzantine) / και τι πιητε (L Δ Θ) / — (א ƒ1). 28 αυξανουσιν· ου κοπιωσιν ουδε νηθουσιν (אcorrected ƒ1) / αυξανουσιν· ου κοπιουσιν ουδε νηθουσιν (B) / αυξανουσιν· ου νηθουσιν ουδε κοπιωσιν (Θ) / ου ξαινουσιν ουδε νηθουσιν ουδε κοπιωσιν (א*vid) / αυξανει· ου κοπια ουδε νηθει (L W Δ ƒ13 Byzantine). 33 την βασιλειαν του θεου και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου (L W Δ Θ ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine) / την βασιλειαν και την δικαιοσυνην αυτου (א) την δικαιοσυνην και την βασιλειαν αυτου (B). |
Extant:
~Ƿ45
Ƿ75
א
A B D L W Δ Θ Ψ
ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine. 22 μαθητας αυτου (א A D L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine) / μαθητας (Ƿ75 B). 27 αυξανει· ου κοπια ουδε νηθει (Ƿ45 Ƿ75 א A B L W Δ Θ Ψ ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine) / ουτε νηθει ουτε υφαινει (D). 31 αυτου (א B D* L Ψ) / του θεου (Ƿ45 A Dcorrected W Δ Θ ƒ1 ƒ13 Byzantine) / — (Ƿ75). |
| Eusebius 48-49. Word count: 215. Previous: Matthew 6.22-23. Next: Matthew 7.1-6 |
Eusebius 150-151. Word count: 203. Previous: Luke 12.16-21. Next: Luke 12.33-34 |
| Matthew 6.24-34. | Luke 12.22-32; {16.13}. |
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24 No one can serve two lords; for either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25 On this account I say to you, do not be concerned for your soul, what you should eat or what you should drink, nor for your body, what you should wear. Is not the soul more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds* of heaven, that they neither sow nor harvest, nor do they gather into barns, and your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 And who of you by being concerned can add one cubit to his lifespan? 28 And why are you concerned about clothing? Learn from the lilies of the field, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin. 29 But I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory dressed as one of these. 30 But, if God so arrays the grass of the field, though it exists today and is cast into the furnace tomorrow, will he not do it much more for you, you of little faith? 31 Do not be concerned, then, saying: What will we eat? Or: What will we drink? Or: With what will we get dressed? 32 For the gentiles eagerly seek after all these things. For your heavenly father knows that you need all these things. 33 And seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Do not be concerned, then, for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be concerned with itself. The evil for each day is enough. |
{16.13 No houseservant can serve two lords; for either he will hate the one and love the other or he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.} 22 And he said toward his disciples: On this account I say to you, do not be concerned for the soul, what you should eat, nor for the body, what you should wear. 23 For the soul is more than food and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor harvest; there is no chamber or barn for them; and God feeds them. You are worth much more than the birds.* 25 And who of you by being concerned can add a cubit to his lifespan? 26 If therefore you cannot do even a little thing, why are you concerned about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory dressed as one of these. 28 But, if God so arrays the grass in the field, though it exists today and is cast into the furnace tomorrow, how much more he will do it for you, you of little faith. 29 And you, do not seek after what you should eat and what you should drink, and do not keep worrying. 30 For the gentiles of the world eagerly seek after all these things. But your father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. 32 Do not fear, little flock, because your father was pleased to give you the kingdom. |