Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

⁵ For gar we do kēryssō not ou proclaim kēryssō ourselves heautou, but alla Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos as Lord kyrios, and de ourselves heautou as your hymeis slaves for dia Jesus’ Iēsous sake. ⁶ For hoti it is the ho God theos who ho said legō, “ Out of ek darkness skotos light phōs will shine lampō,” who hos has flooded lampō · ho our hēmeis hearts kardia with pros the light phōtismos of the ho glorious doxa knowledge gnōsis · ho of ho God theos in en the face prosōpon of Christ Christos.

⁷ But de we have echō · ho this houtos treasure thēsauros in en clay ostrakinos pots skeuos, so that hina the ho surpassing hyperbolē · ho power dynamis belongs eimi to ho God theos and kai does not mē come from ek us hēmeis. ⁸ We are under pressure thlibō from en every pas side , but alla not ou crushed stenochōreō; bewildered aporeō, but alla not ou driven to despair exaporeō; ⁹ persecuted diōkō, but alla not ou abandoned enkataleipō; knocked kataballō down , but alla not ou knocked apollymi out ; ¹⁰ always pantote carrying about peripherō in en the ho body sōma the ho dying nekrōsis of ho Jesus Iēsous, so that hina the ho life zōē of ho Jesus Iēsous may phaneroō also kai be displayed phaneroō in en · ho our hēmeis bodies sōma. ¹¹ For gar we hēmeis who ho live zaō are paradidōmi constantly aei being handed over paradidōmi to eis death thanatos for the sake dia of Jesus Iēsous, so that hina the ho life zōē of ho Jesus Iēsous also kai may be manifested phaneroō in en · ho our hēmeis mortal thnētos flesh sarx. ¹² Thus hōste · ho death thanatos is at work energeō in en us hēmeis, · ho but de life zōē in en you hymeis.

²³ · kai It happened ginomai that on en the ho Sabbath sabbaton Jesus autos was going paraporeuomai through dia the ho grainfields sporimos, and kai · ho his autos disciples mathētēs began archō to make poieō their way hodos along, plucking tillō · ho heads stachus of grain . ²⁴ So kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios said legō to him autos, “ Look ide, why tis are they doing poieō what hos is not ou lawful on the ho Sabbath sabbaton?” ²⁵ · kai He said legō to them autos, “ Have you never oudepote read anaginōskō what tis David Dauid did poieō when hote he was echō in need chreia and kai became hungry peinaō, he autos and kai those ho who were with meta him autos? ²⁶ How pōs he went eiserchomai into eis the ho house oikos of ho God theos when epi Abiathar Abiathar was high priest archiereus and kai ate esthiō the ho sacred prothesis bread artos, · ho which hos is not ou lawful to eat esthiō, except ei mē for the ho priests hiereus, and kai he also kai gave didōmi it to those ho who were eimi with syn him autos?” ²⁷ And kai he said legō to them autos, “ The ho Sabbath sabbaton was made ginomai for dia · ho man anthrōpos, · kai not ou · ho man anthrōpos for dia the ho Sabbath sabbaton. ²⁸ So hōste the ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos is eimi lord kyrios even kai of the ho Sabbath sabbaton.”

3 · kai Jesus entered eiserchomai again palin into eis a ho synagogue synagōgē, and kai a man anthrōpos with echō a withered xērainō · ho hand cheir was eimi there ekei. ² And kai they were watching paratēreō him autos carefully to see if ei he would heal therapeuō him autos on the ho Sabbath sabbaton, so hina they could accuse katēgoreō him autos. ³ And kai he said legō to the ho man anthrōpos who ho had echō the ho withered xēros hand cheir, “ Get egeirō up and step eis · ho forward mesos.” ⁴ And kai he said legō to them autos, “Is it lawful on the ho Sabbath sabbaton to do poieō good agathos or ē to do evil kakopoieō, to save sōzō life psychē or ē to destroy apokteinō it?” But de they ho remained silent siōpaō. ⁵ And kai after looking periblepō around at them autos in meta anger orgē, grieved syllypeō at epi the ho hardness pōrōsis of ho their autos heart kardia, he said legō to the ho man anthrōpos, “ Stretch ekteinō out your ho hand cheir.” And kai he stretched ekteinō out his autos hand cheir and kai it was restored apokathistēmi. · ho ⁶ So kai the ho Pharisees Pharisaios went exerchomai out immediately and began didōmi plotting symboulion with meta · ho Herodians hērōidianoi against kata him autos, as to how hopōs they might do apollymi away with him autos.