| Chapter 4 |
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Epeidh loipon o CristoV epaqen uper hmwn kata sarka, oplisqhte kai seiV to auto fronhma, dioti o paqwn kata sarka epausen apo thV amartiaV, |
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dia na zhshte ton en sarki epiloipon cronon, ouci pleon en taiV epiqumiaiV twn anqrwpwn, all' en tw qelhmati tou Qeou. |
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Dioti arketoV einai eiV hmaV o parelqwn kairoV tou biou, ote epraxamen to qelhma twn eqnwn, peripathsanteV en aselgeiaiV, epiqumiaiV, oinoposiaiV, kwmoiV, sumposioiV kai aqemitoiV eidwlolatreiaiV× |
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kai dia touto paraxeneuontai oti seiV den suntrecete me autouV eiV thn authn ekceilisin thV aswtiaV, kai saV blasfhmousin× |
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oitineV qelousin apodwsei logon eiV ekeinon, ostiV einai etoimoV na krinh zwntaV kai nekrouV. |
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Epeidh dia touto ekhrucqh to euaggelion kai proV touV nekrouV, dia na kriqwsi men kata anqrwpouV en sarki, na zwsi de kata Qeon en pneumati. |
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Pantwn de to teloV eplhsiase. FronimwV loipon diagete kai agrupneite eiV taV proseucaV× |
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pro pantwn de ecete enqermon thn eiV allhlouV agaphn, dioti h agaph qelei kaluyei plhqoV amartiwn× |
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ginesqe filoxenoi eiV allhlouV cwriV goggusmwn× |
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ekastoV kata to carisma, to opoion elaben, uphreteite kata touto eiV allhlouV wV kaloi oikonomoi thV polueidouV caritoV tou Qeou× |
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ean tiV lalh, aV lalh wV lalwn logia Qeou× ean tiV uphreth, aV uphreth wV uphretwn ek thV dunamewV, thn opoian corhgei o QeoV× dia na doxazhtai en pasin o QeoV dia Ihsou Cristou, eiV ton opoion einai h doxa kai to kratoV eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn. |
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Agaphtoi, mh paraxeneuesqe dia ton basanismon ton ginomenon eiV esaV proV dokimasian, wV ean sunebainen eiV esaV paradoxon ti, |
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alla kaqoti eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn tou Cristou, cairete, ina kai otan h doxa autou fanerwqh carhte agalliwmenoi. |
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Ean oneidizhsqe dia to onoma tou Cristou, eisqe makarioi, dioti to Pneuma thV doxhV kai to tou Qeou anapauetai ef' umaV× kata men autouV blasfhmeitai, kata de umaV doxazetai. |
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Dioti mhdeiV umwn aV mh pasch wV foneuV h klepthV h kakopoioV h wV periergazomenoV ta allotria. |
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all' ean pasch wV CristianoV, aV mh aiscunhtai, all' aV doxazh ton Qeon kata touto. |
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Dioti efqasen o kairoV tou na arcish h krisiV apo tou oikou tou Qeou× kai an arcizh prwton af' hmwn, ti qelei eisqai to teloV twn apeiqountwn eiV to euaggelion tou Qeou; |
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kai an o dikaioV moliV swzhtai, o asebhV kai amartwloV pou qelei fanh; |
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Wste kai oi pasconteV kata to qelhma tou Qeou aV empisteuwntai taV eautwn yucaV eiV auton, wV eiV piston dhmiourgon en agaqopoiia. |