2:1 [] Su loipon, teknon mou, endunamou dia thV caritoV thV en Cristw Ihsou,

2:2 kai osa hkousaV par' emou dia pollwn marturwn, tauta paradoV eiV pistouV anqrwpouV, oitineV qelousin eisqai ikanoi kai allouV na didaxwsi.

2:3 Su loipon kakopaqhson wV kaloV stratiwthV Ihsou Cristou.

2:4 OudeiV strateuomenoV empleketai eiV taV biwtikaV upoqeseiV, dia na aresh eiV ton stratologhsanta.

2:5 Ean de kai agwnizhtai tiV, den stefanoutai, ean nomimwV den agwnisqh.

2:6 O kopiazwn gewrgoV prepei prwtoV na metalambanh apo twn karpwn.

2:7 Ennoei ekeina ta opoia legw× eiqe de na soi dwsh o KurioV sunesin eiV panta.

2:8 [] Enqumou ton ek spermatoV Dabid Ihsoun Criston, ton anastanta ek nekrwn, kata to euaggelion mou.

2:9 Dia to opoion kakopaqw mecri desmwn wV kakourgoV× all' o logoV tou Qeou den desmeuetai.

2:10 Dia touto panta upomenw dia touV eklektouV, dia na apolauswsi kai autoi thn swthrian thn en Cristw Ihsou meta doxhV aiwniou.

2:11 PistoV o logoV× dioti ean sunapeqanomen, qelomen kai suzhsei×

2:12 ean upomenwmen, qelomen kai sumbasileusei× ean arnwmeqa auton, kai ekeinoV qelei arnhqh hmaV×

2:13 ean apistwmen, ekeinoV menei pistoV× na arnhqh eauton den dunatai.

2:14 [] Tauta upenqumize, diamarturomenoV enwpion tou Kuriou na mh logomacwsi, to opoion den einai eiV ouden crhsimon, alla ferei katastrofhn twn akouontwn.

2:15 Spoudason na parasthshV seauton dokimon eiV ton Qeon, ergathn anepaiscunton, orqotomounta ton logon thV alhqeiaV.

2:16 TaV de bebhlouV mataiofwniaV feuge× dioti qelousi procwrhsei eiV pleioteran asebeian,

2:17 kai o logoV autwn qelei katatrwgei wV gaggraina× ek twn opoiwn einai o UmenaioV kai o FilhtoV,

2:18 oitineV apeplanhqhsan apo thV alhqeiaV, legonteV oti egeinen hdh h anastasiV, kai anatrepousi thn pistin tinwn.

2:19 [] To stereon omwV qemelion tou Qeou menei, econ thn sfragida tauthn× Gnwrizei o KurioV touV ontaV autou, kai× AV apomakrunqh apo thV adikiaV paV ostiV onomazei to onoma tou Kuriou.

2:20 En megalh de oikia den einai monon skeuh crusa kai argura, alla kai xulina kai ostrakina, kai alla men proV crhsin timian, alla de proV atimon.

2:21 Ean loipon kaqarish tiV eauton apo toutwn, qelei eisqai skeuoV timiaV crhsewV, hgiasmenon kai eucrhston eiV ton despothn, htoimasmenon eiV pan ergon agaqon.

2:22 [] TaV de neanikaV epiqumiaV feuge kai zhtei thn dikaiosunhn, thn pistin, thn agaphn, thn eirhnhn meta twn epikaloumenwn ton Kurion ek kaqaraV kardiaV.

2:23 TaV de mwraV kai apaideutouV filoneikiaV paraitou, exeurwn oti gennwsi macaV×

2:24 o de douloV tou Kuriou den prepei na machtai, alla na hnai praoV proV pantaV, didaktikoV, anexikakoV,

2:25 didaskwn meta praothtoV touV antifronountaV, mhpote dwsh eiV autouV o QeoV metanoian, wste na gnwriswsi thn alhqeian,