| Chapter 2 |
1 | adelfoi mou mh en proswpolhyiaiV ecete thn pistin tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou thV doxhV |
2 | ean gar eiselqh eiV thn sunagwghn umwn anhr crusodaktulioV en esqhti lampra eiselqh de kai ptwcoV en rupara esqhti |
3 | kai epibleyhte epi ton forounta thn esqhta thn lampran kai eiphte autw su kaqou wde kalwV kai tw ptwcw eiphte su sthqi ekei h kaqou wde upo to upopodion mou |
4 | kai ou diekriqhte en eautoiV kai egenesqe kritai dialogismwn ponhrwn |
5 | akousate adelfoi mou agaphtoi ouc o qeoV exelexato touV ptwcouV tou kosmou toutou plousiouV en pistei kai klhronomouV thV basileiaV hV ephggeilato toiV agapwsin auton |
6 | umeiV de htimasate ton ptwcon ouc oi plousioi katadunasteuousin umwn kai autoi elkousin umaV eiV krithria |
7 | ouk autoi blasfhmousin to kalon onoma to epiklhqen ef umaV |
8 | ei mentoi nomon teleite basilikon kata thn grafhn agaphseiV ton plhsion sou wV seauton kalwV poieite |
9 | ei de proswpolhpteite amartian ergazesqe elegcomenoi upo tou nomou wV parabatai |
10 | ostiV gar olon ton nomon thrhsei ptaisei de en eni gegonen pantwn enocoV |
11 | o gar eipwn mh moiceushV eipen kai mh foneushV ei de ou moiceuseiV foneuseiV de gegonaV parabathV nomou |
12 | outwV laleite kai outwV poieite wV dia nomou eleuqeriaV mellonteV krinesqai |
13 | h gar krisiV anilewV tw mh poihsanti eleoV kai katakaucatai eleoV krisewV |
14 | ti to ofeloV adelfoi mou ean pistin legh tiV ecein erga de mh ech mh dunatai h pistiV swsai auton |
15 | ean de adelfoV h adelfh gumnoi uparcwsin kai leipomenoi wsin thV efhmerou trofhV |
16 | eiph de tiV autoiV ex umwn upagete en eirhnh qermainesqe kai cortazesqe mh dwte de autoiV ta epithdeia tou swmatoV ti to ofeloV |
17 | outwV kai h pistiV ean mh erga ech nekra estin kaq eauthn |
18 | all erei tiV su pistin eceiV kagw erga ecw deixon moi thn pistin sou ek twn ergwn sou kagw deixw soi ek twn ergwn mou thn pistin mou |
19 | su pisteueiV oti o qeoV eiV estin kalwV poieiV kai ta daimonia pisteuousin kai frissousin |
20 | qeleiV de gnwnai w anqrwpe kene oti h pistiV cwriV twn ergwn nekra estin |
21 | abraam o pathr hmwn ouk ex ergwn edikaiwqh anenegkaV isaak ton uion autou epi to qusiasthrion |
22 | blepeiV oti h pistiV sunhrgei toiV ergoiV autou kai ek twn ergwn h pistiV eteleiwqh |
23 | kai eplhrwqh h grafh h legousa episteusen de abraam tw qew kai elogisqh autw eiV dikaiosunhn kai filoV qeou eklhqh |
24 | orate toinun oti ex ergwn dikaioutai anqrwpoV kai ouk ek pistewV monon |
25 | omoiwV de kai raab h pornh ouk ex ergwn edikaiwqh upodexamenh touV aggelouV kai etera odw ekbalousa |
26 | wsper gar to swma cwriV pneumatoV nekron estin outwV kai h pistiV cwriV twn ergwn nekra estin |