Book of Common Prayer

¹⁶ Do not mē be deceived planaō, my egō dear agapētos brothers adelphos. ¹⁷ Every pas good agathos gift dosis and kai every pas perfect teleios gift dōrēma is eimi from above anōthen, coming down katabainō from apo the ho Father patēr of ho lights phōs, with para whom hos there is no ou variation parallagē or ē shadow aposkiasma caused by change tropē. ¹⁸ According to his sovereign plan boulomai, he brought apokyeō us hēmeis into being through his word logos of truth alētheia, so that eis we hēmeis would be eimi a kind tis of first fruits aparchē of ho all he autos created ktisma.

¹⁹ Understand oida this, my egō dear agapētos brothers adelphos: everyone pas must be eimi · de quick tachus to eis listen akouō, slow bradys to eis speak laleō, and slow bradys to eis become angry orgē. ²⁰ For gar the anger orgē of man anēr does ergazomai not ou bring about ergazomai the righteousness dikaiosynē that God requires theos. ²¹ Therefore dio put aside apotithēmi all pas filthiness rhyparia and kai rampant perisseia wickedness kakia, and receive dechomai with en meekness prautēs the ho implanted emphytos word logos, which ho is able dynamai to save sōzō · ho your hymeis souls psychē. ²² But de be ginomai doers poiētēs of the word logos and kai not mē merely monon hearers akroatēs, deceiving paralogizomai yourselves heautou. ²³ For hoti if ei someone tis is eimi a hearer akroatēs of the word logos and kai not ou a doer poiētēs, he houtos is like eoika a person anēr who looks at katanoeō · ho his autos natural genesis face prosōpon · ho in en a mirror esoptron; ²⁴ then gar after looking at katanoeō himself heautou · kai he goes away aperchomai and kai immediately eutheōs forgets epilanthanomai what he was eimi like hopoios. ²⁵ But de the ho person who looks intently parakyptō into eis the perfect teleios law nomos, the ho law that ho provides liberty eleutheria, and kai continues paramenō in it, not ou having become ginomai a forgetful epilēsmonē hearer akroatēs but alla an active poiētēs doer ergon— he houtos will be eimi blessed makarios in en · ho his autos doing poiēsis. ²⁶ If ei someone tis thinks dokeō that he is eimi religious, yet does not mē bridle chalinagōgeō his autos tongue glōssa but alla deceives apataō his autos heart kardia, this person’ s houtos religion thrēskeia is worthless mataios. · ho ²⁷ Religion thrēskeia that is pure katharos and kai undefiled amiantos before para · ho God theos · kai the Father patēr is eimi this houtos: to care for episkeptomai orphans orphanos and kai widows chēra in en · ho their autos time of trouble thlipsis, and to keep tēreō oneself heautou unstained aspilos by apo the ho world kosmos.

11 · kai · ho Jesus autos was eimi praying proseuchomai in en a certain tis place topos, and when hōs he finished pauō one tis of ho his autos disciples mathētēs said legō to pros him autos, “ Lord kyrios, teach didaskō us hēmeis to pray proseuchomai, just kathōs as · kai John Iōannēs taught didaskō · ho his autos disciples mathētēs.” ² He said legō · de to them autos, “ When hotan you pray proseuchomai, say legō: ‘ Father patēr, may your sy name onoma be held hagiazō in honor ; · ho may your sy reign basileia begin erchomai. · ho ³ Give didōmi us hēmeis each kata day hēmera · ho our hēmeis daily epiousios bread artos; · ho · ho ⁴ and kai forgive aphiēmi us hēmeis · ho our hēmeis sins hamartia, · kai for gar we ourselves autos forgive aphiēmi everyone pas indebted opheilō to us hēmeis. And kai do not mē bring eispherō us hēmeis into eis a time of trial peirasmos.’”

⁵ · kai He said legō to pros them autos, “ Suppose one tis of ek you hymeis has echō a friend philos, and kai you go poreuō to pros him autos at midnight mesonyktion and kai say legō to him autos, ‘ Friend philos, lend kichrēmi me egō three treis loaves artos of bread , ⁶ since epeidē a friend philos of mine egō has come paraginomai to pros me egō from ek a journey hodos and kai I do not ou have echō anything hos to set paratithēmi before him autos’; ⁷ and kakeinos he from inside esōthen answers apokrinomai, saying legō, ‘ Do parechō not mē cause parechō me egō trouble kopos; already ēdē the ho door thura has been locked kleiō and kai · ho my egō children paidion are eimi with meta me egō in eis · ho bed koitē. I cannot ou get anistēmi up and give didōmi you sy anything.’ ⁸ I say legō to you hymeis, even kai though ei he will not ou get up anistēmi and give didōmi him autos anything because dia · ho he is eimi his autos friend philos, yet ge because dia of the ho prospect anaideia of being put to shame he autos will get egeirō up and give didōmi him autos as hosos much as he needs chrēzō.

⁹ “ So kagō to you hymeis I say legō, ask aiteō and kai it will be given didōmi to you hymeis; seek zēteō and kai you will find heuriskō; knock krouō and kai it will be opened anoigō for you hymeis. ¹⁰ For gar everyone pas who ho asks aiteō receives lambanō, and kai everyone who ho seeks zēteō finds heuriskō, and kai for everyone who ho knocks krouō it will be opened anoigō. ¹¹ What tis · de father patēr among ek you hymeis, · ho should his ho son hyios ask aiteō for a fish ichthus, · kai will epididōmi instead anti of a fish ichthus, give epididōmi him autos a snake ophis? ¹² Or ē · kai should he ask aiteō for an egg ōon, will give epididōmi him autos a scorpion skorpios? ¹³ If ei you hymeis then oun, who are hyparchō evil ponēros, know oida how to give didōmi good agathos gifts doma to ho your hymeis children teknon, how posos much more mallon will your ho heavenly ek Father patēr · ho give didōmi the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma to those ho who ask aiteō him autos!”