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# PROS KORINQIOUS B

## KEFALAION 1

1 paulos apostolos ihsou cristou dia qelhmatos qeou kai timoqeos o adelfos th ekklhsia tou qeou th oush en korinqw sun tois agiois pasin tois ousin en olh th acaia

2 caris umin kai eirhnh apo qeou patros hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou

3 euloghtos o qeos kai pathr tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou o pathr twn oiktirmwn kai qeos pashs paraklhsews

4 o parakalwn hmas epi pash th qliyei hmwn eis to dunasqai hmas parakalein tous en pash qliyei dia ths paraklhsews hs parakaloumeqa autoi upo tou qeou

5 oti kaqws perisseuei ta paqhmata tou cristou eis hmas outws dia cristou perisseuei kai h paraklhsis hmwn

6 eite de qlibomeqa uper ths umwn paraklhsews kai swthrias ths energoumenhs en upomonh twn autwn paqhmatwn wn kai hmeis pascomen eite parakaloumeqa uper ths umwn paraklhsews kai swthrias kai h elpis hmwn bebaia uper umwn

7 eidotes oti wsper koinwnoi este twn paqhmatwn outws kai ths paraklhsews

8 ou gar qelomen umas agnoein adelfoi uper ths qliyews hmwn ths genomenhs hmin en th asia oti kaq uperbolhn ebarhqhmen uper dunamin wste exaporhqhnai hmas kai tou zhn

9 alla autoi en eautois to apokrima tou qanatou eschkamen ina mh pepoiqotes wmen ef eautois all epi tw qew tw egeironti tous nekrous

10 os ek thlikoutou qanatou errusato hmas kai ruetai eis on hlpikamen oti kai eti rusetai

11 sunupourgountwn kai umwn uper hmwn th dehsei ina ek pollwn proswpwn to eis hmas carisma dia pollwn eucaristhqh uper hmwn

12 h gar kauchsis hmwn auth estin to marturion ths suneidhsews hmwn oti en aplothti kai eilikrineia qeou ouk en sofia sarkikh all en cariti qeou anestrafhmen en tw kosmw perissoterws de pros umas

13 ou gar alla grafomen umin all h a anaginwskete h kai epiginwskete elpizw de oti kai ews telous epignwsesqe

14 kaqws kai epegnwte hmas apo merous oti kauchma umwn esmen kaqaper kai umeis hmwn en th hmera tou kuriou ihsou

15 kai tauth th pepoiqhsei eboulomhn pros umas elqein proteron ina deuteran carin echte

16 kai di umwn dielqein eis makedonian kai palin apo makedonias elqein pros umas kai uf umwn propemfqhnai eis thn ioudaian

17 touto oun bouleuomenos mh ti ara th elafria ecrhsamhn h a bouleuomai kata sarka bouleuomai ina h par emoi to nai nai kai to ou ou

18 pistos de o qeos oti o logos hmwn o pros umas ouk egeneto nai kai ou

19 o gar tou qeou uios ihsous cristos o en umin di hmwn khrucqeis di emou kai silouanou kai timoqeou ouk egeneto nai kai ou alla nai en autw gegonen

20 osai gar epaggeliai qeou en autw to nai kai en autw to amhn tw qew pros doxan di hmwn

21 o de bebaiwn hmas sun umin eis criston kai crisas hmas qeos

22 o kai sfragisamenos hmas kai dous ton arrabwna tou pneumatos en tais kardiais hmwn

23 egw de martura ton qeon epikaloumai epi thn emhn yuchn oti feidomenos umwn ouketi hlqon eis korinqon

24 ouc oti kurieuomen umwn ths pistews alla sunergoi esmen ths caras umwn th gar pistei esthkate

## KEFALAION 2

1 ekrina de emautw touto to mh palin elqein en luph pros umas

2 ei gar egw lupw umas kai tis estin o eufrainwn me ei mh o lupoumenos ex emou

3 kai egraya umin touto auto ina mh elqwn luphn ecw af wn edei me cairein pepoiqws epi pantas umas oti h emh cara pantwn umwn estin

4 ek gar pollhs qliyews kai sunochs kardias egraya umin dia pollwn dakruwn ouc ina luphqhte alla thn agaphn ina gnwte hn ecw perissoterws eis umas

5 ei de tis leluphken ouk eme leluphken all apo merous ina mh epibarw pantas umas

6 ikanon tw toioutw h epitimia auth h upo twn pleionwn

7 wste tounantion mallon umas carisasqai kai parakalesai mhpws th perissotera luph katapoqh o toioutos

