1:11 en pash dunamei dunamoumenoi, kata to kratoV thV doxhV autou, eiV pasan upomonhn kai makroqumian meta caraV

1:12 eucaristounteV tw patri tw ikanwsanti umaV eiV thn merida tou klhrou twn agiwn en tw fwti,

1:13 oV errusato hmaV ek thV exousiaV tou skotouV, kai metesthsen eiV thn basileian tou uiou thV agaphV autou,

1:14 en w ecomen thn apolutrwsin dia tou aimatoV autou, thn afesin twn amartiwn

1:15 oV estin eikwn tou Qeou tou aoratou, prwtotokoV pashV ktisewV

1:16 oti en autw ektisqh ta panta, ta en toiV ouranoiV kai ta epi thV ghV, ta orata kai ta aorata, eite qronoi, eite kuriothteV, eite arcai, eite exousiai ta panta di autou kai eiV auton ektistai

1:17 kai autoV esti pro pantwn, kai ta panta en autw sunesthke.

1:18 Kai autoV estin h kefalh tou swmatoV, thV ekklhsiaV oV estin arch, prwtotokoV ek twn nekrwn, ina genhtai en pasin autoV prwteuwn

1:19 oti en autw eudokhse pan to plhrwma katoikhsai,

1:20 kai di autou apokatallaxai ta panta eiV auton, eirhnopoihsaV dia tou aimatoV tou staurou autou, di autou, eite ta epi thV ghV, eite ta en toiV ouranoiV.

1:21 Kai umaV pote ontaV aphllotriwmenouV kai ecqrouV th dianoia en toiV ergoiV toiV ponhroiV,

1:22 nuni de apokathllaxen en tw swmati thV sarkoV autou dia tou qanatou, parasthsai umaV agiouV kai amwmouV kai anegklhtouV katenwpion autou

1:23 eige epimenete th pistei teqemeliwmenoi kai edraioi, kai mh metakinoumenoi apo thV elpidoV tou euaggeliou ou hkousate, tou khrucqentoV en pash th ktisei th upo ton ouranon, ou egenomhn egw PauloV diakonoV.

1:24 OV nun cairw en toiV paqhmasi mou uper umwn, kai antanaplhrw ta usterhmata twn qliyewn tou Cristou en th sarki mou uper tou swmatoV autou, o estin h ekklhsia

1:25 hV egenomhn egw diakonoV, kata thn oikonomian tou Qeou thn doqeisan moi eiV umaV, plhrwsai ton logon tou Qeou,

1:26 to musthrion to apokekrummenon apo twn aiwnwn kai apo twn genewn nuni de efanerwqh toiV agioiV autou,

1:27 oiV hqelhsen o QeoV gnwrisai tiV o ploutoV thV doxhV tou musthriou toutou en toiV eqnesin, oV esti CristoV en umin, h elpiV thV doxhV

1:28 on hmeiV kataggellomen, nouqetounteV panta anqrwpon, kai didaskonteV panta anqrwpon en pash sofia, ina parasthswmen panta anqrwpon teleion en Cristw Ihsou

1:29 eiV o kai kopiw, agwnizomenoV kata thn energeian autou, thn energoumenhn en emoi en dunamei.

 

2:1 Qelw gar umaV eidenai hlikon agwna ecw uper umwn kai twn en Laodikeia, kai osoi ouc ewrakasi to proswpon mou en sarki,

2:2 ina paraklhqwsin ai kardiai autwn, sumbibasqentwn en agaph, kai eiV panta plouton thV plhroforiaV thV sunesewV, eiV epignwsin tou musthriou tou Qeou kai patroV kai tou Cristou,

2:3 en w eisi panteV oi qhsauroi thV sofiaV kai tiV gnwsewV apokrufoi.

2:4 Touto de legw, ina mh tiV umaV paralogizhtai en piqanologia.

2:5 Ei gar kai th sarki apeimi, alla tw pneumati sun umin eimi, cairwn kai blepwn umwn thn taxin, kai to sterewma thV eiV Criston pistewV umwn.

2:6 WV oun parelabete ton Criston Ihsoun ton Kurion, en autw peripateite,

2:7 errizwmenoi kai epoikodomoumenoi en autw, kai bebaioumenoi en th pistei, kaqwV edidacqhte, perisseuonteV en auth en eucaristia.

