Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, Psalm 125 *or* Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146 James 2:1-10, (11-13), Mark 7:24-37 Hebrews 11:1-16 (12:1-2) N

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1 1 Fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost (B) (or) Twenty Third Sunday Ordinary (B) Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, Psalm 125 *or* Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146 James 2:1-10, (11-13), Mark 7:24-37 Hebrews 11:1-16 (12:1-2) N ESV Proverbs 22:1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. 2 The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all. 3 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. 4 The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail. 9 Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. 10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. 11 He who loves purity of heart, and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend. 12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. 13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!" 14 The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry will fall into it. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him. 16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. 17 Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, 18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19 That your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today, even to you. 20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, 21 to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 22 Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate, 23 for the LORD will plead their cause and rob of life those who rob them. Proverbs 22:1 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. 2 The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD is the maker of them all. 3 The clever see danger and hide; but the simple go on, and suffer for it. 4 The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life. 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; the cautious will keep far from them. 6 Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. 7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. 8 Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of anger will fail. 9 Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. 10 Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease. 11 Those who love a pure heart and are gracious in speech will have the king as a friend. 12 The eyes of the LORD keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless. 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!" 14 The mouth of a loose woman is a deep pit; he with whom the LORD is angry falls into it. 15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a boy, but the rod of discipline drives it far away. 16 Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss. 17 The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; 18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to you today-- yes, to you. 20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge, 21 to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate; 23 for the LORD pleads their cause and despoils of life those who despoil them. Proverbs 22:1 αἱρετώτερον ὄνοµα καλὸν ἢ πλοῦτος πολύς ὑπὲρ δὲ ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον χάρις ἀγαθή 2 πλούσιος καὶ πτωχὸς συνήντησαν ἀλλήλοις ἀµφοτέρους δὲ ὁ κύριος ἐποίησεν 3 πανοῦργος ἰδὼν πονηρὸν

