New Testament Greek for Beginners

(Based on the book with the same title by Gresham Machen, The MacMillan Company, 1923)

Answer Key

III A

1. βλέπεις, γινώσκεις, λαμβάνεις
You see, you know, you take.
2. γράφει, ἔχει, λέγει
He writes, he has, he says.
3. λύει, διδάσκει, βλέπει
He looses, he teaches, he sees.
4. λαμβάνομεν, ἔχομεν, γινώσκομεν
We take, we have, we know.
5. βλέπετε, λέγετε, γράφετε
You see, you say, you write.
6. διδάσκουσι, λαμβάνουσι, λύουσι
They teach, they take, they loose.
7. γινώσκετε, γινώσκεις, γινώσκομεν
Υe know, thou knowest, we know.
8. βλέπομεν, διδάσκουσι, λέγει
We see, they teach, he says.
9. ἔχεις, βλέπουσι, λαμβάνομεν
You have, they see, we take.

III B

1. We are knowing, we see, we are seeing.
γινώσκομεν, βλέπομεν, βλέπομεν
2. They are loosing, they loose, he looses.
λύουσι, λύουσι, λύει
3. He is loosing, ye have, thou knowest.
λύει, ἔχετε, γινώσκεις
4. I am taking, we know, they say.
λαμβάνω, γινώσκομεν, λέγουσι
5. He has, we are writing, they see.
ἔχει, γράφομεν, βλέπουσι

IV A

1. ἀδελφὸς βλέπει ἄνθρωπον.
A brother sees a man.
2. δοῦλος γράφει λόγους.
A slave writes words.
3. ἀπόστολοι διδάσκουσιν ἄνθρωπον.
Apostles teach a man.
4. ἀπόστολοι λύουσι δούλους.
Apostles loose slaves.
5. δοῦλος λαμβάνει δῶρα.
A slave takes gifts.
6. λαμβάνουσι υἱοὶ οἴκους.
Sons take houses.
7. δούλους καὶ οἴκους λαμβάνουσιν ἀδελφοί.
Brothers take slaves and houses.
8. βλέπομεν ἱερὰ καὶ ἀποστόλους.
We see temples and apostles.
9. δούλους βλέπετε καὶ ἀδελφούς.
Ye see slaves and brothers.
10. γράφεις λόγον ἀποστόλῳ.
You write a word to an apostle.
11. διδάσκει ἄνθρωπον.
He teaches a man.
12. ἀδελφός λέγει λόγον ἀποστόλῳ.
A brother says a word to an apostle.
13. ἀδελφός ἀποστόλων γινώσκει νόμον.
A brother of apostles knows law.
14. δοῦλοι γινώσκουσι νόμον καὶ λαμβάνουσι δῶρα.
Slaves know law and take gifts.
15. γινώσκουσιν ἄνθρωποι θάνατον.
Men know death.
16. λαμβάνομεν δῶρα καὶ ἔχομεν ἀδελφούς.
We take gifts and have brothers.
17. ἀποστόλοις καὶ δούλοις λέγομεν λόγους θανάτου.
We say words of death to apostles and slaves.
18. ἀδελφοὶ καὶ δοῦλοι γινώσκουσι καὶ βλέπουσι ἱερὰ καὶ δῶρα.
Brothers and slaves know and see temples and gifts.
19. γράφει ἀπόστολος νόμον καὶ λέγει λόγους υἱοῖς δούλου.
An apostle writes a law and he says words to sons of a slave.
20. υἱοὶ ἀποστόλων λέγουσι λόγους καὶ λύουσι δούλους.
Sons of apostles say words and loose slaves.

IV B

1. A servant is writing a law.
δοῦλος γράφει νόμον.
2. A son sees words.
υἱὸς βλέπει λόγους.
3. Brothers are loosing servants.
ἀδελφοὶ λύουσι δούλους.
4. Sons take gifts.
υἱοὶ λαμβάνουσι δῶρα.
5. An apostle sees a servant and a gift.
ἀπόστολος βλέπει δοῦλον καὶ δῶρον.
6. Servants and sons are saying a word to a brother.
δοῦλοι καὶ υἱοὶ λέγουσι λόγον ἀδελφῷ.
7. We see gifts and servants.
βλέπομεν δῶρα καὶ δούλους.
8. Men see words and gifts of a brother and houses of apostles and sons.
ἄνθρωποι βλέπουσι λόγους καὶ δῶρα ἀδελφοῦ και οἴκους ἀποστόλων καὶ υἱῶν.
9. Words and laws we write to brethren; a word of death we say to a servant.
λόγους καὶ νόμους γράφομεν ἀδελφοῖς· λόγον θανάτου λέγομεν δούλῳ.
10. A son is seeing temples and houses.
υἱὸς βλέπει ἱερὰ καὶ οἴκους.
11. Ye know death.
γινώσκετε θάνατον.
12. Thou taket an apostle’s gift (= a gift of an apostle).
λαμβάνεις δῶρον ἀποστόλου.
13. Thou art writing a brother’s word to a servant.
γράφεις λόγον ἀδελφοῦ δούλῳ.
14. I loose servants and say words to sons and brothers.
λύω δούλους καὶ λέγω λόγους υἱοῖς καὶ ἀδελφοῖς.
15. A son sees death.
υἱὸς βλέπει θάνατον.
16. They know laws and teach servants of an apostle.
γινώσκουσι νόμους καὶ διδάσκουσι δούλους ἀποστόλου.

V A

1. ψυχὴ βλέπει ζωήν.
A soul sees life.
2. βασιλεία γινώσκει ἀλήθειαν.
A kingdom knows truth.
3. ἄνθρωπος γράφει ἐντολὰς καὶ νόμους.
A man writes commandments and laws.
4. ἀπόστολοι λαμβάνουσι δούλους καὶ δῶρα καὶ ἐκκλησίας.
Apostles take slaves and gifts and churches.
5. ἀπόστολοι καὶ ἐκκλησίαι βλέπουσι ζωὴν καὶ θάνατον.
Apostles and churches see life and death.
6. υἱὸς δούλου λέγει παραβολὴν ἐκκλησίᾳ.
A slave's son tells a parable to a church.
7. παραβολὴν λέγομεν καὶ ἐντολὴν καὶ νόμον.
We tell a parable and a commandment and a law.
8. βασιλείας γινώσκετε καὶ ἐκκλησίας.
Ye know kingdoms and churches.
9. ἐκκλησίαν διδάσκει ἀπόστολος καὶ βασιλείαν δοῦλος.
An apostle teaches a church and a slave a kingdom.
10. νόμον καὶ παραβολὴν γράφει ἄνθρωπος ἐκκλησίᾳ.
A man writes a law and a parable to a church.
11. καρδίαι ἀνθρώπων ἔχουσι ζωὴν καὶ εἰρήνην.
Hearts of men have life and peace.
12. φωνὴ ἀποστόλων διδάσκει ψυχὰς δοῦλων.
A voice of apostles teaches souls of slaves.
13. ὥρα ἔχει δόξαν.
An hour has glory.
14. φωναὶ ἐκκλησιῶν διδάσκουσι βασιλείας καὶ ἀνθρώπους.
Voices of churches teach kingdoms and men.
15. βλέπεις δῶρα καὶ δόξαν.
You see gifts and glory.
16. γράφει ἐκκλησίᾳ λόγον ζωῆς.
He writes a word of life to a church.
17. λέγει καρδίαις ἀνθρώπων παραβολὴν καὶ νόμον.
He tells a parable and a law to hearts of men.
18. γράφει ἐκκλησίᾳ υἱὸς ἀποστόλου.
A son of an apostle writes to a church.

V B

1. A kingdom takes glory.
βασιλεία λαμβάνει δόξαν.
2. Churches are saying parables to hearts of men.
ἐκκλησίαι λέγουσι παραβολὰς καρδίαις ἀνθρώπων.
3. A heart of a man is teaching an apostle, and a voice of an apostle is teaching a servant.
καρδὶα ἀνθρώπου διδάσκει ἀπόστολον, καὶ φωνὴ ἀποστόλου διδάσκει δοῦλον.
4. We have writings of apostles.
ἔχομεν γραφὰς ἀποστόλων.
5. Churches have peace and glory.
ἐκκλησίαι ἔχουσιν εἰρήνην καὶ δόξαν.
6. A day sees life and death.
ἡμέρα βλέπει ζωὴν καὶ θάνατον.
7. Apostles take temples and kingdoms.
ἀπόστολοι λαμβάνουσιν ἱερὰ καὶ βασιλείας.
8. We see houses and temples and churches.
βλέπομεν οἴκους καὶ ἱερὰ καὶ ἐκκλησίας.
9. A servant says a parable to hearts of men.
δοῦλος λέγει παραβολὴν καρδίαις ἀνθρώπων.
10. We know voices of churches and words of truth.
γινώσκομεν φωνὰς ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ λόγους ἀληθείας.
11. A voice of an apostle says a parable to souls of men.
φωνὴ ἀποστόλου λέγει παραβολὴν ψυχαῖς ἀνθρώπων.

VI A

1. ἀγαθὴ ἡ ἐκκλησία καὶ ἡ βασιλεία κακή.
The church is good and the Kingdom is bad.
2. ἡ κακὴ καρδία τῶν ἀνθρώπων γινώσκει θάνατον.
The bad heart of men knows death.
3. οἱ ἀπόστολοι βλέπουσι τοὺς μικροὺς οἴκους καὶ τὰς κακὰς ὁδούς.
The apostles see the small houses and the bad roads.
4. οἱ δοῦλοι οἱ κακοὶ λύουσι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀποστόλου.
The bad slaves destroy the house of the apostle.
5. οἱ κακοὶ λύουσι τὸ ἱερόν.
The bad men destroy the temple.
6. ὁ κύριος τῆς ζωῆς ἐγείρει τούς νεκρούς.
The Lord of life raises the dead.
7. οἱ λόγοι τῆς ἀληθείας διδάσκουσι τοὺς ἄλλους ἀποστόλους.
The words of truth teach the other apostles
8. οἱ δίκαιοι λαμβάνουσι τὰ δῶρα τοῦ κυρίου τὰ καλά.
The righteous take the good gifts of the Lord.
9. ὁ κακὸς βλέπει τὴν ἔρημον καὶ τοὺς ἐσχάτους οἴκους.
The bad man sees the desert and the last houses.
10. πρῶτοι οἱ δοῦλοι· ἔσχατοι οἱ κύριοι.
First are the slaves; last are the lords (masters).
11. τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τῇ μικρᾷ γράφει ὁ κύριος λόγον ἀγαθόν.
The Lord writes a good word to the small church.
12. τοὺς πιστοὺς βλέπει ὁ πιστός.
The faithful man sees the faithful men.
13. ἔσχατοι οἱ δοῦλοι οἱ κακοί· πρῶτοι οἱ υἱοὶ οἱ ἀγαθοί.
Last are the bad slaves; first are the good sons.
14. ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἐσχάτου ἀδελφοῦ βλέπει τὰς καλὰς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ κυρίου.
The last brother's son sees the Lord's beautiful churches.
15. ἄλλην παραβολὴν λέγομεν τῇ κακῇ βασιλείᾳ.
We say another parable to or about the bad kingdom.
16. πρώτη ἡ ἐκκλησία· ἐσχάτη ἡ ἄλλη βασιλεία.
First (is) the church; last (is) the other kingdom.
17. ταῖς πισταῖς λέγει ὁ κύριος παραβολὴν καλὴν καὶ τοῖς πιστοῖς.
The Lord says a good parable to the faithful (women) and to the faithful (men).
18. ὁ ἀγαθὸς γράφει ἀγαθά· ὁ κακὸς κακά.
The good man writes good things; the bad man bad things.
19. ἀγαθὸς ὁ δοῦλος καὶ λέγει καλά.
The slave (is) good and says beautiful (things).
20. ἡ ἀλήθεια πιστὴ καὶ ἡ ὥρα κακή.
The truth is faithful and the hour is bad.

VI B

1. To the first church the Lord writes the first parable.
τῇ πρώτῃ ἐκκλησίᾳ γράφει ὁ κύριος τὴν παραβολὴν τὴν πρώτην.
2. The good woman sees the ways of the desert.
ἡ ἀγαθὴ βλέπει τὰς ὁδοὺς τῆς ἐρήμου.
3. The good things are first and the bad things last.
πρῶτα τὰ ἀγαθὰ καὶ τὰ κακὰ ἔσχατα.
4. Death is bad and life is good.
κακὸς ὁ θάνατος καὶ ἀγαθὴ ἡ ζωή.
5. The Lord of the kingdom raises up the faithful men and the faithful women.
ὁ κύριος τῆς βασιλείας ἐγείρει τοὺς πιστοὺς καὶ τὰς πιστάς.
6. The good know the bad, and the bad the good.
οἱ ἀγαθοὶ γινώσκουσι τοὺς κακούς, καὶ οἱ κακοὶ τοὺς ἀγαθούς.
7. The good words we say to the Church, and the bad words we write to the brethren.
λέγομεν τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς λόγους τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ γράφομεν τοὺς λόγους τοὺς κακοὺς τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
8. Thou seest the good days of the Lord of life.
βλέπεις τὰς ἀγαθὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ κυρίου τῆς ζωῆς.
9. The roads are good and the men bad.
αἱ ὁδοὶ ἀγαθαὶ καὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι κακοί.
10. The first gift is last and the last (gift) first.
τὸ πρῶτον δῶρον ἔσχατον καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον πρῶτον.
11. The good servants know the truth and the glory of the Lord.
οἱ δοῦλοι οἱ ἀγαθοὶ γινώσκουσι τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ κυρίου.
12. The last day takes the bad servants.
ἡ ἐσχάτη ἡμέρα λαμβάνει τοὺς δούλους τοὺς κακούς.
13, The men are destroying the beautiful temples and the small houses.
λύουσι οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὰ καλὰ ἱερὰ καὶ τοὺς οἴκους τοὺς μικρούς.
14. The righteous have another house.
οἱ δίκαιοι ἔχουσιν ἄλλον οἶκον.
15. The church is taking the other house.
ἡ ἐκκλησία λαμβάνει τὸν ἄλλον οἶκον.
16. I know the other ways.
γινώσκω τὰς ἀλλας ὁδούς.
17. The Lord is saying the other parable to the first church.
ὁ κύριος λέγει τὴν ἄλλην παραβολὴν τῇ πρώτῃ ἐκκλησίᾳ.