2:8 Blepete mh tiV umaV estai o sulagwgwn dia thV filosofiaV kai kenhV apathV, kata thn paradosin twn anqrwpwn, kata ta stoiceia tou kosmou, kai ou kata Criston

2:9 oti en autw katoikei pan to plhrwma thV qeothtoV swmatikwV,

2:10 kai este en autw peplhrwmenoi, oV estin h kefalh pashV archV kai exousiaV

2:11 en w kai perietmhqhte peritomh aceiropoihtw, en th apekdusei tou swmatoV twn amartiwn tiV sarkoV, en th peritomh tou Cristou,

2:12 suntafenteV autw en tw baptismati, en w kai sunhgerqhte dia thV pistewV thV energeiaV tou Qeou, tou egeirantoV auton ek twn nekrwn.

2:13 Kai umaV, nekrouV ontaV en toiV paraptwmasi kai th akrobustia thV sarkoV umwn, sunezwopoihse sun autw, carisamenoV hmin panta ta paraptwmata,

2:14 exaleiyaV to kaq hmwn ceirografon toiV dogmasin, o hn upenantion hmin kai auto hrken ek tou mesou, proshlwsaV auto tw staurw

2:15 apekdusamenoV taV arcaV kai taV exousiaV, edeigmatisen en parrhsia, qriambeusaV autouV en autw.

2:16 Mh oun tiV umaV krinetw en brwsei h en posei, h en merei eorthV h noumhniaV h sabbatwn

2:17 a esti skia twn mellontwn, to de swma tou Cristou.

2:18 MhdeiV umaV katabrabeuetw qelwn en tapeinofrosunh kai qrhskeia twn aggelwn, a mh ewraken embateuwn, eikh fusioumenoV upo tou nooV thV sarkoV autou,

2:19 kai ou kratwn thn kefalhn, ex ou pan to swma, dia twn afwn kai sundesmwn epicorhgoumenon kai sumbibazomenon, auxei thn auxhsin tou Qeou.

2:20 Ei oun apeqanete sun tw Cristw apo twn stoiceiwn tou kosmou, ti, wV zwnteV en kosmw, dogmatizesqe,

2:21 Mh ayh, mhde geush, mhde qighV

2:22 (a esti panta eiV fqoran th apocrhsei), kata ta entalmata kai didaskaliaV twn anqrwpwn;

2:23 atina esti logon men econta sofiaV en eqeloqrhskeia kai tapeinofrosunh kai afeidia swmatoV, ouk en timh tini proV plhsmonhn thV sarkoV.

 

 

3:1 Ei oun sunhgerqhte tw Cristw, ta anw zhteite, ou o CristoV estin en dexia tou Qeou kaqhmenoV.

3:2 Ta anw froneite, mh ta epi thV ghV.

3:3 Apeqanete gar, kai h zwh umwn kekruptai sun tw Cristw en tw Qew.

3:4 Otan o CristoV fanerwqh, h zwh hmwn, tote kai umeiV sun autw fanerwqhsesqe en doxh.

3:5 Nekrwsate oun ta melh umwn ta epi thV ghV, porneian, akaqarsian, paqoV, epiqumian kakhn, kai thn pleonexian, htiV estin eidwlolatreia,

3:6 di a ercetai h orgh tou Qeou epi touV uiouV thV apeiqeiaV

3:7 en oiV kai umeiV periepathsate pote, ote ezhte en autoiV.

3:8 Nuni de apoqesqe kai umeiV ta panta, orghn, qumon, kakian, blasfhmian, aiscrologian ek tou stomatoV umwn

3:9 mh yeudesqe eiV allhlouV, apekdusamenoi ton palaion anqrwpon sun taiV praxesin autou,

3:10 kai endusamenoi ton neon, ton anakainoumenon eiV epignwsin kat eikona tou ktisantoV auton

3:11 opou ouk eni Ellhn kai IoudaioV, peritomh kai akrobustia, barbaroV, SkuqhV, douloV, eleuqeroV alla ta panta kai en pasi CristoV.

3:12 Endusasqe oun, wV eklektoi tou Qeou, agioi kai hgaphmenoi, splagcna oiktirmwn, crhstothta, tapeinofrosunhn, praothta, makroqumian

3:13 anecomenoi allhlwn, kai carizomenoi eautoiV, ean tiV proV tina ech momfhn kaqwV kai o CristoV ecarisato umin, outw kai umeiV

3:14 epi pasi de toutoiV thn agaphn, htiV esti sundesmoV thV teleiothtoV.

