| Chapter 2 |
1 | egenonto de kai yeudoprofhtai en tw law wV kai en umin esontai yeudodidaskaloi oitineV pareisaxousin aireseiV apwleiaV kai ton agorasanta autouV despothn arnoumenoi epagonteV eautoiV tacinhn apwleian |
2 | kai polloi exakolouqhsousin autwn taiV apwleiaiV di ouV h odoV thV alhqeiaV blasfhmhqhsetai |
3 | kai en pleonexia plastoiV logoiV umaV emporeusontai oiV to krima ekpalai ouk argei kai h apwleia autwn ou nustazei |
4 | ei gar o qeoV aggelwn amarthsantwn ouk efeisato alla seiraiV zofou tartarwsaV paredwken eiV krisin tethrhmenouV |
5 | kai arcaiou kosmou ouk efeisato all ogdoon nwe dikaiosunhV khruka efulaxen kataklusmon kosmw asebwn epaxaV |
6 | kai poleiV sodomwn kai gomorraV tefrwsaV katastrofh katekrinen upodeigma mellontwn asebein teqeikwV |
7 | kai dikaion lwt kataponoumenon upo thV twn aqesmwn en aselgeia anastrofhV errusato |
8 | blemmati gar kai akoh o dikaioV egkatoikwn en autoiV hmeran ex hmeraV yuchn dikaian anomoiV ergoiV ebasanizen |
9 | oiden kurioV eusebeiV ek peirasmou ruesqai adikouV de eiV hmeran krisewV kolazomenouV threin |
10 | malista de touV opisw sarkoV en epiqumia miasmou poreuomenouV kai kuriothtoV katafronountaV tolmhtai auqadeiV doxaV ou tremousin blasfhmounteV |
11 | opou aggeloi iscui kai dunamei meizoneV onteV ou ferousin kat autwn para kuriw blasfhmon krisin |
12 | outoi de wV aloga zwa fusika gegenhmena eiV alwsin kai fqoran en oiV agnoousin blasfhmounteV en th fqora autwn katafqarhsontai |
13 | komioumenoi misqon adikiaV hdonhn hgoumenoi thn en hmera trufhn spiloi kai mwmoi entrufwnteV en taiV apataiV autwn suneuwcoumenoi umin |
14 | ofqalmouV econteV mestouV moicalidoV kai akatapaustouV amartiaV deleazonteV yucaV asthriktouV kardian gegumnasmenhn pleonexiaiV econteV kataraV tekna |
15 | kataliponteV thn euqeian odon eplanhqhsan exakolouqhsanteV th odw tou balaam tou bosor oV misqon adikiaV hgaphsen |
16 | elegxin de escen idiaV paranomiaV upozugion afwnon en anqrwpou fwnh fqegxamenon ekwlusen thn tou profhtou parafronian |
17 | outoi eisin phgai anudroi nefelai upo lailapoV elaunomenai oiV o zofoV tou skotouV eiV aiwna tethrhtai |
18 | uperogka gar mataiothtoV fqeggomenoi deleazousin en epiqumiaiV sarkoV aselgeiaiV touV ontwV apofugontaV touV en planh anastrefomenouV |
19 | eleuqerian autoiV epaggellomenoi autoi douloi uparconteV thV fqoraV w gar tiV htthtai toutw kai dedoulwtai |
20 | ei gar apofugonteV ta miasmata tou kosmou en epignwsei tou kuriou kai swthroV ihsou cristou toutoiV de palin emplakenteV httwntai gegonen autoiV ta escata ceirona twn prwtwn |
21 | kreitton gar hn autoiV mh epegnwkenai thn odon thV dikaiosunhV h epignousin epistreyai ek thV paradoqeishV autoiV agiaV entolhV |
22 | sumbebhken de autoiV to thV alhqouV paroimiaV kuwn epistreyaV epi to idion exerama kai uV lousamenh eiV kulisma borborou |