2 2 τιµωρούµενον κραταιῶς αὐτὸς παιδεύεται οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες παρελθόντες ἐζηµιώθησαν 4 γενεὰ σοφίας φόβος κυρίου καὶ πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα καὶ ζωή 5 τρίβολοι καὶ παγίδες ἐν ὁδοῖς σκολιαῖς ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἀφέξεται αὐτῶν 6 7 πλούσιοι πτωχῶν ἄρξουσιν καὶ οἰκέται ἰδίοις δεσπόταις δανιοῦσιν 8 ὁ σπείρων φαῦλα θερίσει κακά πληγὴν δὲ ἔργων αὐτοῦ συντελέσει [1] ἄνδρα ἱλαρὸν καὶ δότην εὐλογεῖ ὁ θεός µαταιότητα δὲ ἔργων αὐτοῦ συντελέσει 9 ὁ ἐλεῶν πτωχὸν αὐτὸς διατραφήσεται τῶν γὰρ ἑαυτοῦ ἄρτων ἔδωκεν τῷ πτωχῷ [1] νίκην καὶ τιµὴν περιποιεῖται ὁ δῶρα δούς τὴν µέντοι ψυχὴν ἀφαιρεῖται τῶν κεκτηµένων 10 ἔκβαλε ἐκ συνεδρίου λοιµόν καὶ συνεξελεύσεται αὐτῷ νεῖκος ὅταν γὰρ καθίσῃ ἐν συνεδρίῳ πάντας ἀτιµάζει 11 ἀγαπᾷ κύριος ὁσίας καρδίας δεκτοὶ δὲ αὐτῷ πάντες ἄµωµοι χείλεσιν ποιµαίνει βασιλεύς 12 οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλµοὶ κυρίου διατηροῦσιν αἴσθησιν φαυλίζει δὲ λόγους παράνοµος 13 προφασίζεται καὶ λέγει ὀκνηρός λέων ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς ἐν δὲ ταῖς πλατείαις φονευταί 14 βόθρος βαθὺς στόµα παρανόµου ὁ δὲ µισηθεὶς ὑπὸ κυρίου ἐµπεσεῖται εἰς αὐτόν [1] εἰσὶν ὁδοὶ κακαὶ ἐνώπιον ἀνδρός καὶ οὐκ ἀγαπᾷ τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι ἀπ αὐτῶν ἀποστρέφειν δὲ δεῖ ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ σκολιᾶς καὶ κακῆς 15 ἄνοια ἐξῆπται καρδίας νέου ῥάβδος δὲ καὶ παιδεία µακρὰν ἀπ αὐτοῦ 16 ὁ συκοφαντῶν πένητα πολλὰ ποιεῖ τὰ ἑαυτοῦ δίδωσιν δὲ πλουσίῳ ἐπ ἐλάσσονι 17 λόγοις σοφῶν παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς καὶ ἄκουε ἐµὸν λόγον τὴν δὲ σὴν καρδίαν ἐπίστησον ἵνα γνῷς ὅτι καλοί εἰσιν 18 καὶ ἐὰν ἐµβάλῃς αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν καρδίαν σου εὐφρανοῦσίν σε ἅµα ἐπὶ σοῖς χείλεσιν 19 ἵνα σου γένηται ἐπὶ κύριον ἡ ἐλπὶς καὶ γνωρίσῃ σοι τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ 20 καὶ σὺ δὲ ἀπόγραψαι αὐτὰ σεαυτῷ τρισσῶς εἰς βουλὴν καὶ γνῶσιν ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς καρδίας σου 21 διδάσκω οὖν σε ἀληθῆ λόγον καὶ γνῶσιν ἀγαθὴν ὑπακούειν τοῦ ἀποκρίνεσθαι λόγους ἀληθείας τοῖς προβαλλοµένοις σοι 22 µὴ ἀποβιάζου πένητα πτωχὸς γάρ ἐστιν καὶ µὴ ἀτιµάσῃς ἀσθενῆ ἐν πύλαις 23 ὁ γὰρ κύριος κρινεῖ αὐτοῦ τὴν κρίσιν καὶ ῥύσῃ σὴν ἄσυλον ψυχήν WTT Proverbs 22:1 י הו ה 3 ע ר מ ד נ ת א נ ב ח ר שׁ ם מ ע שׁ ר ר ב מ כּ ס ף וּ מ זּ ה ב ח ן ט וֹב 2 ע שׁ יר ו ר שׁ נ פ גּ שׁוּ ע שׂ ה כ לּ ם וּם ר א ה ר ע ה( ו י סּ ת ר) [ו נ ס תּ ר] וּ פ ת י ים ע ב רוּ ו נ ע נ שׁוּ 4 ע ק ב ע נ ו ה י ר א ת י הו ה ע שׁ ר 6 ו כ ב וֹד ו ח יּ ים 5 צ נּ ים פּ ח ים בּ ד ר ך ע קּ שׁ שׁוֹמ ר נ פ שׁוֹ י ר ח ק מ ה ם ח נ ך ל נּ ע ר ע ל פּ י ד ר כּוֹ גּ ם כּ י י ז ק ין ל א י סוּר מ מּ נּ ה 7 ע שׁ יר בּ ר שׁ ים י מ שׁוֹל ו ע ב ד לו ה ל א ישׁ מ ל ו ה 8 זוֹר ע ע ו ל ה (י ק צוֹר )[י ק צ ר ]א ו ן ו שׁ ב ט ע ב ר תוֹ י כ ל ה 9 ט וֹב ע י ן הוּא י ב ר ך