5:1 [] Dioti exeuromen oti ean h epigeioV oikia tou skhnwmatoV hmwn calasqh, ecomen ek tou Qeou oikodomhn, oikian aceiropoihton, aiwnion en toiV ouranoiV.

5:2 Epeidh en toutw stenazomen, epipoqounteV na ependuqwmen to katoikhthrion hmwn to ouranion,

5:3 an kai enduqenteV auto den qelwmen eureqh gumnoi.

5:4 Dioti osoi eimeqa en toutw tw skhnwmati stenazomen upo to baroV autou× epeidh qelomen ouci na ekduqwmen, alla na ependuqwmen, dia na katapoqh to qnhton upo thV zwhV.

5:5 EkeinoV de, ostiV eplasen hmaV di' auto touto, einai o QeoV, ostiV kai edwken eiV hmaV ton arrabwna tou PneumatoV.

5:6 EconteV loipon to qarroV pantote kai exeuronteV oti enosw endhmoumen en tw swmati apodhmoumen apo tou Kuriou×

5:7 dioti peripatoumen dia pistewV, ouci dia thV oyewV×

5:8 qarroumen de kai epiqumoumen mallon na apodhmhswmen apo tou swmatoV kai na endhmhswmen proV ton Kurion.

5:9 Oqen kai filotimoumeqa, eite endhmounteV eite apodhmounteV, na hmeqa euarestoi eiV auton.

5:10 Dioti prepei panteV na emfanisqwmen emprosqen tou bhmatoV tou Cristou, dia na antameifqh ekastoV kata ta pepragmena dia tou swmatoV kaq' a epraxen, eite agaqon eite kakon.

5:11 ExeuronteV loipon ton fobon tou Kuriou, touV men anqrwpouV katapeiqomen, eiV ton Qeon de eimeqa faneroi, elpizw de oti kai eiV taV suneidhseiV saV eimeqa faneroi.

5:12 [] Dioti den sunistwmen palin eautouV eiV esaV, alla saV didomen aformhn kauchmatoV uper hmwn, dia na echte logon proV touV kaucwmenouV me to proswpon kai ouci me thn kardian.

5:13 Dioti eite exw eautwn eimeqa, dia ton Qeon eimeqa, eite emfroneV eimeqa, dia saV eimeqa.

5:14 Epeidh h agaph tou Cristou susfiggei hmaV, dioti krinomen touto, oti ean eiV apeqanen uper pantwn, ara oi panteV apeqanon×

5:15 kai apeqanen uper pantwn, dia na mh zwsi pleon di' eautouV oi zwnteV, alla dia ton apoqanonta kai anastanta uper autwn.

5:16 [] Wste hmeiV apo tou nun den gnwrizomen oudena kata sarka× an de kai egnwrisamen kata sarka ton Criston, alla twra pleon den gnwrizomen.

5:17 Oqen ean tiV hnai en Cristw einai neon ktisma× ta arcaia parhlqon, idou, ta panta egeinan nea.

5:18 Ta de panta einai ek tou Qeou, ostiV dihllaxen hmaV proV eauton dia tou Ihsou Cristou kai edwken eiV hmaV thn diakonian thV diallaghV,

5:19 dhlonoti o QeoV hto en tw Cristw diallasswn ton kosmon proV eauton, mh logariazwn eiV autouV ta ptaismata autwn, kai enepisteuqh eiV hmaV ton logon thV diallaghV.

5:20 Uper tou Cristou loipon eimeqa presbeiV, wV ean saV parekalei o QeoV di' hmwn× deomeqa loipon uper tou Cristou, diallaghte proV ton Qeon×