| Chapter 3 |
1 | upomimnhske autouV arcaiV kai exousiaiV upotassesqai peiqarcein proV pan ergon agaqon etoimouV einai |
2 | mhdena blasfhmein amacouV einai epieikeiV pasan endeiknumenouV praothta proV pantaV anqrwpouV |
3 | hmen gar pote kai hmeiV anohtoi apeiqeiV planwmenoi douleuonteV epiqumiaiV kai hdonaiV poikilaiV en kakia kai fqonw diagonteV stughtoi misounteV allhlouV |
4 | ote de h crhstothV kai h filanqrwpia epefanh tou swthroV hmwn qeou |
5 | ouk ex ergwn twn en dikaiosunh wn epoihsamen hmeiV alla kata ton autou eleon eswsen hmaV dia loutrou paliggenesiaV kai anakainwsewV pneumatoV agiou |
6 | ou execeen ef hmaV plousiwV dia ihsou cristou tou swthroV hmwn |
7 | ina dikaiwqenteV th ekeinou cariti klhronomoi genwmeqa kat elpida zwhV aiwniou |
8 | pistoV o logoV kai peri toutwn boulomai se diabebaiousqai ina frontizwsin kalwn ergwn proistasqai oi pepisteukoteV tw qew tauta estin ta kala kai wfelima toiV anqrwpoiV |
9 | mwraV de zhthseiV kai genealogiaV kai ereiV kai macaV nomikaV periistaso eisin gar anwfeleiV kai mataioi |
10 | airetikon anqrwpon meta mian kai deuteran nouqesian paraitou |
11 | eidwV oti exestraptai o toioutoV kai amartanei wn autokatakritoV |
12 | otan pemyw arteman proV se h tucikon spoudason elqein proV me eiV nikopolin ekei gar kekrika paraceimasai |
13 | zhnan ton nomikon kai apollw spoudaiwV propemyon ina mhden autoiV leiph |
14 | manqanetwsan de kai oi hmeteroi kalwn ergwn proistasqai eiV taV anagkaiaV creiaV ina mh wsin akarpoi |
15 | aspazontai se oi met emou panteV aspasai touV filountaV hmaV en pistei h cariV meta pantwn umwn amhn [proV titon thV krhtwn ekklhsiaV prwton episkopon ceirotonhqenta egrafh apo nikopolewV thV makedoniaV] |