VII A

1. οἱ μαθηταὶ τῶν προφητῶν μένουσιν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ.
The disciples of the prophets remain in the world.
2. οἱ κακοὶ βάλλουσιν λίθους εἰς τὸν οἶκον τῶν μαθητῶν.
The bad men throw stones into the house of the disciples.
3. ὁ θεὸς πέμπει τοὺς ἀγγέλους εἰς τὸν κόσμον.
God sends his messengers into the world.
4. ὁ προφήτης πέμπει τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου ἐκ τῶν οἶκων εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
The prophet sends the Lord's disciples out of the houses into the church.
5. ὁ θεὸς ἐγείρει τοὺς νεκροὺς ἐκ θανάτου.
God raises the dead out of death.
6. λαμβάνετε τὰ καλὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων.
Ye take the beautiful gifts from the children.
7. ἄγομεν τὰ τέκνα ἐκ τῶν οἴκων.
We lead the children out of the houses.
8. μετὰ τοὺς ἀγγέλους πέμπει ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱόν.
After the messengers, God sends the Son.
9. μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων ἄγει ὁ κύριος τοὺς δικαίους εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
With the messengers the Lord leads the righteous men into (the) heaven.
10. διὰ τῶν ὁδῶν τῆς ἐρήμου φέρουσιν οἱ δοῦλοι τὰ δῶρα εἰς ἄλλον τόπον.
Through the paths of the desert, the slaves are bringing the gifts into another place.
11. διὰ τῶν γραφῶν τῶν προφητῶν γινώσκομεν τὸν κύριον.
Through the writings of the prophets, we know the Lord.
12. διὰ τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐγείρει ὁ κύριος τοὺς νεκρούς.
For the glory of God, the Lord raises the dead.
13. φέρουσιν τοὺς νεκροὺς εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
They bring the dead into the desert.
14. οἱ μαθηταὶ διδάσκουσι τὰ ἀγαθὰ τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ.
The disciples are teaching the good children in the church.
15. ὁ κύριος λέγει παραβολὴν τοῖς μαθηταῖς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ.
The Lord says a parable to the disciples in the temple.
16. διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν βλέπουσιν οἱ προφήται τὸν θάνατον.
On account of the truth, the prophets see death.
17. ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρήμου ἄγουσιν οἱ μαθηταὶ τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς δούλους καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν προφητῶν πρὸς τοὺς μικροὺς οἴκους τῶν μαθητῶν.
From the desert, the disciples lead the good slaves and the sons of the prophets to the small houses of the disciples.
18. διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ φέρομεν τὰ κακά.
On account of God's kingdom, we bear bad things.
19. διὰ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ἀδελφῶν βλέπει κακά.
On account of the souls of the brothers, he sees evil things.
20. καλὸς ὁ οὐρανός· κακὸς ὁ κόσμος.
Beautiful is heaven, bad is the world.

VII B

1. In the world we have death, and in the Church life.
ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἔχομεν θάνατον, καὶ ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ζωήν.
2. The prophets lead the righteous discipies of the Lord into the way of the desert.
ἄγουσι οἱ προφῆται τοὺς δικαίους μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου εἰς τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς ἐρήμου.
3. The child is throwing a stone into the little house.
τὸ τέκνον βάλλει λίθον εἰς τὸν μικρὸν οἶκον.
4. The man is saying a good word to the disciples and is leading the disciples to the Lord.
ὁ ἄνθρωπος λέγει λόγον καλὸν τοῖς μαθηταῖς καὶ ἄγει τοὺς μαθητὰς πρὸς τὸν κύριον.
5. The disciples are remaining in the church and are saying a parable to the other prophets.
οἱ μαθηταὶ μένουσιν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ λέγουσι παραβολὴν τοῖς ἄλλοις προφήταις.
6. Through the voice of the prophet the Lord is teaching the disciples.
διὰ τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ προφήτου διδάσκει ὁ κύριος τοὺς μαθητάς.
7. On account of the Church the disciples and the apostles write good words to the brethren.
διὰ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν οἱ μαθηταὶ καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι γράφουσι λόγους ἀγαθοὺς τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
8. On account of the children the prophet is sending the evil men into the desert.
διὰ τὰ τέκνα ὁ προφήτης πέμπει τοὺς κακοὺς εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
9. After the Lord the apostle sees the disciple.
μετὰ τὸν κύριον βλέπει ὁ ἀπόστολος τὸν μαθητήν.
10. The prophets are teaching the disciples with the children.
οἱ προφῆται διδάσκουσι τοὺς μαθητὰς μετὰ τῶν τέκνων.
11. They are bringing the disciples to the Lord.
ἄγουσι τοὺς μαθητὰς πρὸς τὸν κύριον.
12. The Lord is remaining with the prophet in another place.
ὁ κύριος μένει μετὰ τοῦ προφήτου ἐν ἄλλῳ τόπῳ.
13. The righteous are leading the disciples through the desert to the Lord.
οἱ δίκαιοι ἄγουσι τοὺς μαθητὰς διὰ τῆς ἐρέμου πρὸς τὸν κύριον.
14. We see the days of the Son of God in the evil world.
βλέπομεν τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ κακῷ κόσμῳ.
15. Evil are the days; good are the churches.
κακαὶ αἱ ἡμέραι· ἀγαθαὶ αἱ ἐκκλησίαι.
16. Through the word of the Lord God raises the dead.
διὰ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ κυρίου ὁ θεὸς ἐγείρει τοὺς νεκρούς.

VIII A

1. οἰ μαθηταί σου γινώσκουσι τὴν βασιλείαν καὶ ἄγουσι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν εἰς αὐτήν.
Your disciples know the Kingdom and are leading their brothers into it.
2. διδάσκω τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ λέγω αὐτοῖς παραβολήν.
I teach my brothers and say to them a parable.
3. ἄγει με ὁ κύριος πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ.
The Lord leads me to his disciples.
4. δι' ἐμὲ βλέπεις σὺ τὸν θάνατον, σοῖ δὲ ἐγὼ λέγω λόγους κακούς.
On account of me you see (the) death, but I say bad words to you.
5. διὰ σοῦ ἄγει ὁ θεὸς τοὺς πιστοὺς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τοὺς ἄλλους.
Through you God brings the faithful (men) into his Kingdom, and through them the others (other men).
6. δι' ἡμᾶς μένει ὁ κύριος ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ.
On account of us the Lord remains in the world.
7. ἐγώ εἰμι δοῦλος, σὺ δὲ ἀπόστολος.
I am a slave, but you are an apostle.
8. ἀγαθός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος καὶ ἀγαθοί ἐστε ὑμεῖς.
Good is the Lord and good are ye.
9. μαθηταί ἐστε τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἀδελφοὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων αὐτοῦ.
Ye are disciples of the Lord and brothers of his apostles.
10. ὁ ἀπόστολος πιστός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ κακοί.
The apostle is faithful, but his slaves (are) evil.
11. ἡ ἐκκλησία πιστή ἐστιν, ἡμεῖς δὲ βλέπομεν αὐτήν.
The church is faithful, and we see it.
12. βλέπομέν σε καὶ λέγομέν σοι παραβολήν.
We see you and say a parable to you.
13. δοῦλοί ἐσμεν, δούλους δὲ διδάσκομεν.
We are slaves, but we teach slaves.
14. οἱ δοῦλοι ἡμῶν βλέπουσιν ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς δὲ διδάσκομεν αὐτούς.
Our slaves see us, and we teach them.
15. ἀφ' ὑμῶν λαμβάνει ὁ ἀδελφός μου δῶρα καλά, καὶ πέμπει αὐτὰ πρός με διὰ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
My brother takes beautiful gifts from you, and sends them to me through his slaves.
16. γινώσκομεν τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ δι' αὐτῆς ἄγομέν σε εἰς τὸν οἶκον ἡμῶν.
We know the road, and we lead you through it into our house.
17. μετὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν βλέπομεν τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.
With our brothers we see our Lord's disciples.
18. μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας τὰς κακὰς βλέπομεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.
After the bad days we see the Kingdom of our Lord.
19. μεθ' ἡμῶν βλέπεις αὐτόν.
You see him with us.
20. μεθ' ὑμῶν ἐσμεν ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις ὑμῶν.
We are with you in your houses.

VIII B

1. Your servants are in the house of the Lord.
οἱ δοῦλοι σού εἰσιν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ κυρίου.
2. My house is in the desert.
ὁ οἶκος μού ἐστιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
3. The prophet knows his disciples and brings them into his houses.
ὁ προφήτης γινώσκει τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄγει αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν οἴκον αὐτοῦ.
4. Through my word ye have glory.
διὰ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἔχετε δόξαν.
5. On account of our children ye see evil days.
διὰ τὰ τὲκνα ἡμῶν βλέπετε ἡμέρας κακάς.
6. In our days the world is evil.
κακός ἐστιν ὁ κόσμος ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν.
7. God knows our souls and brings them out of death.
γινώσκει ὁ θεὸς τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν καὶ ἐγείρει αὐτὰς ἐκ θανάτου.
8. Ye are our sons and we are your disciples.
υἱοὶ ἡμῶν ἐστε ὑμεῖς, ἡμεῖς δὲ μαθηταὶ ὑμῶν.
9. We are in the kingdom of God with Thy faithful disciples.
ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ ἐσμεν τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν σου τῶν πιστῶν.
10. We say a parable to thee, but thou sayest another word to us.
λέγομέν σοι παραβολήν, σὺ δὲ λέγει ἡμῖν ἄλλον λόγον.
11. The way is bad, but we lead the children in it.
κακή ἐστιν ἡ ὁδὸς, ἄγομεν δὲ τὰ τέκνα ἐν αὐτῇ.
12. My brother takes gifts from you, but ye write an evil word to him.
ὁ ἀδελφός μου λαμβάνει δῶρα ἀπὸ σοῦ, ὑμεῖς δὲ γράφετε αὐτῷ λόγον κακόν.
13. My house is bad, but your disciples bring the children out of it.
κακὸς ὁ οἶκός μου, οἱ δὲ μαθηταί σου ἄγουσι τὰ τέκνα ἐξ αὐτοῦ.
14. My disciples are leading their brethren to me.
οἱ μαθηταί μου ἄγουσι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν πρός με.
15. I see and know my sons and lead them to my Lord.
βλέπω καὶ γινώσκω τοὺς ἀδελφούς μου καὶ ἄγω αὐτοὺς πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου.
16. God knows his Church and leads it out of death into his kingdom.
γινώσκει ὁ θεὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄγει αὐτὴν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ.
17. Thy commandments are good and righteous, and lead us into life.
αἱ ἐντολαί σου ἀγαθαὶ καὶ δίκαιαί εἰσιν, καὶ ἄγουσιν ἡμᾶς εἰς ζωήν.
18. Our Lord is sending His apostles to me.
ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν πέμπει τοὺς ἀποστόλους αὐτοῦ πρός με.
19. We are sending our servants into your house, but ye are taking our gifts from us.
ἡμεῖς πέμπομεν τοὺς δούλους ἡμῶν εἰς τὸν οἶκον ὑμῶν, ὑμεῖς δὲ λαμβάνετε τὰ δῶρα ἡμῶν ἀφ' ἡμῶν.
20. Ye are good, but your disciples are evil.
ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἀγαθοί, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ὑμῶν κακοί.

IX A

1. οὗτοι οἱ διδάσκαλοι κρίνουσιν αὐτὸν τὸν ἀπόστολον.
These teachers are judging the apostle himself.
2. ὁ δὲ αὐτὸς διδάσκαλος ἔχει τὴν αὐτὴν χαρὰν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
But the same teacher has the same joy in his heart.
3. νῦν λαμβάνω αὐτὸς τὸ αὐτὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου μου.
Now I myself take the same gospel from my Lord.
4. οὗτος βλέπει ἐκεῖνον καὶ κρίνει αὐτόν.
This man sees that man and judges him.
5. μετὰ ταῦτα αὐτοὶ ἔχετε τὴν ἀγάπην τοῦ κυρίου ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν.
After these things, ye yourselves have the love of the Lord in your hearts.
6. οὗτοι ἔχουσι χαράν, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔχουσιν ἁμαρτίαν.
These men have joy, but those men have sin.
7. αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ φωνῆ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ.
But this is the voice of his Lord.
8. οὗτως γινώσκομεν τοῦτον καὶ βλέπομεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ.
So we know this man and we see his face.
9. λαμβάνομεν ταῦτα τὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ αὐτοῦ καὶ βλέπομεν αὐτόν.
We take these gifts from him and we see him.
10. αὐτὸς βαπτίζεις ἐκεῖνον καὶ εἶ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ.
You yourself baptize that man, and you are his brother.
11. εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἄγομεν τούτους τοὺς διδασκάλους ἡμῶν τοὺς ἀγαθούς.
We lead these good teachers of ours into the same church.
12. αὐτὸς ἐγὼ ἔχω ταύτην τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ κυρίου μου.
I myself have this promise of my Lord.
13. αὕτη βλέπει τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ κρίου αὐτῆς.
This woman sees the face of her Lord.
14. αὕτη γινώσκει αὐτὴν τὴν ἀλήθειαν.
She herself knows the truth itself.
15. ἀγαθή ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία σου καὶ ἀγαθὴ εἶ αὐτή.
Your promise is good and you yourself are a good woman.
16. ἐκεῖνοί εἰσιν μαθηταὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ διδασκάλου.
Those men are disciples of the same teacher.
17. οὗτός ἐστιν διδάσκαλος ἐκεῖνου, ἐκεῖνος δὲ τούτου.
This man is teacher of that man, and that man of this man.
18. οὗτος διδάσκει τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς καὶ αὐτός ἐστιν ἀγαθός.
This man teaches the good men and he himself is good.
19. μετὰ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐκείνας διδάσκαλοί ἐσμεν τούτων τῶν δούλων.
After those days, we are teachers of these slaves.
20. μετὰ τῶν πιστῶν ἔχομεν ἐπαγγελίας ἀγαθάς, οἱ δὲ πονηροὶ βλέπουσιν ἡμέρας κακάς.
With the faithful men we have good promises, but the evil men see bad days.

