Book of Common Prayer

⁸ See blepō to it that no mē one tis takes eimi you hymeis · ho captive sylagōgeō by dia means of · ho philosophy philosophia and kai empty kenos deceit apatē, according kata to the ho tradition paradosis of ho men anthrōpos, according kata to the ho elemental stoicheion spirits of ho the world kosmos, and kai not ou according kata to Christ Christos. ⁹ For hoti in en him autos the ho whole pas fullness plērōma of ho deity theotēs dwells katoikeō in bodily sōmatikōs form , ¹⁰ and kai you have eimi come to fullness plēroō in en him autos, who hos is eimi the ho head kephalē of every pas principality archē and kai power exousia. ¹¹ In en him hos you also kai were circumcised peritemnō with a circumcision peritomē not acheiropoiētos made with hands , by en the ho putting apekdysis off of ho the body sōma of ho flesh sarx, by en the ho circumcision peritomē of ho Christ Christos. ¹² Having been buried synthaptō with him autos in en · ho baptism baptismos, you have also kai been raised synegeirō with him through dia · ho faith pistis in the ho powerful working energeia of ho God theos, who ho raised egeirō him autos from ek the dead nekros. ¹³ And kai although eimi you hymeis were eimi dead nekros in en your ho trespasses paraptōma and kai the ho uncircumcision akrobystia of ho your hymeis flesh sarx, God made you hymeis alive syzōopoieō with syn Christ autos. He forgave charizomai us hēmeis all pas our ho transgressions paraptōma, ¹⁴ having canceled exaleiphō the ho certificate cheirographon of debt with its ho legal demands dogma against kata us hēmeis, which hos was eimi hostile hypenantios to us hēmeis. · kai He has taken airō it autos away ek ho · ho by nailing prosēloō it autos to the ho cross stauros. ¹⁵ He stripped apekdyomai the ho principalities archē and kai · ho powers exousia of their authority and disgraced deigmatizō them in en public parrēsia by triumphing thriambeuō over them autos in en Christ autos.

¹⁶ Therefore oun do krinō not mē let krinō anyone tis judge krinō you hymeis with en respect to food brōsis and kai drink posis, or ē in en regard to a religious meros festival heortē, a new neomēnia moon , or ē a Sabbath sabbaton day. ¹⁷ These hos are eimi but a shadow skia of what ho was to come mellō, but de the ho reality sōma is found in ho Christ Christos. ¹⁸ Let katabrabeuō no mēdeis one rob katabrabeuō you hymeis of your prize, insisting thelō on en self-abasement tapeinophrosynē and kai the worship thrēskeia of ho angels angelos, taking his stand on hos visions horaō, puffed embateuō up with empty eikē notions physioō by hypo · ho his autos earthly sarx way of thinking nous. · ho ¹⁹ · kai That person is not ou holding krateō fast to the ho head kephalē, from ek whom hos the ho whole pas body sōma, nourished epichorēgeō and kai held together symbibazō by dia its ho joints haphē and kai ligaments syndesmos, grows auxō with a ho growth auxēsis that is from ho God theos. ²⁰ Since ei you died apothnēskō with syn Christ Christos to apo the ho elemental stoicheion spirits of the ho world kosmos, why tis, as hōs though you were still living zaō in en the world kosmos, do you submit dogmatizō to regulations such as, ²¹ “ Do not mē handle haptō! Do not mēde taste geuomai! Do not mēde touch thinganō!”? ²² These hos are eimi all pas destined eis to perish phthora with ho use apochrēsis, based kata as they are on · ho human anthrōpos commands entalma and kai teachings didaskalia. · ho ²³ Such hostis regulations logos indeed men have echō the appearance of wisdom sophia with en their self-imposed religious piety ethelothrēskia, · kai false humility tapeinophrosynē, and kai harsh apheidia control over the body sōma, but they are of no ou value en timē against pros the gratification plēsmonē of the ho flesh sarx.

³⁹ He spoke legō · de to them autos also kai a parable parabolē: “ Can dynamai a blind typhlos man lead hodēgeō a blind typhlos man ? Won’ t ouchi they empiptō both amphoteroi fall empiptō into eis a ditch bothunos? ⁴⁰ A student mathētēs is eimi not ou above hyper his ho teacher didaskalos, but de everyone pas when fully prepared katartizō will be eimi like hōs · ho his autos teacher didaskalos.

⁴¹ “ Why tis · de do you look blepō at the ho speck karphos · ho in en the ho eye ophthalmos of ho your sy brother adelphos, but de do katanoeō not ou notice katanoeō the ho beam dokos · ho in en · ho your own idios eye ophthalmos? ⁴² How pōs can dynamai you say legō to ho your sy brother adelphos, ‘ Brother adelphos, let aphiēmi me take ekballō out the ho speck karphos that ho is in en · ho your sy eye ophthalmos,’ when you yourself autos don’ t ou see blepō the ho log dokos that is in en · ho your own sy eye ophthalmos? You hypocrite hypokritēs! First prōton take ekballō the ho log dokos out ek of ho your own sy eye ophthalmos, and kai then tote you will see diablepō clearly to take out ekballō the ho speck karphos that ho is in en your sy brother’ s adelphos · ho eye ophthalmos. · ho

⁴³ “ For gar it is eimi not ou a good kalos tree dendron that bears poieō bad sapros fruit karpos, nor oude again palin, a bad sapros tree dendron that bears poieō good kalos fruit karpos, ⁴⁴ for gar each hekastos tree dendron is known ginōskō by ek · ho its idios own fruit karpos. For gar they do syllegō not ou gather syllegō figs sykon from ek thorn-bushes akantha, nor oude do they pick trygaō grapes staphylē from ek brambles batos. ⁴⁵ The ho good agathos person anthrōpos out ek of the ho good agathos treasure thēsauros of his ho heart kardia produces propherō · ho good agathos, and kai the ho evil ponēros person out ek of his ho evil ponēros treasure produces propherō · ho evil ponēros, for gar out ek of the abundance perisseuma of the heart kardia his autos mouth stoma speaks laleō. · ho

⁴⁶ “ Why tis · de do you call kaleō me egō, ‘ Lord kyrios, Lord kyrios,’ and kai do not ou do poieō what hos I say legō? ⁴⁷ Everyone pas who ho comes erchomai to pros me egō and kai hears akouō my egō · ho words logos and kai does poieō them autos— I will show hypodeiknymi you hymeis whom tis he is eimi like homoios: ⁴⁸ he is eimi like homoios a man anthrōpos building oikodomeō a house oikia, who hos dug skaptō · kai deep bathunō and kai laid tithēmi the foundation themelios on epi · ho bedrock petra; when a flood plēmmyra · de arose ginomai, the ho river potamos broke prosrēssō against · ho that ekeinos house oikia but kai could ischuō not ou shake saleuō it autos, because dia · ho it autos had been well kalōs built oikodomeō. ⁴⁹ But de the ho one who hears akouō and kai does not mē do poieō them is eimi like homoios a man anthrōpos building oikodomeō a house oikia on epi the ho ground gē without chōris a foundation themelios; when hos the ho river potamos burst prosrēssō against it, · kai immediately it fell sympiptō, and kai the ho ruin rhēgma of ho that ekeinos house oikia was ginomai great megas.”