Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹² I continually echō thank charis him who ho strengthened endynamoō me egō, Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios, since hoti he considered hēgeomai that even I egō would be faithful pistos, as evidenced by his appointing tithēmi me to eis service diakonia, ¹³ even though · ho formerly proteros I was eimi a blasphemer blasphēmos, · kai persecutor diōktēs, and kai an insolent person hybristēs. But alla I was shown mercy eleeō since hoti, being ignorant agnoeō, I had acted poieō in en unbelief apistia; ¹⁴ and de the ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios completely overflowed hyperpleonazō for me with meta faith pistis and kai love agapē that ho are in en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous. ¹⁵ Trustworthy pistos is the ho saying logos and kai worthy axios of complete pas acceptance apodochē: “ Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous came erchomai into eis the ho world kosmos in order to save sōzō sinners hamartōlos,” of whom hos I egō am eimi the foremost prōtos. ¹⁶ But alla for dia this houtos reason I was shown mercy eleeō: so that hina in en me egō as foremost prōtos Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous might display endeiknymi his ho complete hapas patience makrothumia as pros an illustration hypotypōsis for those ho who were mellō to believe pisteuō in epi him autos for eis eternal aiōnios life zōē. ¹⁷ Now de to the ho king basileus of ho ages aiōn, incorruptible aphthartos, invisible aoratos, the only monos God theos, be honor timē and kai glory doxa for eis all ho time aiōn ho. · ho Amen amēn.

¹⁸ This houtos · ho command parangelia I am entrusting paratithēmi to you sy, child teknon Timothy Timotheos, in accordance with kata the ho prophecies prophēteia previously proagō made about epi you sy, so that hina by en them autos you might fight the ho good kalos fight strateia, ¹⁹ holding echō on to faith pistis and kai a good agathos conscience syneidēsis. By rejecting apōtheō their faith and good conscience, some tis have shipwrecked nauageō the ho faith pistis, ²⁰ among whom hos are eimi Hymenaeus Hymenaios and kai Alexander Alexandros, whom hos I have delivered over paradidōmi to ho Satan Satanas so that hina they might be taught paideuō through punishment not mē to blaspheme blasphēmeō.