| Chapter 1 |
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PauloV, apostoloV Ihsou Cristou dia qelhmatoV Qeou, kai TimoqeoV o adelfoV, proV thn ekklhsian tou Qeou thn ousan en Korinqw meta pantwn twn agiwn twn ontwn en olh th Acaia× |
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cariV umin kai eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou. |
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EuloghtoV o QeoV kai Pathr tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, o Pathr twn oiktirmwn kai QeoV pashV parhgoriaV, |
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o parhgorwn hmaV en pash th qliyei hmwn, dia na dunameqa hmeiV na parhgorwmen touV en pash qliyei dia thV parhgoriaV, me thn opoian parhgoroumeqa hmeiV autoi upo tou Qeou× |
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dioti kaqwV perisseuousi ta paqhmata tou Cristou eiV hmaV, outw dia tou Cristou perisseuei kai h parhgoria hmwn. |
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Kai eite qlibomeqa, qlibomeqa uper thV parhgoriaV saV kai swthriaV thV energoumenhV dia thV upomonhV twn autwn paqhmatwn, ta opoia kai hmeiV pascomen× eite parhgoroumeqa, parhgoroumeqa uper thV parhgoriaV saV kai swthriaV× kai h elpiV, thn opoian ecomen, einai bebaia uper umwn× |
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epeidh exeuromen oti kaqwV eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn, outw kai thV parhgoriaV. |
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Dioti den qelomen na agnohte, adelfoi, peri thV qliyewV hmwn, htiV sunebh eiV hmaV en th Asia, oti kaq' uperbolhn estenocwrhqhmen uper dunamin, wste aphlpisqhmen kai tou zhn× |
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all' hmeiV autoi en eautoiV, elabomen thn apofasin tou qanatou, dia na mh ecwmen thn pepoiqhsin eiV eautouV, all' eiV ton Qeon ton egeironta touV nekrouV× |
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ostiV hleuqerwsen hmaV ek tosoutou megalou qanatou kai eleuqeronei, eiV ton opoion elpizomen oti kai oti qelei eleuqerwsei, |
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enw kai seiV sunergeite uper hmwn dia thV dehsewV, dia na geinh ek pollwn proswpwn eucaristia uper hmwn dia to doqen eiV hmaV carisma dia pollwn. |
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Dioti to kauchma hmwn einai touto, h marturia thV suneidhsewV hmwn, oti en aplothti kai eilikrineia Qeou, ouci en sofia sarkikh, all' en cariti Qeou epoliteuqhmen en tw kosmw, perissoteron de proV esaV. |
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Dioti den saV grafomen allo, par' ekeina ta opoia anaginwskete h kai gnwrizete, elpizw de oti kai ewV telouV qelete gnwrisei. |
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KaqwV kai maV egnwrisate kata meroV, oti eimeqa kauchma eiV esaV, kaqwV seiV eiV hmaV, en th hmera tou Kuriou Ihsou. |
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Kai me tauthn thn pepoiqhsin hqelon na elqw proV esaV proteron, dia na echte deuteran carin, |
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kai di' umwn na diabw eiV Makedonian, kai palin apo MakedoniaV na elqw proV esaV kai apo saV na propemfqw eiV thn Ioudaian. |
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Touto loipon bouleuomenoV mhpwV taca meteceirisqhn elafrothta; h osa bouleuomai, kata sarka bouleuomai, dia na hnai eiV eme to nai nai, kai to ou ou; |
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All' omwV pistoV o QeoV oti o logoV hmwn o lalhqeiV proV esaV den egeine nai kai ou. |
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Dioti o UioV tou Qeou IhsouV CristoV o khrucqeiV metaxu saV di' hmwn, di' emou kai tou Silouanou kai tou Timoqeou, den egeine nai kai ou, alla nai egeinen en autw. |
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Dioti pasai ai epaggeliai tou Qeou einai en autw, to nai kai en autw to amhn, proV doxan tou Qeou di ' hmwn. |
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O de bebaiwn hmaV meq' umwn eiV Criston kai o crisaV hmaV einai o QeoV, |
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ostiV kai esfragisen hmaV kai edwke ton arrabwna tou PneumatoV en taiV kardiaiV hmwn. |
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Egw de martura ton Qeon epikaloumai eiV thn yuchn mou, oti feidomenoV umwn den hlqon eti eiV Korinqon. |
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Ouci dioti ecomen exousian epi thV pistewV saV, all' eimeqa sunergoi thV caraV saV× epeidh en th pistei stekesqe. |