| Chapter 3 |
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Ean loipon sunanesthte meta tou Cristou, ta anw zhteite, opou einai o CristoV kaqhmenoV en dexia tou Qeou, |
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ta anw froneite, mh ta epi thV ghV. |
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Dioti apeqanete, kai h zwh saV einai kekrummenh meta tou Cristou en tw Qew× |
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otan o CristoV, h zwh hmwn, fanerwqh, tote kai seiV met' autou qelete fanerwqh en doxh. |
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Nekrwsate loipon ta melh saV ta epi thV ghV, porneian, akaqarsian, paqoV, epiqumian kakhn kai thn pleonexian, htiV einai eidwlolatreia, |
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dia ta opoia ercetai h orgh tou Qeou epi touV uiouV thV apeiqeiaV, |
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eiV ta opoia kai seiV periepathsate pote, ote ezhte en autoiV× |
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twra omwV aporriyate kai seiV tauta panta, orghn, qumon, kakian, blasfhmian, aiscrologian ek tou stomatoV saV× |
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mh yeudesqe eiV allhlouV, afou apexeduqhte ton palaion anqrwpon meta twn praxewn autou |
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kai eneduqhte ton neon, ton anakainizomenon eiV epignwsin kata thn eikona tou ktisantoV auton, |
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opou den einai Ellhn kai IoudaioV, peritomh kai akrobustia, barbaroV, SkuqhV, douloV, eleuqeroV, alla ta panta kai en pasin einai o CristoV. |
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Enduqhte loipon, wV eklektoi tou Qeou agioi kai hgaphmenoi, splagcna oiktirmwn, crhstothta, tapeinofrosunhn, praothta, makroqumian, |
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upoferonteV allhlouV kai sugcwrounteV eiV allhlouV, ean tiV ech paraponon kata tinoV× kaqwV kai o CristoV sunecwrhsen eiV esaV, outw kai seiV× |
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kai en pasi toutoiV enduqhte thn agaphn, htiV einai sundesmoV thV teleiothtoV. |
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Kai h eirhnh tou Qeou aV basileuh en taiV kardiaiV umwn, eiV thn opoian kai proseklhqhte eiV en swma× kai ginesqe eugnwmoneV. |
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O logoV tou Cristou aV katoikh en umin plousiwV meta pashV sofiaV× didaskonteV kai nouqetounteV allhlouV me yalmouV kai umnouV kai wdaV pneumatikaV, en cariti yallonteV ek thV kardiaV umwn proV ton Kurion. |
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Kai pan o, ti an pratthte en logw h en ergw, panta en tw onomati tou Kuriou Ihsou prattete, eucaristounteV di' autou ton Qeon kai Patera. |
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Ai gunaikeV, upotassesqe eiV touV andraV saV, kaqwV prepei en Kuriw. |
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Oi andreV, agapate taV gunaikaV saV kai mh hsqe pikroi proV autaV. |
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Ta tekna, upakouete eiV touV goneiV kata panta× dioti touto einai euareston eiV ton Kurion. |
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Oi patereV, mh ereqizete ta tekna saV, dia na mh mikroyucwsin. |
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Oi douloi, upakouete kata panta eiV touV kata sarka kuriouV saV, ouci me ofqalmodouleiaV wV anqrwpareskoi, alla me aplothta kardiaV, foboumenoi ton Qeon. |
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Kai pan o, ti an pratthte, ek yuchV ergazesqe, wV eiV ton Kurion kai ouci eiV anqrwpouV, |
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exeuronteV oti apo tou Kuriou qelete labei thn antapodosin thV klhronomiaV× dioti eiV ton Kurion Criston douleuete. |
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OstiV omwV adikei, qelei labei thn amoibhn thV adikiaV autou, kai den uparcei proswpolhyia. |