| Chapter 2 |
1 | qelw gar umaV eidenai hlikon agwna ecw peri umwn kai twn en laodikeia kai osoi ouc ewrakasin to proswpon mou en sarki |
2 | ina paraklhqwsin ai kardiai autwn sumbibasqentwn en agaph kai eiV panta plouton thV plhroforiaV thV sunesewV eiV epignwsin tou musthriou tou qeou kai patroV kai tou cristou |
3 | en w eisin panteV oi qhsauroi thV sofiaV kai thV gnwsewV apokrufoi |
4 | touto de legw ina mh tiV umaV paralogizhtai en piqanologia |
5 | ei gar kai th sarki apeimi alla tw pneumati sun umin eimi cairwn kai blepwn umwn thn taxin kai to sterewma thV eiV criston pistewV umwn |
6 | wV oun parelabete ton criston ihsoun ton kurion en autw peripateite |
7 | errizwmenoi kai epoikodomoumenoi en autw kai bebaioumenoi en th pistei kaqwV edidacqhte perisseuonteV en auth en eucaristia |
8 | blepete mh tiV umaV estai o sulagwgwn dia thV filosofiaV kai kenhV apathV kata thn paradosin twn anqrwpwn kata ta stoiceia tou kosmou kai ou kata criston |
9 | oti en autw katoikei pan to plhrwma thV qeothtoV swmatikwV |
10 | kai este en autw peplhrwmenoi oV estin h kefalh pashV archV kai exousiaV |
11 | en w kai perietmhqhte peritomh aceiropoihtw en th apekdusei tou swmatoV twn amartiwn thV sarkoV en th peritomh tou cristou |
12 | suntafenteV autw en tw baptismati en w kai sunhgerqhte dia thV pistewV thV energeiaV tou qeou tou egeirantoV auton ek twn nekrwn |
13 | kai umaV nekrouV ontaV en toiV paraptwmasin kai th akrobustia thV sarkoV umwn sunezwpoihsen sun autw carisamenoV hmin panta ta paraptwmata |
14 | exaleiyaV to kaq hmwn ceirografon toiV dogmasin o hn upenantion hmin kai auto hrken ek tou mesou proshlwsaV auto tw staurw |
15 | apekdusamenoV taV arcaV kai taV exousiaV edeigmatisen en parrhsia qriambeusaV autouV en autw |
16 | mh oun tiV umaV krinetw en brwsei h en posei h en merei eorthV h noumhniaV h sabbatwn |
17 | a estin skia twn mellontwn to de swma tou cristou |
18 | mhdeiV umaV katabrabeuetw qelwn en tapeinofrosunh kai qrhskeia twn aggelwn a mh ewraken embateuwn eikh fusioumenoV upo tou nooV thV sarkoV autou |
19 | kai ou kratwn thn kefalhn ex ou pan to swma dia twn afwn kai sundesmwn epicorhgoumenon kai sumbibazomenon auxei thn auxhsin tou qeou |
20 | ei oun apeqanete sun tw cristw apo twn stoiceiwn tou kosmou ti wV zwnteV en kosmw dogmatizesqe |
21 | mh ayh mhde geush mhde qighV |
22 | a estin panta eiV fqoran th apocrhsei kata ta entalmata kai didaskaliaV twn anqrwpwn |
23 | atina estin logon men econta sofiaV en eqeloqrhskeia kai tapeinofrosunh kai afeidia swmatoV ouk en timh tini proV plhsmonhn thV sarkoV |