| Chapter 5 |
1 | [] DikaiwqenteV loipon ek pistewV, ecomen eirhnhn proV ton Qeon dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, |
2 | dia tou opoiou elabomen kai thn eisodon dia thV pistewV eiV thn carin tauthn, eiV thn opoian istameqa kai kaucwmeqa eiV thn elpida thV doxhV tou Qeou. |
3 | Kai ouci monon touto, alla kai kaucwmeqa eiV taV qliyeiV, ginwskonteV oti qliyiV ergazetai upomonhn, |
4 | h de upomonh dokimhn, h de dokimh elpida, |
5 | h de elpiV den kataiscunei, dioti agaph tou Qeou einai ekkecumenh en taiV kardiaiV hmwn dia PneumatoV Agiou tou doqentoV eiV hmaV. |
6 | [] Epeidh o CristoV, ote hmeqa eti asqeneiV, apeqane kata ton wrismenon kairon uper twn asebwn. |
7 | Dioti moliV uper dikaiou qelei apoqanei tiV× epeidh uper tou agaqou iswV kai tolma tiV na apoqanh× |
8 | all' o QeoV deiknuei thn eautou agaphn eiV hmaV, dioti enw hmeiV hmeqa eti amartwloi, o CristoV apeqanen uper hmwn. |
9 | Pollw mallon loipon afou edikaiwqhmen twra dia tou aimatoV autou, qelomen swqh apo thV orghV di' autou. |
10 | Dioti ean ecqroi onteV efiliwqhmen me ton Qeon dia tou qanatou tou Uiou autou, pollw, mallon filiwqenteV qelomen swqh dia thV zwhV autou× |
11 | kai ouci monon touto, alla kai kaucwmenoi eiV ton Qeon dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, dia tou opoiou elabomen twra thn filiwsin. |
12 | Dia touto kaqwV di' enoV anqrwpou h amartia eishlqen eiV ton kosmon kai dia thV amartiaV o qanatoV, kai outw dihlqen o qanatoV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV, epeidh panteV hmarton× |
13 | dioti mecri tou nomou hto en tw kosmw h amartia, amartia omwV den logizetai otan den hnai nomoV× |
14 | all' ebasileusen o qanatoV apo Adam mecri MwusewV kai epi touV mh amarthsantaV kata thn omoiothta thV parabasewV tou Adam, ostiV einai tupoV tou mellontoV. |
15 | Plhn den einai kaqwV to amarthma, outw kai to carisma× dioti an dia to amarthma tou enoV apeqanon oi polloi, polu perissoteron h cariV tou Qeou kai h dwrea dia thV caritoV tou enoV anqrwpou Ihsou Cristou eperisseusen eiV touV pollouV. |
16 | Kai h dwrea den einai kaqwV h di' enoV amarthsantoV genomenh katakrisiV× dioti h krisiV ek tou enoV egeinen eiV katakrisin twn pollwn, to de carisma ek pollwn amarthmatwn egeinen eiV dikaiwsin. |
17 | Dioti an kai dia to amarthma tou enoV o qanatoV ebasileuse dia tou enoV, polu perissoteron oi lambanonteV thn afqonian thV caritoV kai thV dwreaV thV dikaiosunhV qelousi basileusei en zwh dia tou enoV Ihsou Cristou. |
18 | KaqwV loipon di' enoV amarthmatoV hlqe katakrisiV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV, outw kai dia miaV dikaiosunhV hlqen eiV pantaV anqrwpouV dikaiwsiV eiV zwhn. |
19 | Dioti kaqwV dia thV parakohV tou enoV anqrwpou oi polloi katestaqhsan amartwloi, outw kai dia thV upakohV tou enoV oi polloi qelousi katastaqh dikaioi. |
20 | Pareishlqe de o nomoV dia na perisseush to amarthma. Kai opou eperisseusen h amartia, upereperisseusen h cariV, |
21 | ina kaqwV ebasileusen h amartia dia tou qanatou, outw kai h cariV basileush dia thV dikaiosunhV eiV zwhn aiwnion dia Ihsou Cristou tou Kuriou hmwn. |