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KEFALAION 1

1 petros apostolos ihsou cristou eklektois parepidhmois diasporas pontou galatias kappadokias asias kai biqunias

2 kata prognwsin qeou patros en agiasmw pneumatos eis upakohn kai rantismon aimatos ihsou cristou caris umin kai eirhnh plhqunqeih

3 euloghtos o qeos kai pathr tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou o kata to polu autou eleos anagennhsas hmas eis elpida zwsan di anastasews ihsou cristou ek nekrwn

4 eis klhronomian afqarton kai amianton kai amaranton tethrhmenhn en ouranois eis hmas

5 tous en dunamei qeou frouroumenous dia pistews eis swthrian etoimhn apokalufqhnai en kairw escatw

6 en w agalliasqe oligon arti ei deon estin luphqentes en poikilois peirasmois

7 ina to dokimion umwn ths pistews polu timiwteron crusiou tou apollumenou dia puros de dokimazomenou eureqh eis epainon kai timhn kai doxan en apokaluyei ihsou cristou

8 on ouk eidotes agapate eis on arti mh orwntes pisteuontes de agalliasqe cara aneklalhtw kai dedoxasmenh

9 komizomenoi to telos ths pistews umwn swthrian yucwn

10 peri hs swthrias exezhthsan kai exhreunhsan profhtai oi peri ths eis umas caritos profhteusantes

11 ereunwntes eis tina h poion kairon edhlou to en autois pneuma cristou promarturomenon ta eis criston paqhmata kai tas meta tauta doxas

12 ois apekalufqh oti ouc eautois hmin de dihkonoun auta a nun anhggelh umin dia twn euaggelisamenwn umas en pneumati agiw apostalenti ap ouranou eis a epiqumousin aggeloi parakuyai

13 dio anazwsamenoi tas osfuas ths dianoias umwn nhfontes teleiws elpisate epi thn feromenhn umin carin en apokaluyei ihsou cristou

14 ws tekna upakohs mh suschmatizomenoi tais proteron en th agnoia umwn epiqumiais

15 alla kata ton kalesanta umas agion kai autoi agioi en pash anastrofh genhqhte

16 dioti gegraptai agioi genesqe oti egw agios eimi

17 kai ei patera epikaleisqe ton aproswpolhptws krinonta kata to ekastou ergon en fobw ton ths paroikias umwn cronon anastrafhte

18 eidotes oti ou fqartois arguriw h crusiw elutrwqhte ek ths mataias umwn anastrofhs patroparadotou

19 alla timiw aimati ws amnou amwmou kai aspilou cristou

20 proegnwsmenou men pro katabolhs kosmou fanerwqentos de ep escatwn twn cronwn di umas

21 tous di autou pisteuontas eis qeon ton egeiranta auton ek nekrwn kai doxan autw donta wste thn pistin umwn kai elpida einai eis qeon

22 tas yucas umwn hgnikotes en th upakoh ths alhqeias dia pneumatos eis filadelfian anupokriton ek kaqaras kardias allhlous agaphsate ektenws

23 anagegennhmenoi ouk ek sporas fqarths alla afqartou dia logou zwntos qeou kai menontos eis ton aiwna

24 dioti pasa sarx ws cortos kai pasa doxa anqrwpou ws anqos cortou exhranqh o cortos kai to anqos autou exepesen

25 to de rhma kuriou menei eis ton aiwna touto de estin to rhma to euaggelisqen eis umas

KEFALAION 2

1 apoqemenoi oun pasan kakian kai panta dolon kai upokriseis kai fqonous kai pasas katalalias

2 ws artigennhta brefh to logikon adolon gala epipoqhsate ina en autw auxhqhte

3 eiper egeusasqe oti crhstos o kurios

4 pros on prosercomenoi liqon zwnta upo anqrwpwn men apodedokimasmenon para de qew eklekton entimon

5 kai autoi ws liqoi zwntes oikodomeisqe oikos pneumatikos ierateuma agion anenegkai pneumatikas qusias euprosdektous tw qew dia ihsou cristou

6 dio kai periecei en th grafh idou tiqhmi en siwn liqon akrogwniaion eklekton entimon kai o pisteuwn ep autw ou mh kataiscunqh

7 umin oun h timh tois pisteuousin apeiqousin de liqon on apedokimasan oi oikodomountes outos egenhqh eis kefalhn gwnias

8 kai liqos proskommatos kai petra skandalou oi proskoptousin tw logw apeiqountes eis o kai eteqhsan

9 umeis de genos eklekton basileion ierateuma eqnos agion laos eis peripoihsin opws tas aretas exaggeilhte tou ek skotous umas kalesantos eis to qaumaston autou fws

10 oi pote ou laos nun de laos qeou oi ouk hlehmenoi nun de elehqentes

11 agaphtoi parakalw ws paroikous kai parepidhmous apecesqai twn sarkikwn epiqumiwn aitines strateuontai kata ths yuchs