8 dio parakalw umas kurwsai eis auton agaphn

9 eis touto gar kai egraya ina gnw thn dokimhn umwn ei eis panta uphkooi este

10 w de ti carizesqe kai egw kai gar egw ei ti kecarismai w kecarismai di umas en proswpw cristou

11 ina mh pleonekthqwmen upo tou satana ou gar autou ta nohmata agnooumen

12 elqwn de eis thn trwada eis to euaggelion tou cristou kai quras moi anewgmenhs en kuriw

13 ouk eschka anesin tw pneumati mou tw mh eurein me titon ton adelfon mou alla apotaxamenos autois exhlqon eis makedonian

14 tw de qew caris tw pantote qriambeuonti hmas en tw cristw kai thn osmhn ths gnwsews autou fanerounti di hmwn en panti topw

15 oti cristou euwdia esmen tw qew en tois swzomenois kai en tois apollumenois

16 ois men osmh qanatou eis qanaton ois de osmh zwhs eis zwhn kai pros tauta tis ikanos

17 ou gar esmen ws oi polloi kaphleuontes ton logon tou qeou all ws ex eilikrineias all ws ek qeou katenwpion tou qeou en cristw laloumen

## KEFALAION 3

1 arcomeqa palin eautous sunistanein ei mh crhzomen ws tines sustatikwn epistolwn pros umas h ex umwn sustatikwn

2 h epistolh hmwn umeis este eggegrammenh en tais kardiais hmwn ginwskomenh kai anaginwskomenh upo pantwn anqrwpwn

3 faneroumenoi oti este epistolh cristou diakonhqeisa uf hmwn eggegrammenh ou melani alla pneumati qeou zwntos ouk en plaxin liqinais all en plaxin kardias sarkinais

4 pepoiqhsin de toiauthn ecomen dia tou cristou pros ton qeon

5 ouc oti ikanoi esmen af eautwn logisasqai ti ws ex eautwn all h ikanoths hmwn ek tou qeou

6 os kai ikanwsen hmas diakonous kainhs diaqhkhs ou grammatos alla pneumatos to gar gramma apokteinei to de pneuma zwopoiei

7 ei de h diakonia tou qanatou en grammasin entetupwmenh en liqois egenhqh en doxh wste mh dunasqai atenisai tous uious israhl eis to proswpon mwsews dia thn doxan tou proswpou autou thn katargoumenhn

8 pws ouci mallon h diakonia tou pneumatos estai en doxh

9 ei gar h diakonia ths katakrisews doxa pollw mallon perisseuei h diakonia ths dikaiosunhs en doxh

10 kai gar oude dedoxastai to dedoxasmenon en toutw tw merei eneken ths uperballoushs doxhs

11 ei gar to katargoumenon dia doxhs pollw mallon to menon en doxh

12 econtes oun toiauthn elpida pollh parrhsia crwmeqa

13 kai ou kaqaper mwshs etiqei kalumma epi to proswpon eautou pros to mh atenisai tous uious israhl eis to telos tou katargoumenou

14 all epwrwqh ta nohmata autwn acri gar ths shmeron to auto kalumma epi th anagnwsei ths palaias diaqhkhs menei mh anakaluptomenon o ti en cristw katargeitai

15 all ews shmeron hnika anaginwsketai mwshs kalumma epi thn kardian autwn keitai

16 hnika d an epistreyh pros kurion periaireitai to kalumma

17 o de kurios to pneuma estin ou de to pneuma kuriou ekei eleuqeria

18 hmeis de pantes anakekalummenw proswpw thn doxan kuriou katoptrizomenoi thn authn eikona metamorfoumeqa apo doxhs eis doxan kaqaper apo kuriou pneumatos

## KEFALAION 4

1 dia touto econtes thn diakonian tauthn kaqws hlehqhmen ouk ekkakoumen

2 all apeipameqa ta krupta ths aiscunhs mh peripatountes en panourgia mhde dolountes ton logon tou qeou alla th fanerwsei ths alhqeias sunistwntes eautous pros pasan suneidhsin anqrwpwn enwpion tou qeou

3 ei de kai estin kekalummenon to euaggelion hmwn en tois apollumenois estin kekalummenon

4 en ois o qeos tou aiwnos toutou etuflwsen ta nohmata twn apistwn eis to mh augasai autois ton fwtismon tou euaggeliou ths doxhs tou cristou os estin eikwn tou qeou

