1:4 di wn ta megista hmin kai timia epaggelmata dedwrhtai, ina dia toutwn genhsqe qeiaV koinwnoi fusewV, apofugonteV thV en kosmw en epiqumia fqoraV.

1:5 Kai auto touto de, spoudhn pasan pareisenegkanteV, epicorhghsate en th pistei umwn thn arethn, en de th areth thn gnwsin,

1:6 en de th gnwsei thn egkrateian, en de th egkrateia thn upomonhn, en de th upomonh thn eusebeian,

1:7 en de th eusebeia thn filadelfian, en de th filadelfia thn agaphn.

1:8 Tauta gar umin uparconta kai pleonazonta, ouk argouV oude akarpouV kaqisthsin eiV thn tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou epignwsin.

1:9 W gar mh paresti tauta, tufloV esti, muwpazwn, lhqhn labwn tou kaqarismou twn palai autou amartiwn.

1:10 Dio mallon, adelfoi, spoudasate bebaian umwn thn klhsin kai ekloghn poieisqai tauta gar poiounteV ou mh ptaishte pote

1:11 outw gar plousiwV epicorhghqhsetai umin h eisodoV eiV thn aiwnion basileian tou Kuriou hmwn kai swthroV Ihsou Cristou.

1:12 Dio ouk amelhsw umaV aei upomimnhskein peri toutwn, kaiper eidotaV, kai esthrigmenouV en th paroush alhqeia.

1:13 Dikaion de hgoumai, ef oson eimi en toutw tw skhnwmati, diegeirein umaV en upomnhsei

1:14 eidwV oti tacinh estin h apoqesiV tou skhnwmatoV mou, kaqwV kai o KurioV hmwn IhsouV CristoV edhlwse moi.

1:15 Spoudasw de kai ekastote ecein umaV meta thn emhn exodon thn toutwn mnhmhn poieisqai.

1:16 Ou gar sesofismenoiV muqoiV exakolouqhsanteV egnwrisamen umin thn tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou dunamin kai parousian, all epoptai genhqenteV thV ekeinou megaleiothtoV.

1:17 Labwn gar para Qeou patroV timhn kai doxan, fwnhV enecqeishV autw toiasde upo thV megaloprepouV doxhV, OutoV estin o uioV mou o agaphtoV, eiV on egw eudokhsa

1:18 kai tauthn thn fwnhn hmeiV hkousamen ex ouranou enecqeisan, sun autw onteV en tw orei tw

agiw.

1:19 Kai ecomen bebaioteron ton profhtikon logon, w kalwV poieite proseconteV, wV lucnw fainonti en aucmhrw topw, ewV ou hmera diaugash, kai fwsforoV anateilh en taiV kardiaiV umwn

1:20 touto prwton ginwskonteV, oti pasa profhteia grafhV idiaV epilusewV ou ginetai.

1:21 Ou gar qelhmati anqrwpou hnecqh pote profhteia, all upo PneumatoV Agiou feromenoi elalhsan agioi Qeou anqrwpoi.

 

 

2:1 Egenonto de kai yeudoprofhtai en tw law, wV kai en umin esontai yeudodidaskaloi, oitineV pareisaxousin aireseiV apwleiaV, kai ton agorasanta autouV despothn arnoumenoi, epagonteV eautoiV tacinhn apwleian.

2:2 Kai polloi exakolouqhsousin autwn taiV apwleiaiV, di ouV h odoV thV alhqeiaV blasfhmhqhsetai.

2:3 Kai en pleonexia plastoiV logoiV umaV emporeusontai oiV to krima ekpalai ouk argei, kai h apwleia autwn ou nustazei.

2:4 Ei gar o QeoV aggelwn amarthsantwn ouk efeisato, alla seiraiV zofou tartarwsaV paredwken eiV krisin tethrhmenouV

2:5 kai arcaiou kosmou ouk efeisato, all ogdoon Nwe dikaiosunhV khruka efulaxe, kataklusmon kosmw asebwn epaxaV

2:6 kai poleiV Sodomwn kai GomorraV tefrwsaV katastrofh katekrinen, upodeigma mellontwn asebein teqeikwV

2:7 kai dikaion Lwt, kataponoumenon upo thV twn aqesmwn en aselgeia anastrofhV, errusato

2:8 (blemmati gar kai akoh o dikaioV, egkatoikwn en autoiV, hmeran ex hmeraV yuchn dikaian anomoiV ergoiV ebasanizen).

2:9 Oide KurioV eusebeiV ek peirasmwn ruesqai, adikouV de eiV hmeran krisewV kolazomenouV threin

2:10 malista de touV opisw sarkoV en epiqumia miasmou poreuomenouV, kai kuriothtoV katafronountaV. Tolmhtai, auqadeiV, doxaV ou tremousi blasfhmounteV

2:11 opou aggeloi, iscui kai dunamei meizoneV onteV, ou ferousi kat autwn para Kuriw blasfhmon krisin.

