1:7 qelonteV einai nomodidaskaloi, mh noounteV mhte a legousi, mhte peri tinwn diabebaiountai.

1:8 Oidamen de oti kaloV o nomoV, ean tiV autw nomimwV crhtai,

1:9 eidwV touto, oti dikaiw nomoV ou keitai, anomoiV de kai anupotaktoiV, asebesi kai amartwloiV, anosioiV kai bebhloiV, patralwaiV kai mhtralwaiV, androfonoiV,

 

1:10 pornoiV arsenokoitaiV, andrapodistaiV, yeustaiV, epiorkoiV, kai ei ti eteron th ugiainoush didaskalia antikeitai,

1:11 kata to euaggelion thV doxhV tou makariou Qeou, o episteuqhn egw.

1:12 Kai carin ecw tw endunamwsanti me Cristw Ihsou tw Kuriw hmwn, oti piston me hghsato, qemenoV eiV diakonian,

1:13 ton proteron onta blasfhmon kai diwkthn kai ubristhn all hlehqhn, oti agnown epoihsa en apistia

1:14 uperepleonase de h cariV tou Kuriou hmwn meta pistewV kai agaphV thV en Cristw Ihsou.

1:15 PistoV o logoV kai pashV apodochV axioV, oti CristoV IhsouV hlqen eiV ton kosmon amartwlouV swsai, wn prwtoV eimi egw

1:16 alla dia touto hlehqhn, ina en emoi prwtw endeixhtai IhsouV CristoV thn pasan makroqumian, proV upotupwsin twn mellontwn pisteuein ep autw eiV zwhn aiwnion.

1:17 Tw de basilei twn aiwnwn, afqartw, aoratw, monw sofw Qew, timh kai doxa eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn. Amhn.

1:18 Tauthn thn paraggelian paratiqemai soi, teknon Timoqee, kata taV proagousaV epi se profhteiaV, ina strateuh en autaiV thn kalhn strateian,

1:19 ecwn pistin kai agaqhn suneidhsin, hn tineV apwsamenoi peri thn pistin enauaghsan

1:20 wn estin UmenaioV kai AlexandroV, ouV paredwka tw Satana, ina paideuqwsi mh blasfhmein.

 

 

2:1 Parakalw oun prwton pantwn poieisqai dehseiV, proseucaV, enteuxeiV, eucaristiaV, uper pantwn anqrwpwn

2:2 uper basilewn kai pantwn twn en uperoch ontwn, ina hremon kai hsucion bion diagwmen en pash eusebeia kai semnothti.

2:3 Touto gar kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou swthroV hmwn Qeou,

2:4 oV pantaV anqrwpouV qelei swqhnai kai eiV epignwsin alhqeiaV elqein.

2:5 EiV gar QeoV, eiV kai mesithV Qeou kai anqrwpwn, anqrwpoV CristoV IhsouV,

2:6 o douV eauton antilutron uper pantwn, to marturion kairoiV idioiV,

2:7 eiV o eteqhn egw khrux kai apostoloV (alhqeian legw en Cristw, ou yeudomai), didaskaloV eqnwn en pistei kai alhqeia.

2:8 Boulomai oun proseucesqai touV andraV en panti topw, epairontaV osiouV ceiraV, cwriV orghV kai dialogismou.

2:9 WsautwV kai taV gunaikaV en katastolh kosmiw, meta aidouV kai swfrosunhV, kosmein eautaV, mh en plegmasin, h crusw, h margaritaiV, h imatismw polutelei,

2:10 all (o prepei gunaixin epaggellomenaiV qeosebeian) di ergwn agaqwn.

2:11 Gunh en hsucia manqanetw en pash upotagh.

2:12 Gunaiki de didaskein ouk epitrepw, oude auqentein androV, all einai en hsucia.

2:13 Adam gar prwtoV eplasqh, eita Eua

2:14 kai Adam ouk hpathqh, h de gunh apathqeisa en parabasei gegone

2:15 swqhsetai de dia thV teknogoniaV, ean meinwsin en pistei kai agaph kai agiasmw meta swfrosunhV.

 

 

3:1 PistoV o logoV Ei tiV episkophV oregetai, kalou ergou epiqumei.

3:2 Dei oun ton episkopon anepilhpton einai, miaV gunaikoV andra, nhfalion, swfrona, kosmion, filoxenon, didaktikon

3:3 mh paroinon, mh plhkthn, mh aiscrokerdh, all epieikh, amacon, afilarguron

3:4 tou idiou oikou kalwV proistamenon, tekna econta en upotagh meta pashV semnothtoV

3:5 (ei de tiV tou idiou oikou prosthnai ouk oide, pwV ekklhsiaV Qeou epimelhsetai;)

3:6 mh neofuton, ina mh tufwqeiV eiV krima empesh tou diabolou.

3:7 Dei de auton kai marturian kalhn ecein apo twn exwqen, ina mh eiV oneidismon empesh kai pagida tou diabolou.

3:8 DiakonouV wsautwV semnouV, mh dilogouV, mh oinw pollw prosecontaV, mh aiscrokerdeiV,

3:9 econtaV to musthrion thV pistewV en kaqara suneidhsei.