5 ou gar eautous khrussomen alla criston ihsoun kurion eautous de doulous umwn dia ihsoun

6 oti o qeos o eipwn ek skotous fws lamyai os elamyen en tais kardiais hmwn pros fwtismon ths gnwsews ths doxhs tou qeou en proswpw ihsou cristou

7 ecomen de ton qhsauron touton en ostrakinois skeuesin ina h uperbolh ths dunamews h tou qeou kai mh ex hmwn

8 en panti qlibomenoi all ou stenocwroumenoi aporoumenoi all ouk exaporoumenoi

9 diwkomenoi all ouk egkataleipomenoi kataballomenoi all ouk apollumenoi

10 pantote thn nekrwsin tou kuriou ihsou en tw swmati periferontes ina kai h zwh tou ihsou en tw swmati hmwn fanerwqh

11 aei gar hmeis oi zwntes eis qanaton paradidomeqa dia ihsoun ina kai h zwh tou ihsou fanerwqh en th qnhth sarki hmwn

12 wste o men qanatos en hmin energeitai h de zwh en umin

13 econtes de to auto pneuma ths pistews kata to gegrammenon episteusa dio elalhsa kai hmeis pisteuomen dio kai laloumen

14 eidotes oti o egeiras ton kurion ihsoun kai hmas dia ihsou egerei kai parasthsei sun umin

15 ta gar panta di umas ina h caris pleonasasa dia twn pleionwn thn eucaristian perisseush eis thn doxan tou qeou

16 dio ouk ekkakoumen all ei kai o exw hmwn anqrwpos diafqeiretai all o eswqen anakainoutai hmera kai hmera

17 to gar parautika elafron ths qliyews hmwn kaq uperbolhn eis uperbolhn aiwnion baros doxhs katergazetai hmin

18 mh skopountwn hmwn ta blepomena alla ta mh blepomena ta gar blepomena proskaira ta de mh blepomena aiwnia

## KEFALAION 5

1 oidamen gar oti ean h epigeios hmwn oikia tou skhnous kataluqh oikodomhn ek qeou ecomen oikian aceiropoihton aiwnion en tois ouranois

2 kai gar en toutw stenazomen to oikhthrion hmwn to ex ouranou ependusasqai epipoqountes

3 eige kai endusamenoi ou gumnoi eureqhsomeqa

4 kai gar oi ontes en tw skhnei stenazomen baroumenoi epeidh ou qelomen ekdusasqai all ependusasqai ina katapoqh to qnhton upo ths zwhs

5 o de katergasamenos hmas eis auto touto qeos o kai dous hmin ton arrabwna tou pneumatos

6 qarrountes oun pantote kai eidotes oti endhmountes en tw swmati ekdhmoumen apo tou kuriou

7 dia pistews gar peripatoumen ou dia eidous

8 qarroumen de kai eudokoumen mallon ekdhmhsai ek tou swmatos kai endhmhsai pros ton kurion

9 dio kai filotimoumeqa eite endhmountes eite ekdhmountes euarestoi autw einai

10 tous gar pantas hmas fanerwqhnai dei emprosqen tou bhmatos tou cristou ina komishtai ekastos ta dia tou swmatos pros a epraxen eite agaqon eite kakon

11 eidotes oun ton fobon tou kuriou anqrwpous peiqomen qew de pefanerwmeqa elpizw de kai en tais suneidhsesin umwn pefanerwsqai

12 ou gar palin eautous sunistanomen umin alla aformhn didontes umin kauchmatos uper hmwn ina echte pros tous en proswpw kaucwmenous kai ou kardia

13 eite gar exesthmen qew eite swfronoumen umin

14 h gar agaph tou cristou sunecei hmas krinantas touto oti ei eis uper pantwn apeqanen ara oi pantes apeqanon

15 kai uper pantwn apeqanen ina oi zwntes mhketi eautois zwsin alla tw uper autwn apoqanonti kai egerqenti

16 wste hmeis apo tou nun oudena oidamen kata sarka ei de kai egnwkamen kata sarka criston alla nun ouketi ginwskomen

17 wste ei tis en cristw kainh ktisis ta arcaia parhlqen idou gegonen kaina ta panta

18 ta de panta ek tou qeou tou katallaxantos hmas eautw dia ihsou cristou kai dontos hmin thn diakonian ths katallaghs

19 ws oti qeos hn en cristw kosmon katallasswn eautw mh logizomenos autois ta paraptwmata autwn kai qemenos en hmin ton logon ths katallaghs

