Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁵ He hos is eimi the image eikōn of the ho invisible aoratos God theos, · ho the firstborn prōtotokos over all pas creation ktisis; ¹⁶ for hoti in en him autos all pas things ho were created ktizō, in en · ho heaven ouranos and kai on epi · ho earth gē, things ho visible horatos and kai · ho invisible aoratos, whether eite thrones thronos or eite dominions kyriotēs, whether eite principalities archē or eite powers exousia— all pas things ho have been created ktizō through dia him autos and kai for eis him autos. ¹⁷ And kai he autos is eimi before pro all pas things , and kai in en him autos all pas things ho hold synistēmi together . ¹⁸ And kai he autos is eimi the ho head kephalē of the ho body sōma, the ho church ekklēsia. He hos is eimi the beginning archē, the firstborn prōtotokos from ek the ho dead nekros, in hina order that he autos might be ginomai preeminent prōteuō in en everything pas. ¹⁹ For hoti God was pleased eudokeō to have all pas his ho fullness plērōma dwell katoikeō in en him autos, ²⁰ and kai through dia him autos to reconcile apokatallassō · ho all things pas to eis himself autos, · ho whether eite · ho on epi · ho earth gē or eite · ho in en · ho heaven ouranos, by making peace eirēnopoieō through dia his autos blood haima shed on the ho cross stauros.

²¹ And kai you hymeis who were eimi at one pote time alienated apallotrioō and kai hostile echthros in ho mind dianoia, doing en ho · ho · ho evil ponēros deeds , ²² he has now nyni · de reconciled apokatallassō in en Christ’ s autos physical sarx · ho body sōma · ho through dia his ho death thanatos, in order to present paristēmi you hymeis holy hagios, · kai without blemish and kai beyond reproach anenklētos in his autos sight katenōpion— ²³ if ei indeed ge you continue epimenō in the ho faith pistis, stable themelioō and kai steadfast hedraios, · kai not mē shifting metakineō from apo the ho hope elpis of the ho gospel euangelion that hos you heard akouō, which ho has been proclaimed kēryssō to en every pas creature ktisis · ho under hypo · ho heaven ouranos, and of which hos I egō, Paul Paulos, became ginomai a minister diakonos.

²⁴ I am now nyn rejoicing chairō in en my ho sufferings pathēma on hyper your hymeis behalf, and kai in en my egō flesh sarx am completing antanaplēroō what ho is lacking hysterēma in the ho afflictions thlipsis of ho Christ Christos · ho for hyper the sake of · ho his autos body sōma, which hos is eimi the ho church ekklēsia, ²⁵ of which hos I egō became ginomai a minister diakonos according kata to the ho stewardship oikonomia from ho God theos that ho was given didōmi to me egō for eis your hymeis benefit, to make plēroō the ho word logos of ho God theos fully known , ²⁶ the ho mystery mystērion that ho has been hidden apokryptō for apo · ho ages aiōn and kai · ho generations genea, but de has now nyn been revealed phaneroō to ho his autos saints hagios. ²⁷ To them hos God theos chose thelō · ho to make known gnōrizō how tis great among en the ho Gentiles ethnos are the ho glorious doxa riches ploutos · ho of ho this houtos mystery mystērion, which hos is eimi Christ Christos in en you hymeis, the ho hope elpis of ho glory doxa. ²⁸ He is the one hos we hēmeis proclaim katangellō, warning noutheteō everyone pas anthrōpos and kai teaching didaskō everyone pas anthrōpos with en all pas wisdom sophia, so hina that we may present paristēmi everyone pas anthrōpos mature teleios in en Christ Christos.

³⁸ Now de as en · ho they autos continued poreuō on their way , Jesus autos entered eiserchomai eis a certain tis village kōmē, and de a tis woman gynē named onoma Martha Martha welcomed hypodechomai him autos as a guest. ³⁹ · kai She hode had eimi a sister adelphē called kaleō Mary Mariam, who hos, · kai after she had seated parakathezomai herself at pros the ho feet pous of the ho Lord kyrios, was listening akouō to · ho his autos teaching logos. ⁴⁰ · ho But de Martha Martha was distracted perispaō by peri a lot polys of preparation diakonia. She burst ephistēmi in and · de said legō, “ Lord kyrios, do you sy not ou care melei that hoti · ho my egō sister adelphē has left kataleipō me egō to do diakoneō all the work diakoneō by myself monos? Tell legō her autos then oun to hina help synantilambanomai me egō.” ⁴¹ But de in answer apokrinomai the ho Lord kyrios said legō to her autos, “ Martha Martha, Martha Martha, you are worried merimnaō and kai troubled thorybazō about peri many polys things , ⁴² but de only one heis thing is eimi necessary chreia. Mary Mariam has chosen eklegomai the ho most agathos important thing meris, which hostis will not ou be taken aphaireō away from her autos.”