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1 | su oun teknon mou endunamou en th cariti th en cristw ihsou |
2 | kai a hkousav par emou dia pollwn marturwn tauta parayou pistoiv anyrwpoiv oitinev ikanoi esontai kai eterouv didaxai |
3 | su oun kakopayhson wv kalov stratiwthv ihsou cristou |
4 | oudeiv strateuomenov empleketai taiv tou biou pragmateiaiv ina tw stratologhsanti aresh |
5 | ean de kai aylh tiv ou stefanoutai ean mh nomimwv aylhsh |
6 | ton kopiwnta gewrgon dei prwton twn karpwn metalambanein |
7 | noei a legw dwh gar soi o kuriov sunesin en pasin |
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mnhmoneue ihsoun criston eghgermenon ek nekrwn ek spermatov dabid kata to euaggelion mou |
9 | en w kakopayw mecri desmwn wv kakourgov all o logov tou yeou ou dedetai |
10 | dia touto panta upomenw dia touv eklektouv ina kai autoi swthriav tucwsin thv en cristw ihsou meta doxhv aiwniou |
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pistov o logov ei gar sunapeyanomen kai suzhsomen |
12 | ei upomenomen kai sumbasileusomen ei arnoumeya kakeinov arnhsetai hmav |
13 | ei apistoumen ekeinov pistov menei arnhsasyai eauton ou dunatai |
14 | tauta upomimnhske diamarturomenov enwpion tou kuriou mh logomacein eiv ouden crhsimon epi katastrofh twn akouontwn |
15 | spoudason seauton dokimon parasthsai tw yew ergathn anepaiscunton oryotomounta ton logon thv alhyeiav |
16 | tav de bebhlouv kenofwniav periistaso epi pleion gar prokoqousin asebeiav |
17 | kai o logov autwn wv gaggraina nomhn exei wn estin umenaiov kai filhtov |
18 | oitinev peri thn alhyeian hstochsan legontev thn anastasin hdh gegonenai kai anatrepousin thn tinwn pistin |
19 | o mentoi stereov yemeliov tou yeou esthken ecwn thn sfragida tauthn egnw kuriov touv ontav autou kai aposthtw apo adikiav pav o onomazwn to onoma cristou |
20 | en megalh de oikia ouk estin monon skeuh crusa kai argura alla kai xulina kai ostrakina kai a men eiv timhn a de eiv atimian |
21 | ean oun tiv ekkayarh eauton apo toutwn estai skeuov eiv timhn hgiasmenon kai eucrhston tw despoth eiv pan ergon agayon htoimasmenon |
22 | tav de newterikav epiyumiav feuge diwke de dikaiosunhn pistin agaphn eirhnhn meta twn epikaloumenwn ton kurion ek kayarav kardiav
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23 | tav de mwrav kai apaideutouv zhthseiv paraitou eidwv oti gennwsin macav |
24 | doulon de kuriou ou dei macesyai all hpion einai prov pantav didaktikon anexikakon |
25 | en praothti paideuonta touv antidiatiyemenouv mhpote dw autoiv o yeov metanoian eiv epignwsin alhyeiav
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26 | kai ananhqwsin ek thv tou diabolou pagidov ezwgrhmenoi up autou eiv to ekeinou yelhma |