| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] To loipon proseucesqe, adelfoi, peri hmwn, dia na trech o logoV tou Kuriou kai na doxazhtai, kaqwV kai eiV esaV, |
2 | kai dia na eleuqerwqwmen apo twn paralogwn kai ponhrwn anqrwpwn× dioti h pistiV den uparcei eiV pantaV. |
3 | PistoV omwV einai o KurioV, ostiV qelei saV sthrixei kai fulaxei apo tou ponhrou. |
4 | Ecomen de pepoiqhsin dia tou Kuriou ef' umaV oti ekeina, ta opoia saV paraggellomen, kai prattete kai qelete prattei. |
5 | O de KurioV eiqe na kateuqunh taV kardiaV saV eiV thn agaphn tou Qeou kai eiV thn prosdokian tou Cristou. |
6 | [] SaV paraggellomen de, adelfoi, en onomati tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, na apomakrunhsqe apo pantoV adelfou ataktwV peripatountoV kai ouci kata thn paradosin, thn opoian parelabe par' hmwn. |
7 | Epeidh seiV exeurete pwV prepei na mimhsqe hmaV, dioti den eferqhmen ataktwV metaxu saV, |
8 | oude efagomen dwrean arton para tinoV, alla meta kopou kai mocqou, nukta kai hmeran ergazomenoi, dia na mh epibarunwmen mhdena umwn× |
9 | ouci dioti den ecomen exousian, alla dia na saV dwswmen eautouV tupon eiV to na mimhsqe hmaV. |
10 | Dioti kai ote hmeqa par' umin, touto saV parhggellomen, oti ean tiV den qelh na ergazhtai, mhde aV trwgh. |
11 | Epeidh akouomen tinaV oti peripatousi metaxu saV ataktwV, mh ergazomenoi mhden, alla periergazomenoi× |
12 | paraggellomen de eiV touV toioutouV kai protrepomen dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, na trwgwsi ton arton autwn ergazomenoi meta hsuciaV. |
13 | SeiV de, adelfoi, mh apokamhte prattonteV to kalon. |
14 | Kai ean tiV den upakouh eiV ton logon hmwn ton dia thV epistolhV, touton shmeionete kai mh sunanastrefesqe met' autou, dia na entraph× |
15 | plhn mh qewreite auton wV ecqron, alla nouqeteite wV adelfon. |
16 | [] AutoV de o KurioV thV eirhnhV eiqe na saV dwsh thn eirhnhn diapantoV en panti tropw. O KurioV eih meta pantwn umwn. |
17 | O aspasmoV egrafh me thn ceira emou tou Paulou, to opoion einai shmeion en pash epistolh× outw grafw. |
18 | H cariV tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou eih meta pantwn umwn× amhn. |