| Chapter 2 |
1 | [] Su omwV lalei osa prepousin eiV thn ugiainousan didaskalian. |
2 | Oi geronteV na hnai agrupnoi, semnoi, swfroneV, ugiainonteV en th pistei, th agaph, th upomonh. |
3 | Ai graiai wsautwV na ecwsi tropon ieropreph, mh katalaloi, mh dedoulwmenai eiV pollhn oinoposian, na hnai didaskaloi twn kalwn, |
4 | dia na nouqetwsi taV neaV na hnai filandroi, filoteknoi, |
5 | swfroneV, kaqarai, oikofulakeV, agaqai, eupeiqeiV eiV touV idiouV autwn andraV, dia na mh blasfhmhtai o logoV tou Qeou. |
6 | TouV newterouV wsautwV nouqetei na swfronwsi, |
7 | deiknuwn kata panta seauton tupon twn kalwn ergwn, fulattwn en th didaskalia adiafqorian, semnothta, |
8 | logon ugih kai akatakriton, dia na entraph o enantioV, mh ecwn na legh dia saV mhden kakon. |
9 | TouV doulouV na upotasswntai eiV touV eautwn despotaV, na euarestwsin eiV autouV kata panta, na mh antilegwsi, |
10 | na mh sfeterizwntai ta allotria, alla na deiknuwsi pasan pistin agaqhn, dia na stolizwsi kata panta thn didaskalian tou swthroV hmwn Qeou. |
11 | [] Dioti efanerwqh h cariV tou Qeou h swthrioV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV, |
12 | didaskousa hmaV na arnhqwmen thn asebeian kai taV kosmikaV epiqumiaV kai na zhswmen swfronwV kai dikaiwV kai eusebwV en tw paronti aiwni, |
13 | prosmenonteV thn makarian elpida kai epifaneian thV doxhV tou megalou Qeou kai SwthroV hmwn Ihsou Cristou, |
14 | ostiV edwken eauton uper hmwn, dia na maV lutrwsh apo pashV anomiaV kai na maV kaqarish eiV eauton laon eklekton, zhlwthn kalwn ergwn. |
15 | [] Tauta lalei kai protrepe kai elegce meta pashV exousiaV× aV mh se perifronh mhdeiV. |