| Chapter 2 |
1 | su oun teknon mou endunamou en th cariti th en cristw ihsou |
2 | kai a hkousaV par emou dia pollwn marturwn tauta paraqou pistoiV anqrwpoiV oitineV ikanoi esontai kai eterouV didaxai |
3 | su oun kakopaqhson wV kaloV stratiwthV ihsou cristou |
4 | oudeiV strateuomenoV empleketai taiV tou biou pragmateiaiV ina tw stratologhsanti aresh |
5 | ean de kai aqlh tiV ou stefanoutai ean mh nomimwV aqlhsh |
6 | ton kopiwnta gewrgon dei prwton twn karpwn metalambanein |
7 | noei a legw dwh gar soi o kurioV sunesin en pasin |
8 | mnhmoneue ihsoun criston eghgermenon ek nekrwn ek spermatoV dabid kata to euaggelion mou |
9 | en w kakopaqw mecri desmwn wV kakourgoV all o logoV tou qeou ou dedetai |
10 | dia touto panta upomenw dia touV eklektouV ina kai autoi swthriaV tucwsin thV en cristw ihsou meta doxhV aiwniou |
11 | pistoV o logoV ei gar sunapeqanomen kai suzhsomen |
12 | ei upomenomen kai sumbasileusomen ei arnoumeqa kakeinoV arnhsetai hmaV |
13 | ei apistoumen ekeinoV pistoV menei arnhsasqai eauton ou dunatai |
14 | tauta upomimnhske diamarturomenoV enwpion tou kuriou mh logomacein eiV ouden crhsimon epi katastrofh twn akouontwn |
15 | spoudason seauton dokimon parasthsai tw qew ergathn anepaiscunton orqotomounta ton logon thV alhqeiaV |
16 | taV de bebhlouV kenofwniaV periistaso epi pleion gar prokoyousin asebeiaV |
17 | kai o logoV autwn wV gaggraina nomhn exei wn estin umenaioV kai filhtoV |
18 | oitineV peri thn alhqeian hstochsan legonteV thn anastasin hdh gegonenai kai anatrepousin thn tinwn pistin |
19 | o mentoi stereoV qemelioV tou qeou esthken ecwn thn sfragida tauthn egnw kurioV touV ontaV autou kai aposthtw apo adikiaV paV o onomazwn to onoma cristou |
20 | en megalh de oikia ouk estin monon skeuh crusa kai argura alla kai xulina kai ostrakina kai a men eiV timhn a de eiV atimian |
21 | ean oun tiV ekkaqarh eauton apo toutwn estai skeuoV eiV timhn hgiasmenon kai eucrhston tw despoth eiV pan ergon agaqon htoimasmenon |
22 | taV de newterikaV epiqumiaV feuge diwke de dikaiosunhn pistin agaphn eirhnhn meta twn epikaloumenwn ton kurion ek kaqaraV kardiaV |
23 | taV de mwraV kai apaideutouV zhthseiV paraitou eidwV oti gennwsin macaV |
24 | doulon de kuriou ou dei macesqai all hpion einai proV pantaV didaktikon anexikakon |
25 | en praothti paideuonta touV antidiatiqemenouV mhpote dw autoiV o qeoV metanoian eiV epignwsin alhqeiaV |
26 | kai ananhywsin ek thV tou diabolou pagidoV ezwgrhmenoi up autou eiV to ekeinou qelhma |