PROS QESSALONIKEIS A

PROS QESSALONIKEIS A

KEFALAION A /

b Eu)xaristou=men tw|= Qew|= pa/ntote peri\ pa/ntwn u(mw=n mnei/an u(mw=n poiou/menoi e)pi\ tw=n proseuxw=n h(mw=n, g a)dialei/ptwj mnhmoneu/ontej u(mw=n tou= e)/rgou th=j pi/stewj kai\ tou= ko/pou th=j a)ga/phj kai\ th=j u(pomonh=j th=j e)lpi/doj tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= e)/mprosqen tou= Qeou= kai\ patro\j h(mw=n, d ei)do/tej, a)delfoi\ h)gaphme/noi u(po\ Qeou=, th\n e)klogh\n u(mw=n, e o(/ti to\ eu)agge/lion h(mw=n ou)k e)genh/qh ei)j u(ma=j e)n lo/gw| mo/non, a)lla\ kai\ e)n duna/mei kai\ e)n Pneu/mati (Agi/w| kai\ e)n plhrofori/a| pollh|=, kaqw\j oi)/date oi[oi e)genh/qhmen e)n u(mi=n di' u(ma=j.

j Kai\ u(mei=j mimhtai\ h(mw=n e)genh/qhte kai\ tou= Kuri/ou, deca/menoi to\n lo/gon e)n qli/yei pollh|= meta\ xara=j Pneu/matoj (Agi/ou, z w(/ste gene/sqai u(ma=j tu/pouj pa=si toi=j pisteu/ousin e)n th|= Makedoni/a| kai\ e)n th|= 'Axai/+a|. h a)f' u(mw=n ga\r e)ch/xhtai o( lo/goj tou= Kuri/ou: ou) mo/non e)n th|= Makedoni/a| kai\ e)n th|= 'Axai/+a|, a)lla\ kai\ e)n panti\ to/pw| h( pi/stij u(mw=n h( pro\j to\n Qeo\n e)celh/luqen, w(/ste mh\ xrei/an h(ma=j e)/xein lalei=n ti: q au)toi\ ga\r peri\ h(mw=n a)pagge/llousin o(poi/an ei)/sodon e)/sxomen pro\j u(ma=j, kai\ pw=j e)pestre/yate pro\j to\n Qeo\n a)po\ tw=n ei)dw/lwn douleu/ein Qew|= zw=nti kai\ a)lhqinw|=, i kai\ a)name/nein to\n ui(o\n au)tou= e)k tw=n ou)ranw=n, o(\n h)/geiren e)k tw=n nekrw=n, 'Ihsou=n to\n r(uo/menon h(ma=j a)po\ th=j o)rgh=j th=j e)rxome/nhj.

