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| فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ ذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ بَيْنَ ٱلزُّرُوعِ، فَجَاعَ تَلَامِيذُهُ وَٱبْتَدَأُوا يَقْطِفُونَ سَنَابِلَ وَيَأْكُلُونَ. | ١ 1 |
During that period of time, on a (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), Jesus [and we] disciples were walking through some grain fields. And because we were hungry, we began to pick some of the heads of grain and eat them. [The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
| فَٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ لَمَّا نَظَرُوا قَالُوا لَهُ: «هُوَذَا تَلَامِيذُكَ يَفْعَلُونَ مَا لَا يَحِلُّ فَعْلُهُ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ!». | ٢ 2 |
Some Pharisees saw us [do what they considered to be work]. So they said to Jesus, [accusing him], “Look! Your disciples are doing [work] that is not permitted [in our] laws [PRS] [for us] to do on our day of rest!”
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَمَا قَرَأْتُمْ مَا فَعَلَهُ دَاوُدُ حِينَ جَاعَ هُوَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ؟ | ٣ 3 |
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. [So] he said to them, “[It is written] {[Someone wrote]} [in the Scriptures] [RHQ] what [our revered ancestor King] David did when he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, ([but you do not think about what it implies!/so why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
| كَيْفَ دَخَلَ بَيْتَ ٱللهِ وَأَكَلَ خُبْزَ ٱلتَّقْدِمَةِ ٱلَّذِي لَمْ يَحِلَّ أَكْلُهُ لَهُ وَلَا لِلَّذِينَ مَعَهُ، بَلْ لِلْكَهَنَةِ فَقَطْ. | ٤ 4 |
David entered the big tent [where they worshipped] God [and asked for some food. The high priest gave him] the bread that had been {they had} presented [to God]. According to the laws [of Moses], only priests were permitted to eat that bread, but David and the men who were with him ate it. And [God did not consider that what they did was wrong]
| أَوَ مَا قَرَأْتُمْ فِي ٱلتَّوْرَاةِ أَنَّ ٱلْكَهَنَةَ فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ يُدَنِّسُونَ ٱلسَّبْتَ وَهُمْ أَبْرِيَاءُ؟ | ٥ 5 |
Also, think about the laws that [Moses wrote] [RHQ]. He said that [even though] the priests, [by working] in the Temple on our Jewish day of rest, are not obeying the Jewish day of rest [laws], they are not guilty. You have surely read that, [but you do not understand what it means].
| وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ هَهُنَا أَعْظَمَ مِنَ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ! | ٦ 6 |
Note this: [God allows men to work in] the Temple [on our rest day because that work must be done. But in addition, I] tell you that [I have] more [authority than the authority of] the Temple. So, it is more important for you to obey my teachings than to obey your traditions about our rest day.
| فَلَوْ عَلِمْتُمْ مَا هُوَ: إِنِّي أُرِيدُ رَحْمَةً لَا ذَبِيحَةً، لَمَا حَكَمْتُمْ عَلَى ٱلْأَبْرِيَاءِ! | ٧ 7 |
[You should think about] these words [of God in the Scriptures]: ‘I want you to [act] mercifully toward people, and not [just] offer sacrifices.’ If you understood what that means, you would not condemn [my disciples], who have done no wrong.
| فَإِنَّ ٱبْنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّبْتِ أَيْضًا». | ٨ 8 |
[And I want you to know that] I, the one who came from heaven, have [the] authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do on] the days of rest.”
| ثُمَّ ٱنْصَرَفَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَجَاءَ إِلَى مَجْمَعِهِمْ، | ٩ 9 |
After Jesus left there [that day], he went into a building where we Jews worship God.
| وَإِذَا إِنْسَانٌ يَدُهُ يَابِسَةٌ، فَسَأَلُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «هَلْ يَحِلُّ ٱلْإِبْرَاءُ فِي ٱلسُّبُوتِ؟» لِكَيْ يَشْتَكُوا عَلَيْهِ. | ١٠ 10 |
[He saw] a man with a shriveled hand there. [The Pharisees thought that Jesus would be disobeying the tradition about not working on the day of rest if he healed the man, so one of] them asked him, “Does [God] permit [us] to heal [people] on our day of rest?” [They asked that question] so that they might accuse him [if he healed someone] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day).
| فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْكُمْ يَكُونُ لَهُ خَرُوفٌ وَاحِدٌ، فَإِنْ سَقَطَ هَذَا فِي ٱلسَّبْتِ فِي حُفْرَةٍ، أَفَمَا يُمْسِكُهُ وَيُقِيمُهُ؟ | ١١ 11 |
He replied to them, “Would anyone among you who has [only] one sheep that falls into a hole (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day) [just leave it there] [RHQ]? [Certainly not]! You would take hold of it and lift it out right away, [and that would be acceptable work on our day of rest, too]
| فَٱلْإِنْسَانُ كَمْ هُوَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ ٱلْخَرُوفِ! إِذًا يَحِلُّ فِعْلُ ٱلْخَيْرِ فِي ٱلسُّبُوتِ!». | ١٢ 12 |
[Because] sheep are valuable, [their owners may work on our day of rest in order to rescue them. So, because] people are more valuable than sheep, it is certainly right for us to do something good [by healing another person any day, including] our day of rest!”
| ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ: «مُدَّ يَدَكَ». فَمَدَّهَا. فَعَادَتْ صَحِيحَةً كَٱلْأُخْرَى. | ١٣ 13 |
Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your [withered] hand!” The man stretched it out, and it became normal like the other hand!
| فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ تَشَاوَرُوا عَلَيْهِ لِكَيْ يُهْلِكُوهُ، | ١٤ 14 |
Then the Pharisees left [the meeting house. They were worried that the people would reject their traditions and would accept Jesus’ teaching instead. So] they met together to plan how they could kill him.
| فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ وَٱنْصَرَفَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ. وَتَبِعَتْهُ جُمُوعٌ كَثِيرَةٌ فَشَفَاهُمْ جَمِيعًا. | ١٥ 15 |
Because Jesus knew [that the Pharisees were plotting to kill him], he [took us disciples and] went away from there. Crowds, [including many sick people], followed him, [wanting him to heal them], and he healed them all.
| وَأَوْصَاهُمْ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرُوهُ، | ١٦ 16 |
But he told them firmly that they should not tell [other people yet] who he was.
| لِكَيْ يَتِمَّ مَا قِيلَ بِإِشَعْيَاءَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلْقَائِلِ: | ١٧ 17 |
[By acting humbly like that] he fulfilled what was written by Isaiah the prophet {what Isaiah the prophet wrote} [long ago about the Messiah]. [Isaiah wrote] that God said:
| «هُوَذَا فَتَايَ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَرْتُهُ، حَبِيبِي ٱلَّذِي سُرَّتْ بِهِ نَفْسِي. أَضَعُ رُوحِي عَلَيْهِ فَيُخْبِرُ ٱلْأُمَمَ بِٱلْحَقِّ. | ١٨ 18 |
Take note of my servant whom I have chosen, the one whom I love and with whom I am pleased. I will put my Spirit in him, and he will proclaim that [God] will judge the non-Jews justly.
| لَا يُخَاصِمُ وَلَا يَصِيحُ، وَلَا يَسْمَعُ أَحَدٌ فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ صَوْتَهُ. | ١٩ 19 |
He will not quarrel [with people], neither will he shout. He will not [teach with] a loud voice in the [main] streets.
| قَصَبَةً مَرْضُوضَةً لَا يَقْصِفُ، وَفَتِيلَةً مُدَخِّنَةً لَا يُطْفِئُ، حَتَّى يُخْرِجَ ٱلْحَقَّ إِلَى ٱلنُّصْرَةِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Until he has justly judged [the people who trust in him and] has declared them not guilty, he will not destroy [anyone who is weak like] a smashed stalk [MET], nor will he silence [anyone who is as helpless as] a smoldering [linen] wick [MET, DOU].
| وَعَلَى ٱسْمِهِ يَكُونُ رَجَاءُ ٱلْأُمَمِ». | ٢١ 21 |
As a result, the non-Jews will confidently expect [that he will do great things for them].
| حِينَئِذٍ أُحْضِرَ إِلَيْهِ مَجْنُونٌ أَعْمَى وَأَخْرَسُ فَشَفَاهُ، حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْأَعْمَى ٱلْأَخْرَسَ تَكَلَّمَ وَأَبْصَرَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
One day when Jesus was at home, [some men] brought to [Jesus] a man [who, because of being] controlled by a demon {a demon controlled him}, was blind and unable to speak. [Jesus] healed him [by expelling the demon]. As a result, the man [began to] talk and [was able to] see.
| فَبُهِتَ كُلُّ ٱلْجُمُوعِ وَقَالُوا: «أَلَعَلَّ هَذَا هُوَ ٱبْنُ دَاوُدَ؟». | ٢٣ 23 |
All the crowd [who saw it] marveled. They began asking [each other], “Could this man be the [Messiah, the] descendant of [King] David, [whom we have been expecting]?”
