Book of Common Prayer

¹⁵ The ho merchants emporos who ho became rich plouteō by apo selling her autos these things houtos will stand histēmi at apo a distance makrothen weeping klaiō and kai mourning pentheō because dia they · ho fear phobos · ho her autos torment basanismos. ¹⁶ They will lament legō, “ Alas ouai, alas ouai, O ho great megas city polis, · ho · ho clothed periballō in fine linen byssinos, · kai purple porphyrous, and kai scarlet kokkinos, · kai glittering chrysoō with en gold chrysion, · kai precious timios stones lithos, and kai pearls margaritēs! ¹⁷ For hoti in a single heis hour hōra such tosoutos great wealth ploutos has been brought to ruin erēmoō.” · ho And kai every pas sea captain kybernētēs and kai everyone pas who ho travels pleō by epi sea topos, · kai sailors nautēs and kai those who hosos make their living ergazomai from the ho sea thalassa, stood histēmi at apo a distance makrothen ¹⁸ and kai cried out krazō as they saw blepō the ho smoke kapnos of ho her autos burning pyrōsis, exclaiming legō, “ What tis city was ever like homoios the ho great megas city polis?” · ho ¹⁹ And kai they threw ballō dust chous on epi · ho their autos heads kephalē and kai cried out krazō as they wept klaiō and kai mourned pentheō, saying legō, “ Alas ouai, alas ouai, O ho great megas city polis · ho by en which hos all pas who ho had echō · ho ships ploion at en · ho sea thalassa grew rich plouteō from ek · ho her autos prosperity timiotēs! For hoti in a single heis hour hōra she has been brought to ruin erēmoō. ²⁰ Rejoice euphrainō over epi her autos, O heaven ouranos, and kai you ho saints hagios and kai · ho apostles apostolos and kai · ho prophets prophētēs, for hoti God theos has pronounced krinō · ho · ho judgment krima for you hymeis against ek her autos!” ²¹ Then kai a heis mighty ischuros angel angelos picked up airō a stone lithos the size of hōs a huge megas millstone mylinos and kai hurled ballō it into eis the ho sea thalassa, saying legō, “ With this kind of houtōs violence hormēma Babylon Babylōn the ho great megas city polis will be thrown down ballō, and kai never ou mē again eti will it be found heuriskō! ²² And kai the sound phōnē of harpists kitharōidos and kai musicians mousikos, · kai flute players aulētēs and kai trumpeters salpistēs, will never ou mē again eti be heard akouō; · kai craftsman technitēs of any pas trade technē will never ou mē again eti be found heuriskō in en you sy, and kai the sound phōnē of the mill mylos will never ou mē again eti be heard akouō in en you sy; ²³ · kai the light phōs of a lamp lychnos will never ou mē again eti shine phainō in en you sy, and kai the voice phōnē of bridegroom nymphios and kai bride nymphē will never ou mē again eti be heard akouō in en you sy; for hoti · ho your sy merchants emporos were eimi the ho great ones megistan of the ho earth gē, and hoti all pas nations ethnos were deceived planaō by en · ho your sy magic spells pharmakeia. · ho ²⁴ And kai in en her autos was found heuriskō the blood haima of prophets prophētēs and kai of saints hagios, and kai of all pas who ho have been slain sphazō on epi the ho earth gē.”

¹² Then de he also kai said legō to the ho one who had invited kaleō him autos, “ When hotan you give poieō a luncheon ariston or ē a dinner deipnon do not mē invite phōneō · ho your sy friends philos, or mēde · ho your sy brothers adelphos, or mēde · ho your sy relatives syngenēs, or mēde rich plousios neighbors geitōn, in mēpote case they autos also kai invite antikaleō you sy in return, and kai there would be ginomai a repayment antapodoma to you sy. ¹³ But alla when hotan you give poieō a feast dochē, invite kaleō the poor ptōchos, the crippled anapeiros, the lame chōlos, the blind typhlos. ¹⁴ Then kai you will be eimi blessed makarios, because hoti they do not ou have echō a way to pay antapodidōmi you sy back , for gar there will be a repayment antapodidōmi for you sy at en the ho resurrection anastasis of the ho righteous dikaios.”

¹⁵ When one tis of ho those reclining at table with synanakeimai him heard akouō · de him say these houtos things , he said legō to him autos, “ Blessed makarios is the person who hostis will eat esthiō bread artos in en the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos!” ¹⁶ But de he ho said legō to him autos, “ A tis man anthrōpos once gave poieō a great megas banquet deipnon and kai invited kaleō many polys guests. ¹⁷ And kai he sent apostellō · ho his autos servant at the ho hour hōra of the ho banquet deipnon to say legō to those ho who had been invited kaleō, ‘ Come erchomai, for hoti everything is eimi now ēdē ready hetoimos.’ ¹⁸ But kai one heis after apo another they all pas began archō to make excuses paraiteomai. The ho first prōtos said legō to him autos, ‘ I bought agorazō a field agros, and kai I must echō go exerchomai out to see it autos. I ask erōtaō you sy, have echō me egō excused paraiteomai.’ ¹⁹ And kai another heteros said legō, ‘ I have bought agorazō five pente yoke zeugos of oxen bous, and kai I am going poreuō to try dokimazō them autos out . I ask erōtaō you sy, have echō me egō excused paraiteomai.’ ²⁰ And kai another heteros said legō, ‘ I have married gameō a wife gynē, and kai because dia of this houtos I am not ou able dynamai to come erchomai.’ ²¹ So kai the ho servant came paraginomai and reported apangellō these things houtos to ho his autos master kyrios. Then tote the ho master of the house oikodespotēs was angry orgizō and said legō to ho his autos servant, ‘ Go exerchomai out quickly tacheōs into eis the ho streets platys and kai alleys rhymē of the ho city polis, and kai bring in eisagō here hōde the ho poor ptōchos, · kai the crippled anapeiros, · kai the blind typhlos, and kai the lame chōlos.’ ²² · kai The ho slave said legō, ‘ Sir kyrios, what hos you ordered epitassō has been done ginomai, and kai still eti there is eimi room topos.’ ²³ · kai The ho master kyrios said legō to pros the ho servant, ‘ Go exerchomai out to eis the ho highways hodos and kai hedgerows phragmos and kai urge anankazō people to come eiserchomai in , so hina that my egō house oikos may be filled gemizō. · ho ²⁴ For gar I say legō to you hymeis that hoti none oudeis of ho those ekeinos men anēr who ho were invited kaleō will taste geuomai my egō · ho banquet deipnon.’”