כּ י נ ת ן מלּ ח מוֹ ל דּ ל 10 גּ ר שׁ ל ץ ו י צ א וֹן ו י שׁ בּ ת דּ ין ו ק ל וֹן 11 א ה ב( ט הוֹר )[ט ה ר ]ל ב ח ן שׂ פ ת יו ר ע הוּ מ ל ך 12 ע ינ י י הו ה נ צ רוּ ד ע ת ו י ס לּ ף דּ ב ר י ב ג ד 13 א מ ר ע צ ל א ר י ב חוּץ בּ תוֹ ך ר ח בוֹת א ר צ ח 14 שׁוּח ה ע מ קּ ה פּ י ז רוֹת ז עוּם י ה הו 16 (י פּוֹל )[י פּ ל ]שׁ ם 15 א וּ ל ת ק שׁוּר ה ב ל ב נ ע ר שׁ ב ט מ וּס ר י ר ח י ק נּ ה מ מּ נּוּ ן ל ע שׁ יר א ך ל מ ח סוֹר 17 ה ט א ז נ ך ע שׁ ק דּ ל ל ה ר בּוֹת לוֹ וּשׁ מ ע דּ ב ר י ח כ מ ים ו ל בּ ך תּ שׁ ית ל ד ע תּ י 18 כּ י נ ע ים כּ י ת שׁ מ ר ם בּ ב ט נ ך י כּ נוּ י ח דּ ו ע ל שׂ פ ת י ך 19 ל ה י וֹת בּ יהו ה מ ב ט ח ך הוֹד ע תּ י ך ה יּוֹם א ף א תּ ה 20 ה ל א כ ת ב תּ י ל ך( שׁ ל שׁוֹם) [שׁ ל ישׁ ים] בּ מ וֹע צ ת ו ד ע ת 21 ל הוֹד יע ך מ ת ל שׁ ל ח י ך פ 22 א ל תּ ג ז ל דּ א ת ק ב ע יה ם נ פ שׁ ק שׁ ט א מ ר י א מ ת ל ה שׁ יב א מ ר ים ל כּ י ד ל הוּא ו א ל תּ ד כּ א ע נ י ב שּׁ ע ר 23 כּ י י הו ה י ר יב ר יב ם ו ק ב ע

3 3 ESV Psalm 125:1 A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. 3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong. 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! 5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel! Psalm 125:1 <A Song of Ascents.> Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time on and forevermore. 3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous might not stretch out their hands to do wrong. 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts. 5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers. Peace be upon Israel! Psalm 124:1 ᾠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθµῶν οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ κύριον ὡς ὄρος Σιων οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὁ κατοικῶν Ιερουσαληµ 2 ὄρη κύκλῳ αὐτῆς καὶ κύριος κύκλῳ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος 3 ὅτι οὐκ ἀφήσει τὴν ῥάβδον τῶν ἁµαρτωλῶν ἐπὶ τὸν κλῆρον τῶν δικαίων ὅπως ἂν µὴ ἐκτείνωσιν οἱ δίκαιοι ἐν ἀνοµίᾳ χεῖρας αὐτῶν 4 ἀγάθυνον κύριε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς καὶ τοῖς εὐθέσι τῇ καρδίᾳ 5 τοὺς δὲ ἐκκλίνοντας εἰς τὰς στραγγαλιὰς ἀπάξει κύριος µετὰ τῶν ἐργαζοµένων τὴν ἀνοµίαν εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ισραηλ יר ה מּ 2 שׁ ע לוֹת ה בּ ט ח ים בּ יהו ה כּ ה ר צ יּוֹן ל א י מּוֹט ל עוֹל ם י שׁ ב י רוּשׁ ל ם ה ר ים WTT Psalm 125:1 ס ב יב ל הּ ו יהו ה ס ב ע תּ יב ל ע מּוֹ מ ה ו ע ד עוֹל ם 3 כּ י ל א י נוּח שׁ ב ט ה ר שׁ ע ע ל גּוֹר ל ה צּ דּ י ק ל א י שׁ ל חוּ ה צּ דּ יק ים בּ ע ו ל ת ה י ד יה ם 4 ה יט יב ה י הו ה ל טּוֹב ים ו ל ישׁ ר ים בּ ל בּוֹת ם 5 ו ה מּ טּ ים ע ק ל ק לּוֹת ם יוֹל יכ ם י הו ה א ת פּ ע ל י ה א ו ן שׁ לוֹם ע ל י שׂ ר א ל ים ל מ ע ן

4 4 ESV Isaiah 35:4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you." 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6 then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; 7 the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. Isaiah 35:4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you." 