Book of Common Prayer

2 So oun if ei there is any tis encouragement paraklēsis in en Christ Christos, if ei any tis comfort paramythion from love agapē, if ei any tis fellowship koinōnia in the Spirit pneuma, if ei any tis affection splanchnon and kai compassion oiktirmos, ² make plēroō my egō · ho joy chara complete by hina · ho being like-minded autos, having echō the ho same autos love agapē, united sympsychos in spirit , with a ho single heis purpose phroneō. ³ Do nothing mēdeis out kata of selfish ambition eritheia or mēde vain conceit kenodoxia, but alla in ho humility tapeinophrosynē consider hēgeomai others allēlōn more important hyperechō than yourselves heautou. ⁴ Each person hekastos should look out skopeō not mē only for his own heautou interests ho, but alla also kai for the ho interests of others heteros. ⁵ Your hymeis attitude phroneō toward one another should be the same houtos as kai that hos of en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous, ⁶ who hos, although he was hyparchō in en the form morphē of God theos, did hēgeomai not ou regard hēgeomai equality isos with God theos a thing to be eimi grasped harpagmos, ⁷ but alla emptied kenoō himself heautou, taking on lambanō the form morphē of a servant, being born ginomai in en the likeness homoiōma of man anthrōpos. And kai being found heuriskō in appearance schēma as hōs a man anthrōpos ⁸ he humbled tapeinoō himself heautou, becoming ginomai obedient hypēkoos to the point mechri of death thanatos, even de death thanatos on a cross stauros! ⁹ Therefore dio · kai · ho God theos has highly exalted hyperypsoō him autos and kai bestowed charizomai on him autos the ho name onoma that ho is above hyper every pas name onoma, ¹⁰ so that hina at en the ho name onoma of Jesus Iēsous every pas knee gony should bow kamptō, in heaven epouranios, and kai on earth epigeios and kai under the earth katachthonios, ¹¹ and kai every pas tongue glōssa confess exomologeomai that hoti Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos is Lord kyrios, to eis the glory doxa of God theos the Father patēr.

2 · ho · de After Jesus Iēsous was born gennaō in en Bethlehem Bēthleem of ho Judea Ioudaia in en the days hēmera of Herod hērōdēs the ho king basileus, behold idou, wise magos men from apo the East anatolē came paraginomai to eis Jerusalem Hierosolyma, ² saying legō, “ Where pou is eimi the ho one who has been born tiktō king basileus of the ho Jews Ioudaios? For gar we saw his autos · ho star astēr at en its ho rising anatolē and kai have come erchomai to worship proskyneō him autos.” ³ Now de when king basileus Herod hērōdēs heard akouō this, · ho he was troubled tarassō, and kai all pas Jerusalem Hierosolyma with meta him autos; ⁴ and kai gathering synagō all pas the ho ruling archiereus priests and kai scribes grammateus of the ho people laos, he inquired pynthanomai of para them autos where pou the ho Messiah Christos was to be born gennaō. ⁵ They ho · de told legō him autos, “ In en Bethlehem Bēthleem of ho Judea Ioudaia, for gar thus houtōs it is written graphō by dia the ho prophet prophētēs: ⁶ ‘ And kai you sy, Bethlehem Bēthleem, in the land gē of Judah Ioudas, are eimi by no oudamōs means least elachistos among en the ho rulers hēgemōn of Judah Ioudas; for gar from ek you sy will come exerchomai a ruler hēgeomai who hostis will shepherd poimainō · ho my egō people laos · ho Israel Israēl.’”

⁷ Then tote Herod hērōdēs secretly lathrai called kaleō for the ho magi magos and found akriboō out from para them autos exactly what · ho time chronos the star astēr · ho had appeared phainō. ⁸ Then kai he sent pempō them autos to eis Bethlehem Bēthleem, saying legō, “ Go poreuō and search exetazō diligently akribōs for peri the ho child paidion; and de when epan you have found heuriskō him, report apangellō back to me egō, so hopōs that I kagō also may go erchomai and worship proskyneō him autos.” ⁹ And de having listened akouō to the ho king basileus, they ho continued poreuō their journey , and kai the ho star astēr that hos they had seen in en its ho rising anatolē went proagō before them autos until heōs it stopped histēmi over epanō the place where hou the ho child paidion was eimi. ¹⁰ And de when they caught sight of the ho star astēr, they rejoiced chairō exceedingly sphodra with great megas joy chara. ¹¹ · kai Upon entering erchomai the ho house oikia they saw the ho child paidion with meta Mary Maria · ho his autos mother mētēr, and kai falling piptō to their knees they worshiped proskyneō him autos. Then kai opening anoigō · ho their autos treasure thēsauros chests , they presented prospherō him autos with gifts dōron, gold chrysos and kai frankincense libanos and kai myrrh smyrna. ¹² And kai being warned chrēmatizō in kata a dream onar not mē to return anakamptō to pros Herod hērōdēs, they left anachōreō for eis their own autos country chōra by dia another allos way hodos. · ho