| Chapter 1 |
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Sumewn PetroV, douloV kai apostoloV tou Ihsou Cristou, proV touV osoi elacon isotimon me hmaV pistin eiV thn dikaiosunhn tou Qeou hmwn kai SwthroV Ihsou Cristou× |
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cariV kai eirhnh plhqunqeih eiV esaV dia thV epignwsewV tou Qeou kai tou Ihsou tou Kuriou hmwn. |
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KaqwV h qeia dunamiV autou ecarisen eiV hmaV panta ta proV zwhn kai eusebeian dia thV epignwsewV tou kalesantoV hmaV dia thV doxhV autou kai arethV, |
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dia twn opoiwn edwrhqhsan eiV hmaV ai megistai kai timiai epaggeliai, ina dia toutwn geinhte koinwnoi qeiaV fusewV, apofugonteV thn en tw kosmw uparcousan dia thV epiqumiaV diafqoran. |
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Kai di' auto de touto katabalonteV pasan spoudhn, prosqesate eiV thn pistin saV thn arethn, eiV de thn arethn thn gnwsin, |
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eiV de thn gnwsin thn egkrateian, eiV de thn egkrateian thn upomonhn, eiV de thn upomonhn thn eusebeian, |
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eiV de thn eusebeian thn filadelfian, eiV de thn filadelfian thn agaphn. |
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Dioti, ean tauta uparcwsin eiV esaV kai perisseuwsi, saV kaqistwsin ouci argouV oude akarpouV eiV thn epignwsin tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou× |
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epeidh eiV ontina den uparcousi tauta, tufloV einai, muwpazei kai elhsmonhse ton kaqarismon twn palaiwn autou amartiwn. |
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Dia touto, adelfoi, epimelhqhte perissoteron na kamhte bebaian thn klhsin kai thn ekloghn saV× dioti tauta kamnonteV den qelete ptaisei pote. |
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Dioti outw qelei saV doqh plousiwV h eisodoV eiV thn aiwnion basileian tou Kuriou hmwn kai SwthroV Ihsou Cristou. |
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Oqen den qelw amelhsei na saV upenqumizw pantote peri toutwn, kaitoi eidotaV kai esthrigmenouV eiV thn parousan alhqeian. |
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Stocazomai omwV dikaion, ef' oson eimai en toutw tw skhnwmati, na saV diegeirw dia thV upenqumisewV, |
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epeidh exeurw oti entoV oligon qelw apoqesei to skhnwma mou, kaqwV kai o KurioV hmwn IhsouV CristoV moi efanerwse. |
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Qelw omwV epimelhqh, wste seiV kai meta thn apobiwsin mou na dunasqe pantote na enqumhsqe auta. |
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Dioti saV egnwstopoihsamen thn dunamin kai parousian tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou, ouci muqouV sofistikouV akolouqhsanteV, all' autoptai genomenoi thV ekeinou megaleiothtoV. |
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Dioti elabe para Qeou PatroV timhn kai doxan, ote hlqen eiV auton toiauth fwnh upo thV megaloprepouV doxhV, OutoV einai o UioV mou o agaphtoV, eiV ton opoion egw euhresthqhn× |
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kai tauthn thn fwnhn hmeiV hkousamen ex ouranou elqousan, onteV met' autou en tw orei tw agiw. |
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Kai ecomen bebaioteron ton profhtikon logon, eiV ton opoion kamnete kala na prosechte wV eiV lucnon feggonta en skoteinw topw, ewsou elqh h augh thV hmeraV kai o fwsforoV anateilh en taiV kardiaiV umwn× |
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touto prwton exeuronteV, oti oudemia profhteia thV grafhV ginetai ex idiaV tou profhteuontoV diasafhsewV× |
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dioti den hlqe pote profhteia ek qelhmatoV anqrwpou, all' upo tou PneumatoV tou Agiou kinoumenoi elalhsan oi agioi anqrwpoi tou Qeou. |