IX B

1. These churches know the Lord Himself.
αὗται αἱ ἐκκλησίαι γινώσκουσιν αὐτὸν τὸν κύριον.
2. The same disciples know Him and see His face.
οἱ αὐτοὶ μαθηταὶ γινώσκουσιν αὐτὸν καὶ βλέπουσι τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ.
3. Those teachers judge the same churches and lead them into the same joy.
ἐκεῖνοι οἱ διδάσκαλοι κρίνουσι τὰς αὐτὰς ἐκκλησίας καὶ ἄγουσιν αὐτὰς εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν χαράν.
4. We ourselves have this sin in our hearts.
αὐτοὶ ἔχομεν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ταύτην ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν.
5. This is the love of our God.
αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
6. These are the faithful churches of our Lord.
αὗται εἰσὶν αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν αἱ πισταὶ.
7. The apostle himself baptizes his brothers and leads them to thee.
αὐτὸς ὁ ἀπόστολος βαπτίζει τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄγει αὐτοὺς πρός σε.
8. Through this gospel we have life.
διὰ τούτου τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἔχομεν ζωήν.
9. On account of these teachers we see death.
διὰ τούτους τοὺς διδασκάλους βλέπομεν θάνατον.
10. He Himself knows us and from Him we receive this promise.
αὐτὸς γινώσκει ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ λαμβάνομεν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν ταύτην.
11. On account of the same gospel we ourselves send these apostles to you.
διὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εὐαγγέλιον αὐτοὶ (ἡμεῖς) πέμπομεν τοὺς ἀποστόλους τούτους πρός σε.
12. Into this world he sends the Lord Himself.
εἰς τοῦτον τὸν κόσμον πέμπει αὐτὸν τὸν κύριον.
13. I see this man and the brethren see him.
βλέπω ἐγὼ τοὖτον καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ βλέποσιν αὐτόν.
14. Now we are baptizing those disciples of our Lord and are sending the same disciples into the desert.
νῦν βαβπίζομεν ἐκείνους τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ πέμπομεν τοὺς αὐτοὺς μαθητὰς εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
15. My disciples know my voice and bring these things to me.
οἱ μαθηταί μου γινώσκουσι τὴν φωνήν μου καὶ φέρουσι ταῦτα πρός με.
16. Through these things we bring the same gospel into the same world.
διὰ τούτων φέρομεν τὸ αὐτὸ εὐαγγέλιον εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν κόσμον.
17. We are disciples of the Lord, but ye are disciples of the evil one.
μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἐσμέν ἡμεῖς, ὑμεῖς δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
18. This sin leads our children into death.
αὕτη ἡ ἁμαρτία ἄγει τὰ τέκνα ἡμὠν εἰς θάνατον.
19. The sins of these churches are leading other men into the same sins.
αἱ ἁμαρτίαι τούτων τὠν ἐκκλησιῶν ἄγουσιν ἄλλους εἰς τὰς αὐτὰς ἁμαρτίας.
20. His disciples have this sin in their hearts and are teaching men so.
οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἔχουσι ταύτην τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν καὶ οὕτως διδάσκουσιν ἀνθρώπους.
21. I know the sins of the disciples and the disciples themselves.
γινώσκω τὰς ἁμαρτίας τὠν μαθητῶν καὶ αὐτοὺς τοὺς μαθητάς.

X A

1. λύονται οὗτοι οἱ δοῦλοι ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου.
These slaves are being loosed by the Lord.
2. τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ κυρίου ἀγόμεθα εἰς τῆν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
We are being led by the Word of the Lord into God's church.
3. οὐκ ἀκούετε τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ προφήτου, ἀλλ' ἐξέρχεσθε ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ.
Ye do not hear the prophet's voice, but ye go out of his house.
4. τῷ λόγῳ αὐτοῦ τοῦ κυρίου γίνεσθε μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
By the Word of the Lord himself, ye become his disciples.
5. ἐκεῖνοι οἱ ἀγαθοὶ διδάσκαλοι οὐκ εἰσέρχονται εἰς τοὺς οἴκους τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν.
Those good teachers are not going into the houses of the sinners.
6. οὐ βαπτίζονται οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων, ἀλλ' ἐξέρχονται ἐκ τούτων τῶν οἴκων πρὸς ἄλλους διδασκάλους.
The sinners are not being bap¬tized by the apostles, but are going out of these houses to other teachers.
7. λέγετε ἐκείνοις τοῖς ἁμαρτωλοῖς ὅτι σώζεσθε ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν.
Ye are saying to those sinners that ye are saved by God from your sins.
8. ἄρχει αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ.
God himself rules his Kingdom.
9. εἰρήνην ἔχει ἡ ἐκκλησία, ὅτι σώζεται ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου αὐτῆς.
The church has peace because it is saved by its Lord.
10. οὐκ ἀποκρινόμεθα τῷ ἀποστόλῳ ὅτι οὐ γινώσκομεν αὐτόν.
We do not answer the apostle because we do not know him.
11. οὐχ ὑπὸ τῶν μαθητῶν σώζῃ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν σου, ἀλλ' ὑπ' αὐτοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.
You are not being saved from your sins by the disciples, but by God himself.
12. οὐ πορεύῃ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τῇ κακῇ, ἀλλὰ σώζῃ ἀπὸ τῷν ἁμαρτιῶν σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἀκούουσι τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ κυρίου.
You do not go in the evil way, but you are being saved from your sins and your brothers hear the Lord's voice.
13. μετὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ ἄγεται εἰς τῆν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ τῇ φωνῇ τῶν ἀποστόλων.
With his brothers, he is being led into the Kingdom of God by the voice of the apostles.
14. οὐ γίνῃ μαθητὴς τοῦ κυρίου, ὅτι οὐκ εἰσέρχῃ εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐτοῦ.
You do not become a disciple of the Lord, because you do not enter into his church.

X B

1. These churches are being saved by God from death.
αὖται αἱ ἐκκλησίαι σώζονται ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θανάτου.
2. I am being saved by Him and am being taught by His word.
σώζομαι ἐγὼ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ καὶ διδάσκομαι τῷ λόγῳ σου.
3. We are becoming disciples of the good apostle, but ye are not hearing his voice.
γινόμεθα ἡμεῖς μαθηταὶ τοῦ ἀποστόλου τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ, ἀλλ' ὑμεῖς οὐκ ἀκούετε τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ.
4. I am a sinner, but am being taught by the apostles of the Lord.
ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, διδάσκομαι δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων τοῦ κυρίου.
5. I am an evil servant, but thou art becoming a teacher of this church.
δοῦλός εἰμι κακὸς ἐγώ, ἀλλὰ σὺ γίνῃ διδάσκαλος ταύτης τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
6. The evil men say to those churches that our brethren do not see the face of the Lord.
οἱ κακοὶ λέγουσιν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις ὅτι οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν οὐ βλέπουσι τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ κυρίου.
7. The world is being destroyed by the word of our God.
ὁ κόσμος λύεται τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
8. We know the Lord because we receive good gifts from Him and are being taught by Him in parables.
γινώσκομεν τὸν κύριον, ὅτι λαμβάνομεν δῶρα ἀγαθὰ ἀπ' αὐτοῦ καὶ διδασκόμεθα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἐν παραβολαῖς.
9. Thou art writing these things to thy brethren and art being saved from thy sin.
γράφεις ταῦτα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς σου καὶ σώζῃ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀμαρτίας σου.
10. He is teaching others and is himself being taught by this apostle.
διδάσκει ἄλλους καὶ αὐτὸς διδάσκεται ὑπὸ τούτου τοῦ ἀσποστόλου.
11. That disciple is not answering this prophet, because he does not know his words.
ἐκεῖνος ὁ μαθητὴς οὐκ ἀποκρίνεται τούτῳ τῷ προφήτῃ, ὅτι οὐ γινώσκει αὐτοῦ τοὺς λόγους.
12. Thou art saying to this church that thou art a bad servant.
λέγεις ταύτῃ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ ὅτι εἶ δοῦλος κακός.
13. You are abiding in that temple, because you are not servants of the Lord.
μένετε ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ ἱερῷ, ὅτι οὐκ ἐστὲ δοῦλοι τοῦ κυρίου.
114. We do not see the faces of our Lord’s disciples, because we are not in their houses.
οὐ βλέπομεν τὰ πρόσωπα τῶν μαθητῶν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν, ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις αὐτῶν.
15. In our Lord’s house are joy and peace.
ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν εἰσιν χαρὰ καὶ εἰρήνη.
16. God rules this world by His word.
ἄρχει ὁ θεὸς τοῦ κόσμου τούτου τῷ λόγῳ αὐτοῦ.
17. These sinners are not entering into the Lord’s house, but are going out into the desert.
οὖτοι οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ οὐκ εἰσέρχονται εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ κυρίου, ἀλλ' ἐξέρχονται εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
18. These words are being written by God to His faithful churches.
γράφονται οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ταἰς ἐκκλησίαις αὐτου ταῖς πισταῖς.

XI A

1. ἠκούομεν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις, νῦν δὲ οὐκέτι ἀκούομεν αὐτῆς.
We were hearing his voice in those days, but we no longer hear it.
2. ὁ δὲ μαθητὴς τοῦ κυρίου ἔλεγε παραβολὴν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ.
But the Lord's disciple was saying a parable to his brothers.
3. ἀπέκτεινον οἱ δοῦλοι τὰ τέκνα σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς.
The slaves were killing the children with the disciples.
4. τότε μὲν κατέβαινον εὶς τὸν οἶκον, νῦν δὲ οὐκέτι καταβαίνω.
Then I was going down into the house, but now I no longer go down.
5. παρελαμβάνετε τὸν ἄρτον παρὰ τῶν δούλων καὶ ἠσθίετε αὐτόν.
Ye were receiving the bread from the slaves and were eating it.
6. διὰ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἀπέθνησκον οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις.
On account of truth, the disciples were dying in those days.
7. συνήγεν οὗτος ὁ ἀπόστολος εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.
This apostle was gathering together the disciples of our Lord into the church.
8. νῦν μὲν διδασκόμεθα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων, τότε δὲ ἐδιδάσκομεν ἡμεῖς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
Now we are being taught by the apostles, but then we ourselves were teaching the church.
9. ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν ᾖρε τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν.
Our Lord was taking away our sins.
10. τότε μὲν ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, νῦν δὲ οὐκέτι ἀναβαίνουσιν.
Then they were going up into the temple, but now they no longer go up.
11. πονηροὶ ἦτε, ἀγαθοὶ δὲ ἐστέ.
Ye were evil, but ye are good.
12. ὑμεῖς μέν ἐστε ἀγαθοί, ἡμεῖς δέ ἐσμεν πονηροί.
Ye are good, but we are evil.
13. τότε ἤμην ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ ἐδίδασκέ με ὁ κύριος.
Then I was in the temple and the Lord was teaching me.
14. λέγομεν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ὑμῶν ἦμεν.
We say to you that we were in your house.
15. ἐξέβαλλες αὐτούς ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ.
You were throwing them out of the temple.
16. ἀπέστελλον οἱ ἄνθρωποι τοὺς δούλους αὐτῶν πρός με.
The men were sending their slaves to me.
17. ὁ κύριος ἀπέστελλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς ἡμᾶς.
The Lord was sending messengers to us.
18. ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ἦν καὶ ὁ κόσμος οὐκ ἔβλεπεν αὐτόν.
He was in the world and the world was not seeing him.
19. δοῦλος ἦς τοῦ πονηροῦ, ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐκέτι εἶ δοῦλος.
You were a slave of the evil person, but now you are no longer a slave.
20. τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ δῶρον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, καλὸν δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν.
This is the man's gift, but it is not beautiful.

XI B

1. The servant was saying these words against them.
ὁ δοῦλος ἔλεγε τούτους τοὺς λόγους κατ' αὐτῶν.
2. According to the word of the apostle, they were going up into the temple.
κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ ἀποστόλου, ἀνέβαινον εἰς τὸν ἱερόν.
3. The Lord was in His temple.
ὁ κύριος ἦν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ αὐτοῦ.
4. They were killing our children.
ἀπέκτεινον τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν.
5. Ye were dying in those days on account of the kingdom of God.
ἀπεθνήσκετε ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις διὰ τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
6. Thou wast taking away the sins of Thy disciples.
ᾖρες τὰς ἁμαρτίας τῶν μαθητῶν σου.
7. The prophet was sending the same servants into the small house.
ὁ προφήτης ἔπεμπε τοὺς αὐτοὺς δούλους εἰς τὸν οἶκον τὸν μικρόν.
8. We are no longer sinners, because we are being saved by the Lord from the sin of our hearts.
οὐκέτι ἐσμὲν ἁμαρτωλοί, ὅτι σωζόμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ὰπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῶν καρδιῶν ἡμῶν.
9. I was receiving this bread from the apostle’s servants.
ἐλάμβανον τούτον τὸν ἄρτον ἀπὸ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀποστόλου.
10. Then he was writing these things to his brethren.
τότε ἔγραφε ταῦτα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ.
11. In that hour we were in the desert with the Lord.
ἦμεν ἐν τᾖ ὧρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐν τᾖ ἐρήμῳ σὺν τῷ κυρίῳ.
12. They are good, but they were evil.
ἀγαθοί εἰσιν, ἦσαν δὲ πονηροί.
13. Thou wast good, but we were sinners.
σύ ἦς ἀγαθός, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἦμεν ἁμαρτωλοί.
14. Then I was a servant, but now I am a son.
τότε ἤμην δοῦλος, νῦν δὲ υἱός εἰμι.
15. The sons of the prophets were gathering these things together into the temple.
οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν συνῆγον ταῦτα εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.
16. Now I am being sent by the Lord to the children of the disciples, but then I was sending the righteous men into the desert.
νῦν πέμπομαι ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου πρὸς τὰ τέκνα τῶν μαθητῶν, τότε δὲ ἔπεμπον ἐγὼ τοὺς δικαίους εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.

