PROS TIMOQEON A

KEFALAION 1

1 paulos apostolos ihsou cristou kat epitaghn qeou swthros hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou ths elpidos hmwn

2 timoqew gnhsiw teknw en pistei caris eleos eirhnh apo qeou patros hmwn kai cristou ihsou tou kuriou hmwn

3 kaqws parekalesa se prosmeinai en efesw poreuomenos eis makedonian ina paraggeilhs tisin mh eterodidaskalein

4 mhde prosecein muqois kai genealogiais aperantois aitines zhthseis parecousin mallon h oikonomian qeou thn en pistei

5 to de telos ths paraggelias estin agaph ek kaqaras kardias kai suneidhsews agaqhs kai pistews anupokritou

6 wn tines astochsantes exetraphsan eis mataiologian

7 qelontes einai nomodidaskaloi mh noountes mhte a legousin mhte peri tinwn diabebaiountai

8 oidamen de oti kalos o nomos ean tis autw nomimws crhtai

9 eidws touto oti dikaiw nomos ou keitai anomois de kai anupotaktois asebesin kai amartwlois anosiois kai bebhlois patralwais kai mhtralwais androfonois

10 pornois arsenokoitais andrapodistais yeustais epiorkois kai ei ti eteron th ugiainoush didaskalia antikeitai

11 kata to euaggelion ths doxhs tou makariou qeou o episteuqhn egw

12 kai carin ecw tw endunamwsanti me cristw ihsou tw kuriw hmwn oti piston me hghsato qemenos eis diakonian

13 ton proteron onta blasfhmon kai diwkthn kai ubristhn all hlehqhn oti agnown epoihsa en apistia

14 uperepleonasen de h caris tou kuriou hmwn meta pistews kai agaphs ths en cristw ihsou

15 pistos o logos kai pashs apodochs axios oti cristos ihsous hlqen eis ton kosmon amartwlous swsai wn prwtos eimi egw

16 alla dia touto hlehqhn ina en emoi prwtw endeixhtai ihsous cristos thn pasan makroqumian pros upotupwsin twn mellontwn pisteuein ep autw eis zwhn aiwnion

17 tw de basilei twn aiwnwn afqartw aoratw monw sofw qew timh kai doxa eis tous aiwnas twn aiwnwn amhn

18 tauthn thn paraggelian paratiqemai soi teknon timoqee kata tas proagousas epi se profhteias ina strateuh en autais thn kalhn strateian

19 ecwn pistin kai agaqhn suneidhsin hn tines apwsamenoi peri thn pistin enauaghsan

20 wn estin umenaios kai alexandros ous paredwka tw satana ina paideuqwsin mh blasfhmein

KEFALAION 2

1 parakalw oun prwton pantwn poieisqai dehseis proseucas enteuxeis eucaristias uper pantwn anqrwpwn

2 uper basilewn kai pantwn twn en uperoch ontwn ina hremon kai hsucion bion diagwmen en pash eusebeia kai semnothti

3 touto gar kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou swthros hmwn qeou

4 os pantas anqrwpous qelei swqhnai kai eis epignwsin alhqeias elqein

5 eis gar qeos eis kai mesiths qeou kai anqrwpwn anqrwpos cristos ihsous

6 o dous eauton antilutron uper pantwn to marturion kairois idiois

7 eis o eteqhn egw khrux kai apostolos alhqeian legw en cristw ou yeudomai didaskalos eqnwn en pistei kai alhqeia

8 boulomai oun proseucesqai tous andras en panti topw epairontas osious ceiras cwris orghs kai dialogismou

9 wsautws kai tas gunaikas en katastolh kosmiw meta aidous kai swfrosunhs kosmein eautas mh en plegmasin h crusw h margaritais h imatismw polutelei

10 all o prepei gunaixin epaggellomenais qeosebeian di ergwn agaqwn

11 gunh en hsucia manqanetw en pash upotagh

12 gunaiki de didaskein ouk epitrepw oude auqentein andros all einai en hsucia

13 adam gar prwtos eplasqh eita eua

14 kai adam ouk hpathqh h de gunh apathqeisa en parabasei gegonen

15 swqhsetai de dia ths teknogonias ean meinwsin en pistei kai agaph kai agiasmw meta swfrosunhs

KEFALAION 3

1 pistos o logos ei tis episkophs oregetai kalou ergou epiqumei

2 dei oun ton episkopon anepilhpton einai mias gunaikos andra nhfaleon swfrona kosmion filoxenon didaktikon

3 mh paroinon mh plhkthn mh aiscrokerdh all epieikh amacon afilarguron

4 tou idiou oikou kalws proistamenon tekna econta en upotagh meta pashs semnothtos