KEFALAION B /

Au)toi\ ga\r oi)/date, a)delfoi/, th\n ei)/sodon h(mw=n th\n pro\j u(ma=j o(/ti ou) kenh\ ge/gonen, b a)lla\ propaqo/ntej kai\ u(brisqe/ntej, kaqw\j oi)/date, e)n Fili/ppoij, e)parrhsiasa/meqa e)n tw|= Qew|= h(mw=n lalh=sai pro\j u(ma=j to\ eu)agge/lion tou= Qeou= e)n pollw|= a)gw=ni. g h( ga\r para/klhsij h(mw=n ou)k e)k pla/nhj ou)de\ e)c a)kaqarsi/aj, ou)/te e)n do/lw|, d a)lla\ kaqw\j dedokima/smeqa u(po\ tou= Qeou= pisteuqh=nai to\ eu)agge/lion, ou(/tw lalou=men, ou)x w(j a)nqrw/poij a)re/skontej, a)lla\ tw|= Qew|= tw|= dokima/zonti ta\j kardi/aj h(mw=n. e ou)/te ga/r pote e)n lo/gw| kolakei/aj e)genh/qhmen, kaqw\j oi)/date, ou)/te e)n profa/sei pleoneci/aj, Qeo\j ma/rtuj, j ou)/te zhtou=ntej e)c a)nqrw/pwn do/can, ou)/te a)f' u(mw=n ou)/te a)p' a)/llwn, z duna/menoi e)n ba/rei ei]nai w(j Xristou= a)po/stoloi, a)ll' e)genh/qhmen h)//pioi e)n me/sw| u(mw=n, w(j a)\n trofo\j qa/lph| ta\ e(auth=j te/kna: h ou(/twj o(meiro/menoi u(mw=n eu)dokou=men metadou=nai u(mi=n ou) mo/non to\ eu)agge/lion tou= Qeou=, a)lla\ kai\ ta\j e(autw=n yuxa/j, dio/ti a)gaphtoi\ h(mi=n gege/nhsqe. q mnhmoneu/ete ga/r, a)delfoi/, to\n ko/pon h(mw=n kai\ to\n mo/xqon: nukto\j ga\r kai\ h(me/raj e)rgazo/menoi pro\j to\ mh\ e)pibarh=sai/ tina u(mw=n e)khru/camen ei)j u(ma=j to\ eu)agge/lion tou= Qeou=. i u(mei=j ma/rturej kai\ o( Qeo\j w(j o(si/wj kai\ dikai/wj kai\ a)me/mptwj u(mi=n toi=j pisteu/ousin e)genh/qhmen, ia kaqa/per oi)/date w(j e(/na e(/kaston u(mw=n w(j path\r te/kna e(autou= ib parakalou=ntej u(ma=j kai\ paramuqou/menoi kai\ marturo/menoi ei)j to\ peripath=sai u(ma=j a)ci/wj tou= Qeou= tou= kalou=ntoj u(ma=j ei)j th\n e(autou= basilei/an kai\ do/can. ig Dia\ tou=to kai\ h(mei=j eu)xaristou=men tw|= Qew|= a)dialei/ptwj, o(/ti paralabo/ntej lo/gon a)koh=j par' h(mw=n tou= Qeou= e)de/casqe ou) lo/gon a)nqrw/pwn, a)lla\ kaqw/j e)stin a)lhqw=j, lo/gon Qeou=, o(\j kai\ e)nergei=tai e)n u(mi=n toi=j pisteu/ousin. id u(mei=j ga\r mimhtai\ e)genh/qhte, a)delfoi/, tw=n e)kklhsiw=n tou= Qeou= tw=n ou)sw=n e)n th|= 'Ioudai/a| e)n Xristw|= 'Ihsou=, o(/ti ta\ au)ta\ e)pa/qete kai\ u(mei=j u(po\ tw=n i)di/wn sumfuletw=n kaqw\j kai\ au)toi\ u(po\ tw=n 'Ioudai/wn, ie tw=n kai\ to\n Ku/rion a)pokteina/ntwn 'Ihsou=n kai\ tou\j i)di/ouj profh/taj, kai\ h(ma=j e)kdiwca/ntwn, kai\ Qew|= mh\ a)resko/ntwn, kai\ pa=sin a)nqrw/poij e)nanti/wn, ij kwluo/ntwn h(ma=j toi=j e)/qnesi lalh=sai i(/na swqw=sin, ei)j to\ a)naplhrw=sai au)tw=n ta\j a(marti/aj pa/ntote. e)/fqase de\ e)p' au)tou\j h( o)rgh\ ei)j te/loj.

iz (Hmei=j de/, a)delfoi/, a)porfanisqe/ntej a)f' u(mw=n pro\j kairo\n w(/raj, prosw/pw| ou) kardi/a|, perissote/rwj e)spouda/samen to\ pro/swpon u(mw=n i)dei=n e)n pollh|= e)piqumi/a|. ih dio\ h)qelh/samen e)lqei=n pro\j u(ma=j, e)gw\ me\n Pau=loj kai\ a(/pac kai\ di/j. kai\ e)ne/koyen h(ma=j o( satana=j. iq ti/j ga\r h(mw=n e)lpi\j h)\ xara\ h)\ ste/fanoj kauxh/sewj h)\ ou)xi\ kai\ u(mei=j e)/mprosqen tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= e)n th|= au)tou= parousi/a|; k u(mei=j ga/r e)ste h( do/ca h(mw=n kai\ h( xara/.