XII A

1. ἐγράφοντο οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἐν τῷ βιβλίῷ.
These words were being written in a book.
2. ἐδιδασκόμην ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν βιβλίων τῶν προφητῶν.
I was being taught by him out of the books of the prophets.
3. ἐν ἐκεῖναις ταῖς ἡμέραις καὶ ἐδιδασκόμεθα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐδιδάσκομεν τοὺς ἄλλους, ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐδὲ διδασκόμεθα οὐδὲ διδάσκομεν.
In those days we were both being taught by him and we were teaching the other men, but now we are neither being taught nor are we teaching.
4. ἀπήρχοντο οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν.
The sinners were going away toward (to) the sea. .
5. ἐξεπορεύετο πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ ἐκκλησία, ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐκέτι ἐκπορεύεται.
The church was going out to him, but now it no longer goes out.
6. οὔπω βλέπομεν τὸν κύριον ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἐδιδασκόμεθα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς.
We do not yet see the Lord in his glory, but we were being taught by him also (even) in the evil days.
7. ἐλέγετο ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καλὸς λόγος περὶ τούτου τοῦ ἀποστόλου.
A good word about this apostle was being said in the temple.
8. περὶ αὐτὸν ἐβλέπετο ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ.
His glory was being seen around him.
9. ἐφέρετο τὰ δῶρα καὶ πρὸς τοὺς πονηρούς.
The gifts were being brought even to the wicked men.
10. ἐδέχου τὰ βιβλία ἀπὸ τῶν προφητῶν.
Thou wast receiving the books from the prophets.
11. συνήρχοντο οἱ μαθηταὶ πρὸς τοῦτον.
The disciples were coming together to this man.
12. τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πονηροῦ πονηρά ἐστιν.
The works of the wicked man are wicked.
13. οὐδὲ αὐτὸς πονηρὸς οὐδὲ τὰ ἔργα πονηρά.
Neither is he himself wicked nor are his works wicked.
14. ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας αὐτοῦ ἀπέθνησκεν ὁ κύριος.
The Lord was dying in behalf of his church.
15. οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ.
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a slave above his lord.
16. ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ ἤγου πρὸς τὸν κύριον διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης.
Thou wast being led in the boat to the Lord through the sea.
17. ἐξήρχεσθε ἐκ τῶν οἴκων ὑμῶν.
Ye were coming out of your houses.
18. ταῦτα τὰ δαιμόνια ἐξήρχετο διὰ τοῦ λόγου αὐτοῦ.
These demons were going out through the word.
19. ἠκούοντο καὶ ἤκουον· ἀκούονται καὶ ἀκούουσιν.
They were being heard and they were hearing; they are being heard and they are hearing.
20. ἠρχόμην πρὸς τὸν κύριον, ἦγον δὲ καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους.
I was coming to the Lord, but I was also bringing the other men.

XII B

1. Those words were being heard by the same apostle, but now they are no longer being heard.
ἐκείνοι οἱ λόγοι ἠκούοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀποστόλου, νῦν δὲ οὐκέτι ἀκούονται.
2. These books were being written by him in behalf of his servants.
ταῦτα τὰ βιβλία ἐγράφετο ὑπ' αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ.
3. I was not yet being taught by this man, but I was leading the others to him.
οὔπω ἐδιδασκόμην ὑπὸ τούτου τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἦγον δὲ τοὺς ἄλλους πρὸς αὐτόν.
4. Ye are not above me nor am I above you.
οὐκ ἐστὲ ὐμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ οὐδ' ἐγὼ ὑπὲρ ὑμᾶς.
5. Thou wast sending others to him and wast being sent by him to others.
ἔπεμπες ἄλλους πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπέμπου ὑπ' αὐτοῦ πρὸς ἄλλους.
6. The demons were going out of the children.
τὰ δαιμόνια ἐξήρχετο ἐκ τῶν τέκνων.
7. Ye were coming in and going out in the church.
ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, εἰσήρχεσθε καὶ ἐξεπορεύεσθε.
8. We were not yet going away to the sinners, but were still hearing the voice of the apostle and were being taught concerning the Lord out of the books of the prophets.
οὔπω ἀπηρχόμεθα πρὸς τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς, ἔτι δὲ ἠκούoμεν τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ ἀποστόλου καὶ ἐδιδασκόμεθα ἐκ τῶν βιβλίων τῶν προφητῶν περὶ τοῦ κυρίου.
9. They were going down to the sea and were going through it in boats.
κατέβαινον πρὸς τὴν θαλάσσην καὶ διήρχοντο δι' αὐτῆς ἐν πλοίοις.
10. Neither the evil nor the good were answering the Lord.
οὐδὲ οἱ πονηροὶ οὐδὲ οἱ ἀγαθοὶ ἀπεκρίνοντο τῷ κυρίω.
11. We were both seeing and hearing these disciples.
καὶ ἐβλέπομεν τούτους τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ ἠκούομεν αὐτῶν.
12. Thou wast being saved by the word of the Lord.
ἐσώζου τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ κυρίου.
13. Not by your works but by the Lord were ye being saved from your sins.
οὐ τοῖς ἔργοις ὑμῶν, ἀλλ' ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἐσώζεσθε ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ὑμῶν.
14. Not even the good are saved by works.
οὐδὲ οἱ ἀγαθοὶ σώζονται διὰ τῶν ἔργων.
15. Through the word of the Lord we were becoming good disciples.
διὰ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ κυρίου ἐγινόμεθα μαθηταὶ ἀγαθοί.
16. Thou wast not dying in behalf of him, but he was dying in behalf of thee.
οὐκ ἀπέθνησκες σὺ ὐπὲρ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ' αὐτὸς ἀπέθνησκε ὑπὲρ σοῦ.

XIII A

1. ἄξει ὁ κύριος τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν.
The Lord will lead his disciples into the kingdom.
2. γνωσόμεθα καὶ τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς καὶ τοὺς πονηρούς.
We shall know both the good men and the evil men.
3. λήμψεσθε τὰ πλοῖα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης.
Ye will take the boats out of the sea.
4. λύσεις τοὺς δούλους.
Thou wilt loose the slaves.
5. ἕξουσιν οἱ πονηροὶ οὐδὲ χαρὰν οὐδὲ εἰρήνην.
The evil men will have neither joy nor peace.
6. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐλεύσεται ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου σὺν τοῖς ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ.
In that hour the Son of Man will come with his angels.
7. ἁμαρτωλοί ἐστε, γενήσεσθε δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου.
Ye are sinners, but ye will become disciples of the Lord.
8. διώκουσιν οἱ πονηροὶ τοὺς προφήτας, ἀλλ' ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκέτι διώξουσιν αὐτούς.
The wicked men persecute the prophets, but in the days of the Son of Man they will no longer persecute them.
9. προσεύξῃ τῷ θεῷ σου καὶ δοξάσεις αὐτόν.
Thou wilt pray to God and thou wilt glorify him.
10. τότε γνώσεσθε ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος.
Then ye will know that he himself is the Lord.
11. ταῦτα γνώσομαι οὐδὲ ἐγώ.
Not even I shall know these things.
12. ἄλλους διδάξει ὁ δοῦλος, ἀλλ' ἐμὲ διδάξει ὁ διδάσκαλος ὁ πιστός.
The slave will teach others, but the faithful teacher will teach me.
13. ἐκεῖνα λήμψονται οἱ ἀπόστολοι, ταῦτα δὲ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί.
The apostles will take those things, but the brothers will also [take] these things.
14. διὰ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ κυρίου ἀναβλέψουσιν οἱ τυφλοὶ οὗτοι.
These blind men will receive sight through the Word of the Lord.
15. ὁ προφήτης αὐτὸς γράψει ταῦτα ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς.
The prophet himself will write these things in the Scriptures.
16. ἐλεύσονται κακὰς ἡμέρας.
Bad days will come.
17. ἀπελεύσῃ καὶ σὺ εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς τῶν πονηρῶν καὶ διδάξεις οὗτως τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
Even thou wilt depart into the ways of wicked men and wilt so teach the men.
18. κηρύξουσιν καὶ αὐτοὶ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐν τούτῳ τῷ κόσμῳ τῷ κακῷ.
They themselves will also proclaim the gospel in this evil world.
19. ἐλεύσεται καὶ αὕτη πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ αὐτὸς διδάξει αὐτήν.
She herself will also come to him, and he himself will teach her.
20. ἐκηρύσσετο τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς, κηρύσσεται δὲ καὶ νῦν, ἀλλ' ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐλεύσεται ὁ κύριος αὐτός.
The gospel was being proclaimed in the evil days, and it is being proclaimed even now, but in that day the Lord himself will come.

XIII B

1. The Church will send servants to me.
πέμψει ἡ ἐκκλησία δούλους πρός με.
2. These women will become good.
αὗται γενήσονται ἀγαθαί.
3. These words I shall write in a book.
τούτους τοὺς λόγους γράψω ἐν βιβλίῳ.
4. These things will come into the world in those days.
ταῦτα ἐλεύσεται εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις.
5. Now he is not yet teaching me, but in that hour he shall both teach me and know me.
νῦν οὔπω διδάσκει με, ἀλλ' ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ καὶ διδάξει με καὶ γνώσεταί με.
6. They were pursuing these women in the evil days and they will pursue them even into the other places.
ἐδιωκον ἐκείνας ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς, καὶ διώξουσιν αὐτὰς καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἄλλοις τόποις.
7. Then will blind men pray to the Lord, but evil men will not pray.
τότε οἱ τυφλοὶ προσεύξονται τῷ κυρίῳ, ἀλλ' οἱ πονηροὶ οὐ προσεύξονται.
8. The gifts were being taken by us from the children, but we shall take them no longer.
παρελαμβάνετο τὰ δῶρα ὑφ' ἡμῶν ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων, οὐκέτι δὲ παραληψόμεθα αὐτά.
9. We shall pray for (in behalf of) the same children in the Church.
προσευξόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν τέκνων ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ.
10. In this world we have death, but in the kingdom of God we shall have both love and glory.
ἐν τούτῳ τῷ κόσμῳ ἐχομεν θάνατον, ἐν δὲ τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ ἕξομεν καὶ ἀγάπην καὶ δόξαν.
11. Then we were being taught by the apostles, but in that day we also shall teach.
τότε ἐδιδασκόμεθα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων, ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ καὶ αὐτοὶ διδάξομεν.
12. In those days I was persecuting you, but now ye shall persecute me.
ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐδίωκον ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς, νῦν δὲ ὑμεῖς διώξετέ με.
13. Thou wilt not go down to the sea, but wilt pursue these women with their children into the desert.
οὐ καταβήσῃ πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἀλλὰ διώξεις ταύτας σὺν τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
14. They were preaching this gospel, but now they will no longer preach it.
ἐκήρυσσον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦτο, ἀλλὰ νῦν οὐκέτι κηρύξουσιν αὐτό.
15. These things are evil, but you will have good things in that day.
ταῦτα κακά ἐστιν, ἀλλ' ἕξετε καλὰ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ.
16. The Lord will come to His Church in glory.
ἐλεύσεται ὁ κύριος πρὸς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐτοῦ ἐν δόξῃ.

XIV A

1. ἀπέλυσεν ὀ κύριος τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ δοῦλος οὐκ ἀπέλυσε τὸν ἄλλον.
The master released his slave, but the slave did not release the other man.
2. ἤδη ἐπέστρεψαν οὗτοι πρὸς τὸν κύριον, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς.
These men already turned to the Lord, but those men wilt return in the evil days.
3. ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς τὸν κύριον καὶ σώζει ἡμᾶς.
We believed on the Lord and he will save us.
4. καὶ ἐπίστευσας εἰς αὐτὸν καὶ πιστεύσεις.
Thou didst both believe on him, and thou wilt believe.
5. ὑπέστρεψας πρὸς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐδέξατό σε εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐτοῦ.
Thou didst return to the Lord and he received thee into his church.
6. ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐπορεύεσθε ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς ταῖς κακαῖς.
In those days ye were going in the evil ways.
7. ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν ὑμᾶς.
Ye turned to Lord and he healed you.
8. ἐκεῖνοι πονηροί, ἀλλ' ἡμεῖς ἐπείσαμεν αὐτούς.
They (were) evil, but we persuaded them.
9. ἡτοίμασα ὑμῖν τόπον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
I prepared for you a place in heaven.
10. ἐδεξάμην σε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου, ἀλλ' οὗτοι οἱ πονηροὶ οὐκ ἐδέξαντο.
I received thee into my house, but these wicked men did not receive thee.
11. ἀνέβλεψαν οἱ τυφλοί.
The blind men saw again (or received their sight).
12. ἔσωσα ὑμᾶς ἐγώ, ὑμεῖς δὲ ἐμὲ οὐκ ἐδέξασθε εἰς τοὺς οἴκους ὑμῶν.
I saved you, but you did not receive me into your houses.
13. πονηροὶ ἦσαν αὐτοί, πονηροὺς δὲ ἔπεμψσαν εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
They themselves were wicked, and they sent wicked men into the church.
14. ἐδίδαξάς με ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ.
Thou taughtest me in the temple.
15. τότε ἠκούσαμεν ταύτας τὰς ἐντολάς, ἄλλας δὲ ἀκούσομεν ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ.
Then we heard these commandments, but we shall hear others in the church.
16. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐξελεύσονται ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, τότε δὲ ἐδέξαντο ἡμᾶς.
In that hour, they will come out of the world, but then they received us.
17. ἤκουσαν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐθαύμασαν.
They heard him and marveled.
18. ἐδέξω σὺ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὗτοι δὲ οὐ δέξονται αὐτό.
Thou receivedst the gospel, but these men will not receive it.
19. οὐδὲ ἠκούσαμεν τὸν κύριον οὐδὲ ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς αὐτόν.
We have neither heard the Lord nor believed on him.

XIV B

1. We did not receive the gospel, because we did not hear the voice of the apostle.
οὐκ ἐδεξάμεθα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ὅτι οὐκ ἠκούσαμεν τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ ἀποστόλου.
2. In those days we were not believing in the Lord, but this disciple persuaded us.
ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις οὐκ ἐπιστεύομεν εἰς τὸν κύριον, ἀλλ' ὁ μαθητὴς οὖτος ἔπεισεν ἡμᾶς.
3. The sinner turned unto the Lord, and already is being taught by Him.
ἐπέστρεψεν ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς πρὸς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἤδη διδάσκεται ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
4. The servants have prepared houses for you.
ἡτοίμασαν οἱ δοῦλοι οἴκους ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν.
5. This blind man believed in the Lord.
ἐπίστευσεν οὖτος ὁ τυφλὸς εἰς τὸν κύριον.
6. The children wondered, and the disciples believed.
ἐθαύμασαν τὰ τέκνα, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ ἐπίστευσαν.
7. Thou didst not pray to the Lord, and on account of this He did not heal thee.
οὐ προσηύξω τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐθεράπευσέ σε.
8. Those evil men pursued these women into the desert.
ἐκεῖνοι οἱ πονηροὶ ἐδίωξαν ταύτας εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
9. I have preached the gospel to them.
ἐκήρυξα αὐτοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον.
10. Ye persecuted me, but I did not persecute you.
ἐδιώξατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἐδίωξα ὑμᾶς.
11. These blind men glorified the Lord, because He had healed them.
ἐδόξασαν οὗτοι οἱ τυφλοὶ τὸν κύριον, ὅτι ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς.
12. Through His disciples He proclaimed His gospel to the world.
διὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκήρυξε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον αὐτοῦ.
13. The promises are good, and we received them.
ἀγαθαὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι, καὶ ἐδεξάμεθα αὐτάς.
14. Ye have received the same promises and believed on the same Lord.
ἐδέξασθε τὰς αὐτὰς ἐπαγγελίας καὶ ἐπιστεύσατε εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν κύριον.
15. He has not preached the gospel nor does he preach it now.
οὐκ ἐκήρυξε τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οὐδὲ νῦν κηρύσσει αὐτό.
16. That woman has neither glorifled the Lord nor received the children.
οὐδ' ἐδόξασεν ἐκείνη τὸν κύριον, οὐδ' ἐδέξατο τὰ τέκνα.

