1:9 Kai touto proseucomai, ina h agaph umwn eti mallon kai mallon perisseuh en epignwsei kai pash aisqhsei,

1:10 eiV to dokimazein umaV ta diaferonta, ina hte eilikrineiV kai aproskopoi eiV hmeran Cristou,

1:11 peplhrwmenoi karpwn dikaiosunhV twn dia Ihsou Cristou, eiV doxan kai epainon Qeou.

1:12 Ginwskein de umaV boulomai, adelfoi, oti ta kat eme mallon eiV prokophn tou euaggeliou elhluqen

1:13 wste touV desmouV mou fanerouV en Cristw genesqai en olw tw praitwriw kai toiV loipoiV pasi,

1:14 kai touV pleionaV twn adelfwn en Kuriw, pepoiqotaV toiV desmoiV mou, perissoterwV tolman afobwV ton logon lalein.

1:15 TineV men kai dia fqonon kai erin, tineV de kai di eudokian ton Criston khrussousin

1:16 oi men ex eriqeiaV ton Criston kataggellousin, ouc agnwV, oiomenoi qliyin epiferein toiV desmoiV mou

1:17 oi de ex agaphV, eidoteV oti eiV apologian tou euaggeliou keimai.

1:18 Ti gar; plhn panti tropw, eite profasei eite alhqeia, CristoV kataggelletai kai en toutw cairw, alla kai carhsomai.

 

1:19 Oida gar oti touto moi apobhsetai eiV swthrian dia thV umwn dehsewV, kai epicorhgiaV tou PneumatoV Ihsou Cristou,

1:20 kata thn apokaradokian kai elpida mou, oti en oudeni aiscunqhsomai, all en pash parrhsia, wV pantote, kai nun megalunqhsetai CristoV en tw swmati mou, eite dia zwhV eite dia qanatou.

1:21 Emoi gar to zhn, CristoV kai to apoqanein, kerdoV.

1:22 Ei de to zhn en sarki, touto moi karpoV ergou kai ti airhsomai ou gnwrizw.

1:23 Sunecomai gar ek twn duo, thn epiqumian ecwn eiV to analusai kai sun Cristw einai, pollw mallon kreisson

1:24 to de epimenein en th sarki anagkaioteron di umaV.

1:25 Kai touto pepoiqwV oida oti menw, kai sumparamenw pasin umin eiV thn umwn prokophn kai caran thV pistewV,

1:26 ina to kauchma umwn perisseuh en Cristw Ihsou en emoi, dia thV emhV parousiaV palin proV umaV.

1:27 Monon axiwV tou euaggeliou tou Cristou politeuesqe, ina eite elqwn kai idwn umaV, eite apwn, akousw ta peri umwn, oti sthkete en eni pneumati, mia yuch sunaqlounteV th pistei tou euaggeliou,

1:28 kai mh pturomenoi en mhdeni upo twn antikeimenwn htiV autoiV men estin endeixiV apwleiaV, umwn de swthriaV, kai touto apo Qeou

1:29 oti umin ecarisqh to uper Cristou, ou monon to eiV auton pisteuein, alla kai to uper autou pascein

1:30 ton auton agwna econteV oion eidete en emoi, kai nun akouete en emoi.

 

 

2:1 Ei tiV oun paraklhsiV en Cristw, ei ti paramuqion agaphV, ei tiV koinwnia PneumatoV, ei tina splagcna kai oiktirmoi,

2:2 plhrwsate mou thn caran, ina to auto fronhte, thn authn agaphn econteV, sumyucoi, to en fronounteV

2:3 mhden kata eriqeian h kenodoxian, alla th tapeinofrosunh allhlouV hgoumenoi uperecontaV eautwn

2:4 mh ta eautwn ekastoV skopeite, alla kai ta eterwn ekastoV.

2:5 Touto gar froneisqw en umin o kai en Cristw Ihsou

2:6 oV en morfh Qeou uparcwn, ouc arpagmon hghsato to einai isa Qew,

2:7 all eauton ekenwse, morfhn doulou labwn, en omoiwmati anqrwpwn genomenoV kai schmati eureqeiV wV anqrwpoV,

2:8 etapeinwsen eauton, genomenoV uphkooV mecri qanatou, qanatou de staurou.

2:9 Dio kai o QeoV auton uperuywse, kai ecarisato autw onoma to uper pan onoma

2:10 ina en tw onomati Ihsou pan gonu kamyh epouraniwn kai epigeiwn kai katacqoniwn,

2:11 kai pasa glwssa exomologhshtai oti KurioV IhsouV CristoV, eiV doxan Qeou patroV.

