| Chapter 8 |
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Peri de twn eidwloqutwn, exeuromen oti panteV ecomen gnwsin, h gnwsiV omwV fusioi, h de agaph oikodomei. |
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Kai ean tiV nomizh oti exeurei ti, den emaqen oti ouden kaqwV prepei na maqh× |
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all' ean tiV agapa ton Qeon, outoV gnwrizetai up' autou. |
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Peri thV brwsewV loipon twn eidwloqutwn, exeuromen oti to eidwlon einai ouden en tw kosmw, kai oti den uparcei oudeiV alloV QeoV eimh eiV. |
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Dioti an kai hnai legomenoi qeoi eite en tw ouranw eite epi thV ghV, kaqwV kai einai qeoi polloi kai kurioi polloi, |
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all' eiV hmaV einai eiV QeoV o Pathr, ex ou ta panta kai hmeiV eiV auton, kai eiV KurioV IhsouV CristoV, di' ou ta panta kai hmeiV di' autou. |
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Alla den einai eiV pantaV h gnwsiV auth× tineV de dia thn suneidhsin tou eidwlou ewV shmeron trwgousi to eidwloquton wV eidwloquton, kai h suneidhsiV autwn asqenhV ousa molunetai. |
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to faghton omwV den sunista hmaV eiV ton Qeon× dioti oute ean fagwmen perisseuomen, oute ean den fagwmen elattoumeqa. |
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Plhn prosecete mhpwV auth h exousia saV geinh proskomma eiV touV asqeneiV. |
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Dioti ean tiV idh se, ton econta gnwsin, oti kaqhsai eiV trapezan entoV naou eidwlwn, den qelei enqarrunqh h suneidhsiV autou, asqenountoV, eiV to na trwgh ta eidwloquta; |
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Kai dia thn gnwsin sou qelei apolesqh o asqenhV adelfoV, dia ton opoion o CristoV apeqanen. |
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AmartanonteV de outwV eiV touV adelfouV kai prosballonteV thn asqenh suneidhsin autwn, eiV ton Criston amartanete. |
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Dia touto, ean to faghton skandalizh ton adelfon mou, den qelw fagei kreaV eiV ton aiwna, dia na mh skandalisw ton adelfon mou. |