1:1 paulov, apostolov ihsou cristou dia yelhmatov yeou, toiv agioiv toiv ousin en efesw kai pistoiv en cristw ihsou:
1:2 cariv umin kai eirhnh apo yeou patrov hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou.
1:3 euloghtov o yeov kai pathr tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou, o euloghsav hmav en pash eulogia pneumatikh en toiv epouranioiv en cristw,
1:4 kaywv [kai] exelexato hmav en autw pro katabolhv kosmou einai hmav agiouv kai amwmouv katenwpion autou, en agaph
1:5 proorisav hmav eiv uioyesian dia ihsou cristou eiv auton, kata thn eudokian tou yelhmatov autou,
1:6 eiv epainon doxhv thv caritov autou, en h ecaritwsen hmav en tw hgaphmenw,
1:7 en w ecomen thn apolutrwsin dia tou aimatov autou, thn afesin twn paraptwmatwn, kata ton plouton thv caritov autou,
1:8 hv eperisseusen eiv hmav en pash sofia kai fronhsei,
1:9 gnwrisav hmin to musthrion tou yelhmatov autou kata thn eudokian autou, hn proeyeto en autw
1:10 eiv oikonomian tou plhrwmatov twn kairwn, anakefalaiwsasyai ta panta en tw cristw, ta epi toiv ouranoiv kai ta epi thv ghv,
1:11 en autw, en w kai eklhrwyhmen proorisyentev kata proyesin tou ta panta energountov kata thn boulhn tou yelhmatov autou,
1:12 eiv to einai hmav eiv epainon doxhv autou, touv prohlpikotav en tw cristw:
1:13 en w kai umeiv akousantev ton logon thv alhyeiav, to euaggelion thv swthriav umwn, en w kai pisteusantev esfragisyhte tw pneumati thv epaggeliav tw agiw,
1:14 ov estin arrabwn thv klhronomiav hmwn, eiv apolutrwsin thv peripoihsewv, eiv epainon thv doxhv autou.
1:15 dia touto kagw, akousav thn kay umav pistin en tw kuriw ihsou kai thn agaphn thn eiv pantav touv agiouv,
1:16 ou pauomai eucaristwn uper umwn mneian umwn poioumenov epi twn proseucwn mou,
1:17 ina o yeov tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou, o pathr thv doxhv, dwh umin pneuma sofiav kai apokaluqewv en epignwsei autou,
1:18 pefwtismenouv touv ofyalmouv thv kardiav umwn, eiv to eidenai umav tiv estin h elpiv thv klhsewv autou, kai tiv o ploutov thv doxhv thv klhronomiav autou en toiv agioiv,
1:19 kai ti to uperballon megeyov thv dunamewv autou eiv hmav touv pisteuontav kata thn energeian tou kratouv thv iscuov autou,
1:20 hn enhrghsen en tw cristw egeirav auton ek nekrwn, kai ekayisen en dexia autou en toiv epouranioiv
1:21 uperanw pashv archv kai exousiav kai dunamewv kai kuriothtov kai pantov onomatov onomazomenou ou monon en tw aiwni toutw, alla kai en tw mellonti:
1:22 kai panta upetaxen upo touv podav autou, kai auton edwken kefalhn uper panta th ekklhsia,
1:23 htiv estin to swma autou, to plhrwma tou ta panta en pasin plhroumenou.
2:1 kai umav ontav nekrouv toiv paraptwmasin kai taiv amartiaiv,
2:2 en aiv pote periepathsate kata ton aiwna tou kosmou toutou, kata ton arconta thv exousiav tou aerov, tou pneumatov tou nun energountov en toiv uioiv thv apeiyeiav:
2:3 en oiv kai hmeiv pantev anestrafhmen pote en taiv epiyumiaiv thv sarkov hmwn, poiountev ta yelhmata thv sarkov kai twn dianoiwn, kai hmen tekna fusei orghv, wv kai oi loipoi: --
2:4 o de yeov plousiov wn en eleei, dia thn pollhn agaphn autou hn hgaphsen hmav,
2:5 kai ontav hmav nekrouv toiv paraptwmasin sunezwopoihsen tw cristw: cariti este seswsmenoi:
2:6 kai sunhgeiren kai sunekayisen en toiv epouranioiv en cristw ihsou,
2:7 ina endeixhtai en toiv aiwsin toiv epercomenoiv ton uperballonta plouton thv caritov autou en crhstothti ef hmav en cristw ihsou.