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6 then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; 7 the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. Isaiah 35:4 παρακαλέσατε οἱ ὀλιγόψυχοι τῇ διανοίᾳ ἰσχύσατε µὴ φοβεῖσθε ἰδοὺ ὁ θεὸς ἡµῶν κρίσιν ἀνταποδίδωσιν καὶ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτὸς ἥξει καὶ σώσει ἡµᾶς 5 τότε ἀνοιχθήσονται ὀφθαλµοὶ τυφλῶν καὶ ὦτα κωφῶν ἀκούσονται 6 τότε ἁλεῖται ὡς ἔλαφος ὁ χωλός καὶ τρανὴ ἔσται γλῶσσα µογιλάλων ὅτι ἐρράγη ἐν τῇ ἐρήµῳ ὕδωρ καὶ φάραγξ ἐν γῇ διψώσῃ 7 καὶ ἡ ἄνυδρος ἔσται εἰς ἕλη καὶ εἰς τὴν διψῶσαν γῆν πηγὴ ὕδατος ἔσται ἐκεῖ εὐφροσύνη ὀρνέων ἔπαυλις καλάµου καὶ ἕλη ל נ מ ה ר י ל ב ח ז קוּ א ל תּ יר אוּ ה נּ ה א ל ה יכ ם נ ק ם י בוֹא גּ מוּל א לה ים הוּא WTT Isaiah 35:4 א מ רוּ י ב וֹא ו י שׁ ע כ ם 5 א ז תּ פּ ק ח נ ה ע ינ י ע ו ר ים ו א ז נ י ח ר שׁ ים תּ פּ ת ח נ ה 6 א ז י ד לּ ג כּ א יּ ל פּ סּ ח ו ת ר ן ל שׁוֹן א לּ ם כּ י נ ב ק עוּ ב מּ ד בּ ר ר ב צ הּ ח צ יר ל ק נ ה ו ג מ א מ י ם וּנ ח ל ים בּ ע ר ב ה 7 ו ה י ה ה שּׁ ר ב ל א ג ם ו צ מּ אוֹן ל מ בּוּע י מ י ם בּ נ ו ה ת נּ י ם

5 5 ESV Psalm 146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! Psalm 146:1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help. 4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day their plans perish. 5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God, 6 who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; 7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 10 The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD! Psalm 145:1 αλληλουια Αγγαιου καὶ Ζαχαριου αἴνει ἡ ψυχή µου τὸν κύριον 2 αἰνέσω κύριον ἐν ζωῇ µου ψαλῶ τῷ θεῷ µου ἕως ὑπάρχω 3 µὴ πεποίθατε ἐπ ἄρχοντας καὶ ἐφ υἱοὺς ἀνθρώπων οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν σωτηρία 4 ἐξελεύσεται τὸ πνεῦµα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπιστρέψει εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡµέρᾳ ἀπολοῦνται πάντες οἱ διαλογισµοὶ αὐτῶν 5 µακάριος οὗ ὁ θεὸς Ιακωβ βοηθός ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτοῦ 6 τὸν ποιήσαντα τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸν φυλάσσοντα ἀλήθειαν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα 7 ποιοῦντα κρίµα τοῖς ἀδικουµένοις διδόντα τροφὴν τοῖς πεινῶσιν κύριος λύει πεπεδηµένους 8 κύριος ἀνορθοῖ κατερραγµένους κύριος σοφοῖ τυφλούς κύριος ἀγαπᾷ δικαίους 9 κύριος φυλάσσει τοὺς προσηλύτους ὀρφανὸν καὶ χήραν ἀναλήµψεται καὶ ὁδὸν ἁµαρτωλῶν ἀφανιεῖ 10 βασιλεύσει κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ὁ θεός σου Σιων εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν ה ל לוּ י הּ ה ל ל י נ פ שׁ 3 י א ת י הו ה 2 א ה ל ל ה י הו ה בּ ח יּ י א ז מּ ר ה ל א לה י בּ עוֹד י WTT Psalm 146:1 א ל תּ ב ט ח וּ ב נ ד יב ים בּ ב ן א ד ם שׁ א ין לוֹ ת שׁוּע ה 4 תּ צ א רוּחוֹ י שׁ ב ל א ד מ תוֹ בּ יּוֹם ה ע שׁ תּ נ ת יו 5 א שׁ ר י שׁ א ל י ע ק ב בּ ע ז רוֹ שׂ ב רוֹ ע ל י הו ה א לה יו 6 ע שׂ ה שׁ ו א ת כּ ל א שׁ ר בּ ם ה שּׁ מ ר א מ ת ל עוֹל ם 7 ע שׂ הוּא א ב דוּ מ י ם ו א ר ץ א ת ה יּ ם ה מ שׁ פּ ט ל ע שׁוּק ים נ ת ן ל ח ם ל ר ע ב ים י הו ה מ תּ יר 9 8 א סוּר ים י הו ה פּ ק ח ע ו ר ים י הו ה ז ק ף כּ פוּפ ים י הו ה א ה ב צ דּ י ק ים י הו ה שׁ מ ר א ת גּ ר ים י תוֹם 10 ו א ל מ נ ה י עוֹד ד ו ד ר ך ר שׁ ע ים י ע וּ ת י מ ל ך י הו ה ל עוֹל ם א לה י ך צ יּוֹן ל ד ר ו ד ר ה ל לוּ י הּ

