8:1 [] Peri de twn eidwloqutwn, exeuromen oti panteV ecomen gnwsin, h gnwsiV omwV fusioi, h de agaph oikodomei.

8:2 Kai ean tiV nomizh oti exeurei ti, den emaqen oti ouden kaqwV prepei na maqh×

8:3 all' ean tiV agapa ton Qeon, outoV gnwrizetai up' autou.

8:4 [] Peri thV brwsewV loipon twn eidwloqutwn, exeuromen oti to eidwlon einai ouden en tw kosmw, kai oti den uparcei oudeiV alloV QeoV eimh eiV.

8:5 Dioti an kai hnai legomenoi qeoi eite en tw ouranw eite epi thV ghV, kaqwV kai einai qeoi polloi kai kurioi polloi,

8:6 all' eiV hmaV einai eiV QeoV o Pathr, ex ou ta panta kai hmeiV eiV auton, kai eiV KurioV IhsouV CristoV, di' ou ta panta kai hmeiV di' autou.

8:7 [] Alla den einai eiV pantaV h gnwsiV auth× tineV de dia thn suneidhsin tou eidwlou ewV shmeron trwgousi to eidwloquton wV eidwloquton, kai h suneidhsiV autwn asqenhV ousa molunetai.

8:8 to faghton omwV den sunista hmaV eiV ton Qeon× dioti oute ean fagwmen perisseuomen, oute ean den fagwmen elattoumeqa.

8:9 Plhn prosecete mhpwV auth h exousia saV geinh proskomma eiV touV asqeneiV.

8:10 Dioti ean tiV idh se, ton econta gnwsin, oti kaqhsai eiV trapezan entoV naou eidwlwn, den qelei enqarrunqh h suneidhsiV autou, asqenountoV, eiV to na trwgh ta eidwloquta;

8:11 Kai dia thn gnwsin sou qelei apolesqh o asqenhV adelfoV, dia ton opoion o CristoV apeqanen.

8:12 AmartanonteV de outwV eiV touV adelfouV kai prosballonteV thn asqenh suneidhsin autwn, eiV ton Criston amartanete.