20 uper cristou oun presbeuomen ws tou qeou parakalountos di hmwn deomeqa uper cristou katallaghte tw qew

21 ton gar mh gnonta amartian uper hmwn amartian epoihsen ina hmeis ginwmeqa dikaiosunh qeou en autw

## KEFALAION 6

1 sunergountes de kai parakaloumen mh eis kenon thn carin tou qeou dexasqai umas

2 legei gar kairw dektw ephkousa sou kai en hmera swthrias ebohqhsa soi idou nun kairos euprosdektos idou nun hmera swthrias

3 mhdemian en mhdeni didontes proskophn ina mh mwmhqh h diakonia

4 all en panti sunistwntes eautous ws qeou diakonoi en upomonh pollh en qliyesin en anagkais en stenocwriais

5 en plhgais en fulakais en akatastasiais en kopois en agrupniais en nhsteiais

6 en agnothti en gnwsei en makroqumia en crhstothti en pneumati agiw en agaph anupokritw

7 en logw alhqeias en dunamei qeou dia twn oplwn ths dikaiosunhs twn dexiwn kai aristerwn

8 dia doxhs kai atimias dia dusfhmias kai eufhmias ws planoi kai alhqeis

9 ws agnooumenoi kai epiginwskomenoi ws apoqnhskontes kai idou zwmen ws paideuomenoi kai mh qanatoumenoi

10 ws lupoumenoi aei de cairontes ws ptwcoi pollous de ploutizontes ws mhden econtes kai panta katecontes

11 to stoma hmwn anewgen pros umas korinqioi h kardia hmwn peplatuntai

12 ou stenocwreisqe en hmin stenocwreisqe de en tois splagcnois umwn

13 thn de authn antimisqian ws teknois legw platunqhte kai umeis

14 mh ginesqe eterozugountes apistois tis gar metoch dikaiosunh kai anomia tis de koinwnia fwti pros skotos

15 tis de sumfwnhsis cristw pros beliar h tis meris pistw meta apistou

16 tis de sugkataqesis naw qeou meta eidwlwn umeis gar naos qeou este zwntos kaqws eipen o qeos oti enoikhsw en autois kai emperipathsw kai esomai autwn qeos kai autoi esontai moi laos

17 dio exelqete ek mesou autwn kai aforisqhte legei kurios kai akaqartou mh aptesqe kagw eisdexomai umas

18 kai esomai umin eis patera kai umeis esesqe moi eis uious kai qugateras legei kurios pantokratwr

## KEFALAION 7

1 tautas oun econtes tas epaggelias agaphtoi kaqariswmen eautous apo pantos molusmou sarkos kai pneumatos epitelountes agiwsunhn en fobw qeou

2 cwrhsate hmas oudena hdikhsamen oudena efqeiramen oudena epleonekthsamen

3 ou pros katakrisin legw proeirhka gar oti en tais kardiais hmwn este eis to sunapoqanein kai suzhn

4 pollh moi parrhsia pros umas pollh moi kauchsis uper umwn peplhrwmai th paraklhsei uperperisseuomai th cara epi pash th qliyei hmwn

5 kai gar elqontwn hmwn eis makedonian oudemian eschken anesin h sarx hmwn all en panti qlibomenoi exwqen macai eswqen foboi

6 all o parakalwn tous tapeinous parekalesen hmas o qeos en th parousia titou

7 ou monon de en th parousia autou alla kai en th paraklhsei h pareklhqh ef umin anaggellwn hmin thn umwn epipoqhsin ton umwn odurmon ton umwn zhlon uper emou wste me mallon carhnai

8 oti ei kai eluphsa umas en th epistolh ou metamelomai ei kai metemelomhn blepw gar oti h epistolh ekeinh ei kai pros wran eluphsen umas

9 nun cairw ouc oti eluphqhte all oti eluphqhte eis metanoian eluphqhte gar kata qeon ina en mhdeni zhmiwqhte ex hmwn

10 h gar kata qeon luph metanoian eis swthrian ametamelhton katergazetai h de tou kosmou luph qanaton katergazetai

11 idou gar auto touto to kata qeon luphqhnai umas poshn kateirgasato umin spoudhn alla apologian alla aganakthsin alla fobon alla epipoqhsin alla zhlon all ekdikhsin en panti sunesthsate eautous agnous einai en tw pragmati

12 ara ei kai egraya umin ouc eineken tou adikhsantos oude eineken tou adikhqentos all eineken tou fanerwqhnai thn spoudhn umwn thn uper hmwn pros umas enwpion tou qeou

