| Chapter 3 |
1 | arcomeqa palin eautouV sunistanein ei mh crhzomen wV tineV sustatikwn epistolwn proV umaV h ex umwn sustatikwn |
2 | h epistolh hmwn umeiV este eggegrammenh en taiV kardiaiV hmwn ginwskomenh kai anaginwskomenh upo pantwn anqrwpwn |
3 | faneroumenoi oti este epistolh cristou diakonhqeisa uf hmwn eggegrammenh ou melani alla pneumati qeou zwntoV ouk en plaxin liqinaiV all en plaxin kardiaV sarkinaiV |
4 | pepoiqhsin de toiauthn ecomen dia tou cristou proV ton qeon |
5 | ouc oti ikanoi esmen af eautwn logisasqai ti wV ex eautwn all h ikanothV hmwn ek tou qeou |
6 | oV kai ikanwsen hmaV diakonouV kainhV diaqhkhV ou grammatoV alla pneumatoV to gar gramma apokteinei to de pneuma zwopoiei |
7 | ei de h diakonia tou qanatou en grammasin entetupwmenh en liqoiV egenhqh en doxh wste mh dunasqai atenisai touV uiouV israhl eiV to proswpon mwsewV dia thn doxan tou proswpou autou thn katargoumenhn |
8 | pwV ouci mallon h diakonia tou pneumatoV estai en doxh |
9 | ei gar h diakonia thV katakrisewV doxa pollw mallon perisseuei h diakonia thV dikaiosunhV en doxh |
10 | kai gar oude dedoxastai to dedoxasmenon en toutw tw merei eneken thV uperballoushV doxhV |
11 | ei gar to katargoumenon dia doxhV pollw mallon to menon en doxh |
12 | econteV oun toiauthn elpida pollh parrhsia crwmeqa |
13 | kai ou kaqaper mwshV etiqei kalumma epi to proswpon eautou proV to mh atenisai touV uiouV israhl eiV to teloV tou katargoumenou |
14 | all epwrwqh ta nohmata autwn acri gar thV shmeron to auto kalumma epi th anagnwsei thV palaiaV diaqhkhV menei mh anakaluptomenon o ti en cristw katargeitai |
15 | all ewV shmeron hnika anaginwsketai mwshV kalumma epi thn kardian autwn keitai |
16 | hnika d an epistreyh proV kurion periaireitai to kalumma |
17 | o de kurioV to pneuma estin ou de to pneuma kuriou ekei eleuqeria |
18 | hmeiV de panteV anakekalummenw proswpw thn doxan kuriou katoptrizomenoi thn authn eikona metamorfoumeqa apo doxhV eiV doxan kaqaper apo kuriou pneumatoV |