Book of Common Prayer

1 James Iakōbos, a servant of God theos and kai of the Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, to the ho twelve dōdeka tribes phylē · ho in en the ho dispersion diaspora: Greetings chairō.

² Consider hēgeomai it sheer pas joy chara, my egō brothers adelphos, when hotan you encounter peripiptō various kinds of poikilos trials peirasmos, ³ because you know ginōskō that hoti the ho testing dokimion of ho your hymeis faith pistis produces katergazomai endurance hypomonē. ⁴ · ho And de let echō endurance hypomonē carry out echō its intended ergon purpose teleios, so that hina you may be eimi mature teleios and kai complete holoklēros, lacking leipō in en nothing mēdeis. ⁵ But de if ei any tis of you hymeis lacks leipō wisdom sophia, he should ask aiteō God theos, who ho gives didōmi to everyone pas generously haplōs, · kai not mē demanding oneidizō something in return , and kai it will be given didōmi to him autos. ⁶ But de he must ask aiteō in en faith pistis without mēdeis doubting diakrinō, for gar the ho doubter diakrinō is like eoika a wave klydōn of the sea thalassa, driven by the wind anemizō and kai tossed about rhipizō. ⁷ For gar that ekeinos person anthrōpos must not mē imagine oiomai · ho that hoti he will receive lambanō anything tis from para the ho Lord kyrios; ⁸ he is a double-minded dipsychos man anēr, unstable akatastatos in en all pas · ho his autos ways hodos.

⁹ Let the ho brother adelphos of limited means tapeinos take pride kauchaomai · de · ho in en · ho his autos high position hypsos, ¹⁰ and de the ho wealthy plousios brother in en · ho his autos humiliation tapeinōsis, because hoti like hōs a flower anthos in the meadow chortos he will pass away parerchomai. ¹¹ For gar the ho sun hēlios rises anatellō with syn its ho scorching heat kausōn and kai withers xērainō the ho meadow chortos; · kai · ho its autos flower anthos falls ekpiptō and kai · ho its autos beauty euprepeia ho · ho fades apollymi. In the same way houtōs · kai the ho rich man plousios will fade away marainō while en pursuing ho his autos business poreia. ¹² Blessed makarios is the man anēr who hos remains steadfast hypomenō when tested peirasmos, because hoti once he is shown to be ginomai genuine dokimos, he will receive lambanō the ho crown stephanos of ho life zōē that hos the Lord has promised epangellomai to those ho who love agapaō him autos. ¹³ No one mēdeis when tempted peirazō should say legō, “ I am being tempted peirazō by apo God theos”; · ho for gar God theos cannot be tempted apeirastos to do eimi evil kakos, and de he himself autos tempts peirazō no one oudeis else. ¹⁴ But de each person hekastos is tempted peirazō when by hypo · ho his own idios desire epithumia he is lured away exelkō and kai enticed deleazō. ¹⁵ Then eita · ho desire epithumia, when it has conceived syllambanō, gives birth to tiktō sin hamartia; · ho and de sin hamartia, when it is full-grown apoteleō, brings forth apokyeō death thanatos.

¹⁸ Now kai it happened ginomai that as en · ho he autos was eimi praying proseuchomai by kata himself monos, the ho disciples mathētēs were near syneimi him autos. · kai He asked eperōtaō them autos, saying legō, “ Who tis do legō the ho crowds ochlos say legō that I egō am eimi?” ¹⁹ They ho · de replied apokrinomai, saying legō, “ John Iōannēs the ho Baptist baptistēs; others allos · de say, Elijah ēlias; still de others allos that hoti one tis of the ho ancient archaios prophets prophētēs has risen anistēmi.” ²⁰ Then de he said legō to them autos, “ Now de you hymeis, who tis do you say legō that I egō am eimi?” And de Peter Petros replied apokrinomai legō, “ The ho Christ Christos of ho God theos.”

²¹ Then de, with a warning epitimaō, he ho commanded parangellō them autos to tell legō no mēdeis one this houtos, ²² saying legō, “ It is necessary dei for the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos to suffer paschō many polys things and kai to be rejected apodokimazō by apo the ho elders presbyteros and kai chief archiereus priests and kai scribes grammateus, and kai to be killed apokteinō, and kai on the ho third tritos day hēmera to be raised egeirō.”

²³ Then de he said legō to pros all pas, “ If ei someone tis wants thelō to come erchomai after opisō me egō, let him deny arneomai himself heautou, and kai let him take airō up · ho his autos cross stauros daily kata hēmera, and kai let him follow akoloutheō me egō. ²⁴ For gar whoever hos wants thelō to save sōzō · ho his autos life psychē will lose apollymi it autos, but de whoever hos loses apollymi · ho his autos life psychē for my egō sake, this houtos person will save sōzō it autos. ²⁵ For gar what tis good will it do ōpheleō a person anthrōpos who has gained kerdainō the ho whole holos world kosmos but de has lost apollymi or ē forfeited his very self heautou? ²⁶ For gar whoever hos is ashamed epaischunomai of me egō and kai of · ho my emos words logos, of this houtos one will the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos be ashamed epaischunomai when hotan he comes erchomai in en his autos glory doxa and kai the ho glory of the ho Father patēr and kai of the ho holy hagios angels angelos. ²⁷ But de I tell legō you hymeis most certainly alēthōs: There are eimi some tis of those ho standing histēmi here autou who hos will certainly not ou taste geuomai death thanatos before heōs an they see the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos.”