| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Upenqumize autouV na upotasswntai eiV taV arcaV kai exousiaV, na peiqarcwsi, na hnai etoimoi eiV pan ergon agaqon, |
2 | na mh blasfhmwsi mhdena, na hnai amacoi, sumbibastikoi, na deiknuwsi proV pantaV anqrwpouV pasan praothta. |
3 | Dioti hmeqa pote kai hmeiV anohtoi, apeiqeiV, planwmenoi, douleuonteV eiV diaforouV epiqumiaV kai hdonaV, zwnteV en kakia kai fqonw, mishtoi kai misounteV allhlouV. |
4 | All' ote efanerwqh h crhstothV kai h filanqrwpia tou SwthroV hmwn Qeou, |
5 | ouci ex ergwn dikaiosunhV ta opoia epraxamen hmeiV, alla kata to eleoV autou eswsen hmaV dia loutrou paliggenesiaV kai anakainisewV tou Agiou PneumatoV, |
6 | to opoion execee plousiwV ef' hmaV dia Ihsou Cristou tou SwthroV hmwn, |
7 | ina dikaiwqenteV dia thV caritoV ekeinou, geinwmen klhronomoi kata thn elpida thV aiwniou zwhV. |
8 | PistoV o logoV, kai qelw tauta na diabebaioiV, dia na frontizwsin oi pisteusanteV eiV ton Qeon na proistantai kalwn ergwn. Tauta einai ta kala kai wfelima eiV touV anqrwpouV× |
9 | [] mwraV de filoneikiaV kai genealogiaV kai eridaV kai macaV nomikaV feuge, dioti einai anwfeleiV kai mataiai. |
10 | Airetikon anqrwpon meta mian kai deuteran nouqesian paraitou, |
11 | exeurwn oti diefqarh o toioutoV kai amartanei, wn autokatakritoV. |
12 | Otan pemyw proV se ton Arteman h ton Tucikon, spoudason na elqhV proV me eiV Nikopolin× dioti ekei apefasisa na paraceimasw. |
13 | Zhnan ton nomikon kai ton Apollw propemyon epimelwV, dia na mh leiph eiV autouV mhden. |
14 | AV manqanwsi de kai oi hmeteroi na proistantai kalwn ergwn eiV taV anagkaiaV creiaV, dia na mh hnai akarpoi. |
15 | Aspazontai se panteV oi met' emou× aspasqhti touV agapwntaV hmaV en pistei. H cariV eih meta pantwn umwn. Amhn. |