2:12 Wste, agaphtoi mou, kaqwV pantote uphkousate, mh wV en th parousia mou monon, alla nun pollw mallon en th apousia mou, meta fobou kai tromou thn eautwn swthrian katergazesqe

2:13 o QeoV gar estin o energwn en umin kai to qelein kai to energein uper thV eudokiaV.

2:14 Panta poieite cwriV goggusmwn kai dialogismwn,

2:15 ina genhsqe amemptoi kai akeraioi, tekna Qeou amwmhta en mesw geneaV skoliaV kai diestrammenhV, en oiV fainesqe wV fwsthreV en kosmw,

2:16 logon zwhV epeconteV, eiV kauchma emoi eiV hmeran Cristou, oti ouk eiV kenon edramon, oude eiV kenon ekopiasa.

2:17 All ei kai spendomai epi th qusia kai leitourgia thV pistewV umwn, cairw kai sugcairw pasin umin

2:18 to d auto kai umeiV cairete kai sugcairete moi.

2:19 Elpizw de en Kuriw Ihsou, Timoqeon tacewV pemyai umin, ina kagw euyucw, gnouV ta peri umwn.

2:20 Oudena gar ecw isoyucon, ostiV gnhsiwV ta peri umwn merimnhsei.

2:21 Oi panteV gar ta eautwn zhtousin, ou ta tou Cristou Ihsou.

2:22 Thn de dokimhn autou ginwskete, oti wV patri teknon, sun emoi edouleusen eiV to euaggelion.

2:23 Touton men oun elpizw pemyai, wV an apidw ta peri eme, exauthV

2:24 pepoiqa de en Kuriw, oti kai autoV tacewV eleusomai.

2:25 Anagkaion de hghsamhn Epafroditon ton adelfon kai sunergon kai sustratiwthn mou, umwn de apostolon, kai leitourgon thV creiaV mou, pemyai proV umaV

2:26 epeidh epipoqwn hn pantaV umaV, kai adhmonwn, dioti hkousate oti hsqenhse

2:27 kai gar hsqenhse paraplhsion qanatw all o QeoV auton hlehsen, ouk auton de monon, alla kai eme, ina mh luphn epi luph scw.

2:28 SpoudaioterwV oun epemya auton, ina, idonteV auton palin, carhte, kagw alupoteroV w.

2:29 Prosdecesqe oun auton en Kuriw meta pashV caraV, kai touV toioutouV entimouV ecete

2:30 oti dia to ergon tou Cristou mecri qanatou hggise, parabouleusamenoV th yuch, ina anaplhrwsh to umwn usterhma thV proV me leitourgiaV.

3:1 To loipon, adelfoi mou, cairete en Kuriw. ta auta grafein umin, emoi men ouk oknhron, umin de asfaleV.

3:2 Blepete touV kunaV, blepete touV kakouV ergataV, blepete thn katatomhn

3:3 hmeiV gar esmen h peritomh, oi pneumati Qew latreuonteV, kai kaucwmenoi en Cristw Ihsou, kai ouk en sarki pepoiqoteV

3:4 kaiper egw ecwn pepoiqhsin kai en sarki ei tiV dokei alloV pepoiqenai en sarki, egw mallon

3:5 peritomh oktahmeroV, ek genouV Israhl, fulhV Beniamin, EbraioV ex Ebraiwn, kata nomon FarisaioV,

3:6 kata zhlon diwkwn thn ekklhsian, kata dikaiosunhn thn en nomw genomenoV amemptoV.

3:7 All atina hn moi kerdh, tauta hghmai dia ton Criston zhmian.

3:8 Alla menounge kai hgoumai panta zhmian einai dia to uperecon thV gnwsewV Cristou Ihsou tou Kuriou mou di on ta panta ezhmiwqhn, kai hgoumai skubala einai, ina Criston kerdhsw,

3:9 kai eureqw en autw, mh ecwn emhn dikaiosunhn thn ek nomou, alla thn dia pistewV Cristou, thn ek Qeou dikaiosunhn epi th pistei

3:10 tou gnwnai auton, kai thn dunamin thV anastasewV autou, kai thn koinwnian twn paqhmatwn autou, summorfoumenoV tw qanatw autou,

3:11 ei pwV katanthsw eiV thn exanastasin twn nekrwn.

3:12 Ouc oti hdh elabon, h hdh teteleiwmai diwkw de, ei kai katalabw ef w kai katelhfqhn upo tou Cristou Ihsou.

