108. faenerantur: faenerari, to lend at interest.
110. merces: here, reward.
Altissimi: = Dei.
quia: conj., since; in late Lat., that, common with IND. STATE.
111. benignus: kind, beneficent.
super: prep. + acc., here = toward.
estote: 2nd pers. pl. fut. imper. of sum, you shall be or simply be.
113. dimittite: let go, release, hence forgive.
114. dabitur: impers. pass.
confertam et coagitatam (115): vivid terms crammed full and shaken down, referring to the measure (mensuram).
115. supereffluentem: late Lat., overflowing.
dabunt: sc. homines.
sinum: sinus,fold, bay gulf; fold (in a garment) = pocket, lap, bosom.
Thoughts from the Sermon on the Mount
Love your enemies and do good unto others.
“Sermon on the Mount” Fra Angelico 15th century Museo di San Marco Florence, Italy
Scala/Art Resource, NY.
Diligite inimicos vestros; bene facite his qui vos oderunt; benedicite maledicentibus vobis; orate pro calumniantibus vos. Et qui te percutit in maxillam, praebe et alteram. Et ab eo qui aufert 100 tibi vestimentum, etiam tunicam noli prohibere. Omni autem petenti te, tribue; et qui aufert quae tua sunt, ne repetas. Et prout vultis ut faciant vobis homines, et vos facite illis similiter. Et si diligitis eos qui vos diligunt, quae vobis est gratia?—nam et peccatores diligentes se diligunt. Et si bene feceritis his qui 105 vobis bene faciunt, quae vobis est gratia?—siquidem et peccatores hoc faciunt. Et si mutuum dederitis his a quibus speratis recipere, quae gratia est vobis?—nam et peccatores peccatoribus faenerantur, ut recipiant aequalia. Verum tamen diligite inimicos vestros, et bene facite, et mutuum date, nihil inde sperantes; 110 et erit merces vestra multa, et eritis filii Altissimi, quia ipse benignus est super ingratos et malos. Estote ergo misericordes sicut et Pater vester misericors est. Nolite iudicare, et non iudicabimini; nolite condemnare, et non condemnabimini; dimittite, et dimittemini; date, et dabitur vobis. Mensuram bonam, confertam 115 et coagitatam et supereffluentem, dabunt in sinum vestrum; eadem quippe mensura qua mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis.
116. mensi fueritis: fut. perf. of metiri, to measure.
118. similitudinem: here, parable; lit., simile, analogy.
numquid: a strengthened form of num.
119. ambo: both, nom. pl.
foveam:pit, ditch.
120. perfectus: here, excellent (person).
121. quid: = cur.
festucam: festuca,straw.
122. trabem: trabs, beam (of wood), stick.
123. sine: sinere, to allow, takes a subjunct. cl., either with or without ut.
124. hypocrita: Greek for actor, but common in eccl. Lat. in the sense of hypocrite.
125. ut educas: IND. QUEST. with perspicies, how to remove.
129. spinis: spina, thorn.
ficus: acc. pl. of ficus, fig.
130. rubo: rubus, bramble bush.
vindemiant: vindemiare,to harvest (grapes).
uvam: uva,grape.
thesauro: thesaurus,treasure, treasury.
133. legis peritus: i.e., a lawyer; the gen. is used with many adjs., including those denoting knowledge and skill.
temptans: temptare,to test, try, attempt.
illum: Jesus.
