J{Tov faidrovn th`~ ajnastavsew~ khvrugma, ejk tou` jAggevlou maqou`sai, aiJ tou` Kurivou maqhvtriai, kaiv thvn progonikhvn ajpovfasin ajporjrJivyasai, toi`~ jApostovloi~ kaucwvmenai e[legon: jEskuvleutai oJ qavnato~, hjgevrqh Cristov~ oJ Qeov~, dwrouvmeno~ tw`/ kovsmw/ tov mevga e[leo~.

The women disciples of the Lord heard from the angel, the joyful news of the Resurrection and the repeal of the sentence imposed upon our forefathers. With pride they said to the Apostles, "Death is vanquished. Christ our God is risen, bestowing upon the world His great mercy."

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Prokeivmenon. \Hco~ pl. d¢ (Yalmov~ ia¢ ).
Suv, Kuvrie, fulavxai~ hJma`~
kaiv diathrhvsai~ hJma`~.
Stivc. Sw`sovn me, Kuvrie,
o{ti ejklevloipen o{sio~.
Prov~ JEbraivou~ jEpistolh`~
Pauvlou tov jAnavgnwsma Kef. IB¢ 1<10

jAdelfoiv, tosou`ton e[conte~ perikeivmenon hJmi`n nevfo~ martuvrwn, o[gkon ajpoqevmenoi pavnta kaiv thvn eujperivstaton aJmartivan, di¢ uJpomonh`~ trevcwmen tovn prokeivmenon hJmi`n ajgw`na, ajforw`nte~ eij~ tovn th`~ pivstew~ ajrchgovn kaiv teleiwthvn jIhsou`n, o{~ ajntiv th`~ prokeimevnh~ aujtw`/ cara`~ uJpevmeine staurovn, aijscuvnh~ katafronhvsa~, ejn dexia`/ te tou` qrovnou tou` Qeou` kekavqiken. jAnalogivsasqe gavr tovn toiauvthn uJpomemenhkovta uJpov tw`n aJmartwlw`n eij~ aujtovn ajntilogivan, i{na mhv kavmhte tai`~ yucai`~ uJmw`n ejkluovmenoi. Ou[pw mevcri ai{mato~ ajntikatevsthte prov~ thvn aJmartivan ajntagwnizovmenoi, kaiv ejklevlhsqe th`~ paraklhvsew~, h{ti~ uJmi`n wJ~ uiJoi`~ dialevgetai: "UiJev mou, mhv ojligwvrei paideiva~ Kurivou, mhdev ejkluvou uJp¢ aujtou` ejlegcovmeno~. {On gavr ajgapa`/ Kuvrio~ paideuvei, mastigoi` dev pavnta uiJovn o{n paradevcetai". Eij paideivan uJpomevnete, wJ~ uiJoi`~ uJmi`n prosfevretai oJ Qeov~: tiv~ gavr ejstin uiJov~ o{n ouj paideuvei pathvr; Eij dev cwriv~ ejste paideiva~, h|~ mevtocoi gegovnasi pavnte~, a[ra novqoi ejstev kaiv oujc uiJoiv. Ei\ta touv~ mevn th`~ sarkov~ hJmw`n patevra~ ei[comen paideutav~ kaiv ejntrepovmeqa: ouj pollw`/ mavllon uJpotaghsovmeqa tw`/ patriv tw`n pneumavtwn kaiv zhvsomen; OiJ mevn gavr prov~ ojlivga~ hJmevra~ katav tov dokou`n aujtoi`~ ejpaivdeuon, oJ dev ejpiv tov sumfevron, eij~ tov metalabei`n th`~ aJgiovthto~ aujtou`.

Brethren, 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 perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer 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. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. And have you forgotten the exhortation which addresses you as sons? "My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor lose courage when you are punished by him. For the Lord disciplines him whom he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives." It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers to discipline us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they discipline us for a short time at their pleasure, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.