3:13 Adelfoi, egw emauton ou logizomai kateilhfenai en de, ta men opisw epilanqanomenoV, toiV de emprosqen epekteinomenoV,

3:14 kata skopon diwkw epi to brabeion thV anw klhsewV tou Qeou en Cristw Ihsou.

3:15 Osoi oun teleioi, touto fronwmen kai ei ti eterwV froneite, kai touto o QeoV umin apokaluyei

3:16 plhn eiV o efqasamen, tw autw stoicein kanoni, to auto fronein.

3:17 Summimhtai mou ginesqe, adelfoi, kai skopeite touV outw peripatountaV, kaqwV ecete tupon hmaV.

3:18 Polloi gar peripatousin, ouV pollakiV elegon umin, nun de kai klaiwn legw, touV ecqrouV tou staurou tou Cristou

3:19 wn to teloV apwleia, wn o QeoV h koilia, kai h doxa en th aiscunh autwn, oi ta epigeia fronounteV.

3:20 Hmwn gar to politeuma en ouranoiV uparcei, ex ou kai Swthra apekdecomeqa, Kurion Ihsoun Criston

3:21 oV metaschmatisei to swma thV tapeinwsewV hmwn, eiV to genesqai auto summorfon tw swmati thV doxhV autou, kata thn energeian tou dunasqai auton kai upotaxai eautw ta panta.

 

 

4:1 Wste, adelfoi mou agaphtoi kai epipoqhtoi, cara kai stefanoV mou, outw sthkete en Kuriw, agaphtoi.

4:2 Euodian parakalw, kai Suntuchn parakalw, to auto fronein en Kuriw.

4:3 Kai erwtw kai se, suzuge gnhsie, sullambanou autaiV aitineV en tw euaggeliw sunhqlhsan moi, meta kai KlhmentoV, kai twn loipwn sunergwn mou, wn ta onomata en biblw zwhV.

4:4 Cairete en Kuriw pantote palin erw, cairete.

4:5 To epieikeV umwn gnwsqhtw pasin anqrwpoiV. O KurioV egguV.

4:6 Mhden merimnate, all en panti th proseuch kai th dehsei meta eucaristiaV ta aithmata umwn gnwrizesqw proV ton Qeon.

4:7 Kai h eirhnh tou Qeou, h uperecousa panta noun, frourhsei taV kardiaV umwn kai ta nohmata umwn en Cristw Ihsou.

4:8 To loipon, adelfoi, osa estin alhqh, osa semna, osa dikaia, osa agna, osa prosfilh, osa eufhma, ei tiV areth kai ei tiV epainoV, tauta logizesqe.

4:9 A kai emaqete kai parelabete kai hkousate kai eidete en emoi, tauta prassete kai o QeoV thV eirhnhV estai meq umwn.

4:10 Ecarhn de en Kuriw megalwV, oti hdh pote aneqalete to uper emou fronein ef w kai efroneite, hkaireisqe de.

4:11 Ouc oti kaq usterhsin legw egw gar emaqon, en oiV eimi, autarkhV einai.

4:12 Oida kai tapeinousqai, oida kai perisseuein en panti kai en pasi memuhmai kai cortazesqai kai peinan, kai perisseuein kai ustereisqai.

4:13 Panta iscuw en tw endunamounti me Cristw.

4:14 Plhn kalwV epoihsate sugkoinwnhsanteV mou th qliyei.

4:15 Oidate de kai umeiV, Filipphsioi, oti en arch tou euaggeliou, ote exhlqon apo MakedoniaV, oudemia moi ekklhsia ekoinwnhsen eiV logon dosewV kai lhyewV, ei mh umeiV monoi

4:16 oti kai en Qessalonikh kai apax kai diV eiV thn creian moi epemyate.

4:17 Ouc oti epizhtw to doma, all epizhtw ton karpon ton pleonazonta eiV logon umwn.

4:18 Apecw de panta kai perisseuw peplhrwmai, dexamenoV para Epafroditou ta par umwn, osmhn euwdiaV, qusian dekthn, euareston tw Qew.

4:19 O de QeoV mou plhrwsei pasan creian umwn kata ton plouton autou en doxh, en Cristw Ihsou.

4:20 Tw de Qew kai patri hmwn h doxa eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn. Amhn.

4:21 Aspasasqe panta agion en Cristw Ihsou. Aspazontai umaV oi sun emoi adelfoi.

4:22 Aspazontai umaV panteV oi agioi, malista de oi ek thV KaisaroV oikiaV.

4:23 H cariV tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou meta pantwn umwn. amhn.