13 dia touto parakeklhmeqa epi th paraklhsei umwn perissoterws de mallon ecarhmen epi th cara titou oti anapepautai to pneuma autou apo pantwn umwn

14 oti ei ti autw uper umwn kekauchmai ou kathscunqhn all ws panta en alhqeia elalhsamen umin outws kai h kauchsis hmwn h epi titou alhqeia egenhqh

15 kai ta splagcna autou perissoterws eis umas estin anamimnhskomenou thn pantwn umwn upakohn ws meta fobou kai tromou edexasqe auton

16 cairw oti en panti qarrw en umin

## KEFALAION 8

1 gnwrizomen de umin adelfoi thn carin tou qeou thn dedomenhn en tais ekklhsiais ths makedonias

2 oti en pollh dokimh qliyews h perisseia ths caras autwn kai h kata baqous ptwceia autwn eperisseusen eis ton plouton ths aplothtos autwn

3 oti kata dunamin marturw kai uper dunamin auqairetoi

4 meta pollhs paraklhsews deomenoi hmwn thn carin kai thn koinwnian ths diakonias ths eis tous agious dexasqai hmas

5 kai ou kaqws hlpisamen all eautous edwkan prwton tw kuriw kai hmin dia qelhmatos qeou

6 eis to parakalesai hmas titon ina kaqws proenhrxato outws kai epitelesh eis umas kai thn carin tauthn

7 all wsper en panti perisseuete pistei kai logw kai gnwsei kai pash spoudh kai th ex umwn en hmin agaph ina kai en tauth th cariti perisseuhte

8 ou kat epitaghn legw alla dia ths eterwn spoudhs kai to ths umeteras agaphs gnhsion dokimazwn

9 ginwskete gar thn carin tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou oti di umas eptwceusen plousios wn ina umeis th ekeinou ptwceia plouthshte

10 kai gnwmhn en toutw didwmi touto gar umin sumferei oitines ou monon to poihsai alla kai to qelein proenhrxasqe apo perusi

11 nuni de kai to poihsai epitelesate opws kaqaper h proqumia tou qelein outws kai to epitelesai ek tou ecein

12 ei gar h proqumia prokeitai kaqo ean ech tis euprosdektos ou kaqo ouk ecei

13 ou gar ina allois anesis umin de qliyis all ex isothtos en tw nun kairw to umwn perisseuma eis to ekeinwn usterhma

14 ina kai to ekeinwn perisseuma genhtai eis to umwn usterhma opws genhtai isoths

15 kaqws gegraptai o to polu ouk epleonasen kai o to oligon ouk hlattonhsen

16 caris de tw qew tw didonti thn authn spoudhn uper umwn en th kardia titou

17 oti thn men paraklhsin edexato spoudaioteros de uparcwn auqairetos exhlqen pros umas

18 sunepemyamen de met autou ton adelfon ou o epainos en tw euaggeliw dia paswn twn ekklhsiwn

19 ou monon de alla kai ceirotonhqeis upo twn ekklhsiwn sunekdhmos hmwn sun th cariti tauth th diakonoumenh uf hmwn pros thn autou tou kuriou doxan kai proqumian umwn

20 stellomenoi touto mh tis hmas mwmhshtai en th adrothti tauth th diakonoumenh uf hmwn

21 pronooumenoi kala ou monon enwpion kuriou alla kai enwpion anqrwpwn

22 sunepemyamen de autois ton adelfon hmwn on edokimasamen en pollois pollakis spoudaion onta nuni de polu spoudaioteron pepoiqhsei pollh th eis umas

23 eite uper titou koinwnos emos kai eis umas sunergos eite adelfoi hmwn apostoloi ekklhsiwn doxa cristou

24 thn oun endeixin ths agaphs umwn kai hmwn kauchsews uper umwn eis autous endeixasqe kai eis proswpon twn ekklhsiwn

## KEFALAION 9

1 peri men gar ths diakonias ths eis tous agious perisson moi estin to grafein umin

2 oida gar thn proqumian umwn hn uper umwn kaucwmai makedosin oti acaia pareskeuastai apo perusi kai o ex umwn zhlos hreqisen tous pleionas

3 epemya de tous adelfous ina mh to kauchma hmwn to uper umwn kenwqh en tw merei toutw ina kaqws elegon pareskeuasmenoi hte

4 mhpws ean elqwsin sun emoi makedones kai eurwsin umas aparaskeuastous kataiscunqwmen hmeis ina mh legwmen umeis en th upostasei tauth ths kauchsews