6 6 ESV James 2:1 My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. 2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, "You sit here in a good place," while you say to the poor man, "You stand over there," or, "Sit down at my feet," 4 have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who drag you into court? 7 Are they not the ones who blaspheme the honorable name by which you were called? 8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well. 9 But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. 11 For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." If you do not commit adultery but do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. 13 For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. 14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. James 2:1 My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2 For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, 3 and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, "Have a seat here, please," while to the one who is poor you say, "Stand there," or, "Sit at my feet," 4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? 7 Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you? 8 You do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable for all of it. 11 For the one who said, "You shall not commit adultery," also said, "You shall not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. 12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 13 For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment. 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill," and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. James 2:1 Ἀδελφοί µου, µὴ ἐν προσωποληµψίαις ἔχετε τὴν πίστιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡµῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς δόξης. 2 ἐὰν γὰρ εἰσέλθῃ εἰς συναγωγὴν ὑµῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαµπρᾷ, εἰσέλθῃ δὲ καὶ πτωχὸς ἐν ῥυπαρᾷ ἐσθῆτι, 3 ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαµπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἴπητε σὺ στῆθι ἐκεῖ ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν µου, 4 οὐ διεκρίθητε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς καὶ ἐγένεσθε κριταὶ διαλογισµῶν πονηρῶν; 5 Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί µου ἀγαπητοί οὐχ ὁ θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῷ κόσµῳ πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόµους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν; 6 ὑµεῖς δὲ ἠτιµάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑµῶν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑµᾶς εἰς κριτήρια; 7 οὐκ αὐτοὶ βλασφηµοῦσιν τὸ καλὸν ὄνοµα τὸ ἐπικληθὲν ἐφ ὑµᾶς; 8 Εἰ µέντοι νόµον τελεῖτε βασιλικὸν κατὰ τὴν γραφήν ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν, καλῶς ποιεῖτε 9 εἰ δὲ προσωποληµπτεῖτε, ἁµαρτίαν ἐργάζεσθε ἐλεγχόµενοι ὑπὸ τοῦ νόµου ὡς παραβάται. 10 ὅστις γὰρ ὅλον τὸν νόµον τηρήσῃ πταίσῃ δὲ ἐν ἑνί, γέγονεν πάντων ἔνοχος. 11 ὁ γὰρ εἰπών µὴ µοιχεύσῃς, εἶπεν καί µὴ φονεύσῃς εἰ δὲ οὐ µοιχεύεις φονεύεις δέ, γέγονας παραβάτης νόµου. 12 οὕτως λαλεῖτε καὶ οὕτως ποιεῖτε ὡς διὰ νόµου ἐλευθερίας µέλλοντες κρίνεσθαι. 13 ἡ γὰρ κρίσις ἀνέλεος τῷ µὴ ποιήσαντι ἔλεος κατακαυχᾶται