3:10 Kai outoi de dokimazesqwsan prwton, eita diakoneitwsan, anegklhtoi onteV.

3:11 GunaikaV wsautwV semnaV, mh diabolouV, nhfaliouV, pistaV en pasi.

3:12 Diakonoi estwsan miaV gunaikoV andreV, teknwn kalwV proistamenoi kai twn idiwn oikwn.

3:13 Oi gar kalwV diakonhsanteV baqmon eautoiV kalon peripoiountai, kai pollhn parrhsian en pistei th en Cristw Ihsou.

3:14 Tauta soi grafw, elpizwn elqein proV se tacion

 

3:15 ean de bradunw, ina eidhV pwV dei en oikw Qeou anastrefesqai, htiV estin ekklhsia Qeou zwntoV, stuloV kai edraiwma thV alhqeiaV.

3:16 Kai omologoumenwV mega esti to thV eusebeiaV musthrion QeoV efanerwqh en sarki, edikaiwqh en pneumati, wfqh aggeloiV, ekhrucqh en eqnesin, episteuqh en kosmw, anelhfqh en doxh.

 

 

4:1 To de Pneuma rhtwV legei, oti en usteroiV kairoiV aposthsontai tineV thV pistewV, proseconteV pneumasi planoiV kai didaskaliaiV daimoniwn,

4:2 en upokrisei yeudologwn, kekauthriasmenwn thn idian suneidhsin,

4:3 kwluontwn gamein, apecesqai brwmatwn, a o QeoV ektisen eiV metalhyin meta eucaristiaV toiV pistoiV kai epegnwkosi thn alhqeian.

4:4 Oti pan ktisma Qeou kalon, kai ouden apoblhton, meta eucaristiaV lambanomenon

4:5 agiazetai gar dia logou Qeou kai enteuxewV.

4:6 Tauta upotiqemenoV toiV adelfoiV kaloV esh diakonoV Ihsou Cristou, entrefomenoV toiV logoiV thV pistewV, kai thV kalhV didaskaliaV h parhkolouqhkaV.

4:7 TouV de bebhlouV kai grawdeiV muqouV paraitou. Gumnaze de seauton proV eusebeian

4:8 h gar swmatikh gumnasia proV oligon estin wfelimoV h de eusebeia proV panta wfelimoV estin, epaggelian ecousa zwhV thV nun kai thV melloushV.

4:9 PistoV o logoV kai pashV apodochV axioV.

4:10 EiV touto gar kai kopiwmen kai oneidizomeqa, oti hlpikamen epi Qew zwnti, oV esti swthr pantwn anqrwpwn, malista pistwn.

4:11 Paraggelle tauta kai didaske.

4:12 MhdeiV sou thV neothtoV katafroneitw, alla tupoV ginou twn pistwn en logw, en anastrofh, en agaph, en pneumati, en pistei, en agneia.

4:13 EwV ercomai, prosece th anagnwsei, th paraklhsei, th didaskalia.

4:14 Mh amelei tou en soi carismatoV, o edoqh soi dia profhteiaV meta epiqesewV twn ceirwn tou presbuteriou.

4:15 Tauta meleta, en toutoiV isqi, ina sou h prokoph fanera h en pasin.

4:16 Epece seautw kai th didaskalia. epimene autoiV touto gar poiwn kai seauton swseiV kai touV akouontaV sou.

 

 

5:1 Presbuterw mh epiplhxhV, alla parakalei wV patera newterouV, wV adelfouV

5:2 presbuteraV, wV mhteraV newteraV, wV adelfaV, en pash agneia.

5:3 ChraV tima taV ontwV chraV.

5:4 Ei de tiV chra tekna h ekgona ecei, manqanetwsan prwton ton idion oikon eusebein, kai amoibaV apodidonai toiV progonoiV touto gar esti kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou Qeou.

5:5 H de ontwV chra kai memonwmenh hlpiken epi ton Qeon, kai prosmenei taiV dehsesi kai taiV proseucaiV nuktoV kai hmeraV.

5:6 H de spatalwsa, zwsa teqnhke.

5:7 Kai tauta paraggelle, ina anepilhptoi wsin.

5:8 Ei de tiV twn idiwn kai malista twn oikeiwn ou pronoei, thn pistin hrnhtai, kai estin apistou ceirwn.

5:9 Chra katalegesqw mh elatton etwn exhkonta, gegonuia enoV androV gunh,

5:10 en ergoiV kaloiV marturoumenh, ei eteknotrofhsen, ei exenodochsen, ei agiwn podaV eniyen, ei qlibomenoiV ephrkesen, ei panti ergw agaqw ephkolouqhse.

5:11 NewteraV de chraV paraitou otan gar katastrhniaswsi tou Cristou, gamein qelousin,

5:12 ecousai krima, oti thn prwthn pistin hqethsan.

5:13 Ama de kai argai manqanousi, periercomenai taV oikiaV, ou monon de argai, alla kai fluaroi kai periergoi, lalousai ta mh deonta.

5:14 Boulomai oun newteraV gamein, teknogonein, oikodespotein, mhdemian aformhn didonai tw antikeimenw loidoriaV carin.

