Book of Common Prayer

3 Not mē many polys of you should become ginomai teachers didaskalos, my egō brothers adelphos, for you know oida that hoti those of us who teach will be judged lambanō by a stricter megas standard krima. ² For gar we ptaiō all hapas stumble ptaiō in many ways polys. If ei someone tis does ptaiō not ou stumble ptaiō in en what he says logos, he houtos is a mature teleios individual anēr, able dynatos to bridle chalinagōgeō his ho whole holos body sōma as well kai. ³ Now de if ei we put ballō bits chalinos into eis the ho mouths stoma of ho horses hippos · ho to eis make them autos obey peithō us hēmeis, then kai we guide metagō their autos entire holos · ho body sōma. ⁴ Or kai consider idou · ho ships ploion: though they are eimi so large tēlikoutos and kai are driven elaunō by hypo strong sklēros winds anemos, they are steered metagō by hypo a very small elachistos rudder pēdalion, wherever hopou the ho impulse hormē of the ho pilot euthunō directs boulomai. ⁵ So houtōs also kai is eimi the ho tongue glōssa a small mikros member melos, yet kai it boasts aucheō of great things megas. See idou how large hēlikos a forest hylē is set on fire anaptō by such a small hēlikos flame pyr. ⁶ And kai the ho tongue glōssa is a fire pyr! The ho tongue glōssa is a ho world kosmos of ho iniquity adikia set kathistēmi among en · ho our hēmeis members melos; it ho defiles spiloō the ho whole holos body sōma, · kai sets on fire phlogizō the ho course trochos of our ho life genesis, and kai is set on fire phlogizō by hypo · ho hell geenna.

⁷ For gar every pas species physis of beast thērion and kai bird peteinon, reptile herpeton and kai sea creature enalios, can be tamed damazō, and kai has been tamed damazō by the ho human anthrōpinos species physis. · ho ⁸ But de the ho tongue glōssa, no one oudeis is able dynamai to tame damazō; it is a restless akatastatos evil kakos, full mestos of deadly thanatēphoros poison ios. ⁹ With en it autos we bless eulogeō our ho Lord kyrios and kai Father patēr, and kai with en it autos we curse kataraomai those ho who ho are made ginomai in kata the likeness homoiōsis of God theos. ¹⁰ From ek the ho same autos mouth stoma come exerchomai blessing eulogia and kai cursing katara. My egō brothers adelphos, this houtos should chrē not ou happen ginomai. ¹¹ Does a ho spring pēgē pour forth bryō water from ek the ho same autos opening opē that is both · ho fresh glykys and kai · ho brackish pikros? ¹² My egō brothers adelphos, can dynamai a fig tree sykē produce poieō olives elaia, or ē a grapevine ampelos figs sykon? Neither oute can a salt halykos spring supply poieō fresh glykys water hydōr.

15 · kai As soon as it was morning prōi, the ho ruling priests archiereus, after holding poieō a consultation symboulion with meta the ho elders presbyteros and kai scribes grammateus and kai the ho entire holos council synedrion, bound deō · ho Jesus Iēsous, led apopherō him away , and kai handed paradidōmi him over to Pilate Pilatos. ² And kai Pilate Pilatos questioned eperōtaō him autos, · ho “ Are eimi you sy the ho king basileus of the ho Jews Ioudaios?” And de answering apokrinomai him autos, he ho said legō, “ You sy say legō it.” ³ And kai the ho ruling priests archiereus accused katēgoreō him autos repeatedly polys. ⁴ · ho Then de Pilate Pilatos questioned eperōtaō him autos again palin, saying legō, “ Do you answer apokrinomai nothing oudeis? See ide how posos many accusations they are bringing against katēgoreō you sy.” ⁵ · ho But de Jesus Iēsous no ouketi longer gave any oudeis reply apokrinomai, so hōste that Pilate Pilatos was amazed thaumazō. · ho

⁶ Now de at kata the feast heortē he used to release apolyō to them autos one heis prisoner desmios whom hos they requested paraiteomai. ⁷ · de Among meta the ho rebels stasiastēs in prison deō, who hostis in en the ho insurrection stasis had committed poieō murder phonos, there was eimi a man ho called legō Barabbas Barabbas. ⁸ And kai coming anabainō up , the ho crowd ochlos began archō to ask aiteō Pilate to do as kathōs he usually did poieō for them autos. ⁹ · ho So de Pilate Pilatos responded apokrinomai to them autos, saying legō, “ Do you want thelō me to release apolyō to you hymeis the ho king basileus of the ho Jews Ioudaios?” ¹⁰ For gar he knew ginōskō that hoti the ho ruling priests archiereus had handed paradidōmi Jesus autos over paradidōmi out dia of envy phthonos. ¹¹ But de the ho ruling archiereus priests stirred anaseiō up the ho crowd ochlos so hina that Pilate would release apolyō Barabbas Barabbas to them autos instead mallon. · ho