PROS EFESIOUS

KEFALAION 1

1 paulos apostolos ihsou cristou dia qelhmatos qeou tois agiois tois ousin en efesw kai pistois en cristw ihsou

2 caris umin kai eirhnh apo qeou patros hmwn kai kuriou ihsou cristou

3 euloghtos o qeos kai pathr tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou o euloghsas hmas en pash eulogia pneumatikh en tois epouraniois cristw

4 kaqws exelexato hmas en autw pro katabolhs kosmou einai hmas agious kai amwmous katenwpion autou en agaph

5 proorisas hmas eis uioqesian dia ihsou cristou eis auton kata thn eudokian tou qelhmatos autou

6 eis epainon doxhs ths caritos autou en h ecaritwsen hmas en tw hgaphmenw

7 en w ecomen thn apolutrwsin dia tou aimatos autou thn afesin twn paraptwmatwn kata ton plouton ths caritos autou

8 hs eperisseusen eis hmas en pash sofia kai fronhsei

9 gnwrisas hmin to musthrion tou qelhmatos autou kata thn eudokian autou hn proeqeto en autw

10 eis oikonomian tou plhrwmatos twn kairwn anakefalaiwsasqai ta panta en tw cristw ta te en tois ouranois kai ta epi ths ghs

11 en autw en w kai eklhrwqhmen proorisqentes kata proqesin tou ta panta energountos kata thn boulhn tou qelhmatos autou

12 eis to einai hmas eis epainon ths doxhs autou tous prohlpikotas en tw cristw

13 en w kai umeis akousantes ton logon ths alhqeias to euaggelion ths swthrias umwn en w kai pisteusantes esfragisqhte tw pneumati ths epaggelias tw agiw

14 os estin arrabwn ths klhronomias hmwn eis apolutrwsin ths peripoihsews eis epainon ths doxhs autou

15 dia touto kagw akousas thn kaq umas pistin en tw kuriw ihsou kai thn agaphn thn eis pantas tous agious

16 ou pauomai eucaristwn uper umwn mneian umwn poioumenos epi twn proseucwn mou

17 ina o qeos tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou o pathr ths doxhs dwh umin pneuma sofias kai apokaluyews en epignwsei autou

18 pefwtismenous tous ofqalmous ths dianoias umwn eis to eidenai umas tis estin h elpis ths klhsews autou kai tis o ploutos ths doxhs ths klhronomias autou en tois agiois

19 kai ti to uperballon megeqos ths dunamews autou eis hmas tous pisteuontas kata thn energeian tou kratous ths iscuos autou

20 hn enhrghsen en tw cristw egeiras auton ek nekrwn kai ekaqisen en dexia autou en tois epouraniois

21 uperanw pashs archs kai exousias kai dunamews kai kuriothtos kai pantos onomatos onomazomenou ou monon en tw aiwni toutw alla kai en tw mellonti

22 kai panta upetaxen upo tous podas autou kai auton edwken kefalhn uper panta th ekklhsia

23 htis estin to swma autou to plhrwma tou panta en pasin plhroumenou

KEFALAION 2

1 kai umas ontas nekrous tois paraptwmasin kai tais amartiais

2 en ais pote periepathsate kata ton aiwna tou kosmou toutou kata ton arconta ths exousias tou aeros tou pneumatos tou nun energountos en tois uiois ths apeiqeias

3 en ois kai hmeis pantes anestrafhmen pote en tais epiqumiais ths sarkos hmwn poiountes ta qelhmata ths sarkos kai twn dianoiwn kai hmen tekna fusei orghs ws kai oi loipoi

4 o de qeos plousios wn en eleei dia thn pollhn agaphn autou hn hgaphsen hmas

5 kai ontas hmas nekrous tois paraptwmasin sunezwopoihsen tw cristw cariti este seswsmenoi

6 kai sunhgeiren kai sunekaqisen en tois epouraniois en cristw ihsou

7 ina endeixhtai en tois aiwsin tois epercomenois ton uperballonta plouton ths caritos autou en crhstothti ef hmas en cristw ihsou

8 th gar cariti este seswsmenoi dia ths pistews kai touto ouk ex umwn qeou to dwron

9 ouk ex ergwn ina mh tis kauchshtai

10 autou gar esmen poihma ktisqentes en cristw ihsou epi ergois agaqois ois prohtoimasen o qeos ina en autois peripathswmen

11 dio mnhmoneuete oti umeis pote ta eqnh en sarki oi legomenoi akrobustia upo ths legomenhs peritomhs en sarki ceiropoihtou

12 oti hte en tw kairw ekeinw cwris cristou aphllotriwmenoi ths politeias tou israhl kai xenoi twn diaqhkwn ths epaggelias elpida mh econtes kai aqeoi en tw kosmw

