| Chapter 3 |
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Dia touto egw o PauloV, o desmioV tou Ihsou Cristou uper umwn twn eqnikwn, |
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epeidh hkousate thn oikonomian thV caritoV tou Qeou thV doqeishV eiV eme uper umwn, |
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oti di' apokaluyewV efanerwsen eiV eme to musthrion, kaqwV proegraya suntomwV, |
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ex wn dunasqe anaginwskonteV na nohshte thn en tw musthriw tou Cristou gnwsin mou, |
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to opoion en allaiV geneaiV den egnwstopoihqh eiV touV uiouV twn anqrwpwn, kaqwV twra apekalufqh dia PneumatoV eiV touV agiouV autou apostolouV kai profhtaV, |
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na hnai ta eqnh sugklhronoma kai susswma kai summetoca thV epaggeliaV autou en tw Cristw dia tou euaggeliou, |
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tou opoiou egeina uphrethV kata thn dwrean thV caritoV tou Qeou, thn doqeisan eiV eme kata thn energeian thV dunamewV autou. |
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EiV eme ton pleon elaciston pantwn twn agiwn edoqh h cariV auth, na euaggelisw metaxu twn eqnwn ton anexicniaston plouton tou Cristou |
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kai na fwtisw pantaV, poia einai h koinwnia tou musthriou tou apokekrummenou apo twn aiwnwn en tw Qew ostiV ektise ta panta dia tou Ihsou Cristou, |
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dia na gnwrisqh twra dia thV ekklhsiaV en toiV epouranioiV eiV taV arcaV kai taV exousiaV h polupoikiloV sofia tou Qeou, |
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kata thn aiwnion proqesin, thn opoian ekamen en Cristw Ihsou tw Kuriw hmwn, |
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dia tou opoiou ecomen thn parrhsian kai thn eisodon me pepoiqhsin dia thV eiV auton pistewV. |
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Dia touto saV parakalw na mh aqumhte dia taV uper umwn qliyeiV mou, to opoion einai doxa umwn. |
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Dia touto kamptw ta gonata mou proV ton Patera tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, |
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ek tou opoiou pasa patria en ouranoiV kai epi ghV onomazetai, |
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dia na dwsh eiV esaV kata ton plouton thV doxhV autou, na krataiwqhte en dunamei dia tou PneumatoV autou eiV ton eswterikon anqrwpon, |
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dia na katoikhsh o CristoV dia thV pistewV en taiV kardiaiV umwn, |
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wste na dunhqhte, errizwmenoi kai teqemeliwmenoi en agaph, na katalabhte meta pantwn twn agiwn ti to platoV kai mhkoV kai baqoV kai uyoV, |
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kai na gnwrishte thn agaphn tou Cristou thn uperbainousan pasan gnwsin, dia na plhrwqhte me olon to plhrwma tou Qeou. |
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EiV de ton dunamenon uperekperissou na kamh uper panta osa zhtoumen h nooumen, kata thn dunamin thn energoumenhn en hmin, |
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eiV auton estw h doxa en th ekklhsia dia Ihsou Cristou eiV pasaV taV geneaV tou aiwnoV twn aiwnwn× amhn. |