XV A

1. καὶ εἴδομεν τὸν κύριον καὶ ἠκούσαμεν τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ.
We both saw the Lord and heard his words.
2. οὐδὲ γὰρ εἰσῆλθες εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν οὐδὲ εἶπες αὐτοῖς παραβολήν.
For thou didst neither enter into their houses nor didst say a parable to them. .
3. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐγένοντο μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου.
In that hour they became disciples of the Lord.
4. οὗτοι μὲν ἐγένοντο μαθηταὶ ἀγαθοί, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ἔτι ἦσαν πονηροί.
These men became good disciples, but those men were yet wicked.
5. προσέφερον αὐτῷ τοὺς τυφλούς.
They were bringing the blind men to him.
6. ἔπεσον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οἱ ἄγγελοι οἱ πονηροί.
The wicked angels fell out of heaven.
7. τὰ μὲν δαιμόνια ἐξεβάλετε, τὰ δὲ τέκνα ἐθεραπεύσατε.
You cast out the demons, but you healed the children.
8. τοὺς μὲν πονηροὺς συνηγάγετε ὑμεῖς εἰς τοὺς οἴκους ὑμῶν, τοὺς δὲ ἀγαθοὺς ἡμεῖς.
You gathered together the wicked men into houses, but we (gathered together) the good men.
9. οὐκ ἐκήρυξας τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐγένου μαθητής.
Thou didst not pro¬claim the gospel in the church, for nor didst thou become a disciple.
10. νῦν μὲν λέγετε λόγους ἀγαθούς, εἶπον δὲ οὗτοι τοὺς αὐτοὺς λόγους καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις.
Now you are saying good words, but these men said the same words even (also) in those days.
11. ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς τὸν κύριον, οἱ γὰρ μαθηταὶ ἤγαγον ἡμᾶς πρὸς αὐτόν.
We believed on the Lord, for the disciples led us to him.
12. ταῦτα μὲν εἶπον ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἐκεῖνα δὲ οὔπω λέγω.
I said these things to you in the temple, but I do not say those things yet.
13. τότε μὲν εἰσήλθετε εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἐν ἐκείνῃ δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ εἰσελεύσεσθε εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
Then ye entered into the church, but in that day ye will enter into heaven.
14. τότε ὀψόμεθα τὸν κύριον ἐν τῇ δόξα αὐτοῦ· ἐπιστεύσαμεν γὰρ εἰς αὐτόν.
Then we shall see the Lord in his glory, for we have believed in him.
15. ὁ μὲν κύριος ἐξῆλθε τότε ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἔτι μένουσιν ἐν αὐτῷ.
Then the Lord went out of the world, but his disciples are still remaining in it.
16. ταύτας τὰς ἐντολὰς ἔλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, ἤμην γὰρ μαθητὴς αὐτοῦ.
I received these command¬ments from the Lord, for I was his disciple.
17. τότε μὲν παρελάβετε τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου, νῦν δὲ καὶ κηρύσσετε αὐτὴν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ.
Then ye took along the promise from the Lord, but now ye also proclaim it in the world.
18. ἤλθετε πρὸς τὸν κύριον καὶ παρελάβετε παρ' αὐτοῦ ταῦτα.
Ye came to the Lord and re¬ceived these things from him.
19. συνήγαγεν ἡμᾶς αὐτὸς εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν αὐτοῦ.
He himself gathered us together into his church.
20. εἶδον οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ· ἐγένετο γὰρ αὐτὸς ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐν τούτῳ τῷ κόσμῳ.
The men saw the Son of God, for he himself became man and remained in this world.

XV B

1. We did not see Him, for we were not yet disciples of Him.
οὐκ εἴδομεν αὐτόν, οὔπω γὰρ ἦμεν μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
2. The apostle brought the sinners to Him.
ἤγαγε ὁ ἀπόστολος τοὺς ἁμαρτωλοὺς πρὸς αὐτόν.
3. Ye did not hear me, but ye came to my disciples.
οὐκ ἠκούσατέ με, ἤλθετε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς ἐμοὺς μαθητάς.
4. Ye entered into this house, but the others went out of it.
ὑμεῖς μὲν εἰσήλθετε εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον, οἱ δὲ ἄλλοι ἐξῆλθον ἐξ αὐτοῦ.
5. The sinners were going into their houses, but the apostles saw the Lord.
οἱ μὲν ἁμαρτωλοὶ εἰσήρχοντο εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν, οἱ δὲ ἀπόστολοι εἶδον τὸν κύριον.
6. In those days we shall see the Lord, but in the evil days we did not see Him.
ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις ὀψόμεθα τὸν κύριον, ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς οὐκ εἴδομεν αὐτόν.
7. Thy brothers were taking gifts from the children, but the apostles took the children from them.
οἱ ἀδελφοί σου παρελάμβανον δῶρα ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων, οἱ δὲ ἀπόστολοι παρέλαβον τὰ τέκνα ἀπ' αὐτῶν.
8. You became a servant of the apostle, but the apostle became to you even a brother.
σὺ μὲν ἐγένου δοῦλος τοῦ ἀποστόλου, ὁ δὲ ἀπόστολος ἐγένετο καὶ ἀδελφός σοι.
9. Ye have become a church of God, for ye have believed on His Son.
ἐγένεσθε ἐκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ, ἐπιστεύσατε γὰρ εἰς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ.
10. He has gathered together His disciples into His kingdom.
συνήγαγε τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ.
11. The faithful teacher said that the Lord is good.
εἶπεν ὁ διδάσκαλος ὁ πιστὸς ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν ὁ θεός.
12. They believed in the Lord and brought others also to Him.
ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἤγαγον καὶ ἄλλους πρὸς αὐτόν.
13. They heard the children and came to them.
ἤκουσαν τῶν τέκνων καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτά.
14. We received joy and peace from God, because we were already entering into His kingdom.
χαρὰν καὶ εἰρήνην ἐδεξάμεθα παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ, εἰσηρχόμεθα γὰρ ἤδη εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ.
15. The disciples say that the apostles saw the Lord and received this from Him.
λέγουσιν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶδον τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐδέξαντο τοῦτο παρ' αὐτοῦ.
16. You went out into the desert, but the apostle said these things to his brethren.
ἐξῆλθες μὲν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ὁ δὲ ἀπόστολος εἶπε ταῦτα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ.

XVI A

1. ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐγνώσθημεν ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
We believed on the Lord and we were known by him.
2. ταῦτα ἐγράφη ἐν τοῖς βιβλίοις.
These things were written in the books.
3. ἐδιδάξατε τὰ τέκνα, ἐδιδάχθητε δὲ αὐτοὶ ὐπὸ τοῦ κυρίου.
Ye taught the children, but you yourselves were also taught by the Lord.
4. ἐλήμφθησαν οἱ πιστοὶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, ἐξεβλήθησαν δὲ ἐξ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἄγγελοι οἱ πονηροί.
The faithful men were taken into heaven, but the wicked angels were thrown out of it.
5. ἐγερθήσονται οἱ νεκροὶ τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ κυρίου.
The dead will be raised by the Word of the Lord.
6. οἱ τυφλοὶ συνήχθησαν εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
The blind men were gathered together into the church.
7. ἐξεβλήθη τὰ δαιμόνια· ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐξέβαλεν αὐτά.
The demons were cast out, for the Lord cast them out.
8. πέμπονται μὲν καὶ νῦν οἱ μαθηταί, ἐπέμφθησαν δὲ τότε οἱ ἀπόστολοι καὶ πεμφθήσονται ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι.
Even now the disciples are being sent, but then the apostles were sent, and in that day the angels will also be sent.
9. εἰσῆλθες εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἐβαπτίσθης.
Thou didst enter into the church and thou wast baptized.
10. ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ· ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ.
He was believed on in the world; he was taken up in glory.
11. οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἐσώθησαν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ καὶ ἐγενήθησαν μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου.
The sinners were saved in that hour, and they became disciples of the Lord.
12. ἐπορεύθημεν εἰς ἕτερον τόπον· οὐ γὰρ δέξονται ἡμᾶς οὗτοι.
We went into a different place, for these men will not receive us.
13. ἐδοξάσθη ὁ θεὸς ὑπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ, ἐδόξασε δὲ αὐτὸν.
God was glorified by the Son, but he glorified him.
14. τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, κηρυχθήσεται δὲ καὶ νῦν.
The gospel was proclaimed in those days, but it will be proclaimed even now.
15. ἑτοιμασθήσεται ἡμῖν τόπος ἐν οὐρανῷ κατὰ τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ κυρίου.
A place in heaven will be prepared for us according to the promise of the Lord.
16. τὰ τέκνα προσηνέχθησαν τῷ κυρίῳ.
The children were brought to the Lord.
17. εἶδον οὗτοι τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἤκουσαν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ.
These men saw the Lord's face and heard His voice.
18. ἐν τῷ μικρῷ οἴκῳ ἀκουσθήσεται ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἀποστόλου.
The voice of the apostle will be heard in the small house.
19. πρῶτός εἰμι τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, ἐσώθην δὲ καὶ ἐγώ.
I am the first of sinners, but even I was saved.
20. ὀψόμεθα μὲν τοὺς ἀγγέλους, ὀφθησόμεθα δὲ καὶ ἡμεῖς ὑπ' αὐτῶν.
We shall see the angels, but we shall also be seen by them.

XVI B

1. This is the Church of God, but the sinners were brought into it.
αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ, οἱ δὲ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἤχθησαν εἰς αὐτήν.
2. This man was cast out on account of the gospel.
οὗτος ἐξεβλήθη διὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον.
3. I was sent to the sinners, but you were being sent to your brothers.
ἐπέμφθην μὲν ἐγὼ πρὸς τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς, σὺ δὲ ἐπέμπου πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου.
4. Thou didst not receive the gospel, but the others received it and were saved.
σὺ μὲν οὐκ ἐδέξω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, οἱ δὲ ἄλλοι ἐδέξαντο αὐτὸ καὶ ἐσώθησαν.
5. These words have been written by the apostles.
ἐγράφησαν οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων.
6. The servants will come into the house, but the sons were baptized in that hour.
οἱ δοῦλοι ἐλεύσονται εἰς τὸν οἶκον, οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ ἐβαπτίσθησαν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ.
7. Ye will see the Lord in heaven, but the apostles were taught by Him.
ὄψεσθε τὸν κύριον ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, οἱ δὲ ἀπόστολοι ἐδιδάχθησαν ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
8. The disciples brought the blind men to the Lord, but the children were led by others.
προσήνεγκαν οἱ μαθηταὶ τοὺς τυφλοὺς πρὸς τὸν κύριον, τὰ δὲ τέκνα ἤχθη ὑπ' ἄλλων.
9. The gifts were being received from the servants, but the law was proclaimed to the world.
τὰ δῶρα ἐδέχετο ἀπὸ τῶν δούλων, ὁ δὲ νόμος ἐκηρύχθη τῷ κόσμῳ.
10. A place was prepared for the brethren.
ἡτοιμάσθη τόπος τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.
11. We went to the sea, but our sons will go into the temple.
ἤλθομεν ἡμεῖς πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν, οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ ἡμῶν ἐισελεύσονται εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.
12. After these things, they were taken up into glory.
μετὰ ταῦτα ἀνελήμφθησαν εἰς δόξην.
13. The Son of Man was raised up from the dead and was glorified.
ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἡγέρθη ἐκ νεκρῶν καὶ ἐδοξάσθη.
14. The promises of God were heard in the world.
αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι τοῦ θεοῦ ἠκούσθησαν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ.

XVII A

1. ἐλπίδα οὐκ ἔχουσιν οὐδὲ τὸ πνεύμα τὸ ἅγιον.
They do not have hope, nor do they have the Holy Spirit.
2. διὰ τὴν ἐλπίδα τὴν καλὴν ἤνεγκαν ταῦτα οἱ μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου.
On account of the good hope, the disciples of the Lord bore these things.
3. ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος.
These are the Words of the Holy Spirit.
4. ἐγράφη τὰ ὀνόματα ὑμῶν ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ βιβλίῶ τῆς ζωῆς.
Your names were written by God in the Book of Life.
5. τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ κυρίου ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεός.
God saved us by the Word of the Lord.
6. οἱ ἄρχοντες οἱ πονηροὶ οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου.
The wicked rulers did not believe on the name of the Lord.
7. ταῦτα εἶπον ἐκεῖνοι τοῖς ἄρχουσιν τούτου τοῦ αἰῶνος.
Those men said these things to the rulers of this age.
8. ὄψεσθε ὑμεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ἀλλ' οὐκ ὄψονται αὐτὸ οἱ πονηροί, ὅτι οὐκ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
You (ye) will see the face of the Lord forever, but the wicked men will not see it, because they have not believed on his name.
9. οὐκέτι κατὰ σάρκα γινώσκομεν τὸν κύριον.
No longer do we know the Lord according to the flesh.
10. ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ ὑμῶν εἴδετε τὸν θάνατον, ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἔχετε ἐλπίδα καλήν.
You (ye) have seen death in your flesh, but through the Holy Spirit you (ye) have good hope.
11. τὸ μὲν γράμμα ἀποκτείνει, ἐν τῷ δὲ πνεύματι ἔχετε ζωήν.
The letter kills, but in the Spirit you (ye) have life.
12. βλέπομεν τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ.
We see the face of the Lord both in the night and in the day.
13. ἐδίδαξαν οἱ μαθηταὶ καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ τοὺς δούλους.
The disciples taught both the rulers and the slaves.
14. ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ εἴδετε τὸν ἄρχοντα τὸν πονηρόν.
In that night you (ye) saw the wicked ruler.
15. μετὰ τῶν ἀρχόντων ἤμην ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ οἶκῳ.
I was with the rulers in that house.
16. μετὰ δὲ ἐκείνην τὴν νύκτα ἦλθεν οὗτος ἐν τῷ πνεύματι εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
But after that night, this man came in the Spirit into the desert.
17. ταῦτά ἐστιν ῥήματα ἐλπίδος καὶ ζωῆς.
These are words of hope and life.
18. ἤγαγεν αὐτὸν τὸ ἅγιον πνεῦμα εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.
The Holy Spirit led him into the temple.
19. ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τοῖς δούλοις τοῦ ἄρχοντος.
In that night, these words were proclaimed to the slaves of the ruler.
20. ἠγέρθησαν τὰ σώματα τῶν ἁγίων.
The bodies of the saints were raised.

