Book of Common Prayer

¹³ I am writing graphō these things houtos to you hymeis so that hina you may know oida that hoti you have echō eternal aiōnios life zōē—you who ho believe pisteuō in eis the ho name onoma of the ho Son hyios of ho God theos. ¹⁴ And kai this houtos is eimi the ho confidence parrēsia we have echō as we approach pros him autos: that hoti if ean we ask aiteō anything tis according to kata · ho his autos will thelēma, he hears akouō us hēmeis. ¹⁵ And kai if ean we know oida that hoti he hears akouō us hēmeis regarding whatever hos we ask aiteō, we know oida that hoti we have echō the ho requests aitēma that hos we have asked aiteō of apo him autos. ¹⁶ If ean someone tis sees · ho his autos brother adelphos committing hamartanō a sin hamartia that does not mē lead to pros death thanatos, he should ask aiteō and kai God will give didōmi him autos life zōē— to those ho whose sins hamartanō do not mē lead to pros death thanatos. There is eimi sin hamartia that leads to pros death thanatos; I do legō not ou say legō that hina he should pray erōtaō about peri that ekeinos. ¹⁷ All pas wrongdoing adikia is eimi sin hamartia, but kai there is eimi sin hamartia that does not ou lead to pros death thanatos.

¹⁸ We know oida that hoti everyone pas who ho has been born gennaō of ek · ho God theos does not ou continue to sin hamartanō, but alla the ho one who was born gennaō of ek · ho God theos protects tēreō him autos and kai the ho evil one ponēros will not ou harm haptō him autos. ¹⁹ We know oida that hoti we are eimi children of ek · ho God theos, and kai that the ho whole holos world kosmos lies keimai in en the power of the ho evil one ponēros. ²⁰ And de we know oida that hoti the ho Son hyios of ho God theos has come hēkō and kai has given didōmi us hēmeis discernment dianoia so that hina we may know ginōskō him ho who is true alēthinos; and kai we are eimi in en him ho who is true alēthinos, in en · ho his autos Son hyios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. This one houtos is eimi the ho true alēthinos God theos and kai eternal aiōnios life zōē.

²¹ Little children teknion, keep phylassō yourselves heautou from apo · ho idols eidōlon.

5 It happened ginomai that , · de when en the ho crowd ochlos was pressing epikeimai around him autos and kai listening akouō to the ho word logos of ho God theos, · kai he autos was eimi standing histēmi beside para the ho lake limnē of Gennesaret Gennēsaret ² and kai he saw two dyo boats ploion by para the ho lake limnē, but de the ho fishermen halieus had gotten out apobainō of apo them autos and were washing plynō their ho nets diktyon. ³ He got embainō · de into eis one heis of the ho boats ploion, which hos was eimi Simon’ s Simōn, and asked erōtaō him autos to put out epanagō a little oligos from apo the ho shore gē. Then de he sat kathizō down and taught didaskō the ho crowds ochlos from ek the ho boat ploion. ⁴ When hōs · de he stopped pauō speaking laleō, he said legō to pros · ho Simon Simōn, “ Put epanagō out into eis the ho deep bathos water and kai lower chalaō · ho your hymeis nets diktyon for eis a catch agra.” ⁵ But kai Simon Simōn responded apokrinomai, saying legō, “ Master epistatēs, all dia holos night nyx long we have toiled kopiaō and have caught lambanō nothing oudeis! But de at epi · ho your sy word rhēma I will lower chalaō the ho nets diktyon.” ⁶ And kai when they had done poieō this houtos, they enclosed synkleiō a large polys number plēthos of fish ichthus, and de their autos nets diktyon were about to break. · ho ⁷ · kai They signaled kataneuō to their ho partners metochos in en the ho other heteros boat ploion · ho to come erchomai and help syllambanō them autos. And kai they came erchomai and kai filled pimplēmi both amphoteroi the ho boats ploion, so hōste that they autos were about to sink bythizō. ⁸ When Simon Simōn Peter Petros saw · de this, he fell prospiptō at the ho knees gony of Jesus Iēsous, saying legō, “ Go exerchomai away from apo me egō, Lord kyrios, for hoti I am eimi a sinful hamartōlos man anēr!” ⁹ For gar amazement thambos had taken hold periechō of him autos and kai all pas who ho were with syn him autos because epi of the ho catch agra of ho fish ichthus that hos they had taken syllambanō, ¹⁰ and de so homoiōs also kai were James Iakōbos and kai John Iōannēs, sons hyios of Zebedee Zebedaios, who hos were eimi partners koinōnos with ho Simon Simōn. But kai Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros · ho Simon Simōn, · ho “ Do not mē be afraid phobeomai; from apo · ho now nyn on you will be eimi catching zōgreō men anthrōpos.” ¹¹ Then kai they brought katagō the ho boats ploion to epi · ho shore gē, left aphiēmi everything pas, and followed akoloutheō him autos.