| Chapter 2 |
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AporriyanteV loipon pasan kakian kai panta dolon kai upokriseiV kai fqonouV kai pasaV katalaliaV, |
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epipoqhsate wV neogennhta brefh to logikon adolon gala, dia na auxhqhte di' autou, |
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epeidh egeuqhte oti agaqoV o KurioV. |
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EiV ton opoion prosercomenoi, wV eiV liqon zwnta, upo men twn anqrwpwn apodedokimasmenon, para de tw Qew eklekton, entimon, |
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kai seiV, wV liqoi zwnteV, oikodomeisqe oikoV pneumatikoV, ierateuma agion, dia na prosferhte pneumatikaV qusiaV euprosdektouV eiV ton Qeon dia Ihsou Cristou× |
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dia touto kai periecetai en th grafh× Idou, qetw en Siwn liqon akrogwniaion, eklekton, entimon, kai o pisteuwn ep' auton den qelei kataiscunqh. |
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EiV esaV loipon touV pisteuontaV einai h timh, eiV de touV apeiqountaV o liqoV, ton opoion apedokimasan oi oikodomounteV, outoV egeine kefalh gwniaV |
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kai liqoV proskommatoV kai petra skandalou× oitineV proskoptousin eiV ton logon, onteV apeiqeiV, eiV to opoion kai hsan prosdiwrismenoi× |
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seiV omwV eisqe genoV eklekton, basileion ierateuma, eqnoV agion, laoV ton opoion apekthsen o QeoV, dia na exaggeilhte taV aretaV ekeinou, ostiV saV ekalesen ek tou skotouV eiV to qaumaston autou fwV× |
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oi pote mh onteV laoV, twra de laoV tou Qeou, oi pote mh hlehmenoi, twra de elehqenteV. |
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Agaphtoi, saV parakalw wV xenouV kai parepidhmouV, na apechte apo twn sarkikwn epiqumiwn, aitineV strateuontai kata thV yuchV, |
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na echte kalhn thn diagwghn saV metaxu twn eqnwn, ina enw saV katalalousin wV kakopoiouV, ek twn kalwn ergwn, otan idwsin auta, doxaswsi ton Qeon en th hmera thV episkeyewV. |
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Upotacqhte loipon eiV pasan anqrwpinhn diataxin dia ton Kurion× eite eiV basilea, wV upereconta, |
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eite eiV hgemonaV, wV di' autou pempomenouV eiV ekdikhsin men kakopoiwn, epainon de agaqopoiwn× |
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dioti outwV einai to qelhma tou Qeou, agaqopoiounteV na apostomonhte thn agnwsian twn afronwn anqrwpwn× |
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wV eleuqeroi, kai mh wV econteV thn eleuqerian epikalumma thV kakiaV, all' wV douloi tou Qeou. |
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PantaV timhsate, thn adelfothta agapate, ton Qeon fobeisqe, ton basilea timate. |
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Oi oiketai upotassesqe en panti fobw eiV touV kuriouV saV, ou monon eiV touV agaqouV kai epieikeiV, alla kai eiV touV diestrammenouV. |
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Dioti touto einai cariV, to na upoferh tiV lupaV dia thn eiV ton Qeon suneidhsin, pascwn adikwV. |
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Dioti poia doxa einai, ean amartanonteV kai rapizomenoi upomenhte; ean omwV agaqopoiounteV kai pasconteV upomenhte, touto einai cariV para tw Qew. |
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Dioti eiV touto proseklhqhte, epeidh kai o CristoV epaqen uper umwn, afinwn paradeigma eiV umaV dia na akolouqhshte ta icnh autou× |
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ostiV amartian den ekamen, oude eureqh doloV en tw stomati autou. |
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OstiV loidoroumenoV den anteloidorei, pascwn den hpeilei, alla parediden eauton eiV ton krinonta dikaiwV× |
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ostiV taV amartiaV hmwn autoV ebastasen en tw swmati autou epi tou xulou, dia na zhswmen en th dikaiosunh, apoqanonteV kata taV amartiaV× me tou opoiou thn plhghn iatreuqhte. |
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Dioti uphrcete wV probata planwmena, alla twra epestrafhte eiV ton poimena kai episkopon twn yucwn saV. |