5 ei de tis tou idiou oikou prosthnai ouk oiden pws ekklhsias qeou epimelhsetai

6 mh neofuton ina mh tufwqeis eis krima empesh tou diabolou

7 dei de auton kai marturian kalhn ecein apo twn exwqen ina mh eis oneidismon empesh kai pagida tou diabolou

8 diakonous wsautws semnous mh dilogous mh oinw pollw prosecontas mh aiscrokerdeis

9 econtas to musthrion ths pistews en kaqara suneidhsei

10 kai outoi de dokimazesqwsan prwton eita diakoneitwsan anegklhtoi ontes

11 gunaikas wsautws semnas mh diabolous nhfaleous pistas en pasin

12 diakonoi estwsan mias gunaikos andres teknwn kalws proistamenoi kai twn idiwn oikwn

13 oi gar kalws diakonhsantes baqmon eautois kalon peripoiountai kai pollhn parrhsian en pistei th en cristw ihsou

14 tauta soi grafw elpizwn elqein pros se tacion

15 ean de bradunw ina eidhs pws dei en oikw qeou anastrefesqai htis estin ekklhsia qeou zwntos stulos kai edraiwma ths alhqeias

16 kai omologoumenws mega estin to ths eusebeias musthrion qeos efanerwqh en sarki edikaiwqh en pneumati wfqh aggelois ekhrucqh en eqnesin episteuqh en kosmw anelhfqh en doxh

KEFALAION 4

1 to de pneuma rhtws legei oti en usterois kairois aposthsontai tines ths pistews prosecontes pneumasin planois kai didaskaliais daimoniwn

2 en upokrisei yeudologwn kekauthriasmenwn thn idian suneidhsin

3 kwluontwn gamein apecesqai brwmatwn a o qeos ektisen eis metalhyin meta eucaristias tois pistois kai epegnwkosin thn alhqeian

4 oti pan ktisma qeou kalon kai ouden apoblhton meta eucaristias lambanomenon

5 agiazetai gar dia logou qeou kai enteuxews

6 tauta upotiqemenos tois adelfois kalos esh diakonos ihsou cristou entrefomenos tois logois ths pistews kai ths kalhs didaskalias h parhkolouqhkas

7 tous de bebhlous kai grawdeis muqous paraitou gumnaze de seauton pros eusebeian

8 h gar swmatikh gumnasia pros oligon estin wfelimos h de eusebeia pros panta wfelimos estin epaggelian ecousa zwhs ths nun kai ths melloushs

9 pistos o logos kai pashs apodochs axios

10 eis touto gar kai kopiwmen kai oneidizomeqa oti hlpikamen epi qew zwnti os estin swthr pantwn anqrwpwn malista pistwn

11 paraggelle tauta kai didaske

12 mhdeis sou ths neothtos katafroneitw alla tupos ginou twn pistwn en logw en anastrofh en agaph en pneumati en pistei en agneia

13 ews ercomai prosece th anagnwsei th paraklhsei th didaskalia

14 mh amelei tou en soi carismatos o edoqh soi dia profhteias meta epiqesews twn ceirwn tou presbuteriou

15 tauta meleta en toutois isqi ina sou h prokoph fanera h en pasin

16 epece seautw kai th didaskalia epimene autois touto gar poiwn kai seauton swseis kai tous akouontas sou

KEFALAION 5

1 presbuterw mh epiplhxhs alla parakalei ws patera newterous ws adelfous

2 presbuteras ws mhteras newteras ws adelfas en pash agneia

3 chras tima tas ontws chras

4 ei de tis chra tekna h ekgona ecei manqanetwsan prwton ton idion oikon eusebein kai amoibas apodidonai tois progonois touto gar estin kalon kai apodekton enwpion tou qeou

5 h de ontws chra kai memonwmenh hlpiken epi ton qeon kai prosmenei tais dehsesin kai tais proseucais nuktos kai hmeras

6 h de spatalwsa zwsa teqnhken

7 kai tauta paraggelle ina anepilhptoi wsin

8 ei de tis twn idiwn kai malista twn oikeiwn ou pronoei thn pistin hrnhtai kai estin apistou ceirwn

9 chra katalegesqw mh elatton etwn exhkonta gegonuia enos andros gunh

10 en ergois kalois marturoumenh ei eteknotrofhsen ei exenodochsen ei agiwn podas eniyen ei qlibomenois ephrkesen ei panti ergw agaqw ephkolouqhsen

11 newteras de chras paraitou otan gar katastrhniaswsin tou cristou gamein qelousin