KEFALAION G /

Dio\ mhke/ti ste/gontej eu)dokh/samen kataleifqh=nai e)n 'Aqh/naij mo/noi, b kai\ e)pe/myamen Timo/qeon, to\n a)delfo\n h(mw=n kai\ dia/konon tou= Qeou= kai\ sunergo\n h(mw=n e)n tw|= eu)aggeli/w| tou= Xristou=, ei)j to\ sthri/cai u(ma=j kai\ parakale/sai u(ma=j peri\ th=j pi/stewj u(mw=n, g to\ mhde/na sai/nesqai e)n tai=j qli/yesi tau/taij. au)toi\ ga\r oi)/date o(/ti ei)j tou=to kei/meqa: d kai\ ga\r o(/te pro\j u(ma=j h}men, proele/gomen u(mi=n o(/ti me/llomen qli/besqai, kaqw\j kai\ e)ge/neto kai\ oi)/date. e dia\ tou=to ka)gw\ mhke/ti ste/gwn e)/pemya ei)j to\ gnw=nai th\n pi/stin u(mw=n, mh/pwj e)pei/rasen u(ma=j o( peira/zwn kai\ ei)j keno\n ge/nhtai o( ko/poj h(mw=n. j )/Arti de\ e)lqo/ntoj Timoqe/ou pro\j h(ma=j a)f' u(mw=n kai\ eu)aggelisame/nou h(mi=n th\n pi/stin kai\ th\n a)ga/phn u(mw=n, kai\ o(/ti e)/xete mnei/an h(mw=n a)gaqh/n, pa/ntote e)pipoqou=ntej h(ma=j i)dei=n kaqa/per kai\ h(mei=j u(ma=j, z dia\ tou=to pareklh/qhmen, a)delfoi/, e)f' u(mi=n e)pi\ pa/sh| th|= qli/yei kai\ a)na/gkh| h(mw=n dia\ th=j u(mw=n pi/stewj: h o(/ti nu=n zw=men, e)a\n u(mei=j sth/khte e)n Kuri/w|. q ti/na ga\r eu)xaristi/an duna/meqa tw|= Qew|= a)ntapodou=nai peri\ u(mw=n e)pi\ pa/sh| th|= xara|= h|{ xai/romen di' u(ma=j e)/mprosqen tou= Qeou= h(mw=n, i nukto\j kai\ h(me/raj u(perekperissou= deo/menoi ei)j to\ i)dei=n u(mw=n to\ pro/swpon kai\ katarti/sai ta\ u(sterh/mata th=j pi/stewj u(mw=n; ia Au)to\j de\ o( Qeo\j kai\ path\r h(mw=n kai\ o( Ku/rioj h(mw=n 'Ihsou=j Xristo\j kateuqu/nai th\n o(do\n h(mw=n pro\j u(ma=j: ib u(ma=j de\ o( Ku/rioj pleona/sai kai\ perisseu/sai th|= a)ga/ph| ei)j a)llh/louj kai\ ei)j pa/ntaj, kaqa/per kai\ h(mei=j ei)j u(ma=j, ig ei)j to\ sthri/cai u(mw=n ta\j kardi/aj a)me/mptouj e)n a(giwsu/nh| e)/mprosqen tou= Qeou= kai\ patro\j h(mw=n e)n th|= parousi/a| tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= meta\ pa/ntwn tw=n a(gi/wn au)tou=.

