1:1 [] PauloV, apostoloV Ihsou Cristou, kat' epitaghn Qeou tou SwthroV hmwn kai Kuriou Ihsou Cristou thV elpidoV hmwn,

1:2 proV Timoqeon, to gnhsion teknon eiV thn pistin× eih cariV, eleoV, eirhnh apo Qeou PatroV hmwn kai Cristou Ihsou tou Kuriou hmwn.

1:3 KaqwV se parekalesa apercomenoV eiV Makedonian, na prosmeinhV en Efesw, dia na paraggeilhV eiV tinaV na mh eterodidaskalwsi

1:4 mhde na prosecwsin eiV muqouV kai genealogiaV aperantouV, aitineV proxenousi filoneikiaV mallon para thn eiV thn pistin oikodomhn tou Qeou, outw pratte×

1:5 [] to de teloV thV paraggeliaV einai agaph ek kaqaraV kardiaV kai suneidhsewV agaqhV kai pistewV anupokritou,

1:6 apo twn opoiwn apoplanhqenteV tineV exetraphsan eiV mataiologian.

1:7 QelonteV na hnai nomodidaskaloi, enw den noousin oute osa legousin oute peri tinwn diiscurizontai.

1:8 Exeuromen de oti o nomoV einai kaloV, ean tiV metaceirizhtai auton nomimwV,

1:9 gnwrizwn touto, oti o nomoV den eteqh dia ton dikaion, alla dia touV anomouV kai anupotaktouV, touV asebeiV kai amartwlouV, touV anosiouV kai bebhlouV, touV patroktonouV kai mhtroktonouV, touV androfonouV,

1:10 pornouV, arsenokoitaV, andrapodistaV, yeustaV, epiorkouV, kai ei ti allo antibainei eiV thn ugiainousan didaskalian,

1:11 kata to euaggelion thV doxhV tou makariou Qeou, to opoion egw enepisteuqhn.

1:12 [] Kai eucaristw ton endunamwsanta me Ihsoun Criston ton Kurion hmwn, oti enekrine piston kai etaxen eiV thn diakonian eme,

1:13 ton proteron onta blasfhmon kai diwkthn kai ubristhn× hlehqhn omwV, dioti agnown epraxa en apistia,

1:14 all' upereperisseusen h cariV tou Kuriou hmwn meta pistewV kai agaphV thV en Cristw Ihsou.

1:15 PistoV o logoV kai pashV apodochV axioV, oti o IhsouV CristoV hlqen eiV ton kosmon dia na swsh touV amartwlouV, twn opoiwn prwtoV eimai egw×

1:16 alla dia touto hlehqhn, dia na deixh o IhsouV CristoV eiV eme prwton thn pasan makroqumian, eiV paradeigma twn mellontwn na pisteuwsin eiV auton eiV zwhn aiwnion.

1:17 eiV de ton basilea twn aiwnwn, ton afqarton, ton aoraton, ton monon sofon Qeon, eih timh kai doxa eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn.

1:18 [] Tauthn thn paraggelian paradidw eiV se, teknon Timoqee, kata taV progenomenaV profhteiaV peri sou, na strateuhV kat' autaV thn kalhn strateian,

1:19 ecwn pistin kai agaqhn suneidhsin, thn opoian tineV apobalonteV enauaghsan eiV thn pistin×