| Chapter 1 |
1 | [] PauloV, apostoloV Ihsou Cristou dia qelhmatoV Qeou, kai TimoqeoV o adelfoV, proV thn ekklhsian tou Qeou thn ousan en Korinqw meta pantwn twn agiwn twn ontwn en olh th Acaia× |
2 | cariV umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou. |
3 | [] EuloghtoV o QeoV kai Pathr tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, o Pathr twn oiktirmwn kai QeoV pashV parhgoriaV, |
4 | o parhgorwn hmaV en pash th qliyei hmwn, dia na dunameqa hmeiV na parhgorwmen touV en pash qliyei dia thV parhgoriaV, me thn opoian parhgoroumeqa hmeiV autoi upo tou Qeou× |
5 | dioti kaqwV perisseuousi ta paqhmata tou Cristou eiV hmaV, outw dia tou Cristou perisseuei kai h parhgoria hmwn. |
6 | Kai eite qlibomeqa, qlibomeqa uper thV parhgoriaV saV kai swthriaV thV energoumenhV dia thV upomonhV twn autwn paqhmatwn, ta opoia kai hmeiV pascomen× eite parhgoroumeqa, parhgoroumeqa uper thV parhgoriaV saV kai swthriaV× kai h elpiV, thn opoian ecomen, einai bebaia uper umwn× |
7 | [] epeidh exeuromen oti kaqwV eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn, outw kai thV parhgoriaV. |
8 | Dioti den qelomen na agnohte, adelfoi, peri thV qliyewV hmwn, htiV sunebh eiV hmaV en th Asia, oti kaq' uperbolhn estenocwrhqhmen uper dunamin, wste aphlpisqhmen kai tou zhn× |
9 | all' hmeiV autoi en eautoiV, elabomen thn apofasin tou qanatou, dia na mh ecwmen thn pepoiqhsin eiV eautouV, all' eiV ton Qeon ton egeironta touV nekrouV× |
10 | ostiV hleuqerwsen hmaV ek tosoutou megalou qanatou kai eleuqeronei, eiV ton opoion elpizomen oti kai oti qelei eleuqerwsei, |
11 | enw kai seiV sunergeite uper hmwn dia thV dehsewV, dia na geinh ek pollwn proswpwn eucaristia uper hmwn dia to doqen eiV hmaV carisma dia pollwn. |
12 | [] Dioti to kauchma hmwn einai touto, h marturia thV suneidhsewV hmwn, oti en aplothti kai eilikrineia Qeou, ouci en sofia sarkikh, all' en cariti Qeou epoliteuqhmen en tw kosmw, perissoteron de proV esaV. |
13 | Dioti den saV grafomen allo, par' ekeina ta opoia anaginwskete h kai gnwrizete, elpizw de oti kai ewV telouV qelete gnwrisei. |
14 | KaqwV kai maV egnwrisate kata meroV, oti eimeqa kauchma eiV esaV, kaqwV seiV eiV hmaV, en th hmera tou Kuriou Ihsou. |
15 | [] Kai me tauthn thn pepoiqhsin hqelon na elqw proV esaV proteron, dia na echte deuteran carin, |
16 | kai di' umwn na diabw eiV Makedonian, kai palin apo MakedoniaV na elqw proV esaV kai apo saV na propemfqw eiV thn Ioudaian. |
17 | Touto loipon bouleuomenoV mhpwV taca meteceirisqhn elafrothta; h osa bouleuomai, kata sarka bouleuomai, dia na hnai eiV eme to nai nai, kai to ou ou; |
18 | All' omwV pistoV o QeoV oti o logoV hmwn o lalhqeiV proV esaV den egeine nai kai ou. |
19 | Dioti o UioV tou Qeou IhsouV CristoV o khrucqeiV metaxu saV di' hmwn, di' emou kai tou Silouanou kai tou Timoqeou, den egeine nai kai ou, alla nai egeinen en autw. |
20 | Dioti pasai ai epaggeliai tou Qeou einai en autw, to nai kai en autw to amhn, proV doxan tou Qeou di ' hmwn. |
21 | O de bebaiwn hmaV meq' umwn eiV Criston kai o crisaV hmaV einai o QeoV, |
22 | ostiV kai esfragisen hmaV kai edwke ton arrabwna tou PneumatoV en taiV kardiaiV hmwn. |
23 | Egw de martura ton Qeon epikaloumai eiV thn yuchn mou, oti feidomenoV umwn den hlqon eti eiV Korinqon. |
24 | Ouci dioti ecomen exousian epi thV pistewV saV, all' eimeqa sunergoi thV caraV saV× epeidh en th pistei stekesqe. |