Book of Common Prayer

¹ The ho elder presbyteros to the elect eklektos lady kyria and kai · ho her autos children teknon, whom hos I egō love agapaō in en truth alētheia ( and kai not ou I egō alone monos, but alla also kai all pas who ho know ginōskō the ho truth alētheia), ² because of dia the ho truth alētheia that ho abides menō in en us hēmeis and kai will be eimi with meta us hēmeis for eis all ho time aiōn: ³ Grace charis, mercy eleos, and peace eirēnē will be eimi with meta us hēmeis, from para God theos the Father patēr and kai from para Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos the ho Son hyios of ho the Father patēr, in en truth alētheia and kai in love agapē.

⁴ I rejoiced chairō greatly lian because hoti I have found heuriskō some of ek · ho your sy children teknon walking peripateō in en the truth alētheia, just as kathōs we received lambanō commandment entolē from para the ho Father patēr. ⁵ And kai now nyn I ask erōtaō you sy, dear lady kyria— not ou as though hōs I were writing graphō a new kainos commandment entolē to you sy, but alla the one hos we have had echō from apo the beginning archē— that hina we love agapaō one another allēlōn. ⁶ And kai this houtos is eimi · ho love agapē: that hina we walk peripateō according to kata · ho his autos commandments entolē. This houtos is eimi the ho commandment entolē, just as kathōs you have heard akouō from apo the beginning archē, that hina you should walk peripateō in en it autos.

⁷ For hoti many polys deceivers planos have gone out exerchomai into eis the ho world kosmos, people who ho do not mē confess homologeō that Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos has come erchomai in en the flesh sarx. Any such person houtos is eimi the ho deceiver planos and kai the ho Antichrist antichristos! ⁸ Be on your heautou guard blepō, so that hina we may not mē lose apollymi the things hos we worked for ergazomai but alla may receive apolambanō a full plērēs reward misthos. ⁹ Everyone pas who ho goes on ahead proagō and kai does not mē continue menō in en the ho teaching didachē of ho Christ Christos, does echō not ou have echō God theos. Whoever ho continues menō in en the ho teaching didachē has echō both kai the ho Father patēr and kai the ho Son hyios. ¹⁰ If ei someone tis comes erchomai to pros you hymeis and kai does pherō not ou bring pherō this houtos · ho teaching didachē, do not mē receive lambanō him autos into eis your house oikia or kai give legō him autos any mē greeting chairō, ¹¹ for gar the ho one who gives legō him autos a greeting chairō becomes a partner koinōneō in ho his autos evil ponēros deeds ergon. · ho

¹² Although I have echō many polys other things to write graphō to you hymeis, I do not ou want boulomai to use dia paper chartēs and kai ink melas; instead alla, I hope elpizō to be ginomai with pros you hymeis and kai speak laleō face stoma to pros face stoma, so that hina · ho our hēmeis joy chara may be eimi complete plēroō.

¹³ The ho children teknon of ho your sy elect eklektos sister adelphē · ho send aspazomai you sy greetings aspazomai.

¹² · kai It happened ginomai that , when en · ho he autos was eimi in en one heis of the ho cities polis, · kai there idou was a man anēr full plērēs of leprosy lepra. And de seeing · ho Jesus Iēsous, he fell piptō on epi his face prosōpon and implored deomai him autos, saying legō, “ Lord kyrios, if ean you are willing thelō, you can dynamai make me egō clean katharizō.” ¹³ And kai Jesus stretched ekteinō out his ho hand cheir and touched haptō him autos, saying legō, “ I am willing thelō; become clean katharizō.” And kai immediately eutheōs the ho leprosy lepra left aperchomai apo him autos. ¹⁴ Then kai Jesus autos ordered parangellō the man autos to tell legō no mēdeis one : “ Go aperchomai, rather alla, and show deiknymi yourself seautou to the ho priest hiereus and kai make prospherō an offering for peri · ho your sy cleansing katharismos, just kathōs as Moses Mōysēs commanded prostassō as eis a testimony martyrion to them autos.” ¹⁵ Then de the ho word logos about peri him autos spread dierchomai even more mallon, and kai large polys crowds ochlos would come synerchomai together to hear akouō him and kai to be healed therapeuō of apo · ho their autos diseases astheneia. ¹⁶ But de he autos would eimi go hypochōreō off to en · ho wilderness erēmos places and kai pray proseuchomai.

¹⁷ · kai It happened ginomai on en one heis of those ho days hēmera when kai he autos was eimi teaching didaskō, and kai sitting kathēmai there were eimi Pharisees Pharisaios and kai teachers nomodidaskalos of the law who hos had eimi come erchomai from ek every pas village kōmē of ho Galilee Galilaia and kai Judea Ioudaia and kai from Jerusalem Ierousalēm, and kai power dynamis from the Lord kyrios was eimi there for eis him autos · ho to heal iaomai, ¹⁸ and kai there idou were men anēr carrying pherō on epi a stretcher klinē a man anthrōpos who hos was eimi paralyzed paralyō. · kai They were trying zēteō to bring eispherō him autos in and kai place tithēmi him autos before enōpion Jesus autos. ¹⁹ But kai not mē finding heuriskō any poios way to bring eispherō him autos in on dia account of the ho crowd ochlos, they went anabainō up on epi the ho roof dōma and lowered kathiēmi him autos, along with syn the ho stretcher klinidion, through dia the ho tiles keramos into eis the ho midst mesos, in emprosthen front of · ho Jesus Iēsous. ²⁰ And kai when he saw · ho their autos faith pistis, he said legō, “ Man anthrōpos, your sy sins hamartia are forgiven aphiēmi you sy.” · ho ²¹ And kai the ho scribes grammateus and kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios began archō to ponder dialogizomai, saying legō, “ Who tis is eimi this houtos who hos speaks laleō blasphemies blasphēmia? Who tis is able dynamai to forgive aphiēmi sins hamartia except ei mē God theos alone monos?” · ho ²² Jesus Iēsous, perceiving epiginōskō · de · ho · ho their autos thoughts dialogismos, answered apokrinomai, saying legō to pros them autos, “ Why tis are you questioning dialogizomai in en · ho your hymeis hearts kardia? ²³ Which tis is eimi easier eukopos, to say legō, ‘ Your sy sins hamartia have been forgiven aphiēmi you sy,’ · ho or ē to say legō, ‘ Get egeirō up and kai walk peripateō’? ²⁴ But de that hina you may know oida that hoti the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos has echō authority exousia on epi · ho earth gē to forgive aphiēmi sins hamartia”— he said legō to the ho paralyzed paralyō man , “ I say legō to you sy, get egeirō up , and kai when you have picked airō up · ho your sy stretcher klinidion, go poreuō to eis · ho your sy house oikos.” ²⁵ · kai Immediately parachrēma, having stood anistēmi up before enōpion them autos and picked airō up what hos he had been lying katakeimai on epi, he went aperchomai off to eis · ho his autos house oikos praising doxazō · ho God theos. ²⁶ · kai Astonishment ekstasis gripped lambanō them all hapas, and kai they began to glorify doxazō · ho God theos. · kai They were filled pimplēmi with awe phobos, saying legō, “We have seen incredible paradoxos things today sēmeron.”