| أَمَّا ٱلْفَرِّيسِيُّونَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعُوا قَالُوا: «هَذَا لَا يُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ إِلَّا بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ رَئِيسِ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ». | ٢٤ 24 |
Because the Pharisees [and the men who taught the Jewish laws] heard [that the people thought that Jesus might be the Messiah because he had expelled the demon], they said, “[It is not God, but] Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons, who enables [this man] to expel demons [from people!]”
| فَعَلِمَ يَسُوعُ أَفْكَارَهُمْ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كُلُّ مَمْلَكَةٍ مُنْقَسِمَةٍ عَلَى ذَاتِهَا تُخْرَبُ، وَكُلُّ مَدِينَةٍ أَوْ بَيْتٍ مُنْقَسِمٍ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ لَا يَثْبُتُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
But Jesus knew what [the Pharisees] were thinking [and saying]. So, [in order to show them that what they said did not make sense], he said to them, “If [the people in] [MTY] one nation fight against each other, [they] will destroy their nation {their nation will be destroyed}. If [people who live in] the same city or house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one group or family].
| فَإِنْ كَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ يُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيْطَانَ فَقَدِ ٱنْقَسَمَ عَلَى ذَاتِهِ. فَكَيْفَ تَثْبُتُ مَمْلَكَتُهُ؟ | ٢٦ 26 |
[Similarly], if Satan were expelling his own [demons] [MTY], [it would be as though] he was fighting against himself. (His kingdom would not continue!/How could his kingdom continue?) [RHQ] His rule over them would [certainly] not last!
| وَإِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِبَعْلَزَبُولَ أُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ، فَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ بِمَنْ يُخْرِجُونَ؟ لِذَلِكَ هُمْ يَكُونُونَ قُضَاتَكُمْ! | ٢٧ 27 |
Furthermore, if [it is true that] Satan enables me to expel demons, is it also true that your disciples [who] expel demons [do so] by [Satan’s] power [RHQ]? [No] So they will show you that you [are not thinking logically].
| وَلَكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُ أَنَا بِرُوحِ ٱللهِ أُخْرِجُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينَ، فَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَلَكُوتُ ٱللهِ! | ٢٨ 28 |
But because it is God’s Spirit who [enables] me to expel demons, [that proves that the power of] God to rule [people’s lives] has come to you.
| أَمْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَيْتَ ٱلْقَوِيِّ وَيَنْهَبَ أَمْتِعَتَهُ، إِنْ لَمْ يَرْبِطِ ٱلْقَوِيَّ أَوَّلًا، وَحِينَئِذٍ يَنْهَبُ بَيْتَهُ؟ | ٢٩ 29 |
[I will illustrate why I am able to expel demons]. (A person cannot go into the house of a strong man) [RHQ] [But if he ties up the strong man], then he will be able to steal [the things in that man’s] house.
| مَنْ لَيْسَ مَعِي فَهُوَ عَلَيَّ، وَمَنْ لَا يَجْمَعُ مَعِي فَهُوَ يُفَرِّقُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
[No one can be neutral]. Those who do not acknowledge [that the Holy Spirit enables] me [to expel demons] are opposing me, and those who do not gather [people to become] my [disciples] are causing [those people] to [DOU] go away [from me].
| لِذَلِكَ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: كُلُّ خَطِيَّةٍ وَتَجْدِيفٍ يُغْفَرُ لِلنَّاسِ، وَأَمَّا ٱلتَّجْدِيفُ عَلَى ٱلرُّوحِ فَلَنْ يُغْفَرَ لِلنَّاسِ. | ٣١ 31 |
You [are saying that it is not the Holy Spirit who is enabling me to expel demons]. So I will say this to you: [If] those who offend and slander other people in any way are [then sorry and ask God to forgive them, God] will forgive them. But people who discredit what the Holy Spirit does will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive [people] who discredit what the Holy Spirit does}.