13 nuni de en cristw ihsou umeis oi pote ontes makran eggus egenhqhte en tw aimati tou cristou

14 autos gar estin h eirhnh hmwn o poihsas ta amfotera en kai to mesotoicon tou fragmou lusas

15 thn ecqran en th sarki autou ton nomon twn entolwn en dogmasin katarghsas ina tous duo ktish en eautw eis ena kainon anqrwpon poiwn eirhnhn

16 kai apokatallaxh tous amfoterous en eni swmati tw qew dia tou staurou apokteinas thn ecqran en autw

17 kai elqwn euhggelisato eirhnhn umin tois makran kai tois eggus

18 oti di autou ecomen thn prosagwghn oi amfoteroi en eni pneumati pros ton patera

19 ara oun ouketi este xenoi kai paroikoi alla sumpolitai twn agiwn kai oikeioi tou qeou

20 epoikodomhqentes epi tw qemeliw twn apostolwn kai profhtwn ontos akrogwniaiou autou ihsou cristou

21 en w pasa h oikodomh sunarmologoumenh auxei eis naon agion en kuriw

22 en w kai umeis sunoikodomeisqe eis katoikhthrion tou qeou en pneumati

KEFALAION 3

1 toutou carin egw paulos o desmios tou cristou ihsou uper umwn twn eqnwn

2 eige hkousate thn oikonomian ths caritos tou qeou ths doqeishs moi eis umas

3 oti kata apokaluyin egnwrisen moi to musthrion kaqws proegraya en oligw

4 pros o dunasqe anaginwskontes nohsai thn sunesin mou en tw musthriw tou cristou

5 o en eterais geneais ouk egnwrisqh tois uiois twn anqrwpwn ws nun apekalufqh tois agiois apostolois autou kai profhtais en pneumati

6 einai ta eqnh sugklhronoma kai susswma kai summetoca ths epaggelias autou en tw cristw dia tou euaggeliou

7 ou egenomhn diakonos kata thn dwrean ths caritos tou qeou thn doqeisan moi kata thn energeian ths dunamews autou

8 emoi tw elacistoterw pantwn twn agiwn edoqh h caris auth en tois eqnesin euaggelisasqai ton anexicniaston plouton tou cristou

9 kai fwtisai pantas tis h koinwnia tou musthriou tou apokekrummenou apo twn aiwnwn en tw qew tw ta panta ktisanti dia ihsou cristou

10 ina gnwrisqh nun tais arcais kai tais exousiais en tois epouraniois dia ths ekklhsias h polupoikilos sofia tou qeou

11 kata proqesin twn aiwnwn hn epoihsen en cristw ihsou tw kuriw hmwn

12 en w ecomen thn parrhsian kai thn prosagwghn en pepoiqhsei dia ths pistews autou

13 dio aitoumai mh ekkakein en tais qliyesin mou uper umwn htis estin doxa umwn

14 toutou carin kamptw ta gonata mou pros ton patera tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou

15 ex ou pasa patria en ouranois kai epi ghs onomazetai

16 ina dwh umin kata ton plouton ths doxhs autou dunamei krataiwqhnai dia tou pneumatos autou eis ton esw anqrwpon

17 katoikhsai ton criston dia ths pistews en tais kardiais umwn

18 en agaph errizwmenoi kai teqemeliwmenoi ina exiscushte katalabesqai sun pasin tois agiois ti to platos kai mhkos kai baqos kai uyos

19 gnwnai te thn uperballousan ths gnwsews agaphn tou cristou ina plhrwqhte eis pan to plhrwma tou qeou

20 tw de dunamenw uper panta poihsai uper ek perissou wn aitoumeqa h nooumen kata thn dunamin thn energoumenhn en hmin

21 autw h doxa en th ekklhsia en cristw ihsou eis pasas tas geneas tou aiwnos twn aiwnwn amhn

KEFALAION 4

1 parakalw oun umas egw o desmios en kuriw axiws peripathsai ths klhsews hs eklhqhte

2 meta pashs tapeinofrosunhs kai praothtos meta makroqumias anecomenoi allhlwn en agaph

3 spoudazontes threin thn enothta tou pneumatos en tw sundesmw ths eirhnhs

4 en swma kai en pneuma kaqws kai eklhqhte en mia elpidi ths klhsews umwn

5 eis kurios mia pistis en baptisma

6 eis qeos kai pathr pantwn o epi pantwn kai dia pantwn kai en pasin umin

7 eni de ekastw hmwn edoqh h caris kata to metron ths dwreas tou cristou

8 dio legei anabas eis uyos hcmalwteusen aicmalwsian kai edwken domata tois anqrwpois

9 to de anebh ti estin ei mh oti kai katebh prwton eis ta katwtera merh ths ghs

10 o katabas autos estin kai o anabas uperanw pantwn twn ouranwn ina plhrwsh ta panta