3:15 Kai h eirhnh tou Qeou brabeuetw en taiV kardiaiV umwn, eiV hn kai eklhqhte en eni swmati kai eucaristoi ginesqe.

 

3:16 O logoV tou Cristou enoikeitw en umin plousiwV en pash sofia didaskonteV kai nouqetounteV eautouV, yalmoiV, kai umnoiV, kai wdaiV pneumatikaiV, en cariti adonteV en th kardia umwn tw Kuriw.

3:17 Kai pan o ti an poihte, en logw h en ergw, panta en onomati Kuriou Ihsou, eucaristounteV tw Qew kai patri di autou.

3:18 Ai gunaikeV, upotassesqe toiV idioiV andrasin, wV anhken en Kuriw.

3:19 Oi andreV, agapate taV gunaikaV, kai mh pikrainesqe proV autaV.

3:20 Ta tekna, upakouete toiV goneusi kata panta touto gar estin euareston tw Kuriw.

3:21 Oi patereV, mh ereqizete ta tekna umwn, ina mh aqumwsin.

3:22 Oi douloi, upakouete kata panta toiV kata sarka kurioiV, mh en ofqalmodouleiaiV wV anqrwpareskoi, all en aplothti kardiaV, foboumenoi ton Qeon

3:23 kai pan o ti ean poihte, ek yuchV ergazesqe, wV tw Kuriw kai ouk anqrwpoiV

3:24 eidoteV oti apo Kuriou apolhyesqe thn antapodosin thV klhronomiaV tw gar Kuriw Cristw douleuete.

3:25 O de adikwn komieitai o hdikhse kai ouk esti proswpolhyia.

 

 

4:1 Oi kurioi, to dikaion kai thn isothta toiV douloiV parecesqe, eidoteV oti kai umeiV ecete Kurion en ouranoiV.

4:2 Th proseuch proskartereite, grhgorounteV en auth en eucaristia

4:3 proseucomenoi ama kai peri hmwn, ina o QeoV anoixh hmin quran tou logou, lalhsai to musthrion tou Cristou, di o kai dedemai

4:4 ina fanerwsw auto, wV dei me lalhsai.

4:5 En sofia peripateite proV touV exw, ton kairon exagorazomenoi.

4:6 O logoV umwn pantote en cariti, alati hrtumenoV, eidenai pwV dei umaV eni ekastw apokrinesqai.

4:7 Ta kat eme panta gnwrisei umin TucikoV, o agaphtoV adelfoV kai pistoV diakonoV kai sundouloV en Kuriw

4:8 on epemya proV umaV eiV auto touto, ina gnw ta peri umwn kai parakalesh taV kardiaV umwn

4:9 sun Onhsimw tw pistw kai agaphtw adelfw, oV estin ex umwn. Panta umin gnwriousi ta wde.

4:10 Aspazetai umaV AristarcoV o sunaicmalwtoV mou, kai MarkoV o aneyioV Barnaba (peri ou elabete entolaV ean elqh proV umaV, dexasqe auton),

4:11 kai IhsouV o legomenoV IoustoV, oi onteV ek peritomhV outoi monoi sunergoi eiV thn basileian tou Qeou, oitineV egenhqhsan moi parhgoria.

4:12 Aspazetai umaV EpafraV o ex umwn, douloV Cristou, pantote agwnizomenoV uper umwn en taiV proseucaiV, ina sthte teleioi kai peplhrwmenoi en panti qelhmati tou Qeou.

4:13 Marturw gar autw oti ecei zhlon polun uper umwn kai twn en Laodikeia kai twn en Ierapolei.

4:14 Aspazetai umaV LoukaV o iatroV o agaphtoV, kai DhmaV.

4:15 Aspasasqe touV en Laodikeia adelfouV, kai Numfan, kai thn kat oikon autou ekklhsian.

4:16 Kai otan anagnwsqh par umin h epistolh, poihsate ina kai en th Laodikewn ekklhsia anagnwsqh, kai thn ek LaodikeiaV ina kai umeiV anagnwte.

4:17 Kai eipate Arcippw, Blepe thn diakonian hn parelabeV en Kuriw, ina authn plhroiV.

4:18 O aspasmoV th emh ceiri Paulou. Mnhmoneuete mou twn desmwn. H cariV meq umwn. Amhn.