| Chapter 15 |
1 | ofeilomen de hmeiV oi dunatoi ta asqenhmata twn adunatwn bastazein kai mh eautoiV areskein |
2 | ekastoV gar hmwn tw plhsion aresketw eiV to agaqon proV oikodomhn |
3 | kai gar o cristoV ouc eautw hresen alla kaqwV gegraptai oi oneidismoi twn oneidizontwn se epepeson ep eme |
4 | osa gar proegrafh eiV thn hmeteran didaskalian proegrafh ina dia thV upomonhV kai thV paraklhsewV twn grafwn thn elpida ecwmen |
5 | o de qeoV thV upomonhV kai thV paraklhsewV dwh umin to auto fronein en allhloiV kata criston ihsoun |
6 | ina omoqumadon en eni stomati doxazhte ton qeon kai patera tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou |
7 | dio proslambanesqe allhlouV kaqwV kai o cristoV proselabeto hmaV eiV doxan qeou |
8 | legw de ihsoun criston diakonon gegenhsqai peritomhV uper alhqeiaV qeou eiV to bebaiwsai taV epaggeliaV twn paterwn |
9 | ta de eqnh uper eleouV doxasai ton qeon kaqwV gegraptai dia touto exomologhsomai soi en eqnesin kai tw onomati sou yalw |
10 | kai palin legei eufranqhte eqnh meta tou laou autou |
11 | kai palin aineite ton kurion panta ta eqnh kai epainesate auton panteV oi laoi |
12 | kai palin hsaiaV legei estai h riza tou iessai kai o anistamenoV arcein eqnwn ep autw eqnh elpiousin |
13 | o de qeoV thV elpidoV plhrwsai umaV pashV caraV kai eirhnhV en tw pisteuein eiV to perisseuein umaV en th elpidi en dunamei pneumatoV agiou |
14 | pepeismai de adelfoi mou kai autoV egw peri umwn oti kai autoi mestoi este agaqwsunhV peplhrwmenoi pashV gnwsewV dunamenoi kai allhlouV nouqetein |
15 | tolmhroteron de egraya umin adelfoi apo merouV wV epanamimnhskwn umaV dia thn carin thn doqeisan moi upo tou qeou |
16 | eiV to einai me leitourgon ihsou cristou eiV ta eqnh ierourgounta to euaggelion tou qeou ina genhtai h prosfora twn eqnwn euprosdektoV hgiasmenh en pneumati agiw |
17 | ecw oun kauchsin en cristw ihsou ta proV qeon |
18 | ou gar tolmhsw lalein ti wn ou kateirgasato cristoV di emou eiV upakohn eqnwn logw kai ergw |
19 | en dunamei shmeiwn kai teratwn en dunamei pneumatoV qeou wste me apo ierousalhm kai kuklw mecri tou illurikou peplhrwkenai to euaggelion tou cristou |
20 | outwV de filotimoumenon euaggelizesqai ouc opou wnomasqh cristoV ina mh ep allotrion qemelion oikodomw |
21 | alla kaqwV gegraptai oiV ouk anhggelh peri autou oyontai kai oi ouk akhkoasin sunhsousin |
22 | dio kai enekoptomhn ta polla tou elqein proV umaV |
23 | nuni de mhketi topon ecwn en toiV klimasin toutoiV epipoqian de ecwn tou elqein proV umaV apo pollwn etwn |
24 | wV ean poreuwmai eiV thn spanian eleusomai proV umaV elpizw gar diaporeuomenoV qeasasqai umaV kai uf umwn propemfqhnai ekei ean umwn prwton apo merouV emplhsqw |
25 | nuni de poreuomai eiV ierousalhm diakonwn toiV agioiV |
26 | eudokhsan gar makedonia kai acaia koinwnian tina poihsasqai eiV touV ptwcouV twn agiwn twn en ierousalhm |
27 | eudokhsan gar kai ofeiletai autwn eisin ei gar toiV pneumatikoiV autwn ekoinwnhsan ta eqnh ofeilousin kai en toiV sarkikoiV leitourghsai autoiV |
28 | touto oun epitelesaV kai sfragisamenoV autoiV ton karpon touton apeleusomai di umwn eiV thn spanian |
29 | oida de oti ercomenoV proV umaV en plhrwmati eulogiaV tou euaggeliou tou cristou eleusomai |
30 | parakalw de umaV adelfoi dia tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou kai dia thV agaphV tou pneumatoV sunagwnisasqai moi en taiV proseucaiV uper emou proV ton qeon |
31 | ina rusqw apo twn apeiqountwn en th ioudaia kai ina h diakonia mou h eiV ierousalhm euprosdektoV genhtai toiV agioiV |
32 | ina en cara elqw proV umaV dia qelhmatoV qeou kai sunanapauswmai umin |
33 | o de qeoV thV eirhnhV meta pantwn umwn amhn |