XVII B

1. By the will of God we believed on the name of the Lord.
τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου.
2. The rulers did not receive this hope from the apostle, because they did not believe in the Lord.
οὐκ ἐδέξαντο οἱ ἄρχοντες ταύτην τὴν ἐλπίδα παρὰ τοῦ ἀποστόλου, οὐ γὰρ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸν κύριον.
3. We shall know the will of God for ever.
γνωσόμεθα τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων.
4. In this age we have death, but in that age hope and life.
ἐν τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι ἔχομεν θάνατον, ἐν ἐκείνῳ δὲ ἐλπίδα καὶ ζωήν.
5. In our flesh we remain in this age, but through the Spirit of God we have a good hope.
ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν μένομεν ἐν τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι, διὰ δὲ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ θεοῦ ἔχομεν ἐλπίδα καλήν.
6. By the will of God we were saved from our sins through the blood of the Lord.
τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐσώθημεν ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ κυρίου.
7. In those days ye saw the rulers.
ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις εἴδετε τοὺς ἄρχοντας.
8. This age is evil, but in it we have hope.
πονηρός ἐστιν οὗτος τὸ αἰών, ἔχομεν δὲ ἐλπίδα ἐν αὐτῷ.
9. These words we wrote to the rulers.
τούτους τοὺς λόγους ἐγράψαμεν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν.
10. We came to the good ruler and to the apostle of the Lord.
ἤλθομεν πρὸς τὸν ἄρχοντα τὸν ἀγαθόν καὶ πρὸς τὸν ἀπόστολον τοῦ κυρίου.
11. In our bodies we shall see death, but we shall be raised up according to the word of God.
ἐν τοῖς σώμασιν ἡμῶν ὀψόμεθα θάνατον, ἀλλ' ἐγερθησόμεθα κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.
12. Ye were persecuted by the ruler, but the blood of the Lord saves you from sin.
ἐδιώχθητε ὐπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος, ἀλλὰ τὸ αἵμα τοῦ κυρίου σώζει ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας.
13. We wrote those good words to the evil ruler.
ἐγράψαμεν ἐκείνους τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς λόγους τῷ ἄρχοντι τῷ πονηρῷ.
14. This night became to them an hour of death, but they believed on the name of the Lord.
αὕτη ἡ νὺξ ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς ὥρα θάνατου, ἀλλ' ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κυρίου.
15. The evil spirits were cast out by the word of the Lord.
ἐξεβλήθη τὰ πνεύματα τὰ κακὰ τῷ λόγῷ τοῦ κυρίου.

XVIII A

1. διωκόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος προσευχόμεθα τῷ θεῷ.
While we are being persecuted by the ruler, we are praying to God.
2. ὁ σὲ δεχόμενος δέχεται καὶ τὸν κύριον.
He who receives thee receives also the Lord.
3. ταῦτα λέγομεν τοῖς προσευχομένοις ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ περὶ τοῦ ἐγείροντος τοὺς νεκρούς.
We are saying these things to those who are going into the house concerning him who raises the dead.
4. ἐξερχομένοις ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας λέγει ἡμῖν ταῦτα.
As we go out of the church, he says these things to us.
5. αἱ ἐκκλησίαι αἱ διωκόμεναι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχόντων πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸν κύριον.
The churches which are being persecuted by the rulers believe on the Lord.
6. οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς τὸν κύριον σώζονται.
The men who believe on the Lord are being saved.
7. γινώσκει ὁ θεὸς τὰ γραφόμενα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῆς ζωῆς.
God knows the things being written in the Book of Life.
8. ἐξήλθομεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἄγοντες τὰ τέκνα.
While we were leading the children, we went out to them.
9. εἴδομεν τοὺς λαμβάνοντας τὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων.
We saw the men who were taking the gifts from the children.
10. οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄρχων ὁ δεχόμενός με εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.
This is the ruler who receives me into his house.
11. ἅγιοί εἰσιν οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς τὸν κύριον καὶ σωζόμενοι ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
Saints are those who believe on the Lord and are being saved by him.
12. τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ σῶζον ἡμᾶς.
This is the Spirit that saves us.
13. ἦσαν ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ τῷ λυομένῳ ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος.
They were in the house which was being destroyed by the ruler.
14. ἦσαν ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ λυομένῳ ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος.
They were in the house while it was being destroyed by the ruler.
15. αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐκκλησία ἡ πιστεύουσα εἰς τὸν κύριον.
This is the church which believes on the Lord.
16. διδασκόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἐπορεύεσθε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τῇ ἀναβαινούσῃ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
While you were being taught by the Lord, ye were going on the road that goes up into the desert.
17. ἐκηρύχθη ὑπ' αὐτῶν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ σώζον τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς.
The gospel which saves sinners was preached by them.
18. τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ κηρυσσόμενον ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ καὶ σῶζον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
This is the gospel which is being proclaimed in the world and which saves men.
19. ἦλθον πρὸς αῦτὸν βαπτίζοντα τοὺς μαθητάς.
I (they) came to him while he was baptizing the disciples.
20. ἔτι ὄντα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ εἶδομεν αὐτόν.
We saw him while he was still in the temple.

XVIII B

1. While he was still in the flesh the Lord was saving those who were believing on Him.
ἔτι ὢν ἐν σαρκί, ἔσωζε ὁ κύριος τοὺς πιστεύοντας εἰς αὐτόν.
2. While we were being taught in the temple we were being persecuted by the ruler.
διδασκόμενοι ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἐδιωκόμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος.
3. Those who are being saved by the Lord know Him who saves them.
οἱ σωζόμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου γινώσκουσι τὸν σώζοντα αὐτούς.
4. Those who were proclaiming these things received, themselves also, the things which were being proclaimed by them.
οἱ κηρύσσοντες ταῦτα παρἔλαβον αὐτοὶ τὰ κηρύσσοντα ὑπὸ αὐτῶν.
5. She who is receiving the Lord into her house sees the face of the One who saves her.
ἡ δεχομένη τὸν κύριον ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ αὐτῆς βλέπει τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ σώζοντος αὐτήν.
6. While He was still teaching in the temple we saw Him.
ἔτι διδάσκοντα ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, εἴδομεν αὐτόν.
7. While we were teaching in the temple we saw the One who saves us.
διδάσκοντες ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, εἴδομεν τὸν σώζοντα ἡμᾶς.
8. The hope that is seen is not hope.
ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡ βλεπομένη οὐκ ἔστιν ἐλπίς.
9. The Lord said to those who were believing on Him that God saves sinners.
εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς αὐτὸν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς σώζει τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς.
10. The brothers of those who persecute the disciples have not hope.
οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τῶν διωκόντων τοὺς μαθητὰς οὐκ ἔχουσιν ἐλπίδα.
11. Those who say these things do not know the One who saves the Church.
οἱ λέγοντες ταῦτα οὐ γινώσκουσι τὸν σώζοντα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
12. We were cast out by the ruler who persecutes the Church.
ἐξεβλήθημεν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος τοῦ διώκοντος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
13. This is the voice which is being heard by those who believe, in the Lord.
αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ φωνὴ ἡ ἀκούουσα ὑπὸ τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς τὸν κύριον.
14. While I was remaining in the house, I saw the women who were taking gifts from the disciples.
μένων ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ εἶδον τὰς δεχομένας δῶρα ἀπὸ τῶν μαθητῶν.
15. Being preached by those who believe in the Lord, the gospel will lead men into the Church.
κηρυσσόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς τὸν κύριον, ἄξει τὸ ἐυαγγέλιον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
16. The faithful ones will see the Lord going up into heaven.
ὄψονται οἱ πιστοὶ τὸν κύριον ἀναβαίνοντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.

XIX A

1. λαβόντες ταῦτα παρὰ τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς τὸν κύριον ἐξήλθομεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
After we had taken these things from the men who believe on the Lord, we went out into the desert.
2. πισταί εἰσιν αἱ δεξάμεναι τοὺς διωκομένους ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος.
Faithful are the women who received those who are being persecuted by the ruler.
3. εἴδομεν αὐτοὺς μένοντας ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ καὶ ἐξελθόντας ἐξ αὐτοῦ.
We saw them both while they were remaining in the house and after they had gone out of it.
4. οἱ ἰδόντες τὸν κύριον ἦλθον πρὸς τοὺς ἀγαγόντας τὸν μαθητὴν ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ.
The men who had seen the Lord came to the men who had led the disciple out of the temple.
5. ταῦτα εἴπομεν περὶ τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς.
We said these things concerning him who had saved us.
6. οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ κηρύξαντες τὸ εὐαγγέλιον, ἀλλ' ἐκεῖνοί εἰσιν οἱ διώξαντες τοὺς πιστεύοντας.
These are the men who preached the gospel, but those are the men who persecuted the believers.
7. προσενεγκόντες τῷ κυρίῳ τὸν διωκόμενον ὑπὸ τοῦ ἄρχοντος τοῦ πονηροῦ ἀπήλθετε εἰς ἄλλον τόπον.
After ye had brought to the Lord him who was being persecuted by the wicked ruler, ye went away into another place.
8. προσῆλθον τῷ κυρίῷ ἐλθόντι εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.
They came to the Lord after he had come into the temple.
9. ἐπίστευσας εἰς αὐτὸν εἰπόντα ταῦτα.
Thou believedst on him after he had said these things.
10. ταῦτα εἶπον ἐξελθὼν ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας.
I said these things after I had gone out of the church.
11. ὁ μὴ ἰδὼν τὸν κύριον οὐκ ἐπίστευσεν εἰς αὐτόν.
He who had not seen the Lord did not believe on him.
12. ταῦτα εἶπεν ὁ κύριος ἔτι ὤν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ τοῖς ἐξελθοῦσιν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου καὶ πορευομένοις μετ' αὐτοῦ.
The Lord said these things while he was still in the way to those who had gone out of the house and were going with him.
13. ἀκούσαντες τὰ λεγόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν.
After they had heard the things that were being said by the Lord, they believed on him.
14. εἴδομεν τοὺς γενομένους μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἔτι μένοντας ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι αὐτῶν τῇ πρώτῃ.
We saw the men who had become disciples of the Lord and who were still remaining in their first hope.
15. τὰ τέκνα τὰ λαβόντα ταῦτα ἀπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων τοῦ κυρίου εἶδον αὐτὸν ἔτι ὄντα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ.
The children who had received these things from the men who had heard the Lord saw him while he was still in the house.
16. ἰδοῦσαι αὗται τὸν κηρύξαντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐκεῖνο ἦλθον πρὸς αυτὸν ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν οἶκον.
After these women had seen the man who had proclaimed that gospel, they went to him while he was coming into the house.
17. οἱ ἄγγελοι οἱ πεσόντες ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πονηροὶ ἦσαν.
The angels who had fallen out of heaven were wicked.
18. ἰδόντες τοὺς ἔτι ὄντας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐκήρυξαν αὐτοῖς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
After they had seen those who were still in the temple, they preached the Kingdom of God to them.
19. ταῦτα ἀπεκρίθη τοῖς προσενεγκοῦσιν αὐτῷ τὰ τέκνα.
He answered these things to those who had brought him the children.
20. ἀπήλθομεν μὴ ἰδόντες τὸν διδάξαντα ἡμᾶς.
We went away not having seen him who had taught us.

XIX B

1. Those who have not seen the apostle do not know him.
οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες τὸν ἀπόστολον οὐ γινώσκουσιν αὐτόν.
2. I did not see him who had believed on the Lord.
οὐκ εἶδον ἐγὼ τὸν πιστεύσαντα εἰς τὸν κύριον.
3. I saw him after he had believed on the Lord, but ye saw him while he was still in the kingdom of the Evil One.
εἶδον αὐτὸν ἐγὼ πιστεύσαντα εἰς τὸν κύριον, ὑμεῖς δὲ εἶδετε αὐτὸν ἔτι ὄντα ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
4. Having heard these things we believed on Him who had died in behalf of us.
ἀκούσαντες ταῦτα ἐπιστεύσαμεν εἰς τὸν ἀποθανόντα ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
5. We came to those who were going in the way.
προσήλθομεν τοῖς πορευομένοις ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ.
6. We shall see the apostle after we have gone into this house.
ὀψόμεθα τὸν ἀπόστολον εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον.
7. Those men said to those who had gone into the house that the Lord is good.
εἶπον ἐκεῖνοι τοῖς εἰσελθοῦσιν ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος.
8. While we were saying these things we were going into our house.
λέγοντες ταῦτα εἰσηρχόμεθα εἰς τὸν οἶκον ἡμῶν.
9. When they had received these gifts from the ones who had brought them, they came together into the church.
λαβόντες ταῦτα τὰ δῶρα ἀπὸ τῶν ἐνεγκόντων αὐτά, συνῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
10. These are the women who received the one who had taught them.
αὗται εἰσὶν αἱ δεξάμεναι τὸν διδάξαντα αὐτάς.
11. When these men had seen the Lord, they were brought to the rulers.
ἰδόντες τὸν κύριον, προσηνέχθησαν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν.
12. The disciples who had come into the church were baptized by the apostles who had seen the Lord.
οἱ μαθηταὶ οἱ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν ἐκκλησίαν ἐβαπτίσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀποστόλων τῶν ἰδόντων τὸν κύριον.
13. The blind man who had received this man was with those who were persecuting him.
ἦν ὁ τυφλὸς ὁ δεξάμενος τοῦτον μετὰ τῶν διωκόντων αὐτόν.
14. The demons that were being cast out said this to him who was casting them out.
τὰ δαιμόνια τὰ ἐκβαλλόμενα εἶπον τοῦτο τῷ ἐκβάλλοντι αὐτά.
15. As we were going through the desert, we taught those who were with us.
διερχόμενοι διὰ τῆς ἐρήμου, ἐδιδάξαμεν τοὺς ὄντας μεθ' ἡμῶν.
16. We saw the servant when he had believed on the Lord and was still in the house.
εἴδομεν τὸν δοῦλον πιστεύσαντα εἰς τὸν κύριον καὶ ἔτι ὄντα ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ.