12 thn anastrofhn umwn en tois eqnesin econtes kalhn ina en w katalalousin umwn ws kakopoiwn ek twn kalwn ergwn epopteusantes doxaswsin ton qeon en hmera episkophs

13 upotaghte oun pash anqrwpinh ktisei dia ton kurion eite basilei ws upereconti

14 eite hgemosin ws di autou pempomenois eis ekdikhsin men kakopoiwn epainon de agaqopoiwn

15 oti outws estin to qelhma tou qeou agaqopoiountas fimoun thn twn afronwn anqrwpwn agnwsian

16 ws eleuqeroi kai mh ws epikalumma econtes ths kakias thn eleuqerian all ws douloi qeou

17 pantas timhsate thn adelfothta agapate ton qeon fobeisqe ton basilea timate

18 oi oiketai upotassomenoi en panti fobw tois despotais ou monon tois agaqois kai epieikesin alla kai tois skoliois

19 touto gar caris ei dia suneidhsin qeou upoferei tis lupas pascwn adikws

20 poion gar kleos ei amartanontes kai kolafizomenoi upomeneite all ei agaqopoiountes kai pascontes upomeneite touto caris para qew

21 eis touto gar eklhqhte oti kai cristos epaqen uper hmwn hmin upolimpanwn upogrammon ina epakolouqhshte tois icnesin autou

22 os amartian ouk epoihsen oude eureqh dolos en tw stomati autou

23 os loidoroumenos ouk anteloidorei pascwn ouk hpeilei paredidou de tw krinonti dikaiws

24 os tas amartias hmwn autos anhnegken en tw swmati autou epi to xulon ina tais amartiais apogenomenoi th dikaiosunh zhswmen ou tw mwlwpi autou iaqhte

25 hte gar ws probata planwmena all epestrafhte nun epi ton poimena kai episkopon twn yucwn umwn

KEFALAION 3

1 omoiws ai gunaikes upotassomenai tois idiois andrasin ina kai ei tines apeiqousin tw logw dia ths twn gunaikwn anastrofhs aneu logou kerdhqhswntai

2 epopteusantes thn en fobw agnhn anastrofhn umwn

3 wn estw ouc o exwqen emplokhs tricwn kai periqesews crusiwn h endusews imatiwn kosmos

4 all o kruptos ths kardias anqrwpos en tw afqartw tou praeos kai hsuciou pneumatos o estin enwpion tou qeou poluteles

5 outws gar pote kai ai agiai gunaikes ai elpizousai epi ton qeon ekosmoun eautas upotassomenai tois idiois andrasin

6 ws sarra uphkousen tw abraam kurion auton kalousa hs egenhqhte tekna agaqopoiousai kai mh foboumenai mhdemian ptohsin

7 oi andres omoiws sunoikountes kata gnwsin ws asqenesterw skeuei tw gunaikeiw aponemontes timhn ws kai sugklhronomoi caritos zwhs eis to mh ekkoptesqai tas proseucas umwn

8 to de telos pantes omofrones sumpaqeis filadelfoi eusplagcnoi filofrones

9 mh apodidontes kakon anti kakou h loidorian anti loidorias tounantion de eulogountes eidotes oti eis touto eklhqhte ina eulogian klhronomhshte

10 o gar qelwn zwhn agapan kai idein hmeras agaqas pausatw thn glwssan autou apo kakou kai ceilh autou tou mh lalhsai dolon

11 ekklinatw apo kakou kai poihsatw agaqon zhthsatw eirhnhn kai diwxatw authn

12 oti oi ofqalmoi kuriou epi dikaious kai wta autou eis dehsin autwn proswpon de kuriou epi poiountas kaka

13 kai tis o kakwswn umas ean tou agaqou mimhtai genhsqe

14 all ei kai pascoite dia dikaiosunhn makarioi ton de fobon autwn mh fobhqhte mhde taracqhte

15 kurion de ton qeon agiasate en tais kardiais umwn etoimoi de aei pros apologian panti tw aitounti umas logon peri ths en umin elpidos meta prauthtos kai fobou

16 suneidhsin econtes agaqhn ina en w katalalwsin umwn ws kakopoiwn kataiscunqwsin oi ephreazontes umwn thn agaqhn en cristw anastrofhn

17 kreitton gar agaqopoiountas ei qelei to qelhma tou qeou pascein h kakopoiountas

18 oti kai cristos apax peri amartiwn epaqen dikaios uper adikwn ina hmas prosagagh tw qew qanatwqeis men sarki zwopoihqeis de tw pneumati

19 en w kai tois en fulakh pneumasin poreuqeis ekhruxen

20 apeiqhsasin pote ote apax exedeceto h tou qeou makroqumia en hmerais nwe kataskeuazomenhs kibwtou eis hn oligai toutestin oktw yucai dieswqhsan di udatos