7 ἔλεος κρίσεως. 14 Τί τὸ ὄφελος, ἀδελφοί µου, ἐὰν πίστιν λέγῃ τις ἔχειν ἔργα δὲ µὴ ἔχῃ; µὴ δύναται ἡ πίστις σῶσαι αὐτόν; 15 ἐὰν ἀδελφὸς ἢ ἀδελφὴ γυµνοὶ ὑπάρχωσιν καὶ λειπόµενοι τῆς ἐφηµέρου τροφῆς 16 εἴπῃ δέ τις αὐτοῖς ἐξ ὑµῶν ὑπάγετε ἐν εἰρήνῃ, θερµαίνεσθε καὶ χορτάζεσθε, µὴ δῶτε δὲ αὐτοῖς τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώµατος, τί τὸ ὄφελος; 17 οὕτως καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν µὴ ἔχῃ ἔργα, νεκρά ἐστιν καθ ἑαυτήν. 7

8 ESV Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. 11 By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, 18 of whom it was said, "Through Isaac shall your offspring be named." 19 He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. 20 By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. 21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over the head of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them. 29 By faith the people crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, but the Egyptians, when they attempted to do the same, were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. 32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated-- 38 of whom the world was not worthy--wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 8

9 9 Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain's. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and "he was not found, because God had taken him." For it was attested before he was taken away that "he had pleased God." 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. 7 By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith. 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance; and he set out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he stayed for a time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith he received power of procreation, even though he was too old-- and Sarah herself was barren-- because he considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, "as many as the stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore." 13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth, 14 for people who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them. 17 By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son, 18 of whom he had been told, "It is through Isaac that descendants shall be named for you." 19 He considered the fact that God is able even to raise someone from the dead-- and figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. 20 By faith Isaac invoked blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau. 21 By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, "bowing in worship over the top of his staff." 22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his burial. 23 By faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months after his birth, because they saw that the child was beautiful; and they were not afraid of the king's edict. 24 By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter, 25 choosing rather to share illtreatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, unafraid of the king's anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel. 29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. 32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets-- 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented-- 38 of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. 39 Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect. 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

