| Chapter 4 |
1 | [] SaV parakalw loipon egw o desmioV en Kuriw na peripathshte axiwV thV prosklhsewV, kaq' hn proseklhqhte, |
2 | [] meta pashV tapeinofrosunhV kai praothtoV, meta makroqumiaV, upoferonteV allhlouV en agaph, |
3 | spoudazonteV na diathrhte thn enothta tou PneumatoV dia tou sundesmou thV eirhnhV. |
4 | En swma kai en Pneuma, kaqwV kai proseklhqhte me mian elpida thV prosklhsewV saV× |
5 | eiV KurioV, mia pistiV, en baptisma× |
6 | eiV QeoV kai Pathr pantwn, o wn epi pantwn kai dia pantwn kai en pasin umin. |
7 | EiV ena de ekaston hmwn edoqh h cariV kata to metron thV dwreaV tou Cristou. |
8 | Dia touto legei× AnabaV eiV uyoV, hcmalwteusen aicmalwsian kai edwke carismata eiV touV anqrwpouV. |
9 | To de anebh ti einai eimh oti kai katebh prwton eiV ta katwtera merh thV ghV; |
10 | O katabaV autoV einai kai o anabaV uperanw pantwn twn ouranwn, dia na plhrwsh ta panta. |
11 | Kai autoV edwken allouV men apostolouV, allouV de profhtaV, allouV de euaggelistaV, allouV de poimenaV kai didaskalouV, |
12 | proV thn teleiopoihsin twn agiwn, dia to ergon thV diakoniaV, dia thn oikodomhn tou swmatoV tou Cristou, |
13 | ewsou katanthswmen panteV eiV thn enothta thV pistewV kai thV epignwsewV tou Uiou tou Qeou, eiV andra teleion, eiV metron hlikiaV tou plhrwmatoV tou Cristou, |
14 | dia na mh hmeqa pleon nhpioi, kumatizomenoi kai periferomenoi me panta anemon thV didaskaliaV, dia thV doliothtoV twn anqrwpwn, dia thV panourgiaV eiV to meqodeuesqai thn planhn, |
15 | alla alhqeuonteV eiV thn agaphn na auxhswmen eiV auton kata panta, ostiV einai h kefalh, o CristoV, |
16 | ex ou pan to swma sunarmologoumenon kai sundedemenon dia pashV sunafeiaV twn sunergountwn melwn, kata thn analogon energeian enoV ekastou merouV kamnei thn auxhsin tou swmatoV proV oikodomhn eautou en agaph. |
17 | [] Touto loipon legw kai marturomai dia tou Kuriou, na mh peripathte pleon kaqwV kai ta loipa eqnh peripatousin en th mataiothti tou nooV autwn, |
18 | eskotismenoi thn dianoian, aphllotriwmenoi onteV apo thV zwhV tou Qeou dia thn agnoian thn ousan en autoiV, dia thn pwrwsin thV kardiaV autwn, |
19 | oitineV anaisqhtounteV, paredwkan eautoiV eiV thn aselgeian, dia na ergazwntai pasan akaqarsian akorestwV. |
20 | SeiV omwV den emaqete outw ton Criston, |
21 | epeidh auton hkousate kai eiV auton edidacqhte, kaqwV einai h alhqeia en tw Ihsou× |
22 | na apekduqhte ton palaion anqrwpon ton kata thn proteran diagwghn, ton fqeiromenon kata taV apathlaV epiqumiaV, |
23 | kai na ananeonhsqe eiV to pneuma tou nooV saV |
24 | kai na enduqhte ton neon anqrwpon, ton ktisqenta kata Qeon en dikaiosunh kai osiothti thV alhqeiaV. |
25 | Oqen aporriyanteV to yeudoV, laleite alhqeian ekastoV meta tou plhsion autou× dioti eimeqa melh allhlwn. |
26 | Orgizesqe kai mh amartanete× o hlioV aV mh duh epi ton parorgismon saV, |
27 | mhte didete topon eiV ton diabolon. |
28 | O kleptwn aV mh klepth pleon, mallon de aV kopiazh ergazomenoV to kalon me taV ceiraV autou, dia na ech na metadidh eiV ton creian econta. |
29 | MhdeiV logoV saproV aV mh exerchtai ek tou stomatoV saV, all' ostiV einai kaloV proV oikodomhn thV creiaV, dia na dwsh carin eiV touV akouontaV. |
30 | Kai mh lupeite to Pneuma to Agion tou Qeou, me to opoion esfragisqhte dia thn hmeran thV apolutrwsewV. |
31 | Pasa pikria kai qumoV kai orgh kai kraugh kai blasfhmia aV afaireqh apo saV meta pashV kakiaV× |
32 | ginesqe de eiV allhlouV crhstoi, eusplagcnoi, sugcwrounteV allhlouV, kaqwV o QeoV sunecwrhsen esaV dia tou Cristou. |