Book of Common Prayer

¹ From the ho elder presbyteros, to Gaius Gaios my ho dear brother agapētos, whom hos I egō love agapaō in en truth alētheia.

² Dear friend agapētos, I pray euchomai that in peri every way pas you sy may prosper euodoō and kai be in good health hygiainō, just as kathōs your sy soul psychē is prospering euodoō. · ho ³ For gar I rejoiced chairō greatly lian when the brothers adelphos came erchomai and kai testified martyreō to your sy fidelity to the ho truth alētheia, as kathōs indeed you sy do walk peripateō in en the truth alētheia. ⁴ I have echō no ou greater joy chara than this houtos: to hina hear akouō that · ho my emos children teknon are walking peripateō in en the ho truth alētheia.

⁵ Dear brother agapētos, you are poieō faithful pistos in what hos you are doing ergazomai for eis the ho brothers adelphos, even though kai they houtos are strangers xenos. ⁶ They hos have testified martyreō to your sy · ho love agapē before enōpion the church ekklēsia. You will do poieō well kalōs to help them hos on their way propempō in a manner worthy axiōs of ho God theos, ⁷ because gar they set out exerchomai for the sake hyper of the ho Name onoma, accepting lambanō nothing mēdeis from apo · ho nonbelievers ethnikos. ⁸ Therefore oun we hēmeis ought opheilō to show hospitality hypolambanō to ho such men toioutos, so that hina we may be ginomai coworkers synergos for the ho truth alētheia.

⁹ I sent graphō a tis letter to the ho church ekklēsia, but alla Diotrephes Diotrephēs, who ho likes to be in charge philoprōteuō, does not ou acknowledge epidechomai our hēmeis authority . ¹⁰ For dia this reason houtos, should ean I come erchomai, I will bring up hypomimnēskō the ho things ergon he is doing poieō, disparaging phlyareō us hēmeis with malicious ponēros talk logos. And kai not mē satisfied arkeō with epi that houtos, he autos refuses oute to welcome epidechomai the ho brothers adelphos. He kōlyō even kai prevents kōlyō those ho who would like to boulomai and kai puts ekballō them out of ek the ho church ekklēsia.

¹¹ Dear friend agapētos, do not mē imitate mimeomai what ho is evil kakos but alla what ho is good agathos. The ho one who does good agathopoieō is eimi of ek · ho God theos; the ho one who does evil kakopoieō has not ou seen horaō · ho God theos. ¹² Everyone pas has testified martyreō favorably regarding Demetrius Dēmētrios, and kai so has the ho truth alētheia itself autos. And de we hēmeis testify martyreō for him as well kai, and kai you know oida that hoti · ho our hēmeis testimony martyria is eimi true alēthēs.

¹³ I have echō many things polys to write graphō to you sy, but alla I do not ou wish thelō to write graphō with dia ink melas and kai pen kalamos. ¹⁴ But de I hope elpizō to see you sy in the near future eutheōs, and kai we will speak laleō face stoma to pros face stoma. ¹⁵ Peace eirēnē to you sy. The ho friends philos here send you sy greetings aspazomai. Greet aspazomai the ho friends philos there by kata name onoma.

²⁷ · kai After meta this houtos he went exerchomai out and kai saw theaomai a tax telōnēs collector named onoma Levi Leui, sitting kathēmai at epi the ho tax telōnion booth . And kai he said legō to him autos, “ Follow akoloutheō me egō.” ²⁸ So kai leaving kataleipō everything pas, he got anistēmi up and followed akoloutheō him autos. ²⁹ And kai Levi Leui made poieō a great megas banquet dochē for him autos in en · ho his autos house oikia, and kai there was eimi a great polys crowd ochlos of tax telōnēs collectors and kai others allos who hos were eimi reclining at table katakeimai with meta them autos. ³⁰ And kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios and kai their autos scribes grammateus were grumbling gongyzō · ho at pros · ho his autos disciples mathētēs, saying legō, “ Why dia tis do you eat esthiō and kai drink pinō with meta the ho tax telōnēs collectors and kai sinners hamartōlos?” ³¹ · kai In response apokrinomai · ho Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros them autos, “ Those ho who are healthy hygiainō have echō no ou need chreia of a doctor iatros, but alla those ho who are sick kakōs do echō; ³² I have not ou come erchomai to call kaleō righteous dikaios people , but alla sinners hamartōlos, to eis repentance metanoia.”

³³ And de they ho said legō to pros him autos, “ The ho disciples mathētēs of John Iōannēs often pyknos fast nēsteuō and kai offer poieō prayers deēsis, so homoiōs also kai do the ho disciples of the ho Pharisees Pharisaios, · ho but de yours sos continue to eat esthiō and kai drink pinō.” ³⁴ · ho So de Jesus Iēsous said legō to pros them autos, “Certainly you cannot mē make poieō the ho wedding nymphōn guests hyios · ho fast nēsteuō while en hos the ho bridegroom nymphios is eimi with meta them autos? ³⁵ The days hēmera will come erchomai · de · kai when hotan the ho bridegroom nymphios is taken apairō away from apo them autos, and then tote they will fast nēsteuō in en those ekeinos · ho days hēmera.”

³⁶ He also kai told legō · de a parable parabolē to pros them autos: “ No oudeis one tears schizō a patch epiblēma from apo a new kainos garment himation and sews epiballō it on epi an old palaios garment himation. If he does ei, · de he schizō both kai tears schizō the ho new kainos, and kai the ho patch epiblēma from apo the ho new kainos will symphōneō not ou match symphōneō the ho old palaios. · ho ³⁷ And kai no oudeis one puts ballō new neos wine oinos into eis old palaios wineskins askos. If he does ei, · de the ho new neos wine oinos will burst rhēgnymi · ho the ho skins askos and kai it autos will be spilled ekchunnomai, and kai the ho skins askos will be destroyed apollymi. ³⁸ Rather alla, new neos wine oinos is to be put blēteos into eis new kainos wineskins askos ³⁹ And kai no oudeis one drinking pinō the old palaios desires thelō the new neos; for gar he says legō, ‘ The ho old palaios is eimi good chrēstos.’”