| وَمَنْ قَالَ كَلِمَةً عَلَى ٱبْنِ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يُغْفَرُ لَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ قَالَ عَلَى ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ فَلَنْ يُغْفَرَ لَهُ، لَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْعَالَمِ وَلَا فِي ٱلْآتِي. (aiōn g165) | ٣٢ 32 |
[God is willing to] forgive people who criticize [me], the One who came from heaven. But I [warn you that] those who say evil things about what the Holy Spirit [does] will not be forgiven {[God] will not forgive people who speak evil words about what the Holy Spirit [does]}. They will not be forgiven {[He] will not forgive them} now, and they will never be forgiven {[he] will never forgive them}.” (aiōn g165)
| اِجْعَلُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ جَيِّدَةً وَثَمَرَهَا جَيِّدًا، أَوِ ٱجْعَلُوا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ رَدِيَّةً وَثَمَرَهَا رَدِيًّا، لِأَنْ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرِ تُعْرَفُ ٱلشَّجَرَةُ. | ٣٣ 33 |
“Think about this: You can know whether [a person is good and what that person says is good, in the same way that you] can know whether a tree [MET] and the fruit it produces [MET] are good. [You can also know whether a person and what that person says is evil in the same way that you can know] whether a tree [MET] and its fruit [MET] are blighted. You can know whether a tree is good by [seeing] its fruit, and similarly [people can know the evil character of you Pharisees by listening to your accusations against me].
| يَا أَوْلَادَ ٱلْأَفَاعِي! كَيْفَ تَقْدِرُونَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمُوا بِٱلصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَنْتُمْ أَشْرَارٌ؟ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلَةِ ٱلْقَلْبِ يَتَكَلَّمُ ٱلْفَمُ. | ٣٤ 34 |
[What] you [teach harms people spiritually like poisonous] snakes [harm them physically] [MET]! You are not able to speak good things because you are evil [RHQ]. Evil people [SYN] [like you] speak what comes from all that is in their (inner beings/hearts).
| اَلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلصَّالِحُ مِنَ ٱلْكَنْزِ ٱلصَّالِحِ فِي ٱلْقَلْبِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلصَّالِحَاتِ، وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلشِّرِّيرُ مِنَ ٱلْكَنْزِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ يُخْرِجُ ٱلشُّرُورَ. | ٣٥ 35 |
Good people [speak good things. That is like] taking good things out of buildings where they are stored. But evil people [speak evil things. That is like] taking evil things out of buildings where they are stored.
| وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ: إِنَّ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ بَطَّالَةٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّاسُ سَوْفَ يُعْطُونَ عَنْهَا حِسَابًا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ. | ٣٦ 36 |
I tell you that on the day when God judges [MTY], he will make people recall every useless word they have spoken, [and he will judge them accordingly].
| لِأَنَّكَ بِكَلَامِكَ تَتَبَرَّرُ وَبِكَلَامِكَ تُدَانُ». | ٣٧ 37 |
Based on the words that you have spoken, [God] will [either] declare that you are righteous based on the words that you have spoken, or [else] he will condemn you.”
| حِينَئِذٍ أَجَابَ قَوْمٌ مِنَ ٱلْكَتَبَةِ وَٱلْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ قَائِلِينَ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نُرِيدُ أَنْ نَرَى مِنْكَ آيَةً». | ٣٨ 38 |
Then some of the Pharisees and men who taught the [Jewish] laws responded [to what Jesus was teaching] by saying to him, “Teacher, we want to see you [perform] a miracle [that would prove to us that God sent you].”
| فَأَجابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «جِيلٌ شِرِّيرٌ وَفَاسِقٌ يَطْلُبُ آيَةً، وَلَا تُعْطَى لَهُ آيَةٌ إِلَّا آيَةَ يُونَانَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ. | ٣٩ 39 |
Then Jesus said to them, “[You] people [have already seen me perform miracles], but you are evil, and you do not faithfully worship God [MET]! You want [me to perform] a miracle [that would prove to you that God sent me], but [God will enable] you to see only one miracle. It will be [like] what happened to Jonah the prophet [MET].
| لِأَنَّهُ كَمَا كَانَ يُونَانُ فِي بَطْنِ ٱلْحُوتِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ، هَكَذَا يَكُونُ ٱبْنُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ. | ٤٠ 40 |
Jonah was in the stomach of a huge fish for three days and nights [before God caused him to live again]. Similarly, for three days and nights I, the one who came from heaven, will be in a place [where dead people are, and then God will cause me to live again].
| رِجَالُ نِينَوَى سَيَقُومُونَ فِي ٱلدِّينِ مَعَ هَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ وَيَدِينُونَهُ، لِأَنَّهُمْ تَابُوا بِمُنَادَاةِ يُونَانَ، وَهُوَذَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ يُونَانَ هَهُنَا! | ٤١ 41 |
When [God] judges [all people], the people who lived in Nineveh will stand [in front of him] with [you] people who [have seen me perform miracles]. The [people of Nineveh turned from their sinful ways as a result of hearing what] Jonah preached. [Jonah was important, but I], who am more important than Jonah, [have come and preached to you, but you have not turned from your sinful ways. So] when [God] judges [all people, he] will condemn you.
