| Chapter 2 |
1 | [] Adelfoi mou, mh ecete me proswpolhyiaV thn pistin tou dedoxasmenou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou. |
2 | Dioti ean eiselqh eiV thn sunagwghn saV anqrwpoV ecwn crusoun daktulidion me lampron enduma, eiselqh de kai ptwcoV me ruparon enduma, |
3 | kai epibleyhte eiV ton forounta to enduma to lampron kai eiphte proV auton, Su kaqou edw kalwV, kai proV ton ptwcon eiphte, Su steke ekei× kaqou edw upo to upopodion mou, |
4 | den ekamete ara diakrisin en eautoiV kai egeinete kritai ponhra dialogizomenoi; |
5 | Akousate, adelfoi mou agaphtoi, den exelexen o QeoV touV ptwcouV tou kosmou toutou plousiouV en pistei kai klhronomouV thV basileiaV, thn opoian upesceqh proV touV agapwntaV auton; |
6 | SeiV omwV htimasate ton ptwcon. Den saV katadunasteuousin oi plousioi kai autoi saV surousin eiV krithria; |
7 | Autoi den blasfhmousi to kalon onoma, me to opoion onomazesqe; |
8 | [] Ean men ektelhte ton nomon ton basilikon kata thn grafhn, QeleiV agapa ton plhsion sou wV seauton, kalwV poieite× |
9 | ean omwV proswpolhpthte, kamnete amartian kai elegcesqe upo tou nomou wV parabatai. |
10 | Dioti ostiV fulaxh olon ton nomon kai ptaish eiV en, egeinen enocoV pantwn. |
11 | Epeidh o eipwn, Mh moiceushV, eipe kai, Mh foneushV× all' ean den moiceushV, foneushV de, egeineV parabathV tou nomou. |
12 | Outw laleite kai outw prattete, wV mellonteV na kriqhte dia tou nomou thV eleuqeriaV× |
13 | dioti h krisiV qelei eisqai anilewV eiV ton ostiV den ekamen eleoV× kai to eleoV kaucatai kata thV krisewV. |
14 | [] Ti to ofeloV, adelfoi mou, ean legh tiV oti ecei pistin, kai erga den ech; mhpwV h pistiV dunatai na swsh auton; |
15 | Ean de adelfoV h adelfh gumnoi uparcwsi kai sterwntai thV kaqhmerinhV trofhV, |
16 | kai eiph tiV ex umwn proV autouV, Upagete en eirhnh, qermainesqe kai cortazesqe, kai den dwshte eiV autouV ta anagkaia tou swmatoV, ti to ofeloV; |
17 | Outw kai h pistiV, ean den ech erga, nekra einai kaq' eauthn. |
18 | Alla qelei tiV eipei× Su eceiV pistin, kai egw ecw erga× deixon moi thn pistin sou ek twn ergwn sou, kai egw qelw soi deixei ek twn ergwn mou thn pistin mou. |
19 | Su pisteueiV oti o QeoV einai eiV× kalwV poieiV× kai ta daimonia pisteuousi kai frittousi. |
20 | QeleiV omwV na gnwrishV, w anqrwpe mataie, oti h pistiV cwriV twn ergwn einai nekra; |
21 | Abraam o pathr hmwn den edikaiwqh ex ergwn, ote proseferen Isaak ton uion autou epi to qusiasthrion; |
22 | BlepeiV oti h pistiV sunhrgei eiV ta erga autou, kai ek twn ergwn h pistiV eteleiwqh, |
23 | kai eplhrwqh h grafh h legousa× Episteuse de Abraam eiV ton Qeon, kai elogisqh eiV auton eiV dikaiosunhn, kai filoV Qeou wnomasqh. |
24 | Blepete loipon oti ex ergwn dikaioutai o anqrwpoV kai ouci ek pistewV monon. |
25 | OmoiwV de kai Raab h pornh den edikaiwqh ex ergwn, ote upedecqh touV apestalmenouV kai exebalen autouV di' allhV odou; |
26 | Dioti kaqwV to swma cwriV pneumatoV einai nekron, outw kai h pistiV cwriV twn ergwn einai nekra. |