12:1 [] na kaucwmai bebaia den moi sumferei× dioti qelw elqei eiV optasiaV kai apokaluyeiV Kuriou.

12:2 Gnwrizw anqrwpon en Cristw pro etwn dekatessarwn, eite entoV tou swmatoV den exeurw, eite ektoV tou swmatoV den exeurw, o QeoV exeurei× oti hrpagh o toioutoV ewV tritou ouranou.

12:3 Kai gnwrizw ton toiouton anqrwpon, eite entoV tou swmatoV eite ektoV tou swmatoV den exeurw, o QeoV exeurei,

12:4 oti hrpagh eiV ton paradeison kai hkousen aneklalhta logia, ta opoia den sugcwreitai eiV anqrwpon na lalhsh.

12:5 Uper tou toioutou qelw kauchqh, uper de emautou den qelw kauchqh eimh eiV taV asqeneiaV mou.

12:6 Dioti ean qelhsw na kauchqw, den qelw eisqai afrwn, epeidh alhqeian qelw eipei× sustellomai omwV mh stocasqh tiV eiV eme anwteron ti af' o, ti me blepei h akouei ti ex emou.

12:7 Kai dia na mh uperairwmai dia thn uperbolhn twn apokaluyewn, moi edoqh skoloy eiV thn sarka, aggeloV Satan dia na me rapizh, dia na mh uperairwmai.

12:8 Peri toutou triV parekalesa ton Kurion dia na apomakrunqh ap' emou×

12:9 kai moi eipen× Arkei eiV se h cariV mou× dioti h dunamiV mou en adunamia deiknuetai teleia. Me akran loipon eucaristhsin qelw kauchqh mallon eiV taV adunamiaV mou, dia na katoikhsh en emoi h dunamiV tou Cristou.

12:10 Oqen euarestoumai eiV taV adunamiaV, eiV taV ubreiV, eiV taV anagkaV, eiV touV diwgmouV, eiV taV stenocwriaV, uper tou Cristou× dioti otan hmai adunatoV, tote eimai dunatoV.

12:11 [] Egeina afrwn kaucwmenoV× seiV me hnagkasate. Dioti eprepen egw na sunistwmai apo saV× epeidh eiV ouden uphrxa katwteroV twn prwtistwn apostolwn, an kai hmai mhden.

12:12 Ta men shmeia tou apostolou enhrghqhsan metaxu saV en pash upomonh, dia qaumatwn kai terastiwn kai dunamewn.

12:13 Dioti kata ti emeinate katwteroi twn loipwn ekklhsiwn, eimh oti autoV egw den saV katebaruna; sugcwrhsate moi thn adikian tauthn.

12:14 Idou, trithn foran eimai etoimoV na elqw proV esaV, kai den qelw saV katabarunei× dioti den zhtw ta umwn, all' umaV. Dioti den crewstousi ta tekna na qhsaurizwsi dia touV goneiV, all' oi goneiV dia ta tekna.

12:15 Egw de me akran caran qelw dapanhsei kai olwV dapanhqh uper twn yucwn saV, an kai enw saV agapw perissoteron, agapwmai oligwteron.

12:16 Estw omwV, egw den saV katebaruna, alla panourgoV wn, saV epiasa me dolon.

12:17 MhpwV dia tinoV ex ekeinwn, touV opoiouV esteila proV esaV, di' autou epleonekthsa apo saV;

12:18 Parekalesa ton Titon, kai met' autou apesteila ton adelfon× mhpwV o TitoV epleonekthse ti apo saV; ouci me to auto pneuma periepathsamen; ouci eiV ta auta icnh;

12:19 Palin nomizete oti apologoumeqa proV esaV; enwpion tou Qeou laloumen en Cristw× prattomen de ta panta, agaphtoi, dia thn oikodomhn saV.

12:20 Dioti foboumai mhpwV elqwn den saV eurw opoiouV qelw, kai egw eureqw eiV esaV opoion den qelete, mhpwV hnai metaxu saV erideV, zhlotupiai, qumoi, macai, katalaliai, yiqurismoi, alazoneiai, akatastasiai,