2:8 th gar cariti este seswsmenoi dia thv pistewv: kai touto ouk ex umwn, yeou to dwron,
2:9 ouk ex ergwn, ina mh tiv kauchshtai.
2:10 autou gar esmen poihma, ktisyentev en cristw ihsou epi ergoiv agayoiv, oiv prohtoimasen o yeov ina en autoiv peripathswmen.
2:11 dio mnhmoneuete oti umeiv pote ta eynh en sarki, oi legomenoi akrobustia upo thv legomenhv peritomhv en sarki ceiropoihtou,
2:12 oti hte en tw kairw ekeinw cwriv cristou, aphllotriwmenoi thv politeiav tou israhl kai xenoi twn diayhkwn thv epaggeliav, elpida mh econtev kai ayeoi en tw kosmw.
2:13 nuni de en cristw ihsou umeiv oi pote ontev makran egguv egenhyhte en tw aimati tou cristou.
2:14 autov gar estin h eirhnh hmwn, o poihsav ta amfotera en kai to mesotoicon tou fragmou lusav,
2:15 thn ecyran, en th sarki autou ton nomon twn entolwn en dogmasin katarghsav, ina touv duo ktish en eautw eiv ena kainon anyrwpon poiwn eirhnhn,
2:16 kai apokatallaxh touv amfoterouv en eni swmati tw yew dia tou staurou, apokteinav thn ecyran en autw:
2:17 kai elywn euhggelisato eirhnhn umin toiv makran kai toiv egguv,
2:18 oti di autou ecomen thn prosagwghn oi amfoteroi en eni pneumati prov ton patera.
2:19 ara oun ouketi este xenoi kai paroikoi, alla sumpolitai twn agiwn kai oikeioi tou yeou,
2:20 epoikodomhyentev epi tw yemeliw twn apostolwn kai profhtwn, ontov akrogwniaiou autou ihsou cristou,
2:21 en w pasa oikodomh sunarmologoumenh auxei eiv naon agion en kuriw:
2:22 en w kai umeiv sunoikodomeisye eiv katoikhthrion tou yeou en pneumati.
3:1 toutou carin egw paulov o desmiov tou cristou ihsou uper umwn twn eynwn,
3:2 eige hkousate thn oikonomian thv caritov tou yeou thv doyeishv moi eiv umav,
3:3 oti kata apokaluqin egnwrisen moi to musthrion, kaywv proegraqa en oligw,
3:4 prov o dunasye anaginwskontev nohsai thn sunesin mou en tw musthriw tou cristou,
3:5 o eteraiv geneaiv ouk egnwrisyh toiv uioiv twn anyrwpwn wv nun apekalufyh toiv agioiv apostoloiv autou kai profhtaiv en pneumati,
3:6 einai ta eynh sugklhronoma kai susswma kai summetoca thv epaggeliav autou en tw cristw dia tou euaggeliou,
3:7 ou egenomhn diakonov kata thn dwrean thv caritov tou yeou thn doyeisan moi kata thn energeian thv dunamewv autou.
3:8 emoi tw elacistoterw pantwn twn agiwn edoyh h cariv auth, en toiv eynesin euaggelisasyai ton anexicniaston plouton tou cristou
3:9 kai fwtisai pantav tiv h oikonomia tou musthriou tou apokekrummenou apo twn aiwnwn en tw yew, tw ta panta ktisanti dia ihsou cristou,
3:10 ina gnwrisyh nun taiv arcaiv kai taiv exousiaiv en toiv epouranioiv dia thv ekklhsiav h polupoikilov sofia tou yeou,
3:11 kata proyesin twn aiwnwn hn epoihsen en cristw ihsou tw kuriw hmwn,
3:12 en w ecomen thn parrhsian kai thn prosagwghn en pepoiyhsei dia thv pistewv autou.
3:13 dio aitoumai mh ekkakein en taiv yliqesin mou uper umwn, htiv estin doxa umwn.