5 anagkaion oun hghsamhn parakalesai tous adelfous ina proelqwsin eis umas kai prokatartiswsin thn prokathggelmenhn eulogian umwn tauthn etoimhn einai outws ws eulogian kai mh wsper pleonexian

6 touto de o speirwn feidomenws feidomenws kai qerisei kai o speirwn ep eulogiais ep eulogiais kai qerisei

7 ekastos kaqws proaireitai th kardia mh ek luphs h ex anagkhs ilaron gar dothn agapa o qeos

8 dunatos de o qeos pasan carin perisseusai eis umas ina en panti pantote pasan autarkeian econtes perisseuhte eis pan ergon agaqon

9 kaqws gegraptai eskorpisen edwken tois penhsin h dikaiosunh autou menei eis ton aiwna

10 o de epicorhgwn sperma tw speironti kai arton eis brwsin corhghsai kai plhqunai ton sporon umwn kai auxhsai ta gennhmata ths dikaiosunhs umwn

11 en panti ploutizomenoi eis pasan aplothta htis katergazetai di hmwn eucaristian tw qew

12 oti h diakonia ths leitourgias tauths ou monon estin prosanaplhrousa ta usterhmata twn agiwn alla kai perisseuousa dia pollwn eucaristiwn tw qew

13 dia ths dokimhs ths diakonias tauths doxazontes ton qeon epi th upotagh ths omologias umwn eis to euaggelion tou cristou kai aplothti ths koinwnias eis autous kai eis pantas

14 kai autwn dehsei uper umwn epipoqountwn umas dia thn uperballousan carin tou qeou ef umin

15 caris de tw qew epi th anekdihghtw autou dwrea

## KEFALAION 10

1 autos de egw paulos parakalw umas dia ths praothtos kai epieikeias tou cristou os kata proswpon men tapeinos en umin apwn de qarrw eis umas

2 deomai de to mh parwn qarrhsai th pepoiqhsei h logizomai tolmhsai epi tinas tous logizomenous hmas ws kata sarka peripatountas

3 en sarki gar peripatountes ou kata sarka strateuomeqa

4 ta gar opla ths strateias hmwn ou sarkika alla dunata tw qew pros kaqairesin ocurwmatwn

5 logismous kaqairountes kai pan uywma epairomenon kata ths gnwsews tou qeou kai aicmalwtizontes pan nohma eis thn upakohn tou cristou

6 kai en etoimw econtes ekdikhsai pasan parakohn otan plhrwqh umwn h upakoh

7 ta kata proswpon blepete ei tis pepoiqen eautw cristou einai touto logizesqw palin af eautou oti kaqws autos cristou outws kai hmeis cristou

8 ean te gar kai perissoteron ti kauchswmai peri ths exousias hmwn hs edwken o kurios hmin eis oikodomhn kai ouk eis kaqairesin umwn ouk aiscunqhsomai

9 ina mh doxw ws an ekfobein umas dia twn epistolwn

10 oti ai men epistolai fhsin bareiai kai iscurai h de parousia tou swmatos asqenhs kai o logos exouqenhmenos

11 touto logizesqw o toioutos oti oioi esmen tw logw di epistolwn apontes toioutoi kai parontes tw ergw

12 ou gar tolmwmen egkrinai h sugkrinai eautous tisin twn eautous sunistanontwn alla autoi en eautois eautous metrountes kai sugkrinontes eautous eautois ou suniousin

13 hmeis de ouci eis ta ametra kauchsomeqa alla kata to metron tou kanonos ou emerisen hmin o qeos metrou efikesqai acri kai umwn

14 ou gar ws mh efiknoumenoi eis umas uperekteinomen eautous acri gar kai umwn efqasamen en tw euaggeliw tou cristou

15 ouk eis ta ametra kaucwmenoi en allotriois kopois elpida de econtes auxanomenhs ths pistews umwn en umin megalunqhnai kata ton kanona hmwn eis perisseian

16 eis ta uperekeina umwn euaggelisasqai ouk en allotriw kanoni eis ta etoima kauchsasqai

17 o de kaucwmenos en kuriw kaucasqw

18 ou gar o eauton sunistwn ekeinos estin dokimos all on o kurios sunisthsin

## KEFALAION 11

1 ofelon aneicesqe mou mikron th afrosunh alla kai anecesqe mou

2 zhlw gar umas qeou zhlw hrmosamhn gar umas eni andri parqenon agnhn parasthsai tw cristw