5:15 Hdh gar tineV exetraphsan opisw tou Satana.

5:16 Ei tiV pistoV h pisth ecei chraV, eparkeitw autaiV, kai mh bareisqw h ekklhsia, ina taiV ontwV chraiV eparkesh.

5:17 Oi kalwV proestwteV presbuteroi diplhV timhV axiousqwsan, malista oi kopiwnteV en logw kai didaskalia,

5:18 legei gar h grafh, Boun alownta ou fimwseiV. Kai, AxioV o ergathV tou misqou autou.

5:19 Kata presbuterou kathgorian mh paradecou, ektoV ei mh epi duo h triwn marturwn.

5:20 TouV amartanontaV enwpion pantwn elegce, ina kai oi loipoi fobon ecwsi.

 

5:21 Diamarturomai enwpion tou Qeou kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou kai twn eklektwn aggelwn, ina tauta fulaxhV cwriV prokrimatoV, mhden poiwn kata prosklisin.

5:22 CeiraV tacewV mhdeni epitiqei, mhde koinwnei amartiaiV allotriaiV seauton agnon threi.

5:23 Mhketi udropotei, all oinw oligw crw, dia ton stomacon sou kai taV puknaV sou asqeneiaV.

5:24 Tinwn anqrwpwn ai amartiai prodhloi eisi, proagousai eiV krisin tisi de kai epakolouqousin.

5:25 WsautwV kai ta kala erga prodhla esti kai ta allwV econta krubhnai ou dunatai.

 

 

6:1 Osoi eisin upo zugon douloi, touV idiouV despotaV pashV timhV axiouV hgeisqwsan, ina mh to onoma tou Qeou kai h didaskalia blasfhmhtai.

6:2 Oi de pistouV econteV despotaV mh katafroneitwsan, oti adelfoi eisin alla mallon douleuetwsan, oti pistoi eisi kai agaphtoi oi thV euergesiaV antilambanomenoi. Tauta didaske kai parakalei.

6:3 Ei tiV eterodidaskalei, kai mh prosercetai ugiainousi logoiV, toiV tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, kai th kat eusebeian didaskalia,

6:4 tetufwtai, mhden epistamenoV, alla noswn peri zhthseiV kai logomaciaV, ex wn ginetai fqonoV, eriV, blasfhmiai, uponoiai ponhrai,

6:5 paradiatribai diefqarmenwn anqrwpwn ton noun, kai apesterhmenwn thV alhqeiaV, nomizontwn porismon einai thn eusebeian. Afistaso apo twn toioutwn.

6:6 Esti de porismoV megaV h eusebeia meta autarkeiaV

6:7 ouden gar eishnegkamen eiV ton kosmon, dhlon oti oude exenegkein ti dunameqa

6:8 econteV de diatrofaV kai skepasmata toutoiV arkesqhsomeqa.

6:9 Oi de boulomenoi ploutein empiptousin eiV peirasmon kai pagida kai epiqumiaV pollaV anohtouV kai blaberaV, aitineV buqizousi touV anqrwpouV eiV oleqron kai apwleian.

6:10 Riza gar pantwn twn kakwn estin h filarguria hV tineV oregomenoi apeplanhqhsan apo thV pistewV, kai eautouV periepeiran odunaiV pollaiV.

6:11 Su de, w anqrwpe Qeou, tauta feuge diwke de dikaiosunhn, eusebeian, pistin, agaphn, upomonhn, praothta.

6:12 Agwnizou ton kalon agwna thV pistewV, epilabou thV aiwniou zwhV, eiV hn kai eklhqhV, kai wmologhsaV thn kalhn omologian enwpion pollwn marturwn.

6:13 Paraggellw soi enwpion tou Qeou tou zwopoiountoV ta panta, kai Cristou Ihsou tou marturhsantoV epi Pontiou Pilatou thn kalhn omologian,

6:14 thrhsai se thn entolhn aspilon, anepilhpton, mecri thV epifaneiaV tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou,

6:15 hn kairoiV idioiV deixei o makarioV kai monoV dunasthV, o basileuV twn basileuontwn, kai KurioV twn kurieuontwn,

6:16 o monoV ecwn aqanasian, fwV oikwn aprositon, on eiden oudeiV anqrwpwn, oude idein dunatai w timh kai kratoV aiwnion. Amhn.

6:17 ToiV plousioiV en tw nun aiwni paraggelle, mh uyhlofronein, mhde hlpikenai epi ploutou adhlothti, all en tw Qew tw zwnti, tw pareconti hmin plousiwV panta eiV apolausin

6:18 agaqoergein, ploutein en ergoiV kaloiV, eumetadotouV einai, koinwnikouV,

6:19 apoqhsaurizontaV eautoiV qemelion kalon eiV to mellon, ina epilabwntai thV aiwniou zwhV.

6:20 W timoqee, thn parakataqhkhn fulaxon, ektrepomenoV taV bebhlouV kenofwniaV kai antiqeseiV thV yeudwnumou gnwsewV

6:21 hn tineV epaggellomenoi peri thn pistin hstochsan. H cariV meta sou. amhn.