1:1 paulov, doulov yeou, apostolov de ihsou cristou kata pistin eklektwn yeou kai epignwsin alhyeiav thv kat eusebeian
1:2 ep elpidi zwhv aiwniou, hn ephggeilato o aqeudhv yeov pro cronwn aiwniwn,
1:3 efanerwsen de kairoiv idioiv ton logon autou en khrugmati o episteuyhn egw kat epitaghn tou swthrov hmwn yeou,
1:4 titw gnhsiw teknw kata koinhn pistin: cariv, eleov, eirhnh apo yeou patrov kai kuriou ihsou cristou tou swthrov hmwn.
1:5 toutou carin katelipon se en krhth, ina ta leiponta epidiorywsh, kai katasthshv kata polin presbuterouv, wv egw soi dietaxamhn,
1:6 ei tiv estin anegklhtov, miav gunaikov anhr, tekna ecwn pista, mh en kathgoria aswtiav h anupotakta.
1:7 dei gar ton episkopon anegklhton einai wv yeou oikonomon, mh auyadh, mh orgilon, mh paroinon, mh plhkthn, mh aiscrokerdh,
1:8 alla filoxenon, filagayon, swfrona, dikaion, osion, egkrath,
1:9 antecomenon tou kata thn didachn pistou logou, ina dunatov h kai parakalein en th didaskalia th ugiainoush kai touv antilegontav elegcein.
1:10 eisin gar polloi [kai] anupotaktoi, mataiologoi kai frenapatai, malista oi ek peritomhv,
1:11 ouv dei epistomizein, oitinev olouv oikouv anatrepousin didaskontev a mh dei aiscrou kerdouv carin.
1:12 eipen tiv ex autwn idiov autwn profhthv: krhtev aei qeustai, kaka yhria, gasterev argai.
1:13 h marturia auth estin alhyhv. di hn aitian elegce autouv apotomwv, ina ugiainwsin en th pistei,
1:14 mh prosecontev ioudaikoiv muyoiv kai entolaiv anyrwpwn apostrefomenwn thn alhyeian.
1:15 panta [men] kayara toiv kayaroiv: toiv de memiammenoiv kai apistoiv ouden kayaron, alla memiantai autwn kai o nouv kai h suneidhsiv.
1:16 yeon omologousin eidenai, toiv de ergoiv arnountai, bdeluktoi ontev kai apeiyeiv kai prov pan ergon agayon adokimoi.
2:1 su de lalei a prepei th ugiainoush didaskalia.
2:2 presbutav nhfaliouv einai, semnouv, swfronav, ugiainontav th pistei, th agaph, th upomonh.
2:3 presbutidav wsautwv en katasthmati ieroprepeiv, mh diabolouv, mh oinw pollw dedoulwmenav, kalodidaskalouv,
2:4 ina swfronizwsin tav neav filandrouv einai, filoteknouv,
2:5 swfronav, agnav, oikourouv, agayav, upotassomenav toiv idioiv andrasin, ina mh o logov tou yeou blasfhmhtai.
2:6 touv newterouv wsautwv parakalei swfronein,
2:7 peri panta seauton parecomenov tupon kalwn ergwn, en th didaskalia adiafyorian, semnothta, afyarsian,
2:8 logon ugih, akatagnwston, ina o ex enantiav entraph mhden ecwn peri hmwn legein faulon.
2:9 doulouv idioiv despotaiv upotassesyai, en pasin euarestouv einai, mh antilegontav,
2:10 mh nosfizomenouv, alla pistin pasan endeiknumenouv agayhn, ina thn didaskalian tou swthrov hmwn yeou kosmwsin en pasin.
2:11 epefanh gar h cariv tou yeou h swthriov pasin anyrwpoiv,
2:12 paideuousa hmav ina arnhsamenoi thn asebeian kai tav kosmikav epiyumiav swfronwv kai dikaiwv kai eusebwv zhswmen en tw nun aiwni,
2:13 prosdecomenoi thn makarian elpida kai epifaneian thv doxhv tou megalou yeou kai swthrov hmwn ihsou cristou,
2:14 ov edwken eauton uper hmwn, ina lutrwshtai hmav apo pashv anomiav kai kayarish eautw laon periousion, zhlwthn kalwn ergwn.
2:15 tauta lalei kai parakalei kai elegce meta pashv epitaghv: mhdeiv sou perifroneitw.
3:1 upomimnhske autouv arcaiv [kai] exousiaiv upotassesyai, peiyarcein, prov pan ergon agayon etoimouv einai,
3:2 mhdena blasfhmein, amacouv einai, epieikeiv, pasan endeiknumenouv praothta prov pantav anyrwpouv.
3:3 hmen gar pote kai hmeiv anohtoi, apeiyeiv, planwmenoi, douleuontev epiyumiaiv kai hdonaiv poikilaiv, en kakia kai fyonw diagontev, stughtoi, misountev allhlouv:
3:4 ote de h crhstothv kai h filanyrwpia epefanh tou swthrov hmwn yeou,
3:5 ouk ex ergwn twn en dikaiosunh wn epoihsamen hmeiv, alla kata ton autou eleon eswsen hmav dia loutrou paliggenesiav kai anakainwsewv pneumatov agiou,
3:6 ou execeen ef hmav plousiwv dia ihsou cristou tou swthrov hmwn,
3:7 ina dikaiwyentev th ekeinou cariti klhronomoi genwmeya kat elpida zwhv aiwniou.
3:8 pistov o logov: kai peri toutwn boulomai se diabebaiousyai, ina frontizwsin kalwn ergwn proistasyai oi pepisteukotev tw yew. tauta estin ta kala kai wfelima toiv anyrwpoiv:
3:9 mwrav de zhthseiv kai genealogiav kai ereiv kai macav nomikav periistaso: eisin gar anwfeleiv kai mataioi.
3:10 airetikon anyrwpon meta mian kai deuteran nouyesian paraitou,
3:11 eidwv oti exestraptai o toioutov kai amartanei wn autokatakritov.
3:12 otan pemqw arteman prov se h tucikon, spoudason elyein prov me eiv nikopolin: ekei gar kekrika paraceimasai.
3:13 zhnan ton nomikon kai apollw spoudaiwv propemqon, ina mhden autoiv leiph.
3:14 manyanetwsan de kai oi hmeteroi kalwn ergwn proistasyai eiv tav anagkaiav creiav, ina mh wsin akarpoi.
3:15 aspazontai se oi met emou pantev. aspasai touv filountav hmav en pistei. h cariv meta pantwn umwn: amhn.