| مَلِكَةُ ٱلتَّيْمَنِ سَتَقُومُ فِي ٱلدِّينِ مَعَ هَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ وَتَدِينُهُ، لِأَنَّهَا أَتَتْ مِنْ أَقَاصِي ٱلْأَرْضِ لِتَسْمَعَ حِكْمَةَ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَهُوَذَا أَعْظَمُ مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ هَهُنَا! | ٤٢ 42 |
The queen from [Sheba, South of Israel, who lived long ago, came from a distant region in order to listen to King Solomon teach] many wise things. But now [I], [a man] who [is much] greater [and wiser] than Solomon, am here, [but you have not listened to what I have told you]. So at the time when [God] judges [all people], the queen from [Sheba will stand in front of him, along] with you people, and will condemn you.”
| إِذَا خَرَجَ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلنَّجِسُ مِنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ يَجْتَازُ فِي أَمَاكِنَ لَيْسَ فِيهَا مَاءٌ، يَطْلُبُ رَاحَةً وَلَا يَجِدُ. | ٤٣ 43 |
“[Sometimes] when an evil spirit leaves a person, it wanders around in desolate areas, seeking [someone in whom it can] rest. If it does not find anyone,
| ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَرْجِعُ إِلَى بَيْتِي ٱلَّذِي خَرَجْتُ مِنْهُ. فَيَأْتِي وَيَجِدُهُ فَارِغًا مَكْنُوسًا مُزَيَّنًا. | ٤٤ 44 |
it says [to itself], ‘I will return to the person [MET] in whom I used to live.’ So it goes back [and finds that the Spirit of God is not in control of that] person’s [life. The person’s life is like] a house that has been swept clean and everything put in order [MET], [but it is] empty.
| ثُمَّ يَذْهَبُ وَيَأْخُذُ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةَ أَرْوَاحٍ أُخَرَ أَشَرَّ مِنْهُ، فَتَدْخُلُ وَتَسْكُنُ هُنَاكَ، فَتَصِيرُ أَوَاخِرُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ أَشَرَّ مِنْ أَوَائِلِهِ! هَكَذَا يَكُونُ أَيْضًا لِهَذَا ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ». | ٤٥ 45 |
Then [this evil spirit] goes and gets seven other spirits that are [even] more evil, and they [all] enter [that person] and [begin] living there. [So, although] that person’s condition [was bad] before, it becomes much worse. That is what [you] wicked people who [have heard me teach] will experience.”
| وَفِيمَا هُوَ يُكَلِّمُ ٱلْجُمُوعَ إِذَا أُمُّهُ وَإِخْوَتُهُ قَدْ وَقَفُوا خَارِجًا طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمُوهُ. | ٤٦ 46 |
While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his [younger] brothers [arrived]. They stood outside [the house], wanting to speak with him.
| فَقَالَ لَهُ وَاحِدٌ: «هُوَذَا أُمُّكَ وَإِخْوَتُكَ وَاقِفُونَ خَارِجًا طَالِبِينَ أَنْ يُكَلِّمُوكَ». | ٤٧ 47 |
Someone said to him, “Your mother and your [younger] brothers are standing outside [the house], wanting to talk to you.”
| فَأَجَابَ وَقَالَ لِلْقَائِلِ لَهُ: «مَنْ هِيَ أُمِّي وَمَنْ هُمْ إِخْوَتي؟». | ٤٨ 48 |
Then Jesus said to the person who told him [that], “([I will tell you something about] my mother and brothers [MET].[/Do you know] who I [consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [MET, RHQ]
| ثُمَّ مَدَّ يَدَهُ نَحْوَ تَلَامِيذِهِ وَقَالَ: «هَا أُمِّي وَإِخْوَتِي. | ٤٩ 49 |
He then pointed toward [us] disciples and said, “These are ones [whom I love as much as I love] my mother and my brothers [MET].
| لِأَنَّ مَنْ يَصْنَعُ مَشِيئَةَ أَبِي ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ هُوَ أَخِي وَأُخْتِي وَأُمِّي». | ٥٠ 50 |
Those who do what [God] my Father [who is] in heaven wants, are [as dear to me] [MET] [as] my brother, my sister, or my mother.”
