1:3 cariV umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou patroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou.

1:4 Eucaristw tw Qew mou, pantote mneian sou poioumenoV epi twn proseucwn mou,

1:5 akouwn sou thn agaphn, kai thn pistin hn eceiV proV ton Kurion Ihsoun kai eiV pantaV touV agiouV,

1:6 opwV h koinwnia thV pistewV sou energhV genhtai en epignwsei pantoV agaqou tou en hmin eiV

Criston Ihsoun.

1:7 Caran gar ecomen pollhn kai paraklhsin epi th agaph sou, oti ta splagcna twn agiwn anapepautai dia sou, adelfe.

1:8 Dio pollhn en Cristw parrhsian ecwn epitassein soi to anhkon,

1:9 dia thn agaphn mallon parakalw, toioutoV wn wV PauloV presbuthV, nuni de kai desmioV

Ihsou cristou.

1:10 Parakalw se peri tou emou teknou, on egennhsa en toiV desmoiV mou, Onhsimon,

1:11 ton pote soi acrhston, nuni de soi kai emoi eucrhston,

1:12 on anepemya su de auton, tout esti ta ema splagcna,

1:13 proslabou on egw eboulomhn proV emauton katecein, ina uper sou diakonh moi en toiV desmoiV tou euaggeliou

1:14 cwriV de thV shV gnwmhV ouden hqelhsa poihsai, ina mh wV kata anagkhn to agaqon sou h, alla kata ekousion.

1:15 Taca gar dia touto ecwrisqh proV wran, ina aiwnion auton apechV

1:16 Ouketi wV doulon, all uper doulon, adelfon agaphton, malista emoi, posw de mallon soi kai en sarki kai en Kuriw.

1:17 Ei oun eme eceiV koinwnon, proslabou auton wV eme.

1:18 Ei de ti hdikhse se h ofeilei, touto emoi ellogei

1:19 egw PauloV egraya th emh ceiri, egw apotisw ina mh legw soi oti kai seauton moi prosofeileiV.

1:20 Nai, adelfe, egw sou onaimhn en Kuriw anapauson mou ta splagcna en Kuriw.

1:21 PepoiqwV th upakoh sou egraya soi, eidwV oti kai uper o legw poihseiV.

1:22 Ama de kai etoimaze moi xenian elpizw gar oti dia twn proseucwn umwn carisqhsomai umin.

1:23 Aspazontai se EpafraV o sunaicmalwtoV mou en Cristw Ihsou,

1:24 MarkoV, AristarcoV, DhmaV, LoukaV, oi sunergoi mou.

1:25 H cariV tou Kuriou umwn Ihsou Cristou meta tou pneumatoV umwn. Amhn.