11 kai autos edwken tous men apostolous tous de profhtas tous de euaggelistas tous de poimenas kai didaskalous

12 pros ton katartismon twn agiwn eis ergon diakonias eis oikodomhn tou swmatos tou cristou

13 mecri katanthswmen oi pantes eis thn enothta ths pistews kai ths epignwsews tou uiou tou qeou eis andra teleion eis metron hlikias tou plhrwmatos tou cristou

14 ina mhketi wmen nhpioi kludwnizomenoi kai periferomenoi panti anemw ths didaskalias en th kubeia twn anqrwpwn en panourgia pros thn meqodeian ths planhs

15 alhqeuontes de en agaph auxhswmen eis auton ta panta os estin h kefalh o cristos

16 ex ou pan to swma sunarmologoumenon kai sumbibazomenon dia pashs afhs ths epicorhgias kat energeian en metrw enos ekastou merous thn auxhsin tou swmatos poieitai eis oikodomhn eautou en agaph

17 touto oun legw kai marturomai en kuriw mhketi umas peripatein kaqws kai ta loipa eqnh peripatei en mataiothti tou noos autwn

18 eskotismenoi th dianoia ontes aphllotriwmenoi ths zwhs tou qeou dia thn agnoian thn ousan en autois dia thn pwrwsin ths kardias autwn

19 oitines aphlghkotes eautous paredwkan th aselgeia eis ergasian akaqarsias pashs en pleonexia

20 umeis de ouc outws emaqete ton criston

21 eige auton hkousate kai en autw edidacqhte kaqws estin alhqeia en tw ihsou

22 apoqesqai umas kata thn proteran anastrofhn ton palaion anqrwpon ton fqeiromenon kata tas epiqumias ths apaths

23 ananeousqai de tw pneumati tou noos umwn

24 kai endusasqai ton kainon anqrwpon ton kata qeon ktisqenta en dikaiosunh kai osiothti ths alhqeias

25 dio apoqemenoi to yeudos laleite alhqeian ekastos meta tou plhsion autou oti esmen allhlwn melh

26 orgizesqe kai mh amartanete o hlios mh epiduetw epi tw parorgismw umwn

27 mhte didote topon tw diabolw

28 o kleptwn mhketi kleptetw mallon de kopiatw ergazomenos to agaqon tais cersin ina ech metadidonai tw creian econti

29 pas logos sapros ek tou stomatos umwn mh ekporeuesqw all ei tis agaqos pros oikodomhn ths creias ina dw carin tois akouousin

30 kai mh lupeite to pneuma to agion tou qeou en w esfragisqhte eis hmeran apolutrwsews

31 pasa pikria kai qumos kai orgh kai kraugh kai blasfhmia arqhtw af umwn sun pash kakia

32 ginesqe de eis allhlous crhstoi eusplagcnoi carizomenoi eautois kaqws kai o qeos en cristw ecarisato umin

KEFALAION 5

1 ginesqe oun mimhtai tou qeou ws tekna agaphta

2 kai peripateite en agaph kaqws kai o cristos hgaphsen hmas kai paredwken eauton uper hmwn prosforan kai qusian tw qew eis osmhn euwdias

3 porneia de kai pasa akaqarsia h pleonexia mhde onomazesqw en umin kaqws prepei agiois

4 kai aiscroths kai mwrologia h eutrapelia ta ouk anhkonta alla mallon eucaristia

5 touto gar este ginwskontes oti pas pornos h akaqartos h pleonekths os estin eidwlolatrhs ouk ecei klhronomian en th basileia tou cristou kai qeou

6 mhdeis umas apatatw kenois logois dia tauta gar ercetai h orgh tou qeou epi tous uious ths apeiqeias

7 mh oun ginesqe summetocoi autwn

8 hte gar pote skotos nun de fws en kuriw ws tekna fwtos peripateite

9 o gar karpos tou pneumatos en pash agaqwsunh kai dikaiosunh kai alhqeia

10 dokimazontes ti estin euareston tw kuriw

11 kai mh sugkoinwneite tois ergois tois akarpois tou skotous mallon de kai elegcete

12 ta gar krufh ginomena up autwn aiscron estin kai legein

13 ta de panta elegcomena upo tou fwtos faneroutai pan gar to faneroumenon fws estin

14 dio legei egeirai o kaqeudwn kai anasta ek twn nekrwn kai epifausei soi o cristos

15 blepete oun pws akribws peripateite mh ws asofoi all ws sofoi

16 exagorazomenoi ton kairon oti ai hmerai ponhrai eisin

17 dia touto mh ginesqe afrones alla sunientes ti to qelhma tou kuriou

18 kai mh mequskesqe oinw en w estin aswtia alla plhrousqe en pneumati

19 lalountes eautois yalmois kai umnois kai wdais pneumatikais adontes kai yallontes en th kardia umwn tw kuriw

