1:1 paulov, apostolov ihsou cristou kat epitaghn yeou swthrov hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou thv elpidov hmwn,
1:2 timoyew gnhsiw teknw en pistei: cariv, eleov, eirhnh apo yeou patrov hmwn kai cristou ihsou tou kuriou hmwn.
1:3 kaywv parekalesa se prosmeinai en efesw, poreuomenov eiv makedonian, ina paraggeilhv tisin mh eterodidaskalein
1:4 mhde prosecein muyoiv kai genealogiaiv aperantoiv, aitinev zhthseiv parecousin mallon h oikonomian yeou thn en pistei:
1:5 to de telov thv paraggeliav estin agaph ek kayarav kardiav kai suneidhsewv agayhv kai pistewv anupokritou,
1:6 wn tinev astochsantev exetraphsan eiv mataiologian,
1:7 yelontev einai nomodidaskaloi, mh noountev mhte a legousin mhte peri tinwn diabebaiountai.
1:8 oidamen de oti kalov o nomov, ean tiv autw nomimwv crhtai,
1:9 eidwv touto, oti dikaiw nomov ou keitai, anomoiv de kai anupotaktoiv, asebesin kai amartwloiv, anosioiv kai bebhloiv, patrolwaiv kai mhtrolwaiv, androfonoiv,
1:10 pornoiv, arsenokoitaiv, andrapodistaiv, qeustaiv, epiorkoiv, kai ei ti eteron th ugiainoush didaskalia antikeitai,
1:11 kata to euaggelion thv doxhv tou makariou yeou, o episteuyhn egw.
1:12 kai carin ecw tw endunamwsanti me cristw ihsou tw kuriw hmwn, oti piston me hghsato, yemenov eiv diakonian
1:13 ton proteron onta blasfhmon kai diwkthn kai ubristhn: all hlehyhn, oti agnown epoihsa en apistia,
1:14 uperepleonasen de h cariv tou kuriou hmwn meta pistewv kai agaphv thv en cristw ihsou.
1:15 pistov o logov kai pashv apodochv axiov, oti cristov ihsouv hlyen eiv ton kosmon amartwlouv swsai, wn prwtov eimi egw:
1:16 alla dia touto hlehyhn, ina en emoi prwtw endeixhtai ihsouv cristov thn pasan makroyumian, prov upotupwsin twn mellontwn pisteuein ep autw eiv zwhn aiwnion.
1:17 tw de basilei twn aiwnwn, afyartw, aoratw, monw sofw yew, timh kai doxa eiv touv aiwnav twn aiwnwn: amhn.
1:18 tauthn thn paraggelian paratiyemai soi, teknon timoyee, kata tav proagousav epi se profhteiav, ina strateuh en autaiv thn kalhn strateian,
1:19 ecwn pistin kai agayhn suneidhsin, hn tinev apwsamenoi peri thn pistin enauaghsan:
1:20 wn estin umenaiov kai alexandrov, ouv paredwka tw satana, ina paideuywsin mh blasfhmein.
2:1 parakalw oun prwton pantwn poieisyai dehseiv, proseucav, enteuxeiv, eucaristiav, uper pantwn anyrwpwn,
2:2 uper basilewn kai pantwn twn en uperoch ontwn, ina hremon kai hsucion bion diagwmen en pash eusebeia kai semnothti.
2:3 touto gar kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou swthrov hmwn yeou,
2:4 ov pantav anyrwpouv yelei swyhnai kai eiv epignwsin alhyeiav elyein.
2:5 eiv gar yeov, eiv kai mesithv yeou kai anyrwpwn, anyrwpov cristov ihsouv,
2:6 o douv eauton antilutron uper pantwn, to marturion kairoiv idioiv,
2:7 eiv o eteyhn egw khrux kai apostolov, -- alhyeian legw [en cristw], ou qeudomai, -- didaskalov eynwn en pistei kai alhyeia.