 

2:12 Outoi de, wV aloga zwa fusika gegenhmena eiV alwsin kai fqoran, en oiV agnoousi blasfhmounteV, en th fqora autwn katafqarhsontai,

2:13 komioumenoi misqon adikiaV, hdonhn hgoumenoi thn en hmera trufhn, spiloi kai mwmoi, entrufwnteV en taiV apataiV autwn suneuwcoumenoi umin,

2:14 ofqalmouV econteV mestouV moicalidoV kai akatapaustouV amartiaV, deleazonteV yucaV asthriktouV, kardian gegumnasmenhn pleonexiaiV econteV, kataraV tekna

2:15 kataleiponteV thn euqeian odon eplanhqhsan, exakolouqhsanteV th odw tou Balaam tou Bosor, oV misqon adikiaV hgaphsen,

2:16 elegxin de escen idiaV paranomiaV upozugion afwnon, en anqrwpou fwnh fqegxamenon, ekwluse thn tou profhtou parafronian.

2:17 Outoi eisi phgai anudroi,nefelai upo lailapoV elaunomenai, oiV o zofoV tou skotouV eiV aiwna tethrhtai.

2:18 Uperogka gar mataiothtoV fqeggomenoi, deleazousin en epiqumiaiV sarkoV, en aselgeiaiV, touV ontwV apofugontaV touV en planh anastrefomenouV,

2:19 eleuqerian autoiV epaggellomenoi, autoi douloi uparconteV thV fqoraV w gar tiV htthtai, toutw kai dedoulwtai.

2:20 Ei gar apofugonteV ta miasmata tou kosmou en epignwsei tou Kuriou kai swthroV Ihsou Cristou, toutoiV de palin emplakenteV httwntai, gegonen autoiV ta escata ceirona twn prwtwn.

2:21 Kreitton gar hn autoiV mh epegnwkenai thn odon thV dikaiosunhV, h epignousin epistreyai ek thV paradoqeishV autoiV agiaV entolhV.

2:22 Sumbebhke de autoiV to thV alhqouV paroimiaV, Kuwn epistreyaV epi to idion exerama, kai uV lousamenh eiV kulisma borborou.

 

 

3:1 Tauthn hdh, agaphtoi, deuteran umin grafw epistolhn, en aiV diegeirw umwn en upomnhsei thn eilikrinh dianoian,

3:2 mnhsqhnai twn proeirhmenwn rhmatwn upo twn agiwn profhtwn, kai thV twn apostolwn hmwn entolhV tou Kuriou kai swthroV

3:3 touto prwton ginwskonteV, oti eleusontai ep escatou twn hmerwn empaiktai, kata taV idiaV autwn epiqumiaV poreuomenoi,

3:4 kai legonteV, Pou estin h epaggelia thV parousiaV autou; af hV gar oi patereV ekoimhqhsan, panta outw diamenei ap archV ktisewV.

3:5 Lanqanei gar autouV touto qelontaV, oti ouranoi hsan ekpalai, kai gh ex udatoV kai di udatoV sunestwsa, tw tou Qeou logw,

3:6 di wn o tote kosmoV udati kataklusqeiV apwleto

3:7 oi de nun ouranoi kai h gh tw autw logw teqhsaurismenoi eisi, puri throumenoi eiV hmeran krisewV kai apwleiaV twn asebwn anqrwpwn.

3:8 En de touto mh lanqanetw umaV, agaphtoi, oti mia hmera para Kuriw wV cilia eth, kai cilia eth wV hmera mia.

3:9 Ou bradunei o KurioV thV epaggeliaV, wV tineV braduthta hgountai alla makroqumei eiV umaV, mh boulomenoV tinaV apolesqai, alla pantaV eiV metanoian cwrhsai.

3:10 Hxei de h hmera Kuriou wV klepthV en nukti, en h oi ouranoi roizhdon pareleusontai, stoiceia de kausoumena luqhsontai, kai gh kai ta en auth erga katakahsetai.

3:11 Toutwn oun pantwn luomenwn, potapouV dei uparcein umaV en agiaiV anastrofaiV kai eusebeiaiV,

3:12 prosdokwntaV kai speudontaV thn parousian thV tou Qeou hmeraV, di hn ouranoi puroumenoi luqhsontai, kai stoiceia kausoumena thketai;

3:13 kainouV de ouranouV kai ghn kainhn kata to epaggelma autou prosdokwmen, en oiV dikaiosunh katoikei.

3:14 Dio, agaphtoi, tauta prosdokwnteV, spoudasate aspiloi kai amwmhtoi autw eureqhnai en eirhnh.

3:15 Kai thn tou Kuriou hmwn makroqumian swthrian hgeisqe, kaqwV kai o agaphtoV hmwn adelfoV PauloV kata thn autw doqeisan sofian egrayen umin

3:16 wV kai en pasaiV taiV epistolaiV, lalwn en autaiV peri toutwn en oiV esti dusnohta tina, a oi amaqeiV kai asthriktoi streblousin, wV kai taV loipaV grafaV, proV thn idian autwn apwleian.

3:17 UmeiV oun, agaphtoi, proginwskonteV fulassesqe, ina mh, th twn aqesmwn planh sunapacqenteV, ekpeshte tou idiou sthrigmou.

3:18 Auxanete de en cariti kai gnwsei tou Kuriou hmwn kai swthroV Ihsou Cristou. Autw h doxa kai nun kai eiV hmeran aiwnoV. Amhn.