10 10 Hebrews 11:1 Ἔστιν δὲ πίστις ἐλπιζοµένων ὑπόστασις, πραγµάτων ἔλεγχος οὐ βλεποµένων. 2 ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ἐµαρτυρήθησαν οἱ πρεσβύτεροι. 3 Πίστει νοοῦµεν κατηρτίσθαι τοὺς αἰῶνας ῥήµατι θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ µὴ ἐκ φαινοµένων τὸ βλεπόµενον γεγονέναι. 4 Πίστει πλείονα θυσίαν Ἅβελ παρὰ Κάϊν προσήνεγκεν τῷ θεῷ, δι ἧς ἐµαρτυρήθη εἶναι δίκαιος, µαρτυροῦντος ἐπὶ τοῖς δώροις αὐτοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ δι αὐτῆς ἀποθανὼν ἔτι λαλεῖ. 5 Πίστει Ἑνὼχ µετετέθη τοῦ µὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον, καὶ οὐχ ηὑρίσκετο διότι µετέθηκεν αὐτὸν ὁ θεός. πρὸ γὰρ τῆς µεταθέσεως µεµαρτύρηται εὐαρεστηκέναι τῷ θεῷ 6 χωρὶς δὲ πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι πιστεῦσαι γὰρ δεῖ τὸν προσερχόµενον τῷ θεῷ ὅτι ἔστιν καὶ τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτὸν µισθαποδότης γίνεται. 7 Πίστει χρηµατισθεὶς Νῶε περὶ τῶν µηδέπω βλεποµένων, εὐλαβηθεὶς κατεσκεύασεν κιβωτὸν εἰς σωτηρίαν τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ δι ἧς κατέκρινεν τὸν κόσµον, καὶ τῆς κατὰ πίστιν δικαιοσύνης ἐγένετο κληρονόµος. 8 Πίστει καλούµενος Ἀβραὰµ ὑπήκουσεν ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τόπον ὃν ἤµελλεν λαµβάνειν εἰς κληρονοµίαν, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν µὴ ἐπιστάµενος ποῦ ἔρχεται. 9 Πίστει παρῴκησεν εἰς γῆν τῆς ἐπαγγελίας ὡς ἀλλοτρίαν ἐν σκηναῖς κατοικήσας µετὰ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ τῶν συγκληρονόµων τῆς ἐπαγγελίας τῆς αὐτῆς 10 ἐξεδέχετο γὰρ τὴν τοὺς θεµελίους ἔχουσαν πόλιν ἧς τεχνίτης καὶ δηµιουργὸς ὁ θεός. 11 Πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρα στεῖρα δύναµιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρµατος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας, ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάµενον. 12 διὸ καὶ ἀφ ἑνὸς ἐγεννήθησαν, καὶ ταῦτα νενεκρωµένου, καθὼς τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ πλήθει καὶ ὡς ἡ ἄµµος ἡ παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ ἀναρίθµητος. 13 Κατὰ πίστιν ἀπέθανον οὗτοι πάντες, µὴ λαβόντες τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀλλὰ πόρρωθεν αὐτὰς ἰδόντες καὶ ἀσπασάµενοι καὶ ὁµολογήσαντες ὅτι ξένοι καὶ παρεπίδηµοί εἰσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. 14 οἱ γὰρ τοιαῦτα λέγοντες ἐµφανίζουσιν ὅτι πατρίδα ἐπιζητοῦσιν. 15 καὶ εἰ µὲν ἐκείνης ἐµνηµόνευον ἀφ ἧς ἐξέβησαν, εἶχον ἂν καιρὸν ἀνακάµψαι 16 νῦν δὲ κρείττονος ὀρέγονται, τοῦτ ἔστιν ἐπουρανίου. διὸ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνεται αὐτοὺς ὁ θεὸς θεὸς ἐπικαλεῖσθαι αὐτῶν ἡτοίµασεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς πόλιν. 17 Πίστει προσενήνοχεν Ἀβραὰµ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ πειραζόµενος καὶ τὸν µονογενῆ προσέφερεν, ὁ τὰς ἐπαγγελίας ἀναδεξάµενος, 18 πρὸς ὃν ἐλαλήθη ὅτι ἐν Ἰσαὰκ κληθήσεταί σοι σπέρµα, 19 λογισάµενος ὅτι καὶ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγείρειν δυνατὸς ὁ θεός, ὅθεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐν παραβολῇ ἐκοµίσατο. 