| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Ginwske de touto, oti en taiV escataiV hmeraiV qelousin elqei kairoi kakoi× |
2 | dioti qelousin eisqai oi anqrwpoi filautoi, filarguroi, alazoneV, uperhfanoi, blasfhmoi, apeiqeiV eiV touV goneiV, acaristoi, anosioi, |
3 | asplagcnoi, adiallaktoi, sukofantai, akrateiV, anhmeroi, afilagaqoi, |
4 | prodotai, propeteiV, tetufwmenoi, filhdonoi mallon para filoqeoi, |
5 | econteV men morfhn eusebeiaV, hrnhmenoi de thn dunamin authV. Kai toutouV feuge. |
6 | Dioti ek toutwn einai ekeinoi, oitineV eiscwrousin eiV taV oikiaV kai aicmalwtizousi ta gunaikaria ta pefortismena amartiaV, suromena upo diaforwn epiqumiwn, |
7 | ta opoia pantote manqanousi kai pote den dunantai na elqwsin eiV thn gnwsin thV alhqeiaV. |
8 | Kai kaq' on tropon o IannhV kai IambrhV antesthsan eiV ton Mwushn, outw kai autoi anqistantai eiV thn alhqeian, anqrwpoi diefqarmenoi ton noun, adokimoi eiV thn pistin. |
9 | Alla den qelousi prokoyei pleioteron× dioti h anohsia autwn qelei geinei katadhloV eiV pantaV, kaqwV kai h ekeinwn egeine. |
10 | [] Su omwV parhkolouqhsaV thn didaskalian mou, thn diagwghn, thn proqesin, thn pistin, thn makroqumian, thn agaphn, thn upomonhn, |
11 | touV diwgmouV, ta paqhmata, opoia moi sunebhsan en Antioceia, en Ikoniw, en LustroiV× opoiouV diwgmouV upefera, kai ek pantwn me hleuqerwsen o KurioV. |
12 | Kai panteV de oi qelonteV na zwsin eusebwV en Cristw Ihsou qelousi diwcqh. |
13 | Ponhroi de anqrwpoi kai gohteV qelousi prokoyei eiV to ceiron, planwnteV kai planwmenoi. |
14 | Alla su mene eiV ekeina, ta opoia emaqeV kai epistwqhV, exeurwn para tinoV emaqeV, |
15 | kai oti apo brefouV gnwrizeiV ta iera grammata, ta dunamena na se sofiswsin eiV swthrian dia thV pistewV thV en Cristw Ihsou. |
16 | Olh h grafh einai qeopneustoV kai wfelimoV proV didaskalian, proV elegcon, proV epanorqwsin, proV ekpaideusin thn meta thV dikaiosunhV, |
17 | dia na hnai teleioV o anqrwpoV tou Qeou, htoimasmenoV eiV pan ergon agaqon. |