| Chapter 9 |
1 | [] Den eimai apostoloV; den eimai eleuqeroV; den eidon ton Ihsoun Criston ton Kurion hmwn; den eisqe seiV to ergon mou en Kuriw; |
2 | An den hmai eiV allouV apostoloV, all' eiV esaV toulaciston eimai× dioti h sfragiV thV apostolhV mou seiV eisqe en Kuriw. |
3 | [] H apologia mou eiV touV anakrinontaV me einai auth× |
4 | mh den ecomen exousian na fagwmen kai na piwmen; |
5 | mh den ecomen exousian na sumperiferwmen adelfhn gunaika, wV kai oi loipoi apostoloi kai oi adelfoi tou Kuriou kai o KhfaV; |
6 | h monoV egw kai o BarnabaV den ecomen exousian na mh ergazwmeqa; |
7 | TiV pote ekstrateuei me idia autou exoda; TiV futeuei ampelwna kai den trwgei ek tou karpou autou; h tiV poimainei poimnion kai den trwgei ek tou galaktoV tou poimniou; |
8 | MhpwV kata anqrwpon lalw tauta; h den legei tauta kai o nomoV; |
9 | dioti en tw nomw tou MwusewV einai gegrammenon× Den qeleiV emfraxei to stoma booV alwnizontoV. MhpwV melei ton Qeon peri twn bown; |
10 | h di' hmaV bebaiwV legei touto; dioti di' hmaV egrafh, oti o arotriwn me elpida prepei na arotria, kai o alwnizwn me elpida na metech thV elpidoV autou. |
11 | Ean hmeiV espeiramen eiV esaV ta pneumatika, mega einai ean hmeiV qeriswmen ta sarkika saV; |
12 | Ean alloi metecwsi thV ef' umaV exousiaV, den prepei mallon hmeiV; Alla den meteceirisqhmen thn exousian tauthn, all' upoferomen panta, dia na mh proxenhswmen empodion ti eiV to euaggelion tou Cristou. |
13 | Den exeurete oti oi ergazomenoi ta iera ek tou ierou trwgousin, oi enascoloumenoi eiV to qusiasthrion meta tou qusiasthriou lambanousi meridion; |
14 | Outw kai o KurioV dietaxen, oi khruttonteV to euaggelion na zwsin ek tou euaggeliou. |
15 | [] Plhn egw ouden toutwn meteceirisqhn. Oude egraya tauta dia na geinh outwV eiV eme× dioti kalon einai eiV eme na apoqanw mallon para na mataiwsh tiV to kauchma mou. |
16 | Dioti ean khruttw to euaggelion, den einai eiV eme kauchma× epeidh anagkh epikeitai eiV eme× ouai de einai eiV eme ean den khruttw× |
17 | epeidh ean kamnw touto ekousiwV, ecw misqon× ean de akousiwV, eimai empepisteumenoV oikonomian. |
18 | TiV loipon einai o misqoV mou; to na kamw adapanon to euaggelion tou Cristou dia thV khruxewV mou, wste na mh kamnw katacrhsin thV exousiaV mou en tw euaggeliw. |
19 | [] Dioti eleuqeroV wn pantwn eiV pantaV edoulwsa emauton, dia na kerdhsw touV pleioterouV× |
20 | kai egeina eiV touV IoudaiouV wV IoudaioV, dia na kerdhsw touV IoudaiouV× eiV touV upo nomon wV upo nomon, dia na kerdhsw touV upo nomon× |
21 | eiV touV anomouV wV anomoV, mh wn anomoV eiV ton Qeon, all' ennomoV eiV ton Criston, dia na kerdhsw anomouV× |
22 | egeina eiV touV asqeneiV wV asqenhV, dia na kerdhsw touV asqeneiV× eiV pantaV egeina ta panta, dia na swsw panti tropw tinaV. |
23 | Kamnw de touto dia to euaggelion, dia na geinw sugkoinwnoV autou. |
24 | [] Den exeurete oti oi treconteV en tw stadiw panteV men trecousin, eiV omwV lambanei to brabeion; outw trecete, wste na labhte auto. |
25 | PaV de o agwnizomenoV eiV panta egkrateuetai, ekeinoi men dia na labwsi fqarton stefanon, hmeiV de afqarton. |
26 | Egw loipon outw trecw, ouci wV abebaiwV, outw pugmacw, ouci wV ktupwn ton aera, |
27 | alla damazw to swma mou kai doulagwgw, mhpwV eiV allouV khruxaV egw geinw adokimoV. |