Book of Common Prayer

I Am Jealous For You, For I Fear That You Are Being Corrupted By False Messengers

11 O-that you would bear-with me as to a little bit^[a] of foolishness— but indeed, keep-bearing-with^[b] me! ² For I am jealous-for^[c] you with a jealousy^[d] of ^[e] God. For I betrothed^[f] you to one husband, that I might present you as a pure virgin to Christ. ³ But I am fearing that as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds^[g] should somehow be corrupted^[h] from sincerity^[i] and purity for^[j] Christ. ⁴ For indeed if the one coming proclaims another Jesus whom we did not proclaim, or you receive a different spirit which you did not receive, or a different good-news which you did not accept— you bear-with him nicely!

For I Come Short of No Other Apostle, Especially In Knowledge

⁵ For I think that I have in no way come-short-of ^[k] the superlative^[l] apostles. ⁶ But even though I am untrained in speech, nevertheless I am not in knowledge. But in every way we made this evident in all things to you.

Or Did I Sin By Not Letting You Pay Me?

⁷ Or^[m] did I commit a sin [by] humbling myself in order that you might be exalted— because I freely^[n] announced-as-good-news to you the good-news of God? ⁸ I robbed^[o] other churches, having taken rations^[p] from them for your ministry! ⁹ And while being present with you and having been in-need, I did not burden anyone— for the brothers having come from Macedonia supplied my need. And in every way I kept and will keep myself unburdensome to you.

I Won’t Stop This Boast, For It Cuts Off The Opportunity For False Apostles

¹⁰ As the truth of Christ is^[q] in me, this boasting^[r] will not be stopped for me in the regions of Achaia! ¹¹ For what reason? Because I do not love you? God knows I do. ¹² But what I am doing, I indeed will do in order that I may cut-off the opportunity^[s] of the ones wanting an opportunity that they might be found to be just as also we in what they are boasting. ¹³ For such ones are false-apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. ¹⁴ And no wonder, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. ¹⁵ Therefore it is no great thing if also his ministers are disguising themselves as ministers of righteousness— whose end shall be according to their works.

Don’t Think Me Foolish, But I Too Can Boast

¹⁶ Again I say, let no one think me to be foolish. Otherwise indeed, receive me even if as foolish, in order that I also may boast a little bit! ¹⁷ In this confidence^[t] of boasting^[u], what I am speaking, I am not speaking according-to the Lord, but as in foolishness.

I Also Can Boast In My Heritage And My Service For Christ

¹⁸ Since many are boasting according-to the flesh, I also will boast! ¹⁹ For with-pleasure you bear-with the unwise^[v], being wise. ²⁰ For you bear-with it if anyone enslaves^[w] you, if anyone devours^[x] you, if anyone takes you, if anyone lifts-up^[y] himself, if anyone beats^[z] you in the face. ²¹ I speak in-accordance-with my dishonor^[aa]— how that we have been weak! But in whatever anyone may dare to boast— I am speaking in foolishness— I also dare.

Salvation Comes To a Rich Tax Collector Named Zacchaeus

19 And having entered, he was going through Jericho. ² And behold— there was a man being called by the name Zacchaeus. And he was a chief-tax-collector. And he was rich. ³ And he was seeking to see Who Jesus was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because he was short in stature. ⁴ And having run ahead to the place in front, he went up on a sycamore-tree in order that he might see Him, because He was going to come through that way. ⁵ And when He came upon the place, having looked-up, Jesus said to him, “Zacchaeus, having hurried, come down. For today I must stay at your house”. ⁶ And having hurried, he came down and received^[a] Him, rejoicing. ⁷ And having seen it, they all were grumbling, saying that “He went in to take-up-lodging with a sinful man”. ⁸ And having stood^[b], Zacchaeus said to the Lord, “Behold, Master— I am giving half of my possessions to the poor. And if I extorted anything from anyone, I am giving it back fourfold”. ⁹ And Jesus said with-regard-to^[c] him that “Today salvation came^[d] to this house, because even^[e] he is a son of Abraham. ¹⁰ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost”.