2:1 [] AporriyanteV loipon pasan kakian kai panta dolon kai upokriseiV kai fqonouV kai pasaV katalaliaV,

2:2 epipoqhsate wV neogennhta brefh to logikon adolon gala, dia na auxhqhte di' autou,

2:3 epeidh egeuqhte oti agaqoV o KurioV.

2:4 [] EiV ton opoion prosercomenoi, wV eiV liqon zwnta, upo men twn anqrwpwn apodedokimasmenon, para de tw Qew eklekton, entimon,

2:5 kai seiV, wV liqoi zwnteV, oikodomeisqe oikoV pneumatikoV, ierateuma agion, dia na prosferhte pneumatikaV qusiaV euprosdektouV eiV ton Qeon dia Ihsou Cristou×

2:6 dia touto kai periecetai en th grafh× Idou, qetw en Siwn liqon akrogwniaion, eklekton, entimon, kai o pisteuwn ep' auton den qelei kataiscunqh.

2:7 EiV esaV loipon touV pisteuontaV einai h timh, eiV de touV apeiqountaV o liqoV, ton opoion apedokimasan oi oikodomounteV, outoV egeine kefalh gwniaV

2:8 kai liqoV proskommatoV kai petra skandalou× oitineV proskoptousin eiV ton logon, onteV apeiqeiV, eiV to opoion kai hsan prosdiwrismenoi×

2:9 seiV omwV eisqe genoV eklekton, basileion ierateuma, eqnoV agion, laoV ton opoion apekthsen o QeoV, dia na exaggeilhte taV aretaV ekeinou, ostiV saV ekalesen ek tou skotouV eiV to qaumaston autou fwV×

2:10 oi pote mh onteV laoV, twra de laoV tou Qeou, oi pote mh hlehmenoi, twra de elehqenteV.

2:11 Agaphtoi, saV parakalw wV xenouV kai parepidhmouV, na apechte apo twn sarkikwn epiqumiwn, aitineV strateuontai kata thV yuchV,

2:12 na echte kalhn thn diagwghn saV metaxu twn eqnwn, ina enw saV katalalousin wV kakopoiouV, ek twn kalwn ergwn, otan idwsin auta, doxaswsi ton Qeon en th hmera thV episkeyewV.

2:13 [] Upotacqhte loipon eiV pasan anqrwpinhn diataxin dia ton Kurion× eite eiV basilea, wV upereconta,

2:14 eite eiV hgemonaV, wV di' autou pempomenouV eiV ekdikhsin men kakopoiwn, epainon de agaqopoiwn×

2:15 dioti outwV einai to qelhma tou Qeou, agaqopoiounteV na apostomonhte thn agnwsian twn afronwn anqrwpwn×

2:16 wV eleuqeroi, kai mh wV econteV thn eleuqerian epikalumma thV kakiaV, all' wV douloi tou Qeou.

2:17 PantaV timhsate, thn adelfothta agapate, ton Qeon fobeisqe, ton basilea timate.

2:18 Oi oiketai upotassesqe en panti fobw eiV touV kuriouV saV, ou monon eiV touV agaqouV kai epieikeiV, alla kai eiV touV diestrammenouV.

2:19 Dioti touto einai cariV, to na upoferh tiV lupaV dia thn eiV ton Qeon suneidhsin, pascwn adikwV.

2:20 Dioti poia doxa einai, ean amartanonteV kai rapizomenoi upomenhte; ean omwV agaqopoiounteV kai pasconteV upomenhte, touto einai cariV para tw Qew.

2:21 Dioti eiV touto proseklhqhte, epeidh kai o CristoV epaqen uper umwn, afinwn paradeigma eiV umaV dia na akolouqhshte ta icnh autou×

2:22 ostiV amartian den ekamen, oude eureqh doloV en tw stomati autou.

2:23 OstiV loidoroumenoV den anteloidorei, pascwn den hpeilei, alla parediden eauton eiV ton krinonta dikaiwV×

2:24 ostiV taV amartiaV hmwn autoV ebastasen en tw swmati autou epi tou xulou, dia na zhswmen en th dikaiosunh, apoqanonteV kata taV amartiaV× me tou opoiou thn plhghn iatreuqhte.