21 o kai hmas antitupon nun swzei baptisma ou sarkos apoqesis rupou alla suneidhsews agaqhs eperwthma eis qeon di anastasews ihsou cristou

22 os estin en dexia tou qeou poreuqeis eis ouranon upotagentwn autw aggelwn kai exousiwn kai dunamewn

KEFALAION 4

1 cristou oun paqontos uper hmwn sarki kai umeis thn authn ennoian oplisasqe oti o paqwn en sarki pepautai amartias

2 eis to mhketi anqrwpwn epiqumiais alla qelhmati qeou ton epiloipon en sarki biwsai cronon

3 arketos gar hmin o parelhluqws cronos tou biou to qelhma twn eqnwn katergasasqai peporeumenous en aselgeiais epiqumiais oinoflugiais kwmois potois kai aqemitois eidwlolatreiais

4 en w xenizontai mh suntrecontwn umwn eis thn authn ths aswtias anacusin blasfhmountes

5 oi apodwsousin logon tw etoimws econti krinai zwntas kai nekrous

6 eis touto gar kai nekrois euhggelisqh ina kriqwsin men kata anqrwpous sarki zwsin de kata qeon pneumati

7 pantwn de to telos hggiken swfronhsate oun kai nhyate eis tas proseucas

8 pro pantwn de thn eis eautous agaphn ektenh econtes oti agaph kaluyei plhqos amartiwn

9 filoxenoi eis allhlous aneu goggusmwn

10 ekastos kaqws elaben carisma eis eautous auto diakonountes ws kaloi oikonomoi poikilhs caritos qeou

11 ei tis lalei ws logia qeou ei tis diakonei ws ex iscuos hs corhgei o qeos ina en pasin doxazhtai o qeos dia ihsou cristou w estin h doxa kai to kratos eis tous aiwnas twn aiwnwn amhn

12 agaphtoi mh xenizesqe th en umin purwsei pros peirasmon umin ginomenh ws xenou umin sumbainontos

13 alla kaqo koinwneite tois tou cristou paqhmasin cairete ina kai en th apokaluyei ths doxhs autou carhte agalliwmenoi

14 ei oneidizesqe en onomati cristou makarioi oti to ths doxhs kai to tou qeou pneuma ef umas anapauetai kata men autous blasfhmeitai kata de umas doxazetai

15 mh gar tis umwn pascetw ws foneus h klepths h kakopoios h ws allotrioepiskopos

16 ei de ws cristianos mh aiscunesqw doxazetw de ton qeon en tw merei toutw

17 oti o kairos tou arxasqai to krima apo tou oikou tou qeou ei de prwton af hmwn ti to telos twn apeiqountwn tw tou qeou euaggeliw

18 kai ei o dikaios molis swzetai o asebhs kai amartwlos pou faneitai

19 wste kai oi pascontes kata to qelhma tou qeou ws pistw ktisth paratiqesqwsan tas yucas eautwn en agaqopoiia

KEFALAION 5

1 presbuterous tous en umin parakalw o sumpresbuteros kai martus twn tou cristou paqhmatwn o kai ths melloushs apokaluptesqai doxhs koinwnos

2 poimanate to en umin poimnion tou qeou episkopountes mh anagkastws all ekousiws mhde aiscrokerdws alla proqumws

3 mhd ws katakurieuontes twn klhrwn alla tupoi ginomenoi tou poimniou

4 kai fanerwqentos tou arcipoimenos komieisqe ton amarantinon ths doxhs stefanon

5 omoiws newteroi upotaghte presbuterois pantes de allhlois upotassomenoi thn tapeinofrosunhn egkombwsasqe oti o qeos uperhfanois antitassetai tapeinois de didwsin carin

6 tapeinwqhte oun upo thn krataian ceira tou qeou ina umas uywsh en kairw

7 pasan thn merimnan umwn epirriyantes ep auton oti autw melei peri umwn

8 nhyate grhgorhsate oti o antidikos umwn diabolos ws lewn wruomenos peripatei zhtwn tina katapih

9 w antisthte stereoi th pistei eidotes ta auta twn paqhmatwn th en kosmw umwn adelfothti epiteleisqai

10 o de qeos pashs caritos o kalesas hmas eis thn aiwnion autou doxan en cristw ihsou oligon paqontas autos katartisai umas sthrixai sqenwsai qemeliwsai

11 autw h doxa kai to kratos eis tous aiwnas twn aiwnwn amhn

12 dia silouanou umin tou pistou adelfou ws logizomai di oligwn egraya parakalwn kai epimarturwn tauthn einai alhqh carin tou qeou eis hn esthkate

13 aspazetai umas h en babulwni suneklekth kai markos o uios mou