Chapter 4

[] Epeidh loipon o CristoV epaqen uper hmwn kata sarka, oplisqhte kai seiV to auto fronhma, dioti o paqwn kata sarka epausen apo thV amartiaV,

dia na zhshte ton en sarki epiloipon cronon, ouci pleon en taiV epiqumiaiV twn anqrwpwn, all' en tw qelhmati tou Qeou.

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×

[] kai dia touto paraxeneuontai oti seiV den suntrecete me autouV eiV thn authn ekceilisin thV aswtiaV, kai saV blasfhmousin×

oitineV qelousin apodwsei logon eiV ekeinon, ostiV einai etoimoV na krinh zwntaV kai nekrouV.

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.

[] Pantwn de to teloV eplhsiase. FronimwV loipon diagete kai agrupneite eiV taV proseucaV×

pro pantwn de ecete enqermon thn eiV allhlouV agaphn, dioti h agaph qelei kaluyei plhqoV amartiwn×

ginesqe filoxenoi eiV allhlouV cwriV goggusmwn×

ekastoV kata to carisma, to opoion elaben, uphreteite kata touto eiV allhlouV wV kaloi oikonomoi thV polueidouV caritoV tou Qeou×

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.

[] Agaphtoi, mh paraxeneuesqe dia ton basanismon ton ginomenon eiV esaV proV dokimasian, wV ean sunebainen eiV esaV paradoxon ti,

alla kaqoti eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn tou Cristou, cairete, ina kai otan h doxa autou fanerwqh carhte agalliwmenoi.

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.

Dioti mhdeiV umwn aV mh pasch wV foneuV h klepthV h kakopoioV h wV periergazomenoV ta allotria.

all' ean pasch wV CristianoV, aV mh aiscunhtai, all' aV doxazh ton Qeon kata touto.

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;

kai an o dikaioV moliV swzhtai, o asebhV kai amartwloV pou qelei fanh;

Wste kai oi pasconteV kata to qelhma tou Qeou aV empisteuwntai taV eautwn yucaV eiV auton, wV eiV piston dhmiourgon en agaqopoiia.