Book of Common Prayer

1 Paul Paulos, an apostle apostolos of Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous by dia the will thelēma of God theos, to the ho saints hagios who ho are eimi in en Ephesus Ephesos, · kai the faithful pistos in en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous: ² Grace charis to you hymeis and kai peace eirēnē from apo God theos our hēmeis Father patēr and kai from the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos.

³ Blessed eulogētos be the ho God theos and kai Father patēr of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, who ho has blessed eulogeō us hēmeis with en every pas spiritual eulogia blessing pneumatikos in en the ho heavenly epouranios places in en Christ Christos, ⁴ even as kathōs he chose eklegomai us hēmeis in en him autos before pro the creation katabolē of the world kosmos to be eimi holy hagios and kai blameless before katenōpion him autos. In en love agapē ⁵ he predestined proorizō us hēmeis for eis adoption hyiothesia as eis his own autos sons through dia Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, according kata to the ho good eudokia pleasure of ho his autos will thelēma, ⁶ to eis the praise epainos of his autos glorious doxa · ho grace charis with which hos he has highly favored charitoō us hēmeis in en the ho Beloved agapaō. ⁷ In en him hos we have received echō · ho redemption apolytrōsis through dia · ho his autos blood haima, the ho forgiveness aphesis of our ho trespasses paraptōma, according kata to the ho rich ploutos benefits of ho his autos grace charis, ⁸ which hos he lavished perisseuō on eis us hēmeis in en all pas wisdom sophia and kai insight phronēsis. ⁹ He has made known gnōrizō to us hēmeis the ho mystery mystērion of ho his autos will thelēma, according kata to · ho his autos good eudokia pleasure , which hos he purposed protithēmi in en Christ autos, ¹⁰ as eis a plan oikonomia for the ho fullness plērōma of ho time kairos, to bring anakephalaioō · ho everything pas together in en · ho Christ Christos, things ho in epi · ho heaven ouranos and kai things ho on epi · ho earth gē. ¹¹ In en Christ hos · kai we have obtained an inheritance klēroō, having been predestined proorizō according kata to the purpose prothesis of him ho who accomplishes energeō · ho all pas things according kata to the ho counsel boulē of ho his autos will thelēma, ¹² so that eis we hēmeis, who ho have already set our hope proelpizō in en Christ Christos, might be eimi for eis the praise epainos of his autos glory doxa. · ho ¹³ You hymeis also kai are in en him hos, having heard akouō the ho word logos of ho truth alētheia, the ho good euangelion news of ho your hymeis salvation sōtēria; in en him hos also kai, when you believed pisteuō, you were marked sphragizō with the seal of the ho promised epangelia Holy hagios Spirit pneuma, · ho · ho ¹⁴ which hos is eimi the guarantee arrabōn of ho our hēmeis inheritance klēronomia vouching for eis God’s redemption apolytrōsis of ho his possession peripoiēsis, to eis the praise epainos of ho his autos glory doxa.

1 The beginning archē of the ho gospel euangelion of Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, the Son hyios of God theos.

² As kathōs it is written graphō in en · ho Isaiah ēsaias the ho prophet prophētēs, “ Behold idou, I am sending apostellō · ho my egō messenger angelos before pro your sy face prosōpon, who hos will prepare kataskeuazō · ho your sy way hodos, ³ a voice phōnē calling boaō out in en the ho wilderness erēmos: ‘ Prepare hetoimazō the ho way hodos of the Lord kyrios, make poieō · ho his autos paths tribos straight.’” ⁴ John Iōannēs the ho baptizer baptizō appeared ginomai in en the ho wilderness erēmos and kai began preaching kēryssō a baptism baptisma of repentance metanoia for eis the forgiveness aphesis of sins hamartia. ⁵ And kai all pas the ho Judean Ioudaia countryside chōra and kai all pas · ho Jerusalem Hierosolymitēs were going out ekporeuomai to pros him autos and kai were being baptized baptizō by hypo him autos in en the ho Jordan Iordanēs river potamos, confessing exomologeomai · ho their autos sins hamartia. ⁶ Now kai John Iōannēs was eimi · ho clothed endyō with camel’ s kamēlos hair thrix with kai a leather dermatinos belt zōnē around peri · ho his autos waist osphys, and kai he fed esthiō on locusts akris and kai wild agrios honey meli. ⁷ And kai he was proclaiming kēryssō, saying legō, “ The ho one who is more powerful ischuros than I egō is coming erchomai after opisō me egō; of whom hos I am eimi not ou worthy hikanos to stoop kyptō down and untie lyō the ho thong himas of ho his autos sandals hypodēma. ⁸ I egō baptize baptizō you hymeis with water hydōr, but de he autos will baptize baptizō you hymeis with en the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma.”

⁹ Now kai ginomai in en those ekeinos · ho days hēmera Jesus Iēsous came erchomai from apo Nazareth Nazaret of ho Galilee Galilaia and kai was baptized baptizō in eis the ho Jordan Iordanēs River by hypo John Iōannēs. ¹⁰ And kai just as he was coming anabainō up out ek of the ho water hydōr, he saw the ho heavens ouranos opening up schizō and kai the ho Spirit pneuma as hōs a dove peristera descending katabainō on eis him autos. ¹¹ Then kai a voice phōnē came ginomai from ek · ho heaven ouranos, “ You sy are eimi · ho my egō beloved agapētos Son hyios; · ho in en you sy I take delight eudokeō.” ¹² · kai At once the ho Spirit pneuma drove ekballō him autos out into eis the ho wilderness erēmos, ¹³ and kai he was eimi in en the ho wilderness erēmos for forty tesserakonta days hēmera, being tempted peirazō by hypo · ho Satan Satanas. · kai He was eimi there with meta the ho wild beasts thērion, and kai the ho angels angelos were ministering diakoneō to him autos.