XX A

1. πορευθέντος τοῦ ἄρχοντος πρὸς τὸν κύριον οἱ δοῦλοι εἶπον ταῦτα τοῖς μαθηταῖς.
After the ruler had gone to the Lord, the slaves said these things to the disciples.
2. πορευθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὁ ἄρχων ἐπίστευσεν εἰς τὸν κύριον.
After the ruler had gone to them, he believed on the Lord.
3. πιστευσάντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὸν κύριον εὐθὺς ἐπίστευσε καὶ ὁ ἄρχων.
After ye had believed on the Lord, immediately the ruler also believed.
4. εἰσελθόντος εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἐγερθέντος ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐθαύμασαν.
After he had entered into the house of the man who had been raised up by the Lord, the disciples marveled.
5. ἐκβληθέντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς συνήχθησαν οἱ ἄρχοντες.
After he had been cast out of the synagogue, the rulers gathered together.
6. ἐκβληθέντα ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς ἐδίδαξεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος.
The Lord taught him after he had been cast out of the synagogue.
7. εἰπόντος ταῦτα τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐκήρυξαν τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ.
After the Holy Spirit had said these things, the disciples preached the Word of God.
8. τοῖς θεραπευθεῖσιν ὑπ' αὐτοῦ εἴπετε ῥήματα ἐλπίδος καὶ ζωής.
Ye said words of hope and life to the men who had been healed by him.
9. ἐλθόντος τούτου εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ εὐθέως εἴπομεν τοῖς ἄλλοις τὰ ῥήματα τὰ παραλημφθέντα ἀπὸ τοῦ κυρίου.
After this man had come into his house, immediately we spoke to the others the words that had been received from the Lord.
10. βληθέντες εἰς φυλακὴν διὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ κηρυχθὲν αὐτοῖς ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀποστόλου ἐδόξασαν ἐκεῖ τὸν σώσαντα αὐτούς.
After they had been thrown into prison on account of the gospel that had been preached to them by the apostle, they glorified there the man who had saved them.
11. ἀναλημφθέντος αὐτοῦ εἰς οὐρανὸν εἰσῆλθον οἱ μαθηταὶ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτῶν.
After he had been taken up into heaven, the disciples entered into their house.
12. ἐδέξασθε τοὺς ἐκβληθέντας ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς καὶ τὰς δεξαμένας αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτῶν.
Ye received the men who had been cast out of the synagogue and the women who had received them into their houses.
13. αὗταί εἰσιν αἱ διωχθεῖσαι καὶ ἔτι διωκόμεναι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχόντων.
These are the women who were persecuted and who are still being persecuted by the rulers.
14. αὗτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐλπίς ἡ κηρυχθεῖσα ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ὑπὸ τῶν ἰδόντων τὸν κύριον.
This is the hope that was preached in the world by the men who had seen the Lord.
15. τῶν στρατιωτῶν διωξάντων ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἐδέξαντο ἡμᾶς οἱ ὄντες ἐκεῖ.
After the soldiers had pursued us into the house, the men who were there received us.
16. διωχθέντας ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν ἐδέξαντο ἡμᾶς οἱ ὄντες ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ.
The men who were in the house received us after we had been pursued by the soldiers.
17. εἰσερχομένῳ σοι εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν προσῆλθον οἱ ἄρχοντες, εἰσελθόντα δὲ ἐξέβαλον.
The rulers came to you as you were entering into the house, but they cast you out after you had entered.
18. ταῦτα μὲν εἶπον αὐτοῖς προσφέρουσι τὰ παιδία τῷ κυρίῳ, ἐκεῖνα δὲ προσενεγκοῦσιν.
I said these things to them as they were bringing the little children to the Lord, but [I said] those things [to them] after they had brought [them].
19. πορευομένου μὲν τοῦ κυρίου μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ἔλεγον οἱ ἀπόστολοι ταῦτα, ἐλθόντος δὲ εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἐκεῖνα.
While the Lord was going with his disciples, the apostles were saying these things, but after he had come into the house [they were saying] those things.
20. ταῦτα εἶπον ὑμῖν ἔτι οὖσιν μετ' ἐμοῦ.
I said these things to you while ye were still with me.

XX B

1. When the soldiers had taken the garments from the children, the disciples were cast out of the house.
λαβόντων τῶν στρατιωτῶν τὰ ἱμάτια ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων, ἐξεβλήθησαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας.
2. When the disciples had been cast out of the synagogue, they came to us.
ἐκβληθέντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς, προσῆλθον ἡμῖν.
3. While we were coming into our house, the Lord said these things to the rulers.
εἰσερχομένων ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ἡμῶν, ὁ κύριος εἶπεν ταῦτα τοῖς ἄρχουσιν.
4. The Lord said those things to you both while ye were with Him in the way and after ye had come to the ruler.
εἶπεν ὁ κύριος ἐκεῖνα ὑμῖν καὶ οὖσι μετ' αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ προσελθοῦσι τῷ ἄρχοντι.
5. Those who had heard the apostle saying these things saw the house which had been destroyed by the soldiers.
οἰ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ ἀποστόλου λέγοντος ταῦτα εἶδον τὸν οἶκον τὸν λυθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν.
6. When the rulers had heard the things which were being said by the Lord, they persecuted the disciples.
ἀκούσαντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τὰ λεγόμενα ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, ἐδίωξαν τοὺς μαθητάς.
7. While the disciples were being persecuted by the rulers, the apostles were going into another house.
διωκομένων τῶν μαθητῶν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχόντων, ἤρχοντο οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἰς ἄλλον οἶκον.
8. Those who went into the house of the ruler were my brothers.
οἱ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν τοῦ ἄρχοντος ἦσαν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου.
9. When our names have been written into the book of life, we shall see the Lord.
γραφέντων τῶν ὀνομάτων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῆς ζωῆς, ὀψόμεθα τὸν κύριον.
10. Having been brought to the Lord by these disciples we see Him for ever.
προσενεχθέντες τῷ κυρίῳ ὑπὸ τούτων τῶν μαθητῶν, βλέπομεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
11. These are the rulers who have become disciples of Thee.
οὖτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἄρχοντες οἱ γενηθέντες μαθηταί σου.
12. When the apostle had been cast into prison, the disciples who had heard these things went away into another place.
βληθέντος τοῦ ἀποστόλου εἰς φυλακήν, οἱ μαθηταὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ταῦτα ἀπῆλθον εἰς ἄλλον τόπον.
13. After those women had been cast into prison, we went away into the desert.
βληθεισῶν ἐκείνων εἰς φυλακήν, ἀπήλθομεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
14. When those who had been cast into prison had seen the man who had been raised up, they marvelled and believed on the Lord.
ἰδόντες οἱ βληθέντες εἰς φυλακήν τὸν ἐγερθέντα, ἐθαύμασαν καὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸν κύριον.
15. When the disciples had led to the Lord those who had been persecuted on account of Him, those servants came to us bringing good gifts.
ἀγαγόντων τῶν μαθητῶν πρὸς τὸν κύριον τοὺς διωχθέντας δι' αὐτόν, ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δοῦλοι προσῆλθον ἡμῖν φέροντες δῶρα καλά.
16. Those who have not received this hope from God will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
οἱ μὴ δεξάμενοι ταύτην τὴν ἐλπίδα παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.

XXI A

1. ἐὰν εὐαγγελισώμεθα ὑμᾶς, λήμψεσθε σωτηρίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα.
If we preach the gospel to you, ye shall receive salvation and hope.
2. ἐὰν μὴ δέξησθε τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν, οὐ σωθήσεσθε.
Unless ye receive our witness, ye shall not be saved.
3. ἐὰν μὴ ἴδῃ οὗτος τὸν κύριον, οὐ πιστεύσει εἰς αὐτόν.
Unless this man sees the Lord, he will not believe on him.
4. εἰ κηρύσσεται ἡμῖν ὅτι ἀγαθός ἐστιν ὁ κύριος, ἀγαθοὶ ὦμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἵνα διδάσκωμεν τοὺς λοιπούς.
If it is proclaimed to us that the Lord is good, let us also be good in order that we may teach the rest (remaining persons).
5. εὐηγγελισάμην αὐτοὺς ἵνα σωθῶσιν καὶ ἔχωσιν ζωήν.
I preached (the gospel to them), in order that they might be saved and might have life.
6. μηκέτι ἁμαρτάνωμεν, ἵνα γενώμεθα μαθηταὶ πιστοί.
Let us no longer be sinning in order that we might become faithful disciples.
7. μακάριοί εἱσιν οἱ ὄχλοι, ἐὰν ἀκούσωσιν τὰ ῥήματά μου.
Blessed are the multitudes if they hear my words.
8. ἐὰν εἰσέλθωσιν εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν οἰκίαν οἱ πιστεύοντες εἰς τὸν κύριον, εὐαγγελισόμεθα αὐτοὺς ἐκεῖ.
If those who believe on the Lord enter into that house, there we shall preach the gospel to them.
9. ἐκηρύξαμεν τούτῳ τῷ λαῷ τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς, ἵνα δέξωνται τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ σωθῶσιν.
We proclaimed to this people the words of life in order that they might receive the truth and be saved.
10. προσέλθωμεν τῷ ἰδόντι τὸν κύριον, ἵνα διδάξῃ ἡμᾶς περὶ αὐτοῦ.
Let us go to him who has seen the Lord in order that he might teach us concerning him.
11. ταῦτα εἰπόντων αὐτῶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐδέξαντο τὰ λεγόμενα, ἵνα κηρύξωσιν αὐτὰ καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς.
After they had said these things in the temple, the men that had heard received the things that were being spoken in order that they might preach them also to the rest (the remaining persons).
12. πιστεύσωμεν εἰς τὸν ἀποθανόντα ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἵνα γράψῃ τὰ ὀνόματα ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ βιβλίον τῆς ζωῆς.
Let us believe on him who died for us, in order that he might write our names in the Book of Life.
13. ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς τὸν σώσαντά με, ἵνα μὴ λύω τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ μηδὲ πορεύωμαι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς τοῦ θανάτου.
I will go to him who has saved me, in order that I may not be breaking his commandments, and not be going in the ways of death.
14. ταῦτα εἶπον ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, ἵνα οἱ ἀκούσαντες σωθῶσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔχωσιν τὴν δικαιοσύνην τοῦ θεοῦ.
I said these things in the temple, in order that those who had heard might be saved from their sins and might have the righteousness of God.
15. εἰ εἴδετε ταῦτα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταῖς κακαῖς, ὄψεσθε τὰ αὐτὰ καὶ νῦν καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
If ye saw these things in the evil days, ye shall see the same things both now and forever.
16. ἐὰν μὴ διδαχθῇς ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου, οὐ γνώσῃ αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
Unless you are taught by the Lord, thou wilt not know him forever.
17. ὁ λύων τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἔχει ἐλπίδα, ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιστρέψῃ πρὸς τὸν κύριον.
He who is breaking the commandments of God does not have hope unless he returns to the Lord.
18. ταῦτα παρέλαβεν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀποθανόντος ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα παραλαβόντες αὐτὰ οἱ λοιποὶ σωθῶσιν καὶ αὐτοί.
He received these things from him who had died on behalf of him, in order that the rest (remaining persons), after they had received them, might be saved, even they themselves.
19. συνελθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν δεξώμεθα τὴν μαρτυρίαν τοῦ εὐαγγελισαμένου ἡμᾶς.
After we have gathered together in the house, let us receive the testimony of him who has preached to us the gospel.
20. διωξάτων τῶν στρατιωτῶν τοὺς ἁγίους ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσωσιν εἰς τὸν σώσαντα αὐτούς, συνῆλθον οὗτοι εἰς τὴν συναγωγήν.
After the soldiers had persecuted the saints, in order that they might not believe on him who had saved them, these men gathered together in the synagogue.

XXI B

1. Let us receive the witness of these men, in order that we may be saved.
δεξώμεθα τὴν μαρτυρίαν τούτων, ἵνα σωθῶμεν.
2. If we do not turn to the Lord, we shall not know Him.
ἐὰν μὴ ἐπιστρέψωμεν πρὸς τὸν κύριον, οὐ γνωσόμεθα αὐτόν.
3. If the Lord prepares a place for us, we shall enter into heaven.
εἰ ἑτοιμάζει ὁ κύριος τόπον ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, εἰσελευσόμεθα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.
4. If we received this commandment from the Lord, let us preach the gospel to the multitudes.
εἰ ἐδεξάμεθα ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου, κηρύσσωμεν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῷ ὄχλῳ.
5. If these men are disciples of the Lord, they will not persecute the saints.
εἰ οὗτοί εἰσιν μαθηταὶ τοῦ κυρίου, οὐ διώξουσι τοὺς ἁγίους.
6. If these rulers persecute those who believed on the Lord, they will not come to the Lord in order that they-may be saved.
ἐὰν οὗτοι οἱ ἄρχοντες διώκωσιν τοὺς πιστεύσαντας εἰς τὸν κύριον, οὐ προσελεύσονται τῷ κυρίῳ ἵνα σωθῶσιν.
7. If he sees the woman who received the saints, he will take the little children from her.
ἐὰν ἴδῃ τὴν δεξαμένην τοὺς ἁγίους, λήμψεται τὰ παιδία ἀπ' αὺτῆς.
8. When the disciples had said these things to the saints, they were taught by the Lord in order that they might sin no longer.
εἰπόντες ταῦτα οἱ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ἀγίοις, ἐδιδάχθησαν ὑπὸ τοῦ κυρίου ἵνα μηκέτι ἁμαρτήσωσιν.
9. If the Son of Man came in order that He might save sinners, let us receive His witness.
εἰ ἦλθεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἵνα σώσῃ τοὺς ἁμαρτωλούς, δεξώμεθα τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ.
10. If we know the Lord, let us not persecute His saints nor cast them out of the synagogue.
εἰ γινώσκομεν τὸν κύριον, μὴ διώκωμεν τοὺς ἀγίους αὐτοῦ μηδὲ ἐκβάλλωμεν αὐτοὺς ἐκ τῆς συναγωγῆς.
11. If the crowds who have heard the Lord see Him in that synagogue, they will come to Him in order that He may say to them words of hope.
ἐὰν οἱ ὄχλοι οἱ ἀκούσαντες τὸν κύριον ἴδωσιν αὐτὸν ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ συναγωγῇ, ἐλεύσονται πρὸς αὐτὸν ἵνα εἴπῃ αὐτοῖς ῥήματα ἐλπίδος.
12. Unless He says these things to the multitudes, they will not be saved.
ἐὰν μὴ εἴπῃ ταῦτα τοῖς ὄχλοις, οὐ σωθήσονται.
13. If thou seest in that night the one who saved thee, the ruler will persecute thee, in order that thou mayest not preach the gospel to the others.
ἐὰν ἴδῃς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὸν σώσαντά σε, διώξει σε ὁ ἄρχων, ἵνα μὴ κηρύξῃς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῖς ἄλλοις.
14. The Lord came to us, in order that we might preach the gospel to you.
προσῆλθεν ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος ἵνα εὐαγγελιζώμεθα ὑμᾶς.
15. The faithful servants came, in order that they might bring to us those garments.
οἱ δοῦλοι οἱ πιστοὶ ἦλθον ἵνα προσενέγκωσιν ἡμῖν ἐκεῖνα τὰ ἱμάτια.

