| Chapter 4 |
1 | cristou oun paqontoV uper hmwn sarki kai umeiV thn authn ennoian oplisasqe oti o paqwn en sarki pepautai amartiaV |
2 | eiV to mhketi anqrwpwn epiqumiaiV alla qelhmati qeou ton epiloipon en sarki biwsai cronon |
3 | arketoV gar hmin o parelhluqwV cronoV tou biou to qelhma twn eqnwn katergasasqai peporeumenouV en aselgeiaiV epiqumiaiV oinoflugiaiV kwmoiV potoiV kai aqemitoiV eidwlolatreiaiV |
4 | en w xenizontai mh suntrecontwn umwn eiV thn authn thV aswtiaV anacusin blasfhmounteV |
5 | oi apodwsousin logon tw etoimwV econti krinai zwntaV kai nekrouV |
6 | eiV touto gar kai nekroiV euhggelisqh ina kriqwsin men kata anqrwpouV sarki zwsin de kata qeon pneumati |
7 | pantwn de to teloV hggiken swfronhsate oun kai nhyate eiV taV proseucaV |
8 | pro pantwn de thn eiV eautouV agaphn ektenh econteV oti agaph kaluyei plhqoV amartiwn |
9 | filoxenoi eiV allhlouV aneu goggusmwn |
10 | ekastoV kaqwV elaben carisma eiV eautouV auto diakonounteV wV kaloi oikonomoi poikilhV caritoV qeou |
11 | ei tiV lalei wV logia qeou ei tiV diakonei wV ex iscuoV hV corhgei o qeoV ina en pasin doxazhtai o qeoV dia ihsou cristou w estin h doxa kai to kratoV eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn amhn |
12 | agaphtoi mh xenizesqe th en umin purwsei proV peirasmon umin ginomenh wV xenou umin sumbainontoV |
13 | alla kaqo koinwneite toiV tou cristou paqhmasin cairete ina kai en th apokaluyei thV doxhV autou carhte agalliwmenoi |
14 | ei oneidizesqe en onomati cristou makarioi oti to thV doxhV kai to tou qeou pneuma ef umaV anapauetai kata men autouV blasfhmeitai kata de umaV doxazetai |
15 | mh gar tiV umwn pascetw wV foneuV h klepthV h kakopoioV h wV allotrioepiskopoV |
16 | ei de wV cristianoV mh aiscunesqw doxazetw de ton qeon en tw merei toutw |
17 | oti o kairoV tou arxasqai to krima apo tou oikou tou qeou ei de prwton af hmwn ti to teloV twn apeiqountwn tw tou qeou euaggeliw |
18 | kai ei o dikaioV moliV swzetai o asebhV kai amartwloV pou faneitai |
19 | wste kai oi pasconteV kata to qelhma tou qeou wV pistw ktisth paratiqesqwsan taV yucaV eautwn en agaqopoiia |