2:8 boulomai oun proseucesyai touv andrav en panti topw, epairontav osiouv ceirav cwriv orghv kai dialogismou.
2:9 wsautwv kai tav gunaikav en katastolh kosmiw, meta aidouv kai swfrosunhv kosmein eautav, mh en plegmasin h crusw h margaritaiv h imatismw polutelei,
2:10 all o prepei gunaixin epaggellomenaiv yeosebeian, di ergwn agaywn.
2:11 gunh en hsucia manyanetw en pash upotagh:
2:12 gunaiki de didaskein ouk epitrepw, oude auyentein androv, all einai en hsucia.
2:13 adam gar prwtov eplasyh, eita eua:
2:14 kai adam ouk hpathyh, h de gunh apathyeisa en parabasei gegonen:
2:15 swyhsetai de dia thv teknogoniav, ean meinwsin en pistei kai agaph kai agiasmw meta swfrosunhv.
3:1 pistov o logov: ei tiv episkophv oregetai, kalou ergou epiyumei.
3:2 dei oun ton episkopon anepilhpton einai, miav gunaikov andra, nhfalion, swfrona, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon,
3:3 mh paroinon, mh plhkthn, mh aiscrokerdh, all epieikh, amacon, afilarguron,
3:4 tou idiou oikou kalwv proistamenon, tekna econta en upotagh meta pashv semnothtov: --
3:5 ei de tiv tou idiou oikou prosthnai ouk oiden, pwv ekklhsiav yeou epimelhsetai; --
3:6 mh neofuton, ina mh tufwyeiv eiv krima empesh tou diabolou.
3:7 dei de auton kai marturian kalhn ecein apo twn exwyen, ina mh eiv oneidismon empesh kai pagida tou diabolou.
3:8 diakonouv wsautwv semnouv, mh dilogouv, mh oinw pollw prosecontav, mh aiscrokerdeiv,
3:9 econtav to musthrion thv pistewv en kayara suneidhsei.
3:10 kai outoi de dokimazesywsan prwton, eita diakoneitwsan anegklhtoi ontev.
3:11 gunaikav wsautwv semnav, mh diabolouv, nhfaliouv, pistav en pasin.
3:12 diakonoi estwsan miav gunaikov andrev, teknwn kalwv proistamenoi kai twn idiwn oikwn.
3:13 oi gar kalwv diakonhsantev baymon eautoiv kalon peripoiountai kai pollhn parrhsian en pistei th en cristw ihsou.
3:14 tauta soi grafw elpizwn elyein prov se tacion:
3:15 ean de bradunw, ina eidhv pwv dei en oikw yeou anastrefesyai, htiv estin ekklhsia yeou zwntov, stulov kai edraiwma thv alhyeiav.
3:16 kai omologoumenwv mega estin to thv eusebeiav musthrion: yeov efanerwyh en sarki, edikaiwyh en pneumati, wfyh aggeloiv, ekhrucyh en eynesin, episteuyh en kosmw, anelhfyh en doxh.
4:1 to de pneuma rhtwv legei oti en usteroiv kairoiv aposthsontai tinev thv pistewv, prosecontev pneumasin planoiv kai didaskaliaiv daimoniwn,
4:2 en upokrisei qeudologwn, kekausthriasmenwn thn idian suneidhsin,
4:3 kwluontwn gamein, apecesyai brwmatwn a o yeov ektisen eiv metalhqin meta eucaristiav toiv pistoiv kai epegnwkosin thn alhyeian.
4:4 oti pan ktisma yeou kalon, kai ouden apoblhton meta eucaristiav lambanomenon:
4:5 agiazetai gar dia logou yeou kai enteuxewv.
4:6 tauta upotiyemenov toiv adelfoiv kalov esh diakonov ihsou cristou, entrefomenov toiv logoiv thv pistewv kai thv kalhv didaskaliav h parhkolouyhkav.
