| Chapter 5 |
1 | presbuterw mh epiplhxhV alla parakalei wV patera newterouV wV adelfouV |
2 | presbuteraV wV mhteraV newteraV wV adelfaV en pash agneia |
3 | chraV tima taV ontwV chraV |
4 | ei de tiV chra tekna h ekgona ecei manqanetwsan prwton ton idion oikon eusebein kai amoibaV apodidonai toiV progonoiV touto gar estin kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou qeou |
5 | h de ontwV chra kai memonwmenh hlpiken epi ton qeon kai prosmenei taiV dehsesin kai taiV proseucaiV nuktoV kai hmeraV |
6 | h de spatalwsa zwsa teqnhken |
7 | kai tauta paraggelle ina anepilhptoi wsin |
8 | ei de tiV twn idiwn kai malista twn oikeiwn ou pronoei thn pistin hrnhtai kai estin apistou ceirwn |
9 | chra katalegesqw mh elatton etwn exhkonta gegonuia enoV androV gunh |
10 | en ergoiV kaloiV marturoumenh ei eteknotrofhsen ei exenodochsen ei agiwn podaV eniyen ei qlibomenoiV ephrkesen ei panti ergw agaqw ephkolouqhsen |
11 | newteraV de chraV paraitou otan gar katastrhniaswsin tou cristou gamein qelousin |
12 | ecousai krima oti thn prwthn pistin hqethsan |
13 | ama de kai argai manqanousin periercomenai taV oikiaV ou monon de argai alla kai fluaroi kai periergoi lalousai ta mh deonta |
14 | boulomai oun newteraV gamein teknogonein oikodespotein mhdemian aformhn didonai tw antikeimenw loidoriaV carin |
15 | hdh gar tineV exetraphsan opisw tou satana |
16 | ei tiV pistoV h pisth ecei chraV eparkeitw autaiV kai mh bareisqw h ekklhsia ina taiV ontwV chraiV eparkesh |
17 | oi kalwV proestwteV presbuteroi diplhV timhV axiousqwsan malista oi kopiwnteV en logw kai didaskalia |
18 | legei gar h grafh boun alownta ou fimwseiV kai axioV o ergathV tou misqou autou |
19 | kata presbuterou kathgorian mh paradecou ektoV ei mh epi duo h triwn marturwn |
20 | touV amartanontaV enwpion pantwn elegce ina kai oi loipoi fobon ecwsin |
21 | diamarturomai enwpion tou qeou kai kuriou ihsou cristou kai twn eklektwn aggelwn ina tauta fulaxhV cwriV prokrimatoV mhden poiwn kata prosklisin |
22 | ceiraV tacewV mhdeni epitiqei mhde koinwnei amartiaiV allotriaiV seauton agnon threi |
23 | mhketi udropotei all oinw oligw crw dia ton stomacon sou kai taV puknaV sou asqeneiaV |
24 | tinwn anqrwpwn ai amartiai prodhloi eisin proagousai eiV krisin tisin de kai epakolouqousin |
25 | wsautwV kai ta kala erga prodhla estin kai ta allwV econta krubhnai ou dunatai |