| Chapter 4 |
1 | poqen polemoi kai macai en umin ouk enteuqen ek twn hdonwn umwn twn strateuomenwn en toiV melesin umwn |
2 | epiqumeite kai ouk ecete foneuete kai zhloute kai ou dunasqe epitucein macesqe kai polemeite ouk ecete de dia to mh aiteisqai umaV |
3 | aiteite kai ou lambanete dioti kakwV aiteisqe ina en taiV hdonaiV umwn dapanhshte |
4 | moicoi kai moicalideV ouk oidate oti h filia tou kosmou ecqra tou qeou estin oV an oun boulhqh filoV einai tou kosmou ecqroV tou qeou kaqistatai |
5 | h dokeite oti kenwV h grafh legei proV fqonon epipoqei to pneuma o katwkhsen en hmin |
6 | meizona de didwsin carin dio legei o qeoV uperhfanoiV antitassetai tapeinoiV de didwsin carin |
7 | upotaghte oun tw qew antisthte tw diabolw kai feuxetai af umwn |
8 | eggisate tw qew kai eggiei umin kaqarisate ceiraV amartwloi kai agnisate kardiaV diyucoi |
9 | talaipwrhsate kai penqhsate kai klausate o gelwV umwn eiV penqoV metastrafhtw kai h cara eiV kathfeian |
10 | tapeinwqhte enwpion tou kuriou kai uywsei umaV |
11 | mh katalaleite allhlwn adelfoi o katalalwn adelfou kai krinwn ton adelfon autou katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon ei de nomon krineiV ouk ei poihthV nomou alla krithV |
12 | eiV estin o nomoqethV o dunamenoV swsai kai apolesai su tiV ei oV krineiV ton eteron |
13 | age nun oi legonteV shmeron kai aurion poreuswmeqa eiV thnde thn polin kai poihswmen ekei eniauton ena kai emporeuswmeqa kai kerdhswmen |
14 | oitineV ouk epistasqe to thV aurion poia gar h zwh umwn atmiV gar estin h proV oligon fainomenh epeita de afanizomenh |
15 | anti tou legein umaV ean o kurioV qelhsh kai zhswmen kai poihswmen touto h ekeino |
16 | nun de kaucasqe en taiV alazoneiaiV umwn pasa kauchsiV toiauth ponhra estin |
17 | eidoti oun kalon poiein kai mh poiounti amartia autw estin |