| Chapter 4 |
1 | outwV hmaV logizesqw anqrwpoV wV uphretaV cristou kai oikonomouV musthriwn qeou |
2 | o de loipon zhteitai en toiV oikonomoiV ina pistoV tiV eureqh |
3 | emoi de eiV elaciston estin ina uf umwn anakriqw h upo anqrwpinhV hmeraV all oude emauton anakrinw |
4 | ouden gar emautw sunoida all ouk en toutw dedikaiwmai o de anakrinwn me kurioV estin |
5 | wste mh pro kairou ti krinete ewV an elqh o kurioV oV kai fwtisei ta krupta tou skotouV kai fanerwsei taV boulaV twn kardiwn kai tote o epainoV genhsetai ekastw apo tou qeou |
6 | tauta de adelfoi meteschmatisa eiV emauton kai apollw di umaV ina en hmin maqhte to mh uper o gegraptai fronein ina mh eiV uper tou enoV fusiousqe kata tou eterou |
7 | tiV gar se diakrinei ti de eceiV o ouk elabeV ei de kai elabeV ti kaucasai wV mh labwn |
8 | hdh kekoresmenoi este hdh eplouthsate cwriV hmwn ebasileusate kai ofelon ge ebasileusate ina kai hmeiV umin sumbasileuswmen |
9 | dokw gar oti o qeoV hmaV touV apostolouV escatouV apedeixen wV epiqanatiouV oti qeatron egenhqhmen tw kosmw kai aggeloiV kai anqrwpoiV |
10 | hmeiV mwroi dia criston umeiV de fronimoi en cristw hmeiV asqeneiV umeiV de iscuroi umeiV endoxoi hmeiV de atimoi |
11 | acri thV arti wraV kai peinwmen kai diywmen kai gumnhteuomen kai kolafizomeqa kai astatoumen |
12 | kai kopiwmen ergazomenoi taiV idiaiV cersin loidoroumenoi eulogoumen diwkomenoi anecomeqa |
13 | blasfhmoumenoi parakaloumen wV perikaqarmata tou kosmou egenhqhmen pantwn periyhma ewV arti |
14 | ouk entrepwn umaV grafw tauta all wV tekna mou agaphta nouqetw |
15 | ean gar muriouV paidagwgouV echte en cristw all ou pollouV pateraV en gar cristw ihsou dia tou euaggeliou egw umaV egennhsa |
16 | parakalw oun umaV mimhtai mou ginesqe |
17 | dia touto epemya umin timoqeon oV estin teknon mou agaphton kai piston en kuriw oV umaV anamnhsei taV odouV mou taV en cristw kaqwV pantacou en pash ekklhsia didaskw |
18 | wV mh ercomenou de mou proV umaV efusiwqhsan tineV |
19 | eleusomai de tacewV proV umaV ean o kurioV qelhsh kai gnwsomai ou ton logon twn pefusiwmenwn alla thn dunamin |
20 | ou gar en logw h basileia tou qeou all en dunamei |
21 | ti qelete en rabdw elqw proV umaV h en agaph pneumati te praothtoV |