Book of Common Prayer

Those Wanting Your Circumcision Are Seeking To Boast In Your Flesh, Not To Keep The Law

¹¹ See with what large letters I wrote to you with my own hand! ¹² All who want to make-a-good-showing^[a] in the flesh— these ones are compelling you to receive-circumcision only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. ¹³ For not even the ones receiving-circumcision themselves are keeping the Law. But they want you to receive-circumcision in order that they might boast in your flesh.

I Will Boast Only In The Cross of Christ. Peace Be Upon All Who Do The Same

¹⁴ But for me, may it never be that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which^[b] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. ¹⁵ For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything, but a new creation. ¹⁶ And all who will walk-in-line with this standard^[c]— peace and mercy be upon them, and^[d] upon the Israel of God. ¹⁷ Henceforth^[e] let no one be causing troubles for me. For I bear the brand-marks^[f] of Jesus on my body.

¹⁸ May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. Amen.

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

17 And after six days, Jesus takes-along Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up on a high mountain privately. ² And He was transfigured^[a] in front of them. And His face shined like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. ³ And behold— Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three dwellings^[b] here— one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”. ⁵ While he was still speaking, behold— a bright^[c] cloud overshadowed^[d] them. And behold— a voice out of the cloud saying “This is My beloved Son, with Whom I was^[e] well-pleased. Be listening-to Him”. ⁶ And having heard it, the disciples fell on their face and became extremely afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came to them, and having touched them, said, “Arise, and do not be afraid”. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

Jesus Tells The Three Disciples That John The Baptist Was Elijah

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the sight^[f] to no one until which time the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. ¹⁰ And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why^[g] then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And the One, having responded, said, “Elijah is coming^[h] and will restore all things— ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came. And they did not recognize him, but did with^[i] him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them”. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.