Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁶ Now de godliness eusebeia with meta contentment autarkeia is eimi great megas profit porismos. · ho ⁷ For gar we brought eispherō nothing oudeis into eis the ho world kosmos, and hoti neither oude are we able dynamai to take ekpherō anything tis out ; ⁸ but de having echō food diatrophē and kai clothing skepasma, with these houtos we will be content arkeō. ⁹ But de those ho wishing boulomai to be rich plouteō fall empiptō into eis temptation peirasmos and kai a snare pagis and kai many polys foolish anoētos and kai harmful blaberos passions epithumia that hostis plunge bythizō the ho people anthrōpos into eis ruin olethros and kai destruction apōleia. ¹⁰ For gar a root rhiza of all kinds pas of ho evils kakos is eimi the ho love of money philargyria, by which hos some tis, by their craving oregō, were led astray apoplanaō from apo the ho faith pistis and kai have pierced peripeirō themselves heautou with many polys pains odynē.

¹¹ But de you sy, man anthrōpos of God theos, flee pheugō these things houtos and de pursue diōkō righteousness dikaiosynē, godliness eusebeia, faith pistis, love agapē, endurance hypomonē, gentleness praupatheia. ¹² Fight agōnizomai the ho good kalos fight agōn of the ho faith pistis. Seize epilambanomai hold of the ho eternal aiōnios life zōē, to eis which hos you were called kaleō and kai about which you confessed homologeō the ho good kalos confession homologia before enōpion many polys witnesses martys. ¹³ I urge parangellō you sy, in the presence enōpion of ho God theos who ho gives life zōiogoneō to · ho all pas things and kai Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous who ho witnessed martyreō in the time epi of Pontius Pontios Pilate Pilatos the ho good kalos confession homologia, ¹⁴ to keep tēreō the ho commandment entolē unblemished aspilos and above reproach anepilēmptos until mechri the ho appearing epiphaneia of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos, ¹⁵ which hos he will make known deiknymi at the proper idios time kairos. To the ho Blessed makarios and kai only monos Sovereign dynastēs, the ho King basileus of ho kings basileuō and kai Lord kyrios of ho lords kyrieuō, ¹⁶ the ho only monos one having echō immortality athanasia, the one dwelling in oikeō unapproachable aprositos light phōs, whom hos no oudeis person anthrōpos has seen or oude is able dynamai to see, to him hos be honor timē and kai might kratos forever aiōnios, Amen amēn. ¹⁷ Urge parangellō the ho rich plousios in en the ho present nyn age aiōn not mē to be haughty hypsēlophroneō, or mēde to set their hope elpizō on epi the uncertainty adēlotēs of riches ploutos but alla on epi God theos who ho grants parechō to us hēmeis all pas things richly plousiōs for eis our enjoyment apolausis, ¹⁸ to do good agathoergeō, to be rich plouteō in en good kalos deeds ergon, to be eimi generous eumetadotos, sharing koinōnikos, ¹⁹ laying up apothēsaurizō for themselves heautou a good kalos foundation themelios for eis the ho coming mellō age, so that hina they might seize hold epilambanomai of what ho is truly ontōs life zōē.

¹⁹ A certain tis man anthrōpos · de was eimi rich plousios, and kai he was dressed endidyskō in purple porphyra and kai fine byssos linen and he made merry euphrainō every kata day hēmera in a luxurious lamprōs manner . ²⁰ And de a tis poor ptōchos man by the name onoma of Lazarus Lazaros, who was covered with sores helkoō, was laid ballō at pros the ho gate pylōn, ²¹ · kai who longed epithumeō to eat chortazō what ho fell piptō from apo the ho rich man’ s plousios table trapeza. · ho But alla instead kai, the ho dogs kyōn used to come erchomai and lick epileichō · ho his autos sores helkos. ²² · de The ho poor man ptōchos died apothnēskō and kai he autos was carried apopherō by hypo the ho angels angelos to eis · ho Abraham’ s Abraam side kolpos. The ho rich man plousios also kai died apothnēskō · de and kai was buried thaptō, ²³ And kai being hyparchō in en torment basanos in en · ho Hades hadēs, he lifted epairō · ho his autos eyes ophthalmos and saw horaō Abraham Abraam from apo afar makrothen and kai Lazarus Lazaros at en · ho his autos side kolpos. ²⁴ And kai calling out phōneō he autos said legō, ‘ Father patēr Abraham Abraam, have mercy eleeō on me egō, and kai send pempō Lazarus Lazaros to hina dip baptō the ho tip akron of ho his autos finger daktylos in water hydōr and kai cool katapsychō · ho my egō tongue glōssa, for hoti I am in anguish odynaō in en · ho this houtos flame phlox.’ ²⁵ But de Abraham Abraam said legō, ‘ Child teknon, remember mimnēskomai that hoti you received apolambanō · ho your sy good agathos things during en · ho your sy lifetime zōē, and kai Lazarus Lazaros correspondingly homoiōs received · ho bad kakos things ; but de now nyn he is comforted parakaleō here hōde, and de you sy are in anguish odynaō. ²⁶ · kai Besides en all pas this houtos, between metaxy us hēmeis and kai you hymeis a great megas chasm chasma has been put stērizō in place , so hopōs that those ho wishing thelō to cross diabainō over from enthen here to pros you hymeis are not mē able dynamai, and no mēde one can cross diaperaō from ekeithen there to pros us hēmeis.’ ²⁷ So de the rich man said legō, ‘ Then oun I beg erōtaō you sy, father patēr, to hina send pempō Lazarus autos to eis the ho house oikos of ho my egō father patēr ²⁸ ( for gar I have echō five pente brothers adelphos), that hopōs he might warn diamartyromai them autos so hina that they autos might erchomai not mē come erchomai as kai well into eis · ho this houtos place topos of ho torment basanos.’ ²⁹ But de Abraham Abraam said legō, ‘ They have echō Moses Mōysēs and kai the ho Prophets prophētēs; let them listen akouō to them autos.’ ³⁰ Then de the ho rich man said legō, ‘ No ouchi, father patēr Abraham Abraam; but alla if ean someone tis from apo the dead nekros goes poreuō to pros them autos, they will repent metanoeō.’ ³¹ He said legō · de to him autos, ‘ If ei they do akouō not ou listen to akouō Moses Mōysēs and kai the ho Prophets prophētēs, neither oude will they be persuaded peithō should ean someone tis rise anistēmi from ek the dead nekros.’”