| Chapter 2 |
1 | [] Su loipon, teknon mou, endunamou dia thV caritoV thV en Cristw Ihsou, |
2 | kai osa hkousaV par' emou dia pollwn marturwn, tauta paradoV eiV pistouV anqrwpouV, oitineV qelousin eisqai ikanoi kai allouV na didaxwsi. |
3 | Su loipon kakopaqhson wV kaloV stratiwthV Ihsou Cristou. |
4 | OudeiV strateuomenoV empleketai eiV taV biwtikaV upoqeseiV, dia na aresh eiV ton stratologhsanta. |
5 | Ean de kai agwnizhtai tiV, den stefanoutai, ean nomimwV den agwnisqh. |
6 | O kopiazwn gewrgoV prepei prwtoV na metalambanh apo twn karpwn. |
7 | Ennoei ekeina ta opoia legw× eiqe de na soi dwsh o KurioV sunesin eiV panta. |
8 | [] Enqumou ton ek spermatoV Dabid Ihsoun Criston, ton anastanta ek nekrwn, kata to euaggelion mou. |
9 | Dia to opoion kakopaqw mecri desmwn wV kakourgoV× all' o logoV tou Qeou den desmeuetai. |
10 | Dia touto panta upomenw dia touV eklektouV, dia na apolauswsi kai autoi thn swthrian thn en Cristw Ihsou meta doxhV aiwniou. |
11 | PistoV o logoV× dioti ean sunapeqanomen, qelomen kai suzhsei× |
12 | ean upomenwmen, qelomen kai sumbasileusei× ean arnwmeqa auton, kai ekeinoV qelei arnhqh hmaV× |
13 | ean apistwmen, ekeinoV menei pistoV× na arnhqh eauton den dunatai. |
14 | [] Tauta upenqumize, diamarturomenoV enwpion tou Kuriou na mh logomacwsi, to opoion den einai eiV ouden crhsimon, alla ferei katastrofhn twn akouontwn. |
15 | Spoudason na parasthshV seauton dokimon eiV ton Qeon, ergathn anepaiscunton, orqotomounta ton logon thV alhqeiaV. |
16 | TaV de bebhlouV mataiofwniaV feuge× dioti qelousi procwrhsei eiV pleioteran asebeian, |
17 | kai o logoV autwn qelei katatrwgei wV gaggraina× ek twn opoiwn einai o UmenaioV kai o FilhtoV, |
18 | oitineV apeplanhqhsan apo thV alhqeiaV, legonteV oti egeinen hdh h anastasiV, kai anatrepousi thn pistin tinwn. |
19 | [] To stereon omwV qemelion tou Qeou menei, econ thn sfragida tauthn× Gnwrizei o KurioV touV ontaV autou, kai× AV apomakrunqh apo thV adikiaV paV ostiV onomazei to onoma tou Kuriou. |
20 | En megalh de oikia den einai monon skeuh crusa kai argura, alla kai xulina kai ostrakina, kai alla men proV crhsin timian, alla de proV atimon. |
21 | Ean loipon kaqarish tiV eauton apo toutwn, qelei eisqai skeuoV timiaV crhsewV, hgiasmenon kai eucrhston eiV ton despothn, htoimasmenon eiV pan ergon agaqon. |
22 | [] TaV de neanikaV epiqumiaV feuge kai zhtei thn dikaiosunhn, thn pistin, thn agaphn, thn eirhnhn meta twn epikaloumenwn ton Kurion ek kaqaraV kardiaV. |
23 | TaV de mwraV kai apaideutouV filoneikiaV paraitou, exeurwn oti gennwsi macaV× |
24 | o de douloV tou Kuriou den prepei na machtai, alla na hnai praoV proV pantaV, didaktikoV, anexikakoV, |
25 | didaskwn meta praothtoV touV antifronountaV, mhpote dwsh eiV autouV o QeoV metanoian, wste na gnwriswsi thn alhqeian, |
26 | kai na ananhywsin apo thV pagidoV tou diabolou, upo tou opoiou einai pepagideumenoi eiV to qelhma ekeinou. |