13:1 [] Trithn tauthn foran ercomai proV esaV× epi stomatoV duo marturwn kai triwn qelei bebaiousqai paV logoV.
13:2 Proeipon kai prolegw, wV parwn thn deuteran foran, kai twra apwn grafw proV touV proamarthsantaV kai touV loipouV pantaV, oti ean elqw palin, den qelw feisqh×
13:3 epeidh zhteite dokimhn tou di' emou lalountoV Cristou, ostiV den einai asqenhV proV esaV, all' einai dunatoV metaxu saV.
13:4 Dioti an estaurwqh ex asqeneiaV, zh omwV ek dunamewV Qeou. dioti kai hmeiV asqenoumen en autw, plhn ek dunamewV Qeou qelomen zhsei met' autou eiV esaV.
13:5 EautouV exetazete an hsqe en th pistei, eautouV dokimazete. H den gnwrizete eautouV oti o IhsouV CristoV einai en umin; ektoV ean hsqe adokimoi kata ti.
13:6 Elpizw de oti qelete gnwrisei oti hmeiV den eimeqa adokimoi.
13:7 [] Eucomai de eiV ton Qeon na mh praxhte mhden kakon, ouci dia na fanwmen hmeiV dokimoi, alla dia na pratthte seiV to kalon, hmeiV de aV hmeqa wV adokimoi.
13:8 Dioti den dunameqa na praxwmen ti kata thV alhqeiaV, all' uper thV alhqeiaV.
13:9 Epeidh cairomen otan hmeiV asqenwmen, seiV de hsqe dunatoi× touto malista kai eucomeqa, thn teleiopoihsin saV.
13:10 Dia touto tauta grafw apwn, dia na mh ferqw apotomwV parwn kata thn exousian, thn opoian moi edwken o KurioV proV oikodomhn kai ouci proV kaqairesin.
13:11 [] Loipon, adelfoi, cairete, teleiopoieisqe, paramuqeisqe, froneite to auto, eirhneuete× kai o QeoV thV agaphV kai thV eirhnhV qelei eisqai meq' umwn.
13:12 Aspasqhte allhlouV en filhmati agiw.
13:13 SaV aspazontai panteV oi agioi.
13:14 H cariV tou Kuriou Ihsou Cristou kai h agaph tou Qeou kai h koinwnia tou Agiou PneumatoV eih meta pantwn umwn× amhn.