4:1 [] Epeidh loipon o CristoV epaqen uper hmwn kata sarka, oplisqhte kai seiV to auto fronhma, dioti o paqwn kata sarka epausen apo thV amartiaV,

4:2 dia na zhshte ton en sarki epiloipon cronon, ouci pleon en taiV epiqumiaiV twn anqrwpwn, all' en tw qelhmati tou Qeou.

4:3 Dioti arketoV einai eiV hmaV o parelqwn kairoV tou biou, ote epraxamen to qelhma twn eqnwn, peripathsanteV en aselgeiaiV, epiqumiaiV, oinoposiaiV, kwmoiV, sumposioiV kai aqemitoiV eidwlolatreiaiV×

4:4 [] kai dia touto paraxeneuontai oti seiV den suntrecete me autouV eiV thn authn ekceilisin thV aswtiaV, kai saV blasfhmousin×

4:5 oitineV qelousin apodwsei logon eiV ekeinon, ostiV einai etoimoV na krinh zwntaV kai nekrouV.

4:6 Epeidh dia touto ekhrucqh to euaggelion kai proV touV nekrouV, dia na kriqwsi men kata anqrwpouV en sarki, na zwsi de kata Qeon en pneumati.

4:7 [] Pantwn de to teloV eplhsiase. FronimwV loipon diagete kai agrupneite eiV taV proseucaV×

4:8 pro pantwn de ecete enqermon thn eiV allhlouV agaphn, dioti h agaph qelei kaluyei plhqoV amartiwn×

4:9 ginesqe filoxenoi eiV allhlouV cwriV goggusmwn×

4:10 ekastoV kata to carisma, to opoion elaben, uphreteite kata touto eiV allhlouV wV kaloi oikonomoi thV polueidouV caritoV tou Qeou×

4:11 ean tiV lalh, aV lalh wV lalwn logia Qeou× ean tiV uphreth, aV uphreth wV uphretwn ek thV dunamewV, thn opoian corhgei o QeoV× dia na doxazhtai en pasin o QeoV dia Ihsou Cristou, eiV ton opoion einai h doxa kai to kratoV eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn.

4:12 [] Agaphtoi, mh paraxeneuesqe dia ton basanismon ton ginomenon eiV esaV proV dokimasian, wV ean sunebainen eiV esaV paradoxon ti,

4:13 alla kaqoti eisqe koinwnoi twn paqhmatwn tou Cristou, cairete, ina kai otan h doxa autou fanerwqh carhte agalliwmenoi.

4:14 Ean oneidizhsqe dia to onoma tou Cristou, eisqe makarioi, dioti to Pneuma thV doxhV kai to tou Qeou anapauetai ef' umaV× kata men autouV blasfhmeitai, kata de umaV doxazetai.

4:15 Dioti mhdeiV umwn aV mh pasch wV foneuV h klepthV h kakopoioV h wV periergazomenoV ta allotria.

4:16 all' ean pasch wV CristianoV, aV mh aiscunhtai, all' aV doxazh ton Qeon kata touto.

4:17 Dioti efqasen o kairoV tou na arcish h krisiV apo tou oikou tou Qeou× kai an arcizh prwton af' hmwn, ti qelei eisqai to teloV twn apeiqountwn eiV to euaggelion tou Qeou;

4:18 kai an o dikaioV moliV swzhtai, o asebhV kai amartwloV pou qelei fanh;