| Chapter 2 |
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Su omwV lalei osa prepousin eiV thn ugiainousan didaskalian. |
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Oi geronteV na hnai agrupnoi, semnoi, swfroneV, ugiainonteV en th pistei, th agaph, th upomonh. |
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Ai graiai wsautwV na ecwsi tropon ieropreph, mh katalaloi, mh dedoulwmenai eiV pollhn oinoposian, na hnai didaskaloi twn kalwn, |
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dia na nouqetwsi taV neaV na hnai filandroi, filoteknoi, |
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swfroneV, kaqarai, oikofulakeV, agaqai, eupeiqeiV eiV touV idiouV autwn andraV, dia na mh blasfhmhtai o logoV tou Qeou. |
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TouV newterouV wsautwV nouqetei na swfronwsi, |
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deiknuwn kata panta seauton tupon twn kalwn ergwn, fulattwn en th didaskalia adiafqorian, semnothta, |
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logon ugih kai akatakriton, dia na entraph o enantioV, mh ecwn na legh dia saV mhden kakon. |
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TouV doulouV na upotasswntai eiV touV eautwn despotaV, na euarestwsin eiV autouV kata panta, na mh antilegwsi, |
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na mh sfeterizwntai ta allotria, alla na deiknuwsi pasan pistin agaqhn, dia na stolizwsi kata panta thn didaskalian tou swthroV hmwn Qeou. |
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Dioti efanerwqh h cariV tou Qeou h swthrioV eiV pantaV anqrwpouV, |
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didaskousa hmaV na arnhqwmen thn asebeian kai taV kosmikaV epiqumiaV kai na zhswmen swfronwV kai dikaiwV kai eusebwV en tw paronti aiwni, |
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prosmenonteV thn makarian elpida kai epifaneian thV doxhV tou megalou Qeou kai SwthroV hmwn Ihsou Cristou, |
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ostiV edwken eauton uper hmwn, dia na maV lutrwsh apo pashV anomiaV kai na maV kaqarish eiV eauton laon eklekton, zhlwthn kalwn ergwn. |
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Tauta lalei kai protrepe kai elegce meta pashV exousiaV× aV mh se perifronh mhdeiV. |