KEFALAION D /

To\ loipo\n ou}n, a)delfoi/, e)rwtw=men u(ma=j kai\ parakalou=men e)n Kuri/w| 'Ihsou=, kaqw\j parela/bete par' h(mw=n to\ pw=j dei= u(ma=j peripatei=n kai\ a)re/skein Qew|=, i(/na perisseu/hte ma=llon: b oi)/date ga\r ti/naj paraggeli/aj e)dw/kamen u(mi=n dia\ tou= Kuri/ou 'Ihsou=. g Tou=to ga/r e)sti qe/lhma tou= Qeou=, o( a(giasmo\j u(mw=n, a)pe/xesqai u(ma=j a)po\ th=j pornei/aj, d ei)de/nai e(/kaston u(mw=n to\ e(autou= skeu=oj kta=sqai e)n a(giasmw|= kai\ timh|=, e mh\ e)n pa/qei e)piqumi/aj kaqa/per kai\ ta\ e)/qnh ta\ mh\ ei)do/ta to\n Qeo/n, j to\ mh\ u(perbai/nein kai\ pleonektei=n e)n tw|= pra/gmati to\n a)delfo\n au)tou=, dio/ti e)/kdikoj o( Ku/rioj peri\ pa/ntwn tou/twn, kaqw\j kai\ proei/pamen u(mi=n kai\ diemartura/meqa. z ou) ga\r e)ka/lesen h(ma=j o( Qeo\j e)pi\ a)kaqarsi/a|, a)ll' e)n a(giasmw|=. h toigarou=n o( a)qetw=n ou)k a)/nqrwpon a)qetei=, a)lla\ to\n Qeo\n to\n kai\ do/nta to\ Pneu=ma au)tou= to\ (/Agion ei)j u(ma=j. q Peri\ de\ th=j filadelfi/aj ou) xrei/an e)/xete gra/fein u(mi=n: au)toi\ ga\r u(mei=j qeodi/daktoi/ e)ste ei)j to\ a)gapa=n a)llh/louj: i kai\ ga\r poiei=te au)to\ ei)j pa/ntaj tou\j a)delfou\j tou\j e)n o(/lh| th|= Makedoni/a|. parakalou=men de\ u(ma=j, a)delfoi/, perisseu/ein ma=llon ia kai\ filotimei=sqai h(suxa/zein kai\ pra/ssein ta\ i)/dia kai\ e)rga/zesqai tai=j i)di/aij xersi\n u(mw=n, kaqw\j u(mi=n parhggei/lamen, ib i(/na peripath=te eu)sxhmo/nwj pro\j tou\j e)/cw kai\ mhdeno\j xrei/an e)/xhte.

ig Ou) qe/lomen de\ u(ma=j a)gnoei=n, a)delfoi/, peri\ tw=n koimwme/nwn, i(/na mh\ luph=sqe kaqw\j kai\ oi( loipoi\ oi( mh\ e)/xontej e)lpi/da. id ei) ga\r pisteu/omen o(/ti 'Ihsou=j a)pe/qane kai\ a)ne/sth, ou(/tw kai\ o( Qeo\j tou\j koimhqe/ntaj dia\ tou= 'Ihsou= a)/cei su\n au)tw|=. ie tou=to ga\r u(mi=n le/gomen e)n lo/gw| Kuri/ou o(/ti h(mei=j oi( zw=ntej, oi( perileipo/menoi ei)j th\n parousi/an tou= Kuri/ou ou) mh\ fqa/swmen tou\j koimhqe/ntaj: ij o(/ti au)to\j o( Ku/rioj e)n keleu/smati, e)n fwnh|= a)rxagge/lou kai\ e)n sa/lpiggi Qeou= katabh/setai a)p' ou)ranou=, kai\ oi( nekroi\ e)n Xristw|= a)nasth/sontai prw=ton, iz e)/peita h(mei=j oi( zw=ntej oi( perileipo/menoi a(/ma su\n au)toi=j a(rpaghso/meqa e)n nefe/laij ei)j a)pa/nthsin tou= Kuri/ou ei)j a)e/ra, kai\ ou(/tw pa/ntote su\n Kuri/w| e)so/meqa. ih (/Wste parakalei=te a)llh/louj e)n toi=j lo/goij tou/toij.