XXII A

1. οὐκ ἔξεστίν σοι ἔχειν αὐτήν.
It is not lawful for thee to have her.
2. κελεύσας δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἀπολυθῆναι ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον.
But after he had commanded the crowds to be dismissed, he went out into the desert.
3. οὐκ ἔστιν καλὸν λαβεῖν τὸν ἄρτον τῶν τέκνων καὶ ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτόν.
It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it out.
4. ἤρξατο δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγειν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὅτι δεῖ αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν.
Moreover Jesus began to say to the Jews that it was necessary for him to go away.
5. μέλλει γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεσθαι ἐν δόξῃ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ.
For the Son of Man is going to come in glory with his angels.
6. εἰ θέλει μετ' ἐμοῦ ἐλθεῖν, δεῖ αὐτὸν ἀποθανεῖν.
If he wishes to come with me, it is necessary for him to die.
7. καλόν σοί ἐστιν εἰς ζωὴν εἰσελθεῖν.
It is good for thee to enter into life.
8. ἐν δὲ τῷ λέγειν με τοῦτο ἔπεσε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπ' αὐτούς.
While I was saying this, the Holy Spirit fell upon them.
9. μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἐγερθῆναι τὸν κύριον ἐδίωξαν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ.
After the Lord had been raised up, the Jews persecuted his disciples.
10. πρὸ δὲ τοῦ βληθῆναι εἰς φυλακὴν τὸν προφήτην ἐβάπτιζον οἱ μαθηταὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοὺς ἐρχομένους πρὸς αὐτούς.
Before the prophet was cast into prison, the disciples of Jesus were baptizing those who were coming to them.
11. διὰ δὲ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐκεἶ συνῆλθον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι.
But because he was there, the Jews came together.
12. θέλω γὰρ ἰδεῖν ὑμᾶς, ἴνα λάβητε δῶρον ἀγαθόν, εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς μαθητὰς πιστούς.
For I wish to see you, in order that you may receive a good gift, in order that you may become faithful disciples.
13. ἀπέθανεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι αὐτούς.
Jesus died in behalf of them in order that they might be saved.
14. ἔπεμψεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ἵνα ἀποθάνῃ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, εἰς τὸ δοξάζειν ἡμᾶς τὸν σώσαντα ἡμᾶς.
God sent Jesus in order to die in our behalf, in order that we might be glorifying him who saved us.
15. εἶπεν ὁ τυφλὸς ὅτι βλέπει τοὺς ἀνθρώπους.
The blind man said that he was seeing the men.
16. εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἐλεύσεται ἐν τῇ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ.
Jesus said that he would come in his Kingdom.
17. ταῦτα ἔλεγεν ὁ ἀπόστολος ἔτι ὢν ἐν σαρκί, εἰς τὸ πιστεῦσαι εἰς τὸν Ἰησουν τοὺς ἀκούοντας.
The apostle was saying these things while he was still in the flesh in order that those who were hearing might believe in Jesus.
18. κελεύσας ἡμᾶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλθεῖν εἰς τὴν κώμην εὐθὺς ἀπέλυσε τὸν ὄχλον.
After Jesus had commanded us to come into the village, immediately he dismissed the crowd.
19. σωθέντες ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὀφείλομεν καὶ πάσχειν διὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
Since we have been saved by Jesus, we ought also to suffer on account of his name.
20. ἐν τῷ πάσχειν ἡμᾶς ταῦτα ἔλεγον οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ὅτι βλέπουσι τὸν Ἰησοῦν.While we were suffering these things, the brethren were saying that they were seeing Jesus.

XXII B

1. While Jesus was preaching the gospel to the people, the Pharisees were commanding the soldiers to bring Him.
ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι τὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν λαόν, ἐκέλευον οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐνεγκεῖν αὐτόν.
2. After Jesus had commanded the crowds to go away, His disciples came to Him.
μετὰ τὸ κελεῦσαι τὸν Ἰησοῦν τὸν λαὸν ἀπελθεῖν, προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
3. If we wish to see Jesus, let us go into this village.
εἰ θελομεν ἰδεῖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ἔλθωμεν εἰς τὴν κώμην ταύτην.
4. They said that it was lawful for them to take these garments.
εἶπον ὅτι ἔξεστιν αὐτοῖς λαβεῖν ταῦτα τὰ ἱμάτια.
5. They saw that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer these things.
εἶδον αὐτοὶ ὅτι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παθεῖν ταῦτα.
6. After Jesus had said these things to the Pharisees, the multitudes went away.
μετὰ τὸ εἰπεῖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ταῦτα τοῖς Φαρισαίοις, ἀπῆλθεν ὁ ὄχλος.
7. On account of our not being disciples of Jesus, the ruler will command us to go away.
διὰ τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς μαθηταὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, κελεύσει ἡμᾶς ὁ ἄρχων ἀπελθεῖν.
8. After salvation had been proclaimed to the people, Jesus taught His disciples.
μετὰ τὸ κηρυχθῆναι σωτηρίαν τῷ ὄχλῳ, ἐδίδαξεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ.
9. We ought when we suffer these things to pray to the One who has saved us.
δεῖ ἡμᾶς πάσχοντας ταῦτα προσεύχεσθαι τῷ σώσαντι ἡμᾶς.
10. We shall be saved in that hour, because we have believed on the name of Jesus.
σωθησόμεθα ἐν ἐκείῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ, διὰ τὸ πιστεῦσαι ἡμᾶς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
11. Those who had come into that village saw that Jesus was in the house.
οἱ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν κώμην ἐκείνην εἶδον ὅτι ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ἐν τῷ οἶκῳ.
12. Let us not sin, for God will not receive into His kingdom those who sin and do not turn to Him.
μὴ ἁμαρτάνωμεν, ὁ γὰρ θεὸς οὐ δέξεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας καὶ μὴ ἐπιστρέφοντας ἐπ' αὐτόν.
13. While these men were praying to God, the soldiers were persecuting the Church.
ἐν τῷ προσεύχεσθαι τούτους τῷ θεῷ, ἐδίωκον οἱ στρατιῶται τὴν ἐκκλησίαν.
14. And when they had entered into this village, they said that they wished to see Jesus.
εἰσελθόντες δὲ εἰς ταύτην τὴν κώμην, εἶπον ὅτι θέλουσιν ἰδεῖν τὸν Ἰησοῦν.
15. This woman came to see the works of the Christ.
αὕτη ἦλθεν εἰς τὸ ἰδεῖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Χριστοῦ.
16. The men were brought to Jesus Christ in order that He might heal them.
ἠνέχθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν εἰς τὸ θεραπεύσαι αὐτὸν αὐτούς.

XXIII A

1. οὐκ εὐλογήσει ὁ θεὸς τὸν μὴ περιπατοῦντα κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
God will not bless him who does not walk according to the commandments of Jesus.
2. οἱ ἀγαπώμενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀγαπῶσι τὸν ἀγαπῶντα αὐτούς.
Those who are loved by Jesus love him who loves them.
3. λαλοῦντος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν ἤρξατο ὁ ἄρχων παρακαλεῖν αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν.
While Jesus was speaking to those who were following, the ruler began to exhort him to go away.
4. ἀκολουθήσαντες τῷ λαλήσαντι ταῦτα ζητήσωμεν τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.
After we have followed him who had spoken these things, let us seek his house.
5. εἰ ἀγαπῶμεν τὸν θεόν, τηρῶμεν τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ καὶ ποιῶμεν τὰ λαλούμενα ἡμῖν ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
If we are loving God, let us be keeping his commandments and let us be doing the things that are being spoken to us by Jesus.
6. τοῦτο ποιήσαντος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ ὁ θεραπευθεὶς τῷ ἀκολουθοῦντι ὄχλῳ.
After Jesus had done this, he who had been healed was speaking concerning him to the crowd that was following.
7. ἐθεώρουν οἱ ἀπόστολοι τὰ ἔργα τὰ ποιούμενα ὐπὸ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ περιπατεῖν αὐτοὺς σὺν αὐτῷ.
The apostles were beholding the works that were being done by Jesus, while they were talking with him.
8. μετὰ τὸ βληθῆναι εἰς φυλακὴν τὸν προφήτην οὐκέτι περιεπάτει ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
After the prophet had been thrown into prison, Jesus no longer was walking in that country.
9. οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν θεὸν ποιοῦσι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ.
The men who love God do his commandments, (or) The men who are loving God are doing his commandments.
10. ταῦτα ἐποίουν τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ οἱ θεραπευθέντες ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
Even the men who had been healed by him were doing these things to Jesus.
11. ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι, ἵνα θεωρῶσι τὰ ποιούμενα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ.
The crowds were seeking him in order that they might behold the things that were being done by him.
12. οὐ φιλοῦσι τὸν Ἰησοῦν οἱ μὴ ποιοῦντες τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ.
Those who do not keep his commandments do not love Jesus.
13. ἀγαπῶμεν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν ἀγαπῶντες καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφούς.
We love God in our hearts when we love also the brethren.
14. ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν αὐτῷ ἔτι περιπατῶν μετ' αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῶν Ἰουδαίων.
Jesus spoke these things to those who were following him while he was still walking with them in the country of the Jews.
15. ἐὰν μὴ περιπατῶμεν κατὰ τὰς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, οὐ θεωρήσομεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ.
Unless we walk according to Jesus' commandments, we shall not behold his face.
16. μετὰ τὸ καλέσαι αὐτοὺς τὸν Ἰησοῦν οὐκέτι περιεπάτουν ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς τοῦ πονηροῦ οὐδὲ ἐποίουν τὰ πονηρά.
After Jesus had called them, they no longer were walking in the ways of the evil one, and they were not doing evil things.
17. ταῦτα ἐποιεῖτε ἡμῖν διὰ τὸ ἀγαπᾶν ὑμᾶς τὸν καλέσαντα ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ.
Ye were doing (these things for us) because ye loved him who had called you into his Kingdom.
18. τῷ Ἰησοῦ λαλήσαντι ταῦτα μετὰ τὸ ἐγερθῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν προσεκύνησαν οἱ κληθέντες ὑπ' αὐτου.
The men who had been called by him worshiped Jesus when he had spoken these things after he had been raised up (out) from the dead (ones).
19. ἐθεώρουν τὸν Ἰησοῦν σταυρούμενον ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν αἱ ἀκολουθήσασαι αὐτῷ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας.
The women who had followed him out of Galilee were beholding Jesus while he was being crucified by the soldiers.
20. οὐ θεωρήσομεν αὐτὸν ἐὰν μὴ ἀκολουθῶμεν αὐτῷ περιπατοῦντι ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ.
We shall not behold him unless we follow him while he is walking in Galilee.

XXIII B

1. Those things spake Jesus to those who were following Him out of Galilee.
ἐκεῖνα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῆς Γαλιλαίας.
2. I was beholding Him who had loved me and died in behalf of me.
ἐθεώρουν ἐγὼ τὸν ἀγαπήσαντά με καὶ ἀποθανόντα ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.
3. Let us worship the One who does these things and bless His holy name.
προσκυνήσωμεν τῷ ποιοῦντι ταῦτα καὶ εὐλογήσωμεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον.
4. Those who were beholding Him as He was walking in Galilee were saying that they did not wish to follow Him.
ἔλεγον οἱ θεωροῦντες αὐτὸν περιπατοῦντα ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ ὅτι οὐ θέλουσιν ἀκολουθεῖν αὐτῷ
5. Having followed Jesus as He was walking in Galilee, they beheld Him also after He had been raised up from the dead.
ἀκολουθήσαντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ περιπατοῦντι ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ, ἐθεώρησαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐγερθέντα ἐκ νεκρῶν.
6. Let us seek the One who has spoken to us words of hope.
ζητήσωμεν τὸν λαλήσαντα ἡμῖν ῥήματα ἐλπίδος.
7. Let us bless the name of the One who walked with us in the world and was crucified in behalf of us.
εὐλογήσωμεν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ περιπατήσαντος σὺν ἡμῖν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ καὶ σταυρωθέντος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
8. If thou followest Him who does these things, thou wilt behold Him in His glory.
ἐὰν ἀκολουθῇς τῷ ποιοῦντι ταῦτα, θεωρήσεις αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ.
9. If we do not love those who bless us we will not love those who do evil things.
ἐὰν μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν τοὺς εὐλογοῦντας ἡμᾶς, οὐκ ἀγαπήσομεν τοὺς πονηρὰ ποιοῦντας.
10. He loves us and makes manifest to us His glory, in order that we may bless God for ever.
ἀγαπᾷ ἡμᾶς καὶ δηλοῖ ἡμῖν τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὸ εὐλογῆσαι ἡμᾶς τὸν θεὸν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
11. While the multitudes were following Jesus and were hearing the things which were being spoken by Him, the rulers were saying that they did not love Him.
ἀκολουθούντων τῶν ὄχλων τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἀκουόντων τὰ λαλούμενα ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ἔλεγον οἱ ἄρχοντες ὅτι οὐκ ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.
12. I will show to those who have followed me the things which have been shown to me by Jesus.
δηλώσω τοῖς ἀκολουθήσασί μοι τὰ δηλωθέντα μοι ὑπὲρ Ἰησοῦ.
13. These are those who love Jesus and beheld His works and were called into His kingdom.
οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ ἀγαπῶντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ θεωρήσαντες τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ κληθέντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ.
14. His brother exhorted him to follow Jesus in order that he might be with Him for ever.
παρεκάλεσεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ ἀκολουθεῖν τῷ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν σὺν αὐτῷ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
15. This parable we speak to those who love God and keep His commandments.
λαλοῦμεν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην τοῖς ἀγαπῶσι τὸν θεὸν καὶ τηροῦσι τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ.
16. This is the child that blesses God and loves Him.
τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ τέκνον τὸ εὐλογοῦν τὸν θεὸν καὶ ἀγαπῶν αὐτόν.