1:1 ioudav, ihsou cristou doulov, adelfov de iakwbou, toiv en yew patri hgiasmenoiv kai ihsou cristw tethrhmenoiv klhtoiv:
1:2 eleov umin kai eirhnh kai agaph plhyunyeih.
1:3 agaphtoi, pasan spoudhn poioumenov grafein umin peri thv koinhv swthriav, anagkhn escon graqai umin parakalwn epagwnizesyai th apax paradoyeish toiv agioiv pistei.
1:4 pareisedusan gar tinev anyrwpoi, oi palai progegrammenoi eiv touto to krima, asebeiv, thn tou yeou hmwn carin metatiyentev eiv aselgeian kai ton monon despothn kai kurion hmwn ihsoun criston arnoumenoi.
1:5 upomnhsai de umav boulomai, eidotav umav apax touto, oti o kuriov laon ek ghv aiguptou swsav, to deuteron touv mh pisteusantav apwlesen,
1:6 aggelouv te touv mh thrhsantav thn eautwn archn, alla apolipontav to idion oikhthrion eiv krisin megalhv hmerav desmoiv aidioiv upo zofon tethrhken:
1:7 wv sodoma kai gomorra kai ai peri autav poleiv ton omoion toutoiv tropon ekporneusasai kai apelyousai opisw sarkov eterav prokeintai deigma, purov aiwniou dikhn upecousai.
1:8 omoiwv mentoi kai outoi enupniazomenoi sarka men miainousin, kuriothta de ayetousin, doxav de blasfhmousin.
1:9 o de micahl o arcaggelov, ote tw diabolw diakrinomenov dielegeto peri tou mwsewv swmatov, ouk etolmhsen krisin epenegkein blasfhmiav, all eipen: epitimhsai soi kuriov.
1:10 outoi de osa men ouk oidasin blasfhmousin, osa de fusikwv wv ta aloga zwa epistantai, en toutoiv fyeirontai.
1:11 ouai autoiv, oti th odw tou kain eporeuyhsan, kai th planh tou balaam misyou execuyhsan, kai th antilogia tou kore apwlonto.
1:12 outoi eisin en taiv agapaiv umwn spiladev, suneuwcoumenoi afobwv, eautouv poimainontev, nefelai anudroi upo anemwn paraferomenai, dendra fyinopwrina, akarpa, div apoyanonta, ekrizwyenta,
1:13 kumata agria yalasshv epafrizonta tav eautwn aiscunav, asterev planhtai, oiv o zofov tou skotouv eiv ton aiwna tethrhtai.
1:14 proefhteusen de kai toutoiv ebdomov apo adam enwc legwn: idou hlyen kuriov en agiaiv muriasin autou,
1:15 poihsai krisin kata pantwn kai elegxai pantav touv asebeiv autwn peri pantwn twn ergwn asebeiav autwn wn hsebhsan kai peri pantwn twn sklhrwn wn elalhsan kat autou amartwloi asebeiv.
1:16 outoi eisin goggustai, memqimoiroi, kata tav epiyumiav autwn poreuomenoi, kai to stoma autwn lalei uperogka, yaumazontev proswpa wfeleiav carin.
1:17 umeiv de, agaphtoi, mnhsyhte twn rhmatwn twn proeirhmenwn upo twn apostolwn tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou,
1:18 oti elegon umin oti en escatw cronw esontai empaiktai kata tav eautwn epiyumiav poreuomenoi twn asebeiwn.
1:19 outoi eisin oi apodiorizontev, qucikoi, pneuma mh econtev.
1:20 umeiv de, agaphtoi, th agiwtath umwn pistei epoikodomountev eautouv, en pneumati agiw proseucomenoi,
1:21 eautouv en agaph yeou thrhsate, prosdecomenoi to eleov tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou, eiv zwhn aiwnion.
1:22 kai ouv men eleeite diakrinomenoi,
1:23 ouv de en fobw swzete, ek [tou] purov arpazontev, misountev kai ton apo thv sarkov espilwmenon citwna.
1:24 tw de dunamenw fulaxai autouv aptaistouv kai sthsai katenwpion thv doxhv autou amwmouv en agalliasei,
1:25 monw sofw yew swthri hmwn, doxa kai megalwsunh, kratov kai exousia kai nun kai eiv pantav touv aiwnav: amhn.
