Book of Common Prayer

⁵ May the ho · de God theos of ho endurance hypomonē and kai · ho encouragement paraklēsis enable didōmi you hymeis to live in harmony ho with en one allēlōn another , according kata to Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous, ⁶ so hina that together homothumadon you may with en one heis voice stoma glorify doxazō the ho God theos and kai Father patēr of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. ⁷ Therefore dio accept proslambanō one allēlōn another even kathōs as Christ Christos has also kai · ho accepted proslambanō you hymeis, for eis the glory doxa of ho God theos. ⁸ For gar I tell legō you that Christ Christos has become ginomai a servant diakonos of the circumcised peritomē on hyper behalf of the truth alētheia of God theos, in eis order to confirm bebaioō the ho promises epangelia made to the ho patriarchs patēr, ⁹ and de that the ho Gentiles ethnos might glorify doxazō God theos for hyper his mercy eleos. · ho As kathōs it is written graphō, “ For dia this houtos reason I will acknowledge exomologeomai you sy among en the Gentiles ethnos and kai sing praises psallō to ho your sy name onoma.” ¹⁰ And kai again palin it says legō, “ Rejoice euphrainō, O Gentiles ethnos, with meta · ho his autos people laos.” ¹¹ And kai again palin, “ Praise aineō the ho Lord kyrios all pas you ho Gentiles ethnos, and kai let all pas the ho nations laos extol epaineō him autos.” ¹² And kai again palin Isaiah ēsaias says legō, “ The ho root rhiza of ho Jesse Iessai will come eimi, even kai he ho who rises anistēmi to rule archō over the Gentiles ethnos; in epi him autos will the Gentiles ethnos hope elpizō.” ¹³ Now de may the ho God theos of ho hope elpis fill plēroō you hymeis with all pas joy chara and kai peace eirēnē in en · ho believing pisteuō, so eis that you hymeis may abound perisseuō in en · ho hope elpis by en the power dynamis of the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma.

¹¹ As they autos were listening akouō to · de this houtos, he went prostithēmi on to tell legō a parable parabolē, because dia · ho he autos was eimi near engys Jerusalem Ierousalēm, and kai they autos supposed dokeō that hoti the ho kingdom basileia of ho God theos was going mellō to appear anaphainō at once parachrēma. ¹² So oun he said legō, “A certain tis man anthrōpos of noble birth eugenēs went poreuō to eis a distant makros country chōra to acquire lambanō royal power basileia for himself heautou and kai then to return hypostrephō. ¹³ So de, calling kaleō ten deka of his heautou servants, he gave didōmi them autos ten deka minas mna, and kai said legō to pros them autos, ‘ Conduct pragmateuomai business until en hos I return erchomai.’ ¹⁴ · ho But de his autos citizens politēs hated miseō him autos and kai sent apostellō a delegation presbeia after opisō him autos, saying legō, ‘ We do not ou want thelō this houtos person to rule basileuō over epi us hēmeis.’ ¹⁵ · kai When en · ho he autos returned epanerchomai, having acquired lambanō · ho royal basileia power , · kai he ordered legō these houtos servants to whom hos he had given didōmi the ho money argyrion to be called phōneō to him autos, · ho that hina he might know ginōskō what tis they had gained diapragmateuomai by doing business . ¹⁶ The ho first prōtos came paraginomai before · de him, saying legō, ‘ Master kyrios, · ho your sy mina mna has gained prosergazomai ten deka minas mna.’ ¹⁷ And kai he said legō to him autos, ‘ Well euge done , good agathos servant! Because hoti you have been ginomai trustworthy pistos in en a very small elachistos matter , you will eimi have echō authority exousia over epanō ten deka cities polis.’ ¹⁸ And kai the ho second deuteros came erchomai, saying legō, · ho ‘ Your sy mina mna, Master kyrios, has gained poieō five pente minas mna.’ ¹⁹ So de he said legō to this one houtos as well kai, ‘ And kai you sy, rule ginomai over epanō five pente cities polis.’ ²⁰ Then kai the ho other heteros came erchomai, saying legō, ‘ Master kyrios, look idou, · ho your sy mina mna that hos I kept echō laid apokeimai away in en a piece soudarion of cloth , ²¹ for gar I was afraid phobeomai of you sy, because hoti you are eimi an exacting austēros man anthrōpos: you take airō up what hos you did not ou lay tithēmi down , and kai reap therizō what hos you did not ou sow speirō.’ ²² He said legō to him autos, ‘ Out ek of ho your own sy mouth stoma I will judge krinō you sy, wicked ponēros servant. You knew oida, did you, that hoti I egō am eimi an exacting austēros man anthrōpos, taking airō up what hos I did not ou lay tithēmi down and kai reaping therizō what hos I did not ou sow speirō? ²³ Why dia then kai did you not ou put didōmi my egō · ho money argyrion in epi the bank trapeza? Then kagō when I returned erchomai I prassō could an have collected prassō it autos with syn interest tokos.’ ²⁴ Then kai he said legō to his ho attendants paristēmi, ‘ Take airō from apo him autos the ho mina mna and kai give didōmi it to the ho one who has echō the ho ten deka minas mna.’ ²⁵ And kai they said legō to him autos, ‘ Master kyrios, he has echō ten deka minas mna!’ ²⁶ I tell legō you hymeis that hoti to everyone pas who ho has echō, more will be given didōmi; but de from apo the ho one who does not mē have echō, even kai what hos he has echō will be taken airō away . ²⁷ But plēn as for · ho these houtos enemies echthros of mine egō who ho did not mē want thelō me egō to reign basileuō over epi them autos, bring agō them here hōde and kai slaughter katasphazō them autos before emprosthen me egō.”