| Chapter 5 |
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Dioti exeuromen oti ean h epigeioV oikia tou skhnwmatoV hmwn calasqh, ecomen ek tou Qeou oikodomhn, oikian aceiropoihton, aiwnion en toiV ouranoiV. |
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Epeidh en toutw stenazomen, epipoqounteV na ependuqwmen to katoikhthrion hmwn to ouranion, |
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an kai enduqenteV auto den qelwmen eureqh gumnoi. |
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Dioti osoi eimeqa en toutw tw skhnwmati stenazomen upo to baroV autou× epeidh qelomen ouci na ekduqwmen, alla na ependuqwmen, dia na katapoqh to qnhton upo thV zwhV. |
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EkeinoV de, ostiV eplasen hmaV di' auto touto, einai o QeoV, ostiV kai edwken eiV hmaV ton arrabwna tou PneumatoV. |
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EconteV loipon to qarroV pantote kai exeuronteV oti enosw endhmoumen en tw swmati apodhmoumen apo tou Kuriou× |
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dioti peripatoumen dia pistewV, ouci dia thV oyewV× |
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qarroumen de kai epiqumoumen mallon na apodhmhswmen apo tou swmatoV kai na endhmhswmen proV ton Kurion. |
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Oqen kai filotimoumeqa, eite endhmounteV eite apodhmounteV, na hmeqa euarestoi eiV auton. |
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Dioti prepei panteV na emfanisqwmen emprosqen tou bhmatoV tou Cristou, dia na antameifqh ekastoV kata ta pepragmena dia tou swmatoV kaq' a epraxen, eite agaqon eite kakon. |
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ExeuronteV loipon ton fobon tou Kuriou, touV men anqrwpouV katapeiqomen, eiV ton Qeon de eimeqa faneroi, elpizw de oti kai eiV taV suneidhseiV saV eimeqa faneroi. |
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Dioti den sunistwmen palin eautouV eiV esaV, alla saV didomen aformhn kauchmatoV uper hmwn, dia na echte logon proV touV kaucwmenouV me to proswpon kai ouci me thn kardian. |
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Dioti eite exw eautwn eimeqa, dia ton Qeon eimeqa, eite emfroneV eimeqa, dia saV eimeqa. |
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Epeidh h agaph tou Cristou susfiggei hmaV, dioti krinomen touto, oti ean eiV apeqanen uper pantwn, ara oi panteV apeqanon× |
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kai apeqanen uper pantwn, dia na mh zwsi pleon di' eautouV oi zwnteV, alla dia ton apoqanonta kai anastanta uper autwn. |
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Wste hmeiV apo tou nun den gnwrizomen oudena kata sarka× an de kai egnwrisamen kata sarka ton Criston, alla twra pleon den gnwrizomen. |
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Oqen ean tiV hnai en Cristw einai neon ktisma× ta arcaia parhlqon, idou, ta panta egeinan nea. |
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Ta de panta einai ek tou Qeou, ostiV dihllaxen hmaV proV eauton dia tou Ihsou Cristou kai edwken eiV hmaV thn diakonian thV diallaghV, |
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dhlonoti o QeoV hto en tw Cristw diallasswn ton kosmon proV eauton, mh logariazwn eiV autouV ta ptaismata autwn, kai enepisteuqh eiV hmaV ton logon thV diallaghV. |
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Uper tou Cristou loipon eimeqa presbeiV, wV ean saV parekalei o QeoV di' hmwn× deomeqa loipon uper tou Cristou, diallaghte proV ton Qeon× |
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dioti ton mh gnwrisanta amartian ekamen uper hmwn amartian, dia na geinwmen hmeiV dikaiosunh tou Qeou di' autou. |