4:7 touv de bebhlouv kai grawdeiv muyouv paraitou, gumnaze de seauton prov eusebeian:
4:8 h gar swmatikh gumnasia prov oligon estin wfelimov, h de eusebeia prov panta wfelimov estin, epaggeliav ecousa zwhv thv nun kai thv melloushv.
4:9 pistov o logov kai pashv apodochv axiov:
4:10 eiv touto gar kai kopiwmen kai oneidizomeya, oti hlpikamen epi yew zwnti, ov estin swthr pantwn anyrwpwn, malista pistwn.
4:11 paraggelle tauta kai didaske.
4:12 mhdeiv sou thv neothtov katafroneitw, alla tupov ginou twn pistwn en logw, en anastrofh, en agaph, en pneumati, en pistei, en agneia.
4:13 ewv ercomai prosece th anagnwsei, th paraklhsei, th didaskalia.
4:14 mh amelei tou en soi carismatov, o edoyh soi dia profhteiav meta epiyesewv twn ceirwn tou presbuteriou.
4:15 tauta meleta, en toutoiv isyi, ina sou h prokoph fanera h en pasin.
4:16 epece seautw kai th didaskalia, epimene autoiv: touto gar poiwn kai seauton swseiv kai touv akouontav sou.
5:1 presbuterw mh epiplhxhv, alla parakalei wv patera, newterouv wv adelfouv,
5:2 presbuterav wv mhterav, newterav wv adelfav en pash agneia.
5:3 chrav tima tav ontwv chrav.
5:4 ei de tiv chra tekna h ekgona ecei, manyanetwsan prwton ton idion oikon eusebein kai amoibav apodidonai toiv progonoiv: touto gar estin kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou yeou.
5:5 h de ontwv chra kai memonwmenh hlpiken epi ton yeon kai prosmenei taiv dehsesin kai taiv proseucaiv nuktov kai hmerav:
5:6 h de spatalwsa zwsa teynhken.
5:7 kai tauta paraggelle, ina anepilhptoi wsin.
5:8 ei de tiv twn idiwn kai malista twn oikeiwn ou pronoei, thn pistin hrnhtai kai estin apistou ceirwn.
5:9 chra katalegesyw mh elatton etwn exhkonta gegonuia, enov androv gunh,
5:10 en ergoiv kaloiv marturoumenh, ei eteknotrofhsen, ei exenodochsen, ei agiwn podav eniqen, ei ylibomenoiv ephrkesen, ei panti ergw agayw ephkolouyhsen.
5:11 newterav de chrav paraitou: otan gar katastrhniaswsin tou cristou, gamein yelousin,
5:12 ecousai krima, oti thn prwthn pistin hyethsan:
5:13 ama de kai argai manyanousin periercomenai tav oikiav, ou monon de argai, alla kai fluaroi kai periergoi, lalousai ta mh deonta.
5:14 boulomai oun newterav gamein, teknogonein, oikodespotein, mhdemian aformhn didonai tw antikeimenw loidoriav carin.
5:15 hdh gar tinev exetraphsan opisw tou satana.
5:16 ei tiv pistov h pisth ecei chrav, eparkeitw autaiv, kai mh bareisyw h ekklhsia, ina taiv ontwv chraiv eparkesh.
5:17 oi kalwv proestwtev presbuteroi diplhv timhv axiousywsan, malista oi kopiwntev en logw kai didaskalia:
5:18 legei gar h grafh: boun alownta ou fimwseiv: kai: axiov o ergathv tou misyou autou.
5:19 kata presbuterou kathgorian mh paradecou, ektov ei mh epi duo h triwn marturwn.
5:20 touv amartanontav enwpion pantwn elegce, ina kai oi loipoi fobon ecwsin.
5:21 diamarturomai enwpion tou yeou kai kuriou ihsou cristou kai twn eklektwn aggelwn, ina tauta fulaxhv, cwriv prokrimatov mhden poiwn kata prosklhsin.
5:22 ceirav tacewv mhdeni epitiyei, mhde koinwnei amartiaiv allotriaiv: seauton agnon threi.