12 ecousai krima oti thn prwthn pistin hqethsan

13 ama de kai argai manqanousin periercomenai tas oikias ou monon de argai alla kai fluaroi kai periergoi lalousai ta mh deonta

14 boulomai oun newteras gamein teknogonein oikodespotein mhdemian aformhn didonai tw antikeimenw loidorias carin

15 hdh gar tines exetraphsan opisw tou satana

16 ei tis pistos h pisth ecei chras eparkeitw autais kai mh bareisqw h ekklhsia ina tais ontws chrais eparkesh

17 oi kalws proestwtes presbuteroi diplhs timhs axiousqwsan malista oi kopiwntes en logw kai didaskalia

18 legei gar h grafh boun alownta ou fimwseis kai axios o ergaths tou misqou autou

19 kata presbuterou kathgorian mh paradecou ektos ei mh epi duo h triwn marturwn

20 tous amartanontas enwpion pantwn elegce ina kai oi loipoi fobon ecwsin

21 diamarturomai enwpion tou qeou kai kuriou ihsou cristou kai twn eklektwn aggelwn ina tauta fulaxhs cwris prokrimatos mhden poiwn kata prosklisin

22 ceiras tacews mhdeni epitiqei mhde koinwnei amartiais allotriais seauton agnon threi

23 mhketi udropotei all oinw oligw crw dia ton stomacon sou kai tas puknas sou asqeneias

24 tinwn anqrwpwn ai amartiai prodhloi eisin proagousai eis krisin tisin de kai epakolouqousin

25 wsautws kai ta kala erga prodhla estin kai ta allws econta krubhnai ou dunatai

KEFALAION 6

1 osoi eisin upo zugon douloi tous idious despotas pashs timhs axious hgeisqwsan ina mh to onoma tou qeou kai h didaskalia blasfhmhtai

2 oi de pistous econtes despotas mh katafroneitwsan oti adelfoi eisin alla mallon douleuetwsan oti pistoi eisin kai agaphtoi oi ths euergesias antilambanomenoi tauta didaske kai parakalei

3 ei tis eterodidaskalei kai mh prosercetai ugiainousin logois tois tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou kai th kat eusebeian didaskalia

4 tetufwtai mhden epistamenos alla noswn peri zhthseis kai logomacias ex wn ginetai fqonos eris blasfhmiai uponoiai ponhrai

5 paradiatribai diefqarmenwn anqrwpwn ton noun kai apesterhmenwn ths alhqeias nomizontwn porismon einai thn eusebeian afistaso apo twn toioutwn

6 estin de porismos megas h eusebeia meta autarkeias

7 ouden gar eishnegkamen eis ton kosmon dhlon oti oude exenegkein ti dunameqa

8 econtes de diatrofas kai skepasmata toutois arkesqhsomeqa

9 oi de boulomenoi ploutein empiptousin eis peirasmon kai pagida kai epiqumias pollas anohtous kai blaberas aitines buqizousin tous anqrwpous eis oleqron kai apwleian

10 riza gar pantwn twn kakwn estin h filarguria hs tines oregomenoi apeplanhqhsan apo ths pistews kai eautous periepeiran odunais pollais

11 su de w anqrwpe tou qeou tauta feuge diwke de dikaiosunhn eusebeian pistin agaphn upomonhn praothta

12 agwnizou ton kalon agwna ths pistews epilabou ths aiwniou zwhs eis hn kai eklhqhs kai wmologhsas thn kalhn omologian enwpion pollwn marturwn

13 paraggellw soi enwpion tou qeou tou zwopoiountos ta panta kai cristou ihsou tou marturhsantos epi pontiou pilatou thn kalhn omologian

14 thrhsai se thn entolhn aspilon anepilhpton mecri ths epifaneias tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou

15 hn kairois idiois deixei o makarios kai monos dunasths o basileus twn basileuontwn kai kurios twn kurieuontwn

16 o monos ecwn aqanasian fws oikwn aprositon on eiden oudeis anqrwpwn oude idein dunatai w timh kai kratos aiwnion amhn

17 tois plousiois en tw nun aiwni paraggelle mh uyhlofronein mhde hlpikenai epi ploutou adhlothti all en tw qew tw zwnti tw pareconti hmin plousiws panta eis apolausin

18 agaqoergein ploutein en ergois kalois eumetadotous einai koinwnikous

19 apoqhsaurizontas eautois qemelion kalon eis to mellon ina epilabwntai ths aiwniou zwhs

20 w timoqee thn parakataqhkhn fulaxon ektrepomenos tas bebhlous kenofwnias kai antiqeseis ths yeudwnumou gnwsews