3 foboumai de mhpws ws o ofis euan exhpathsen en th panourgia autou outws fqarh ta nohmata umwn apo ths aplothtos ths eis ton criston

4 ei men gar o ercomenos allon ihsoun khrussei on ouk ekhruxamen h pneuma eteron lambanete o ouk elabete h euaggelion eteron o ouk edexasqe kalws hneicesqe

5 logizomai gar mhden usterhkenai twn uper lian apostolwn

6 ei de kai idiwths tw logw all ou th gnwsei all en panti fanerwqentes en pasin eis umas

7 h amartian epoihsa emauton tapeinwn ina umeis uywqhte oti dwrean to tou qeou euaggelion euhggelisamhn umin

8 allas ekklhsias esulhsa labwn oywnion pros thn umwn diakonian

9 kai parwn pros umas kai usterhqeis ou katenarkhsa oudenos to gar usterhma mou prosaneplhrwsan oi adelfoi elqontes apo makedonias kai en panti abarh umin emauton ethrhsa kai thrhsw

10 estin alhqeia cristou en emoi oti h kauchsis auth ou sfragisetai eis eme en tois klimasin ths acaias

11 diati oti ouk agapw umas o qeos oiden

12 o de poiw kai poihsw ina ekkoyw thn aformhn twn qelontwn aformhn ina en w kaucwntai eureqwsin kaqws kai hmeis

13 oi gar toioutoi yeudapostoloi ergatai dolioi metaschmatizomenoi eis apostolous cristou

14 kai ou qaumaston autos gar o satanas metaschmatizetai eis aggelon fwtos

15 ou mega oun ei kai oi diakonoi autou metaschmatizontai ws diakonoi dikaiosunhs wn to telos estai kata ta erga autwn

16 palin legw mh tis me doxh afrona einai ei de mhge kan ws afrona dexasqe me ina mikron ti kagw kauchswmai

17 o lalw ou lalw kata kurion all ws en afrosunh en tauth th upostasei ths kauchsews

18 epei polloi kaucwntai kata thn sarka kagw kauchsomai

19 hdews gar anecesqe twn afronwn fronimoi ontes

20 anecesqe gar ei tis umas katadouloi ei tis katesqiei ei tis lambanei ei tis epairetai ei tis umas eis proswpon derei

21 kata atimian legw ws oti hmeis hsqenhsamen en w d an tis tolma en afrosunh legw tolmw kagw

22 ebraioi eisin kagw israhlitai eisin kagw sperma abraam eisin kagw

23 diakonoi cristou eisin parafronwn lalw uper egw en kopois perissoterws en plhgais uperballontws en fulakais perissoterws en qanatois pollakis

24 upo ioudaiwn pentakis tessarakonta para mian elabon

25 tris errabdisqhn apax eliqasqhn tris enauaghsa nucqhmeron en tw buqw pepoihka

26 odoiporiais pollakis kindunois potamwn kindunois lhstwn kindunois ek genous kindunois ex eqnwn kindunois en polei kindunois en erhmia kindunois en qalassh kindunois en yeudadelfois

27 en kopw kai mocqw en agrupniais pollakis en limw kai diyei en nhsteiais pollakis en yucei kai gumnothti

28 cwris twn parektos h episustasis mou h kaq hmeran h merimna paswn twn ekklhsiwn

29 tis asqenei kai ouk asqenw tis skandalizetai kai ouk egw puroumai

30 ei kaucasqai dei ta ths asqeneias mou kauchsomai

31 o qeos kai pathr tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou oiden o wn euloghtos eis tous aiwnas oti ou yeudomai

32 en damaskw o eqnarchs areta tou basilews efrourei thn damaskhnwn polin piasai me qelwn

33 kai dia quridos en sarganh ecalasqhn dia tou teicous kai exefugon tas ceiras autou

## KEFALAION 12

1 kaucasqai dh ou sumferei moi eleusomai gar eis optasias kai apokaluyeis kuriou

2 oida anqrwpon en cristw pro etwn dekatessarwn eite en swmati ouk oida eite ektos tou swmatos ouk oida o qeos oiden arpagenta ton toiouton ews tritou ouranou

3 kai oida ton toiouton anqrwpon eite en swmati eite ektos tou swmatos ouk oida o qeos oiden

4 oti hrpagh eis ton paradeison kai hkousen arrhta rhmata a ouk exon anqrwpw lalhsai

5 uper tou toioutou kauchsomai uper de emautou ou kauchsomai ei mh en tais asqeneiais mou