20 Πίστει καὶ περὶ µελλόντων εὐλόγησεν Ἰσαὰκ τὸν Ἰακὼβ καὶ τὸν Ἠσαῦ. 21 Πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ εὐλόγησεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ. 22 Πίστει Ἰωσὴφ τελευτῶν περὶ τῆς ἐξόδου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐµνηµόνευσεν καὶ περὶ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ ἐνετείλατο. 23 Πίστει Μωϋσῆς γεννηθεὶς ἐκρύβη τρίµηνον ὑπὸ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, διότι εἶδον ἀστεῖον τὸ παιδίον καὶ οὐκ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸ διάταγµα τοῦ βασιλέως. 24 Πίστει Μωϋσῆς µέγας γενόµενος ἠρνήσατο λέγεσθαι υἱὸς θυγατρὸς Φαραώ, 25 µᾶλλον ἑλόµενος συγκακουχεῖσθαι τῷ λαῷ τοῦ θεοῦ ἢ πρόσκαιρον ἔχειν ἁµαρτίας ἀπόλαυσιν, 26 µείζονα πλοῦτον ἡγησάµενος τῶν Αἰγύπτου θησαυρῶν τὸν ὀνειδισµὸν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀπέβλεπεν γὰρ εἰς τὴν µισθαποδοσίαν. 27 Πίστει κατέλιπεν Αἴγυπτον µὴ φοβηθεὶς τὸν θυµὸν τοῦ βασιλέως τὸν γὰρ ἀόρατον ὡς ὁρῶν ἐκαρτέρησεν. 28 Πίστει πεποίηκεν τὸ πάσχα καὶ τὴν πρόσχυσιν τοῦ αἵµατος, ἵνα µὴ ὁ ὀλοθρεύων τὰ πρωτότοκα θίγῃ αὐτῶν. 29 Πίστει διέβησαν τὴν ἐρυθρὰν θάλασσαν ὡς διὰ ξηρᾶς γῆς, ἧς πεῖραν λαβόντες οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι κατεπόθησαν. 30 Πίστει τὰ τείχη Ἰεριχὼ ἔπεσαν κυκλωθέντα ἐπὶ ἑπτὰ ἡµέρας. 31 Πίστει Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη οὐ συναπώλετο τοῖς ἀπειθήσασιν δεξαµένη τοὺς κατασκόπους µετ εἰρήνης. 32 Καὶ τί ἔτι λέγω; ἐπιλείψει µε γὰρ διηγούµενον ὁ χρόνος περὶ Γεδεών, Βαράκ, Σαµψών, Ἰεφθάε, αυίδ τε καὶ Σαµουὴλ καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, 33 οἳ διὰ πίστεως κατηγωνίσαντο βασιλείας, εἰργάσαντο δικαιοσύνην, ἐπέτυχον ἐπαγγελιῶν, ἔφραξαν στόµατα λεόντων, 34 ἔσβεσαν δύναµιν πυρός, ἔφυγον στόµατα µαχαίρης, ἐδυναµώθησαν ἀπὸ ἀσθενείας, ἐγενήθησαν ἰσχυροὶ ἐν πολέµῳ, παρεµβολὰς ἔκλιναν ἀλλοτρίων. 35 Ἔλαβον γυναῖκες ἐξ ἀναστάσεως τοὺς νεκροὺς αὐτῶν ἄλλοι δὲ ἐτυµπανίσθησαν οὐ προσδεξάµενοι τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἵνα κρείττονος ἀναστάσεως τύχωσιν 36 ἕτεροι δὲ ἐµπαιγµῶν καὶ µαστίγων πεῖραν ἔλαβον, ἔτι δὲ δεσµῶν καὶ φυλακῆς 37 ἐλιθάσθησαν, ἐπρίσθησαν, ἐν φόνῳ µαχαίρης ἀπέθανον, περιῆλθον ἐν µηλωταῖς, ἐν αἰγείοις δέρµασιν, ὑστερούµενοι, θλιβόµενοι, κακουχούµενοι, 38 ὧν οὐκ ἦν ἄξιος ὁ κόσµος, ἐπὶ ἐρηµίαις πλανώµενοι καὶ ὄρεσιν καὶ σπηλαίοις καὶ ταῖς ὀπαῖς τῆς γῆς. 39 Καὶ οὗτοι πάντες µαρτυρηθέντες διὰ τῆς πίστεως οὐκ ἐκοµίσαντο τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν, 40 τοῦ θεοῦ περὶ ἡµῶν κρεῖττόν τι προβλεψαµένου, ἵνα µὴ χωρὶς ἡµῶν τελειωθῶσιν. 12:1 Τοιγαροῦν καὶ ἡµεῖς τοσοῦτον ἔχοντες περικείµενον ἡµῖν νέφος µαρτύρων, ὄγκον ἀποθέµενοι πάντα καὶ τὴν εὐπερίστατον ἁµαρτίαν, δι ὑποµονῆς τρέχωµεν τὸν προκείµενον ἡµῖν ἀγῶνα 2 ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς

11 πίστεως ἀρχηγὸν καὶ τελειωτὴν Ἰησοῦν, ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς προκειµένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς ὑπέµεινεν σταυρὸν αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ θεοῦ κεκάθικεν. 11