5:23 mhketi udropotei, all oinw oligw crw dia ton stomacon sou kai tav puknav sou asyeneiav.
5:24 tinwn anyrwpwn ai amartiai prodhloi eisin, proagousai eiv krisin, tisin de kai epakolouyousin:
5:25 wsautwv kai ta kala erga prodhla estin, kai ta allwv econta krubhnai ou dunantai.
6:1 osoi eisin upo zugon douloi, touv idiouv despotav pashv timhv axiouv hgeisywsan, ina mh to onoma tou yeou kai h didaskalia blasfhmhtai.
6:2 oi de pistouv econtev despotav mh katafroneitwsan, oti adelfoi eisin, alla mallon douleuetwsan, oti pistoi eisin kai agaphtoi oi thv euergesiav antilambanomenoi. tauta didaske kai parakalei.
6:3 ei tiv eterodidaskalei kai mh prosercetai ugiainousin logoiv toiv tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou kai th kat eusebeian didaskalia,
6:4 tetufwtai, mhden epistamenov, alla noswn peri zhthseiv kai logomaciav, ex wn ginetai fyonov, eriv, blasfhmiai, uponoiai ponhrai,
6:5 paradiatribai diefyarmenwn anyrwpwn ton noun kai apesterhmenwn thv alhyeiav, nomizontwn porismon einai thn eusebeian. afistaso apo twn toioutwn.
6:6 estin de porismov megav h eusebeia meta autarkeiav.
6:7 ouden gar eishnegkamen eiv ton kosmon, dhlon oti oude exenegkein ti dunameya:
6:8 econtev de diatrofav kai skepasmata, toutoiv arkesyhsomeya.
6:9 oi de boulomenoi ploutein empiptousin eiv peirasmon kai pagida kai epiyumiav pollav anohtouv kai blaberav, aitinev buyizousin touv anyrwpouv eiv oleyron kai apwleian.
6:10 riza gar pantwn twn kakwn estin h filarguria, hv tinev oregomenoi apeplanhyhsan apo thv pistewv kai eautouv periepeiran odunaiv pollaiv.
6:11 su de, w anyrwpe tou yeou, tauta feuge: diwke de dikaiosunhn, eusebeian, pistin, agaphn, upomonhn, praothta.
6:12 agwnizou ton kalon agwna thv pistewv: epilabou thv aiwniou zwhv, eiv hn [kai] eklhyhv kai wmologhsav thn kalhn omologian enwpion pollwn marturwn.
6:13 paraggellw soi enwpion tou yeou tou zwopoiountov ta panta kai cristou ihsou tou marturhsantov epi pontiou pilatou thn kalhn omologian,
6:14 thrhsai se thn entolhn aspilon, anepilhpton mecri thv epifaneiav tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou,
6:15 hn kairoiv idioiv deixei o makariov kai monov dunasthv, o basileuv twn basileuontwn kai kuriov twn kurieuontwn,
6:16 o monov ecwn ayanasian, fwv oikwn aprositon, on eiden oudeiv anyrwpwn oude idein dunatai: w timh kai kratov aiwnion: amhn.
6:17 toiv plousioiv en tw nun aiwni paraggelle mh uqhlofronein, mhde hlpikenai epi ploutou adhlothti, all en tw yew tw zwnti, tw pareconti hmin panta plousiwv eiv apolausin,
6:18 agayoergein, ploutein en ergoiv kaloiv, eumetadotouv einai, koinwnikouv,
6:19 apoyhsaurizontav eautoiv yemelion kalon eiv to mellon, ina epilabwntai thv aiwniou zwhv.
6:20 w timoyee, thn parakatayhkhn fulaxon, ektrepomenov tav bebhlouv kenofwniav kai antiyeseiv thv qeudwnumou gnwsewv,
6:21 hn tinev epaggellomenoi peri thn pistin hstochsan. h cariv meta sou: amhn.