6 ean gar qelhsw kauchsasqai ouk esomai afrwn alhqeian gar erw feidomai de mh tis eis eme logishtai uper o blepei me h akouei ti ex emou

7 kai th uperbolh twn apokaluyewn ina mh uperairwmai edoqh moi skoloy th sarki aggelos satan ina me kolafizh ina mh uperairwmai

8 uper toutou tris ton kurion parekalesa ina aposth ap emou

9 kai eirhken moi arkei soi h caris mou h gar dunamis mou en asqeneia teleioutai hdista oun mallon kauchsomai en tais asqeneiais mou ina episkhnwsh ep eme h dunamis tou cristou

10 dio eudokw en asqeneiais en ubresin en anagkais en diwgmois en stenocwriais uper cristou otan gar asqenw tote dunatos eimi

11 gegona afrwn kaucwmenos umeis me hnagkasate egw gar wfeilon uf umwn sunistasqai ouden gar usterhsa twn uper lian apostolwn ei kai ouden eimi

12 ta men shmeia tou apostolou kateirgasqh en umin en pash upomonh en shmeiois kai terasin kai dunamesin

13 ti gar estin o htthqhte uper tas loipas ekklhsias ei mh oti autos egw ou katenarkhsa umwn carisasqe moi thn adikian tauthn

14 idou triton etoimws ecw elqein pros umas kai ou katanarkhsw umwn ou gar zhtw ta umwn all umas ou gar ofeilei ta tekna tois goneusin qhsaurizein all oi goneis tois teknois

15 egw de hdista dapanhsw kai ekdapanhqhsomai uper twn yucwn umwn ei kai perissoterws umas agapwn htton agapwmai

16 estw de egw ou katebarhsa umas all uparcwn panourgos dolw umas elabon

17 mh tina wn apestalka pros umas di autou epleonekthsa umas

18 parekalesa titon kai sunapesteila ton adelfon mh ti epleonekthsen umas titos ou tw autw pneumati periepathsamen ou tois autois icnesin

19 palin dokeite oti umin apologoumeqa katenwpion tou qeou en cristw laloumen ta de panta agaphtoi uper ths umwn oikodomhs

20 foboumai gar mhpws elqwn ouc oious qelw eurw umas kagw eureqw umin oion ou qelete mhpws ereis zhloi qumoi eriqeiai katalaliai yiqurismoi fusiwseis akatastasiai

21 mh palin elqonta me tapeinwsh o qeos mou pros umas kai penqhsw pollous twn prohmarthkotwn kai mh metanohsantwn epi th akaqarsia kai porneia kai aselgeia h epraxan

## KEFALAION 13

1 triton touto ercomai pros umas epi stomatos duo marturwn kai triwn staqhsetai pan rhma

2 proeirhka kai prolegw ws parwn to deuteron kai apwn nun grafw tois prohmarthkosin kai tois loipois pasin oti ean elqw eis to palin ou feisomai

3 epei dokimhn zhteite tou en emoi lalountos cristou os eis umas ouk asqenei alla dunatei en umin

4 kai gar ei estaurwqh ex asqeneias alla zh ek dunamews qeou kai gar hmeis asqenoumen en autw alla zhsomeqa sun autw ek dunamews qeou eis umas

5 eautous peirazete ei este en th pistei eautous dokimazete h ouk epiginwskete eautous oti ihsous cristos en umin estin ei mh ti adokimoi este

6 elpizw de oti gnwsesqe oti hmeis ouk esmen adokimoi

7 eucomai de pros ton qeon mh poihsai umas kakon mhden ouc ina hmeis dokimoi fanwmen all ina umeis to kalon poihte hmeis de ws adokimoi wmen

8 ou gar dunameqa ti kata ths alhqeias all uper ths alhqeias

9 cairomen gar otan hmeis asqenwmen umeis de dunatoi hte touto de kai eucomeqa thn umwn katartisin

10 dia touto tauta apwn grafw ina parwn mh apotomws crhswmai kata thn exousian hn edwken moi o kurios eis oikodomhn kai ouk eis kaqairesin

11 loipon adelfoi cairete katartizesqe parakaleisqe to auto froneite eirhneuete kai o qeos ths agaphs kai eirhnhs estai meq umwn

12 aspasasqe allhlous en agiw filhmati

13 aspazontai umas oi agioi pantes

14 h caris tou kuriou ihsou cristou kai h agaph tou qeou kai h koinwnia tou agiou pneumatos meta pantwn umwn amhn [pros korinqious deutera egrafh apo filippwn ths makedonias dia titou kai louka]