| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] Epeidh loipon o CristoV epaqen uper hmwn kata sarka, oplisqhte kai seiV to auto fronhma, dioti o paqwn kata sarka epausen apo thV amartiaV, |
2 | dia na zhshte ton en sarki epiloipon cronon, ouci pleon en taiV epiqumiaiV twn anqrwpwn, all' en tw qelhmati tou Qeou. |
3 | Dioti arketoV einai eiV hmaV o parelqwn kairoV tou biou, ote epraxamen to qelhma twn eqnwn, peripathsanteV en aselgeiaiV, epiqumiaiV, oinoposiaiV, kwmoiV, sumposioiV kai aqemitoiV eidwlolatreiaiV× |
4 | [] kai dia touto paraxeneuontai oti seiV den suntrecete me autouV eiV thn authn ekceilisin thV aswtiaV, kai saV blasfhmousin× |
5 | oitineV qelousin apodwsei logon eiV ekeinon, ostiV einai etoimoV na krinh zwntaV kai nekrouV. |
6 | Epeidh dia touto ekhrucqh to euaggelion kai proV touV nekrouV, dia na kriqwsi men kata anqrwpouV en sarki, na zwsi de kata Qeon en pneumati. |
7 | [] Pantwn de to teloV eplhsiase. FronimwV loipon diagete kai agrupneite eiV taV proseucaV× |
8 | pro pantwn de ecete enqermon thn eiV allhlouV agaphn, dioti h agaph qelei kaluyei plhqoV amartiwn× |
9 | ginesqe filoxenoi eiV allhlouV cwriV goggusmwn× |
10 | ekastoV kata to carisma, to opoion elaben, uphreteite kata touto eiV allhlouV wV kaloi oikonomoi thV polueidouV caritoV tou Qeou× |
11 | ean tiV lalh, aV lalh wV lalwn logia Qeou× ean tiV uphreth, aV uphreth wV uphretwn ek thV dunamewV, thn opoian corhgei o QeoV× dia na doxazhtai en pasin o QeoV dia Ihsou Cristou, eiV ton opoion einai h doxa kai to kratoV eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn. |
12 | [] Agaphtoi, mh paraxeneuesqe dia ton basanismon ton ginomenon eiV esaV proV dokimasian, wV ean sunebainen eiV esaV paradoxon ti, |
13 | alla kaqoti eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn tou Cristou, cairete, ina kai otan h doxa autou fanerwqh carhte agalliwmenoi. |
14 | Ean oneidizhsqe dia to onoma tou Cristou, eisqe makarioi, dioti to Pneuma thV doxhV kai to tou Qeou anapauetai ef' umaV× kata men autouV blasfhmeitai, kata de umaV doxazetai. |
15 | Dioti mhdeiV umwn aV mh pasch wV foneuV h klepthV h kakopoioV h wV periergazomenoV ta allotria. |
16 | all' ean pasch wV CristianoV, aV mh aiscunhtai, all' aV doxazh ton Qeon kata touto. |
17 | Dioti efqasen o kairoV tou na arcish h krisiV apo tou oikou tou Qeou× kai an arcizh prwton af' hmwn, ti qelei eisqai to teloV twn apeiqountwn eiV to euaggelion tou Qeou; |
18 | kai an o dikaioV moliV swzhtai, o asebhV kai amartwloV pou qelei fanh; |
19 | Wste kai oi pasconteV kata to qelhma tou Qeou aV empisteuwntai taV eautwn yucaV eiV auton, wV eiV piston dhmiourgon en agaqopoiia. |