| Chapter 1 |
1 | sumewn petroV douloV kai apostoloV ihsou cristou toiV isotimon hmin lacousin pistin en dikaiosunh tou qeou hmwn kai swthroV ihsou cristou |
2 | cariV umin kai eirhnh plhqunqeih en epignwsei tou qeou kai ihsou tou kuriou hmwn |
3 | wV panta hmin thV qeiaV dunamewV autou ta proV zwhn kai eusebeian dedwrhmenhV dia thV epignwsewV tou kalesantoV hmaV dia doxhV kai arethV |
4 | di wn ta megista hmin kai timia epaggelmata dedwrhtai ina dia toutwn genhsqe qeiaV koinwnoi fusewV apofugonteV thV en kosmw en epiqumia fqoraV |
5 | kai auto touto de spoudhn pasan pareisenegkanteV epicorhghsate en th pistei umwn thn arethn en de th areth thn gnwsin |
6 | en de th gnwsei thn egkrateian en de th egkrateia thn upomonhn en de th upomonh thn eusebeian |
7 | en de th eusebeia thn filadelfian en de th filadelfia thn agaphn |
8 | tauta gar umin uparconta kai pleonazonta ouk argouV oude akarpouV kaqisthsin eiV thn tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou epignwsin |
9 | w gar mh parestin tauta tufloV estin muwpazwn lhqhn labwn tou kaqarismou twn palai autou amartiwn |
10 | dio mallon adelfoi spoudasate bebaian umwn thn klhsin kai ekloghn poieisqai tauta gar poiounteV ou mh ptaishte pote |
11 | outwV gar plousiwV epicorhghqhsetai umin h eisodoV eiV thn aiwnion basileian tou kuriou hmwn kai swthroV ihsou cristou |
12 | dio ouk amelhsw umaV aei upomimnhskein peri toutwn kaiper eidotaV kai esthrigmenouV en th paroush alhqeia |
13 | dikaion de hgoumai ef oson eimi en toutw tw skhnwmati diegeirein umaV en upomnhsei |
14 | eidwV oti tacinh estin h apoqesiV tou skhnwmatoV mou kaqwV kai o kurioV hmwn ihsouV cristoV edhlwsen moi |
15 | spoudasw de kai ekastote ecein umaV meta thn emhn exodon thn toutwn mnhmhn poieisqai |
16 | ou gar sesofismenoiV muqoiV exakolouqhsanteV egnwrisamen umin thn tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou dunamin kai parousian all epoptai genhqenteV thV ekeinou megaleiothtoV |
17 | labwn gar para qeou patroV timhn kai doxan fwnhV enecqeishV autw toiasde upo thV megaloprepouV doxhV outoV estin o uioV mou o agaphtoV eiV on egw eudokhsa |
18 | kai tauthn thn fwnhn hmeiV hkousamen ex ouranou enecqeisan sun autw onteV en tw orei tw agiw |
19 | kai ecomen bebaioteron ton profhtikon logon w kalwV poieite proseconteV wV lucnw fainonti en aucmhrw topw ewV ou hmera diaugash kai fwsforoV anateilh en taiV kardiaiV umwn |
20 | touto prwton ginwskonteV oti pasa profhteia grafhV idiaV epilusewV ou ginetai |
21 | ou gar qelhmati anqrwpou hnecqh pote profhteia all upo pneumatoV agiou feromenoi elalhsan oi agioi qeou anqrwpoi |