3:14 toutou carin kamptw ta gonata mou prov ton patera tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou,
3:15 ex ou pasa patria en ouranoiv kai epi ghv onomazetai,
3:16 ina dwh umin kata ton plouton thv doxhv autou dunamei krataiwyhnai dia tou pneumatov autou eiv ton esw anyrwpon,
3:17 katoikhsai ton criston dia thv pistewv en taiv kardiaiv umwn,
3:18 en agaph errizwmenoi kai teyemeliwmenoi ina exiscushte katalabesyai sun pasin toiv agioiv ti to platov kai mhkov kai bayov kai uqov,
3:19 gnwnai te thn uperballousan thv gnwsewv agaphn tou cristou, ina plhrwyhte eiv pan to plhrwma tou yeou.
3:20 tw de dunamenw uper panta poihsai uperekperissou wn aitoumeya h nooumen, kata thn dunamin thn energoumenhn en hmin,
3:21 autw h doxa en th ekklhsia en cristw ihsou eiv pasav tav geneav tou aiwnov twn aiwnwn: amhn.
4:1 parakalw oun umav egw o desmiov en kuriw axiwv peripathsai thv klhsewv hv eklhyhte,
4:2 meta pashv tapeinofrosunhv kai praothtov, meta makroyumiav, anecomenoi allhlwn en agaph,
4:3 spoudazontev threin thn enothta tou pneumatov en tw sundesmw thv eirhnhv.
4:4 en swma kai en pneuma, kaywv kai eklhyhte en mia elpidi thv klhsewv umwn:
4:5 eiv kuriov, mia pistiv, en baptisma:
4:6 eiv yeov kai pathr pantwn, o epi pantwn, kai dia pantwn, kai en pasin hmin.
4:7 eni de ekastw hmwn edoyh [h] cariv kata to metron thv dwreav tou cristou.
4:8 dio legei: anabav eiv uqov hcmalwteusen aicmalwsian kai edwken domata toiv anyrwpoiv.
4:9 to de anebh ti estin ei mh oti kai katebh prwton eiv ta katwtera merh thv ghv;
4:10 o katabav autov estin kai o anabav uperanw pantwn twn ouranwn, ina plhrwsh ta panta.
4:11 kai autov edwken touv men apostolouv, touv de profhtav, touv de euaggelistav, touv de poimenav kai didaskalouv,
4:12 prov ton katartismon twn agiwn eiv ergon diakoniav, eiv oikodomhn tou swmatov tou cristou,
4:13 mecri katanthswmen oi pantev eiv thn enothta thv pistewv kai thv epignwsewv tou uiou tou yeou, eiv andra teleion, eiv metron hlikiav tou plhrwmatov tou cristou,
4:14 ina mhketi wmen nhpioi, kludwnizomenoi kai periferomenoi panti anemw thv didaskaliav, en th kubeia twn anyrwpwn, en panourgia prov thn meyodeian thv planhv,
4:15 alhyeuontev de en agaph auxhswmen eiv auton ta panta, ov estin h kefalh, o cristov,
4:16 ex ou pan to swma sunarmologoumenon kai sumbibazomenon dia pashv afhv thv epicorhgiav kat energeian en metrw enov ekastou merouv thn auxhsin tou swmatov poieitai eiv oikodomhn eautou en agaph.
4:17 touto oun legw kai marturomai en kuriw, mhketi umav peripatein kaywv kai ta loipa eynh peripatei en mataiothti tou noov autwn,
4:18 eskotismenoi th dianoia, ontev aphllotriwmenoi thv zwhv tou yeou dia thn agnoian thn ousan en autoiv dia thn pwrwsin thv kardiav autwn,
4:19 oitinev, aphlghkotev, eautouv paredwkan th aselgeia eiv ergasian akayarsiav pashv en pleonexia.
4:20 umeiv de ouc outwv emayete ton criston,
4:21 eige auton hkousate kai en autw edidacyhte, kaywv estin alhyeia en tw ihsou,
4:22 apoyesyai umav kata thn proteran anastrofhn ton palaion anyrwpon ton fyeiromenon kata tav epiyumiav thv apathv,
4:23 ananeousyai de tw pneumati tou noov umwn
4:24 kai endusasyai ton kainon anyrwpon ton kata yeon ktisyenta en dikaiosunh kai osiothti thv alhyeiav.