KEFALAION E /

Peri\ de\ tw=n xro/nwn kai\ tw=n kairw=n, a)delfoi/, ou) xrei/an e)/xete u(mi=n gra/fesqai: b au)toi\ ga\r a)kribw=j oi)/date o(/ti h( h(me/ra Kuri/ou w(j kle/pthj e)n nukti\ ou(/twj e)/rxetai. g o(/tan ga\r le/gwsin, ei)rh/nh kai\ a)sfa/leia, to/te ai)fni/dioj au)toi=j e)fi/statai o)/leqroj, w(/sper h( w)di\n th|= e)n gastri\ e)xou/sh|, kai\ ou) mh\ e)kfu/gwsin. d u(mei=j de/, a)delfoi/, ou)k e)ste\ e)n sko/tei, i(/na h( h(me/ra u(ma=j w(j kle/pthj katala/bh|: e pa/ntej u(mei=j ui(oi\ fwto/j e)ste kai\ ui(oi\ h(me/raj. j ou)k e)sme\n nukto\j ou)de\ sko/touj. )/Ara ou}n mh\ kaqeu/dwmen w(j kai\ oi( loipoi/, a)lla\ grhgorw=men kai\ nh/fwmen. z oi( ga\r kaqeu/dontej nukto\j kaqeu/dousi, kai\ oi( mequsko/menoi nukto\j mequ/ousin: h h(mei=j de\ h(me/raj o)/ntej nh/fwmen, e)ndusa/menoi qw/raka pi/stewj kai\ a)ga/phj kai\ perikefalai/an e)lpi/da swthri/aj: q o(/ti ou)k e)/qeto h(ma=j o( Qeo\j ei)j o)rgh/n, a)ll' ei)j peripoi/hsin swthri/aj dia\ tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou=, i tou= a)poqano/ntoj u(pe\r h(mw=n, i(/na ei)/te grhgorw=men ei)/te kaqeu/dwmen a(/ma su\n au)tw|= zh/swmen. ia Dio\ parakalei=te a)llh/louj kai\ oi)kodomei=te ei[j to\n e(/na, kaqw\j kai\ poiei=te.

ib 'Erwtw=men de\ u(ma=j, a)delfoi/, ei)de/nai tou\j kopiw=ntaj e)n u(mi=n kai\ proi+stame/nouj u(mw=n e)n Kuri/w| kai\ nouqetou=ntaj u(ma=j, ig kai\ h(gei=sqai au)tou\j u(perekperissou= e)n a)ga/ph| dia\ to\ e)/rgon au)tw=n. ei)rhneu/ete e)n e(autoi=j. id Parakalou=men de\ u(ma=j, a)delfoi/, nouqetei=te tou\j a)ta/ktouj, paramuqei=sqe tou\j o)ligoyu/xouj, a)nte/xesqe tw=n a)sqenw=n, makroqumei=te pro\j pa/ntaj. ie o(ra=te mh/ tij kako\n a)nti\ kakou= tini a)podw|=, a)lla\ pa/ntote to\ a)gaqo\n diw/kete kai\ ei)j a)llh/louj kai\ ei)j pa/ntaj. ij Pa/ntote xai/rete, iz a)dialei/ptwj proseu/xesqe, ih e)n panti\ eu)xaristei=te: tou=to ga\r qe/lhma Qeou= e)n Xristw|= 'Ihsou= ei)j u(ma=j. iq to\ Pneu=ma mh\ sbe/nnute, k profhtei/aj mh\ e)couqenei=te. ka pa/nta de\ dokima/zete, to\ kalo\n kate/xete: kb a)po\ panto\j ei)/douj ponhrou= a)pe/xesqe. kg Au)to\j de\ o( Qeo\j th=j ei)rh/nhj a(gia/sai u(ma=j o(lotelei=j, kai\ o(lo/klhron u(mw=n to\ pneu=ma kai\ h( yuxh\ kai\ to\ sw=ma a)me/mptwj e)n th|= parousi/a| tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= thrhqei/h. kd pisto\j o( kalw=n u(ma=j, o(\j kai\ poih/sei.

ke 'Adelfoi/, proseu/xesqe peri\ h(mw=n.

kj 'Aspa/sasqe tou\j a)delfou\j pa/ntaj e)n filh/mati a(gi/w|.

kz (Orki/zw u(ma=j to\n Ku/rion a)nagnwsqh=nai th\n e)pistolh\n pa=si toi=j a(gi/oij a)delfoi=j.

kh (H xa/rij tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= meq' u(mw=n: a)mh/n.