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1 | upomimnhske autouv arcaiv kai exousiaiv upotassesyai peiyarcein prov pan ergon agayon etoimouv einai |
2 | mhdena blasfhmein amacouv einai epieikeiv pasan endeiknumenouv praothta prov pantav anyrwpouv
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3 | hmen gar pote kai hmeiv anohtoi apeiyeiv planwmenoi douleuontev epiyumiaiv kai hdonaiv poikilaiv en kakia kai fyonw diagontev stughtoi misountev allhlouv |
4 | ote de h crhstothv kai h filanyrwpia epefanh tou swthrov hmwn yeou |
5 | ouk ex ergwn twn en dikaiosunh wn epoihsamen hmeiv alla kata ton autou eleon eswsen hmav dia loutrou paliggenesiav kai anakainwsewv pneumatov agiou |
6 | ou execeen ef hmav plousiwv dia ihsou cristou tou swthrov hmwn |
7 | ina dikaiwyentev th ekeinou cariti klhronomoi genwmeya kat elpida zwhv aiwniou
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8 | pistov o logov kai peri toutwn boulomai se diabebaiousyai ina frontizwsin kalwn ergwn proistasyai oi pepisteukotev tw yew tauta estin ta kala kai wfelima toiv anyrwpoiv |
9 | mwrav de zhthseiv kai genealogiav kai ereiv kai macav nomikav periistaso eisin gar anwfeleiv kai mataioi |
10 | airetikon anyrwpon meta mian kai deuteran nouyesian paraitou |
11 | eidwv oti exestraptai o toioutov kai amartanei wn autokatakritov |
12 | otan pemqw arteman prov se h tucikon spoudason elyein prov me eiv nikopolin ekei gar kekrika paraceimasai
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13 | zhnan ton nomikon kai apollw spoudaiwv propemqon ina mhden autoiv leiph |
14 | manyanetwsan de kai oi hmeteroi kalwn ergwn proistasyai eiv tav anagkaiav creiav ina mh wsin akarpoi
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15 | aspazontai se oi met emou pantev aspasai touv filountav hmav en pistei h cariv meta pantwn umwn amhn [prov titon thv krhtwn ekklhsiav prwton episkopon ceirotonhyenta egrafh apo nikopolewv thv makedoniav] |