4:25 dio apoyemenoi to qeudov laleite alhyeian ekastov meta tou plhsion autou: oti esmen allhlwn melh.
4:26 orgizesye, kai mh amartanete: o hliov mh epiduetw epi tw parorgismw umwn,
4:27 mhde didote topon tw diabolw.
4:28 o kleptwn mhketi kleptetw, mallon de kopiatw ergazomenov to agayon taiv cersin, ina ech metadidonai tw creian econti.
4:29 pav logov saprov ek tou stomatov umwn mh ekporeuesyw, all ei tiv agayov prov oikodomhn thv creiav, ina dw carin toiv akouousin.
4:30 kai mh lupeite to pneuma to agion tou yeou, en w esfragisyhte eiv hmeran apolutrwsewv.
4:31 pasa pikria kai yumov kai orgh kai kraugh kai blasfhmia aryhtw af umwn sun pash kakia:
4:32 ginesye de eiv allhlouv crhstoi, eusplagcnoi, carizomenoi eautoiv kaywv kai o yeov en cristw ecarisato hmin.
5:1 ginesye oun mimhtai tou yeou wv tekna agaphta,
5:2 kai peripateite en agaph, kaywv kai o cristov hgaphsen hmav kai paredwken eauton uper hmwn prosforan kai yusian tw yew eiv osmhn euwdiav.
5:3 porneia de kai pasa akayarsia h pleonexia mhde onomazesyw en umin, kaywv prepei agioiv,
5:4 kai aiscrothv kai mwrologia h eutrapelia, ta ouk anhkonta, alla mallon eucaristia.
5:5 touto gar este ginwskontev, oti pav pornov h akayartov h pleonekthv, ov estin eidwlolatrhv, ouk ecei klhronomian en th basileia tou cristou kai yeou.
5:6 mhdeiv umav apatatw kenoiv logoiv: dia tauta gar ercetai h orgh tou yeou epi touv uiouv thv apeiyeiav.
5:7 mh oun ginesye summetocoi autwn.
5:8 hte gar pote skotov, nun de fwv en kuriw: wv tekna fwtov peripateite: --
5:9 o gar karpov tou pneumatov en pash agaywsunh kai dikaiosunh kai alhyeia: --
5:10 dokimazontev ti estin euareston tw kuriw.
5:11 kai mh sugkoinwneite toiv ergoiv toiv akarpoiv tou skotouv, mallon de kai elegcete:
5:12 ta gar krufh ginomena up autwn aiscron estin kai legein:
5:13 ta de panta elegcomena upo tou fwtov faneroutai: pan gar to faneroumenon fwv estin.
5:14 dio legei: egeire o kayeudwn kai anasta ek twn nekrwn, kai epifausei soi o cristov.
5:15 blepete oun pwv akribwv peripateite, mh wv asofoi, all wv sofoi,
5:16 exagorazomenoi ton kairon, oti ai hmerai ponhrai eisin.
5:17 dia touto mh ginesye afronev, alla sunientev ti to yelhma tou kuriou.
5:18 kai mh meyuskesye oinw, en w estin aswtia, alla plhrousye en pneumati,
5:19 lalountev eautoiv qalmoiv kai umnoiv kai wdaiv pneumatikaiv, adontev kai qallontev en th kardia umwn tw kuriw,
5:20 eucaristountev pantote uper pantwn en onomati tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou tw yew kai patri,
5:21 upotassomenoi allhloiv en fobw cristou.
5:22 ai gunaikev toiv idioiv andrasin upotassesye wv tw kuriw,
5:23 oti [o] anhr estin kefalh thv gunaikov, wv kai o cristov kefalh thv ekklhsiav, kai autov estin swthr tou swmatov.
5:24 all wsper h ekklhsia upotassetai tw cristw, outwv kai ai gunaikev toiv idioiv andrasin en panti.
5:25 oi andrev agapate tav gunaikav eautwn, kaywv kai o cristov hgaphsen thn ekklhsian kai eauton paredwken uper authv,
5:26 ina authn agiash kayarisav tw loutrw tou udatov en rhmati,
5:27 ina parasthsh authn eautw endoxon thn ekklhsian, mh ecousan spilon h rutida h ti twn toioutwn, all ina h agia kai amwmov.