20 eucaristountes pantote uper pantwn en onomati tou kuriou hmwn ihsou cristou tw qew kai patri

21 upotassomenoi allhlois en fobw qeou

22 ai gunaikes tois idiois andrasin upotassesqe ws tw kuriw

23 oti o anhr estin kefalh ths gunaikos ws kai o cristos kefalh ths ekklhsias kai autos estin swthr tou swmatos

24 all wsper h ekklhsia upotassetai tw cristw outws kai ai gunaikes tois idiois andrasin en panti

25 oi andres agapate tas gunaikas eautwn kaqws kai o cristos hgaphsen thn ekklhsian kai eauton paredwken uper auths

26 ina authn agiash kaqarisas tw loutrw tou udatos en rhmati

27 ina parasthsh authn eautw endoxon thn ekklhsian mh ecousan spilon h rutida h ti twn toioutwn all ina h agia kai amwmos

28 outws ofeilousin oi andres agapan tas eautwn gunaikas ws ta eautwn swmata o agapwn thn eautou gunaika eauton agapa

29 oudeis gar pote thn eautou sarka emishsen all ektrefei kai qalpei authn kaqws kai o kurios thn ekklhsian

30 oti melh esmen tou swmatos autou ek ths sarkos autou kai ek twn ostewn autou

31 anti toutou kataleiyei anqrwpos ton patera autou kai thn mhtera kai proskollhqhsetai pros thn gunaika autou kai esontai oi duo eis sarka mian

32 to musthrion touto mega estin egw de legw eis criston kai eis thn ekklhsian

33 plhn kai umeis oi kaq ena ekastos thn eautou gunaika outws agapatw ws eauton h de gunh ina fobhtai ton andra

KEFALAION 6

1 ta tekna upakouete tois goneusin umwn en kuriw touto gar estin dikaion

2 tima ton patera sou kai thn mhtera htis estin entolh prwth en epaggelia

3 ina eu soi genhtai kai esh makrocronios epi ths ghs

4 kai oi pateres mh parorgizete ta tekna umwn all ektrefete auta en paideia kai nouqesia kuriou

5 oi douloi upakouete tois kuriois kata sarka meta fobou kai tromou en aplothti ths kardias umwn ws tw cristw

6 mh kat ofqalmodouleian ws anqrwpareskoi all ws douloi tou cristou poiountes to qelhma tou qeou ek yuchs

7 met eunoias douleuontes tw kuriw kai ouk anqrwpois

8 eidotes oti o ean ti ekastos poihsh agaqon touto komieitai para tou kuriou eite doulos eite eleuqeros

9 kai oi kurioi ta auta poieite pros autous anientes thn apeilhn eidotes oti kai umwn autwn o kurios estin en ouranois kai proswpolhyia ouk estin par autw

10 to loipon adelfoi mou endunamousqe en kuriw kai en tw kratei ths iscuos autou

11 endusasqe thn panoplian tou qeou pros to dunasqai umas sthnai pros tas meqodeias tou diabolou

12 oti ouk estin hmin h palh pros aima kai sarka alla pros tas arcas pros tas exousias pros tous kosmokratoras tou skotous tou aiwnos toutou pros ta pneumatika ths ponhrias en tois epouraniois

13 dia touto analabete thn panoplian tou qeou ina dunhqhte antisthnai en th hmera th ponhra kai apanta katergasamenoi sthnai

14 sthte oun perizwsamenoi thn osfun umwn en alhqeia kai endusamenoi ton qwraka ths dikaiosunhs

15 kai upodhsamenoi tous podas en etoimasia tou euaggeliou ths eirhnhs

16 epi pasin analabontes ton qureon ths pistews en w dunhsesqe panta ta belh tou ponhrou ta pepurwmena sbesai

17 kai thn perikefalaian tou swthriou dexasqe kai thn macairan tou pneumatos o estin rhma qeou

18 dia pashs proseuchs kai dehsews proseucomenoi en panti kairw en pneumati kai eis auto touto agrupnountes en pash proskarterhsei kai dehsei peri pantwn twn agiwn

19 kai uper emou ina moi doqeih logos en anoixei tou stomatos mou en parrhsia gnwrisai to musthrion tou euaggeliou

20 uper ou presbeuw en alusei ina en autw parrhsiaswmai ws dei me lalhsai

21 ina de eidhte kai umeis ta kat eme ti prassw panta umin gnwrisei tucikos o agaphtos adelfos kai pistos diakonos en kuriw

22 on epemya pros umas eis auto touto ina gnwte ta peri hmwn kai parakalesh tas kardias umwn

23 eirhnh tois adelfois kai agaph meta pistews apo qeou patros kai kuriou ihsou cristou