| Chapter 5 |
1 | oidamen gar oti ean h epigeioV hmwn oikia tou skhnouV kataluqh oikodomhn ek qeou ecomen oikian aceiropoihton aiwnion en toiV ouranoiV |
2 | kai gar en toutw stenazomen to oikhthrion hmwn to ex ouranou ependusasqai epipoqounteV |
3 | eige kai endusamenoi ou gumnoi eureqhsomeqa |
4 | kai gar oi onteV en tw skhnei stenazomen baroumenoi epeidh ou qelomen ekdusasqai all ependusasqai ina katapoqh to qnhton upo thV zwhV |
5 | o de katergasamenoV hmaV eiV auto touto qeoV o kai douV hmin ton arrabwna tou pneumatoV |
6 | qarrounteV oun pantote kai eidoteV oti endhmounteV en tw swmati ekdhmoumen apo tou kuriou |
7 | dia pistewV gar peripatoumen ou dia eidouV |
8 | qarroumen de kai eudokoumen mallon ekdhmhsai ek tou swmatoV kai endhmhsai proV ton kurion |
9 | dio kai filotimoumeqa eite endhmounteV eite ekdhmounteV euarestoi autw einai |
10 | touV gar pantaV hmaV fanerwqhnai dei emprosqen tou bhmatoV tou cristou ina komishtai ekastoV ta dia tou swmatoV proV a epraxen eite agaqon eite kakon |
11 | eidoteV oun ton fobon tou kuriou anqrwpouV peiqomen qew de pefanerwmeqa elpizw de kai en taiV suneidhsesin umwn pefanerwsqai |
12 | ou gar palin eautouV sunistanomen umin alla aformhn didonteV umin kauchmatoV uper hmwn ina echte proV touV en proswpw kaucwmenouV kai ou kardia |
13 | eite gar exesthmen qew eite swfronoumen umin |
14 | h gar agaph tou cristou sunecei hmaV krinantaV touto oti ei eiV uper pantwn apeqanen ara oi panteV apeqanon |
15 | kai uper pantwn apeqanen ina oi zwnteV mhketi eautoiV zwsin alla tw uper autwn apoqanonti kai egerqenti |
16 | wste hmeiV apo tou nun oudena oidamen kata sarka ei de kai egnwkamen kata sarka criston alla nun ouketi ginwskomen |
17 | wste ei tiV en cristw kainh ktisiV ta arcaia parhlqen idou gegonen kaina ta panta |
18 | ta de panta ek tou qeou tou katallaxantoV hmaV eautw dia ihsou cristou kai dontoV hmin thn diakonian thV katallaghV |
19 | wV oti qeoV hn en cristw kosmon katallasswn eautw mh logizomenoV autoiV ta paraptwmata autwn kai qemenoV en hmin ton logon thV katallaghV |
20 | uper cristou oun presbeuomen wV tou qeou parakalountoV di hmwn deomeqa uper cristou katallaghte tw qew |
21 | ton gar mh gnonta amartian uper hmwn amartian epoihsen ina hmeiV ginwmeqa dikaiosunh qeou en autw |