| Chapter 5 |
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DikaiwqenteV loipon ek pistewV, ecomen eirhnhn proV ton Qeon dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, |
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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. |
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Kai ouci monon touto, alla kai kaucwmeqa eiV taV qliyeiV, ginwskonteV oti qliyiV ergazetai upomonhn, |
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h de upomonh dokimhn, h de dokimh elpida, |
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h de elpiV den kataiscunei, dioti agaph tou Qeou einai ekkecumenh en taiV kardiaiV hmwn dia PneumatoV Agiou tou doqentoV eiV hmaV. |
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Epeidh o CristoV, ote hmeqa eti asqeneiV, apeqane kata ton wrismenon kairon uper twn asebwn. |
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Dioti moliV uper dikaiou qelei apoqanei tiV× epeidh uper tou agaqou iswV kai tolma tiV na apoqanh× |
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all' o QeoV deiknuei thn eautou agaphn eiV hmaV, dioti enw hmeiV hmeqa eti amartwloi, o CristoV apeqanen uper hmwn. |
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Pollw mallon loipon afou edikaiwqhmen twra dia tou aimatoV autou, qelomen swqh apo thV orghV di' autou. |
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Dioti ean ecqroi onteV efiliwqhmen me ton Qeon dia tou qanatou tou Uiou autou, pollw, mallon filiwqenteV qelomen swqh dia thV zwhV autou× |
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kai ouci monon touto, alla kai kaucwmenoi eiV ton Qeon dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, dia tou opoiou elabomen twra thn filiwsin. |
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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× |
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dioti mecri tou nomou hto en tw kosmw h amartia, amartia omwV den logizetai otan den hnai nomoV× |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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KaqwV loipon di' enoV amarthmatoV hlqe katakrisiV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV, outw kai dia miaV dikaiosunhV hlqen eiV pantaV anqrwpouV dikaiwsiV eiV zwhn. |
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Dioti kaqwV dia thV parakohV tou enoV anqrwpou oi polloi katestaqhsan amartwloi, outw kai dia thV upakohV tou enoV oi polloi qelousi katastaqh dikaioi. |
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Pareishlqe de o nomoV dia na perisseush to amarthma. Kai opou eperisseusen h amartia, upereperisseusen h cariV, |
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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. |