Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁵ For gar I do ginōskō not ou understand ginōskō my own hos actions katergazomai; for gar I am prassō not ou doing prassō what hos I want thelō to do, but alla I am doing poieō what hos I hate miseō. ¹⁶ But de if ei I am doing poieō what hos I do not ou want thelō to do, I agree symphēmi with the ho law nomos, that hoti it is good kalos. ¹⁷ So de now nyni it is no ouketi longer I myself egō doing katergazomai it autos, but alla · ho sin hamartia living oikeō in en me egō. ¹⁸ For gar I know oida that hoti nothing ou good agathos dwells oikeō in en me egō, that houtos is eimi, in en · ho my egō flesh sarx; for gar I egō have parakeimai the ho desire thelō to do what ho is right kalos, · ho but de I am unable ou to do katergazomai it. ¹⁹ For gar I do poieō not ou do the good agathos I want thelō, but alla the evil kakos I do not ou want thelō is what houtos I do prassō. ²⁰ Now de if ei I egō do poieō what hos I do not ou want thelō, it is no ouketi longer I egō who do katergazomai it autos, but alla · ho sin hamartia that lives oikeō in en me egō. ²¹ So ara I find heuriskō it to be a ho law nomos that ho when I egō want thelō to do poieō · ho good kalos, evil kakos is present parakeimai in me egō. · ho ²² For gar I joyfully agree synēdomai with the ho law nomos of ho God theos in kata the ho inner esō man anthrōpos, ²³ but de I see blepō a different heteros law nomos in en · ho my egō members melos; it wages antistrateuomai war against the ho law nomos of ho my egō mind nous and kai makes me egō captive aichmalōtizō to en the ho law nomos of ho sin hamartia · ho dwelling eimi in en · ho my egō members melos. ²⁴ Wretched talaipōros man anthrōpos that I egō am! Who tis will deliver rhyomai me egō from ek · ho this houtos body sōma of ho death thanatos? ²⁵ Thanks charis · de be to ho God theos through dia Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios! So ara then oun, I egō myself autos serve douleuō the law nomos of God theos with ho my mind nous, but de with my ho flesh sarx I serve the law nomos of sin hamartia.

¹⁶ “ To what tis · de shall I compare homoioō · ho this houtos generation genea? It is eimi like homoios children paidion sitting kathēmai in en the ho marketplaces agora who hos cry prosphōneō to their ho friends heteros, ¹⁷ ‘ We played auleō the flute for you hymeis, and kai you did not ou dance orcheomai; we sang thrēneō a dirge , and kai you did not ou mourn koptō.’ ¹⁸ For gar John Iōannēs came erchomai neither mēte eating esthiō nor mēte drinking pinō, and kai they say legō, ‘ He has echō a demon daimonion!’ ¹⁹ The ho Son hyios of ho Man anthrōpos came erchomai eating esthiō and kai drinking pinō, and kai they say legō, ‘ Look idou at him anthrōpos! A glutton phagos and kai a drunkard oinopotēs, a friend philos of tax telōnēs collectors and kai sinners hamartōlos!’ Yet kai wisdom sophia is shown to be right dikaioō · ho by apo what ho she autos does ergon.”

²⁵ At en that ekeinos · ho time kairos Jesus Iēsous declared apokrinomai, · ho “ I praise exomologeomai you sy, Father patēr, Lord kyrios of ho heaven ouranos and kai · ho earth gē, because hoti you have hidden kryptō these houtos things from apo the wise sophos and kai clever synetos and kai revealed apokalyptō them autos to little nēpios children ; ²⁶ yes nai, · ho Father patēr, for hoti such houtōs was ginomai your sy gracious eudokia will . ²⁷ All pas things were handed over paradidōmi to me egō by hypo · ho my egō Father patēr, and kai no oudeis one knows epiginōskō the ho Son hyios except ei mē the ho Father patēr; neither oude does epiginōskō anyone tis know epiginōskō the ho Father patēr except ei mē the ho Son hyios and kai the one to whom hos the ho Son hyios chooses boulomai to reveal apokalyptō him. ²⁸ Come deute to pros me egō, all pas you ho who are weary kopiaō and kai carrying phortizō heavy burdens , and I kagō will refresh anapauō you hymeis. ²⁹ Take airō · ho my egō yoke zygos upon epi you hymeis and kai learn manthanō from apo me egō, for hoti I am eimi gentle praus and kai lowly tapeinos in ho heart kardia, and kai you will find heuriskō rest anapausis for ho your hymeis souls psychē. ³⁰ · ho For gar my egō yoke zygos is easy chrēstos and kai · ho my egō burden phortion is eimi light elaphros.”