| Chapter 4 |
1 | parakalw oun umaV egw o desmioV en kuriw axiwV peripathsai thV klhsewV hV eklhqhte |
2 | meta pashV tapeinofrosunhV kai praothtoV meta makroqumiaV anecomenoi allhlwn en agaph |
3 | spoudazonteV threin thn enothta tou pneumatoV en tw sundesmw thV eirhnhV |
4 | en swma kai en pneuma kaqwV kai eklhqhte en mia elpidi thV klhsewV umwn |
5 | eiV kurioV mia pistiV en baptisma |
6 | eiV qeoV kai pathr pantwn o epi pantwn kai dia pantwn kai en pasin umin |
7 | eni de ekastw hmwn edoqh h cariV kata to metron thV dwreaV tou cristou |
8 | dio legei anabaV eiV uyoV hcmalwteusen aicmalwsian kai edwken domata toiV anqrwpoiV |
9 | to de anebh ti estin ei mh oti kai katebh prwton eiV ta katwtera merh thV ghV |
10 | o katabaV autoV estin kai o anabaV uperanw pantwn twn ouranwn ina plhrwsh ta panta |
11 | kai autoV edwken touV men apostolouV touV de profhtaV touV de euaggelistaV touV de poimenaV kai didaskalouV |
12 | proV ton katartismon twn agiwn eiV ergon diakoniaV eiV oikodomhn tou swmatoV tou cristou |
13 | mecri katanthswmen oi panteV eiV thn enothta thV pistewV kai thV epignwsewV tou uiou tou qeou eiV andra teleion eiV metron hlikiaV tou plhrwmatoV tou cristou |
14 | ina mhketi wmen nhpioi kludwnizomenoi kai periferomenoi panti anemw thV didaskaliaV en th kubeia twn anqrwpwn en panourgia proV thn meqodeian thV planhV |
15 | alhqeuonteV de en agaph auxhswmen eiV auton ta panta oV estin h kefalh o cristoV |
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 |
17 | touto oun legw kai marturomai en kuriw mhketi umaV peripatein kaqwV kai ta loipa eqnh peripatei en mataiothti tou nooV autwn |
18 | eskotismenoi th dianoia onteV aphllotriwmenoi thV zwhV tou qeou dia thn agnoian thn ousan en autoiV dia thn pwrwsin thV kardiaV autwn |
19 | oitineV aphlghkoteV eautouV paredwkan th aselgeia eiV ergasian akaqarsiaV pashV en pleonexia |
20 | umeiV de ouc outwV emaqete ton criston |
21 | eige auton hkousate kai en autw edidacqhte kaqwV estin alhqeia en tw ihsou |
22 | apoqesqai umaV kata thn proteran anastrofhn ton palaion anqrwpon ton fqeiromenon kata taV epiqumiaV thV apathV |
23 | ananeousqai de tw pneumati tou nooV umwn |
24 | kai endusasqai ton kainon anqrwpon ton kata qeon ktisqenta en dikaiosunh kai osiothti thV alhqeiaV |
25 | dio apoqemenoi to yeudoV laleite alhqeian ekastoV meta tou plhsion autou oti esmen allhlwn melh |
26 | orgizesqe kai mh amartanete o hlioV mh epiduetw epi tw parorgismw umwn |
27 | mhte didote topon tw diabolw |
28 | o kleptwn mhketi kleptetw mallon de kopiatw ergazomenoV to agaqon taiV cersin ina ech metadidonai tw creian econti |
29 | paV logoV saproV ek tou stomatoV umwn mh ekporeuesqw all ei tiV agaqoV proV oikodomhn thV creiaV ina dw carin toiV akouousin |
30 | kai mh lupeite to pneuma to agion tou qeou en w esfragisqhte eiV hmeran apolutrwsewV |
31 | pasa pikria kai qumoV kai orgh kai kraugh kai blasfhmia arqhtw af umwn sun pash kakia |
32 | ginesqe de eiV allhlouV crhstoi eusplagcnoi carizomenoi eautoiV kaqwV kai o qeoV en cristw ecarisato umin |