Book of Common Prayer

9 I am telling legō the truth alētheia in en Christ Christos— I am not ou lying pseudomai; my egō conscience syneidēsis bears symmartyreō witness with me egō · ho in en the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma— ² that hoti I egō have eimi great megas sorrow lypē and kai unceasing adialeiptos anguish odynē in ho my egō heart kardia. ³ For gar I could wish euchomai that I egō myself autos were eimi accursed anathema, cut off from apo · ho Christ Christos, for hyper the sake of ho my egō brethren adelphos, · ho my egō kinsmen syngenēs according kata to the flesh sarx, ⁴ who hostis are eimi Israelites Israēlitēs. To them hos belong the ho adoption hyiothesia, · kai the ho glory doxa, · kai the ho covenants diathēkē, · kai the ho giving nomothesia of the law , · kai the ho temple latreia worship , and kai the ho promises epangelia. ⁵ To them hos belong the ho patriarchs patēr, and kai from ek them hos by kata human descent sarx came the ho Christ Christos, · ho who ho is eimi God theos over epi all pas, blessed eulogētos for eis all ho time aiōn. Amen amēn.

⁶ But de it is not ou as hoios though hoti the ho word logos of ho God theos had failed ekpiptō. For gar not ou all pas who ho are descended from ek Israel Israēl are actually Israel Israēl; ⁷ neither oude are they all pas children teknon of Abraham Abraam because hoti they are eimi his descendants sperma; on the contrary alla, “It is through en Isaac Isaak that your sy descendants sperma will be named kaleō.” ⁸ This houtos means eimi it is not ou the ho children teknon of the ho flesh sarx who houtos are children teknon of ho God theos, but alla the ho children teknon of the ho promise epangelia are counted logizomai as eis descendants sperma. ⁹ For gar this houtos is what ho the promise epangelia said logos: “ About kata · ho this houtos time kairos next year I will return erchomai and kai Sarah Sarra will have eimi · ho a son hyios.” ¹⁰ Not ou only monon that, · de but alla · kai when echō Rebecca Rhebekka had echō conceived koitē twins by ek one heis man , our hēmeis forefather patēr Isaac Isaak · ho— ¹¹ for gar even before mēpō they were born gennaō or mēde had prassō done anything tis either good agathos or ē bad phaulos so hina that · ho God’ s theos purpose prothesis according kata to election eklogē · ho might stand menō, ¹² not ou because ek of works ergon, but alla because ek of his ho call kaleō— it was said legō to her autos, “ The ho older megas will serve douleuō the ho younger elassōn.” ¹³ As kathōs it is written graphō, · ho “ Jacob Iakōb I loved agapaō, · ho but de Esau ēsau I hated miseō.”

¹⁴ What tis then oun shall we say legō? Is there not mē injustice adikia on God’ s theos part para? · ho By no means mē! ¹⁵ For gar he says legō to ho Moses Mōysēs, “ I will have mercy eleeō on whom hos I have mercy eleeō, and kai I will have compassion oiktirō on whom hos I have compassion oiktirō.” ¹⁶ So ara then oun, it does not ou depend on ho human thelō desire or oude · ho exertion trechō, but alla on ho God’ s theos mercy eleaō. ¹⁷ For gar the ho scripture graphē says legō to ho Pharaoh Pharaō, “ For eis this very autos purpose houtos I have raised exegeirō you sy up , that hopōs I might display endeiknymi my egō power dynamis in en you sy, · ho and kai that hopōs my egō name onoma might be proclaimed diangellō · ho in en all pas the ho earth gē.” ¹⁸ So ara then oun, God has mercy on eleeō whomever hos he wills thelō, and de he hardens sklērynō whomever hos he wills thelō.

⁶⁰ Therefore oun, when a number polys of ek his autos disciples mathētēs heard akouō · ho it, they said legō, “ This houtos teaching logos is eimi difficult sklēros; · ho who tis can dynamai understand akouō it autos?” ⁶¹ But de Jesus Iēsous, aware oida · ho that hoti his autos disciples mathētēs were grumbling gongyzō about peri it houtos, · ho said legō to them autos, “ Does skandalizō this houtos offend skandalizō you hymeis? ⁶² Then oun what if ean you were to see theōreō the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos ascending anabainō to where hopou he was eimi · ho before proteros? ⁶³ It is eimi the ho Spirit pneuma who ho gives zōiopoieō life ; the ho flesh sarx is useless ou. The ho words rhēma that hos I egō have spoken laleō to you hymeis are eimi spirit pneuma and kai life zōē. ⁶⁴ But alla there are eimi some tis among ek you hymeis who hos do not ou believe pisteuō.” For gar from ek the beginning archē Jesus Iēsous knew oida · ho those tis who ho would not mē believe pisteuō, and kai who tis it was eimi who ho would betray paradidōmi him autos. ⁶⁵ And kai he said legō, “ For dia this houtos reason I have said legō to you hymeis, ‘ No oudeis one can dynamai come erchomai to pros me egō unless ean mē it is eimi granted didōmi to him autos by ek the ho Father patēr.’”

⁶⁶ From ek this houtos time, many polys of ek · ho his autos disciples mathētēs turned aperchomai back eis ho · ho and kai no ouketi longer associated peripateō with meta him autos. ⁶⁷ Jesus oun therefore Iēsous said legō · ho to the ho twelve dōdeka, “ You hymeis do not mē want thelō to leave hypagō me like the others kai, do you?” ⁶⁸ Simon Simōn Peter Petros answered apokrinomai him autos, “ Lord kyrios, to pros whom tis would we go aperchomai? You have echō the words rhēma of eternal aiōnios life zōē, ⁶⁹ and kai we hēmeis have come to believe pisteuō and kai to know ginōskō that hoti you sy are eimi the ho Holy hagios One of ho God theos.” ⁷⁰ Jesus Iēsous answered apokrinomai them autos, · ho “ Did eklegomai I egō not ou choose eklegomai you hymeis, the ho twelve dōdeka? Yet kai one heis of ek you hymeis is eimi a devil diabolos.” ⁷¹ ( He was speaking legō · de of · ho Judas Ioudas, son of Simon Simōn Iscariot Iskariōtēs, for gar he houtos, one heis of ek the ho twelve dōdeka, was going mellō to betray paradidōmi him autos.)