5:28 outwv ofeilousin oi andrev agapan tav eautwn gunaikav wv ta eautwn swmata. o agapwn thn eautou gunaika eauton agapa:
5:29 oudeiv gar pote thn eautou sarka emishsen, all ektrefei kai yalpei authn, kaywv kai o kuriov thn ekklhsian:
5:30 oti melh esmen tou swmatov autou, ek thv sarkov autou kai ek twn ostewn autou:
5:31 anti toutou kataleiqei anyrwpov ton patera autou kai thn mhtera kai proskollhyhsetai prov thn gunaika autou, kai esontai oi duo eiv sarka mian.
5:32 to musthrion touto mega estin, egw de legw eiv criston kai eiv thn ekklhsian.
5:33 plhn kai umeiv oi kay ena ekastov thn eautou gunaika outwv agapatw wv eauton, h de gunh ina fobhtai ton andra.
6:1 ta tekna upakouete toiv goneusin umwn en kuriw: touto gar estin dikaion.
6:2 tima ton patera sou kai thn mhtera, htiv estin entolh prwth en epaggelia,
6:3 ina eu soi genhtai kai esh makrocroniov epi thv ghv.
6:4 kai oi paterev mh parorgizete ta tekna umwn, all ektrefete auta en paideia kai nouyesia kuriou.
6:5 oi douloi upakouete toiv kurioiv kata sarka meta fobou kai tromou en aplothti thv kardiav umwn wv tw cristw,
6:6 mh kat ofyalmodoulian wv anyrwpareskoi, all wv douloi [tou] cristou, poiountev to yelhma tou yeou ek quchv,
6:7 met eunoiav douleuontev [wv] tw kuriw kai ouk anyrwpoiv,
6:8 eidotev oti o ean ti ekastov poihsh agayon, touto komieitai para tou kuriou, eite doulov eite eleuyerov.
6:9 kai oi kurioi ta auta poieite prov autouv, anientev thn apeilhn, eidotev oti kai umwn autwn o kuriov estin en ouranoiv, kai proswpolhqia ouk estin par autw.
6:10 to loipon, adelfoi mou, endunamousye en kuriw kai en tw kratei thv iscuov autou.
6:11 endusasye thn panoplian tou yeou prov to dunasyai umav sthnai prov tav meyodeiav tou diabolou:
6:12 oti ouk estin hmin h palh prov aima kai sarka, alla prov tav arcav, prov tav exousiav, prov touv kosmokratorav tou skotouv tou aiwnov toutou, prov ta pneumatika thv ponhriav en toiv epouranioiv.
6:13 dia touto analabete thn panoplian tou yeou, ina dunhyhte antisthnai en th hmera th ponhra kai apanta katergasamenoi sthnai.
6:14 sthte oun perizwsamenoi thn osfun umwn en alhyeia, kai endusamenoi ton ywraka thv dikaiosunhv,
6:15 kai upodhsamenoi touv podav en etoimasia tou euaggeliou thv eirhnhv,
6:16 epi pasin analabontev ton yureon thv pistewv, en w dunhsesye panta ta belh tou ponhrou ta pepurwmena sbesai:
6:17 kai thn perikefalaian tou swthriou dexasye, kai thn macairan tou pneumatov, o estin rhma yeou, --
6:18 dia pashv proseuchv kai dehsewv, proseucomenoi en panti kairw en pneumati, kai eiv auto touto agrupnountev en pash proskarterhsei kai dehsei peri pantwn twn agiwn,
6:19 kai uper emou, ina moi doyh logov en anoixei tou stomatov mou, en parrhsia gnwrisai to musthrion tou euaggeliou,
6:20 uper ou presbeuw en alusei, ina en autw parrhsiaswmai wv dei me lalhsai.
6:21 ina de eidhte kai umeiv ta kat eme, ti prassw, panta umin gnwrisei tucikov o agaphtov adelfov kai pistov diakonov en kuriw,
6:22 on epemqa prov umav eiv auto touto, ina gnwte ta peri hmwn kai parakalesh tav kardiav umwn.
6:23 eirhnh toiv adelfoiv kai agaph meta pistewv apo yeou patrov kai kuriou ihsou cristou.
6:24 h cariv meta pantwn twn agapwntwn ton kurion hmwn ihsoun criston en afyarsia: amhn.
