15:1 [] Ofeilomen de hmeiV oi dunatoi na bastazwmen ta asqenhmata twn adunatwn, kai na mh areskwmen eiV eautouV.

15:2 All' ekastoV hmwn aV areskh eiV ton plhsion dia to kalon proV oikodomhn×

15:3 epeidh kai o CristoV den hresen eiV eauton, alla kaqwV einai gegrammenon, Oi oneidismoi twn oneidizontwn se epepeson ep' eme.

15:4 Dioti osa proegrafhsan, dia thn didaskalian hmwn proegrafhsan, dia na ecwmen thn elpida dia thV upomonhV kai thV parhgoriaV twn grafwn.

15:5 [] O de QeoV thV upomonhV kai thV parhgoriaV eiqe na saV dwsh na fronhte to auto en allhloiV kata Criston Ihsoun,

15:6 dia na doxazhte omoqumadon en eni stomati ton Qeon kai Patera tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou.

15:7 [] Dia touto prosdecesqe allhlouV, kaqwV kai o CristoV prosedecqh hmaV eiV doxan Qeou.

15:8 Legw de oti o IhsouV CristoV egeine diakonoV thV peritomhV uper thV alhqeiaV tou Qeou, dia na bebaiwsh taV proV touV pateraV epaggeliaV,

15:9 kai dia na doxaswsi ta eqnh ton Qeon dia to eleoV autou, kaqwV einai gegrammenon× Dia touto qelw se umnei metaxu twn eqnwn× kai eiV to onoma sou qelw yallei.

15:10 Kai palin legei× Eufranqhte, eqnh, meta tou laou autou.

15:11 Kai palin× Aineite ton Kurion, panta ta eqnh, kai doxologeite auton panteV oi laoi.

15:12 Kai palin o HsaiaV legei× Qelei eisqai h riza tou Iessai, Kai o anistamenoV dia na basileuh epi ta eqnh× eiV auton ta eqnh qelousin elpisei.

15:13 [] O de QeoV thV elpidoV eiqe na saV emplhsh pashV caraV kai eirhnhV dia thV pistewV, wste na perisseuhte eiV thn elpida dia thV dunamewV tou PneumatoV tou Agiou.

15:14 [] Eimai de, adelfoi mou, kai autoV egw pepeismenoV dia saV, oti kai seiV eisqe plhreiV agaqwsunhV, peplhrwmenoi pashV gnwsewV, dunamenoi kai allhlouV na nouqethte.

15:15 SaV egraya omwV, adelfoi, tolmhroteron opwsoun, wV upenqumizwn umaV, dia thn carin thn doqeisan eiV eme upo tou Qeou

15:16 eiV to na hmai uphrethV tou Ihsou Cristou proV ta eqnh, ierourgwn to euaggelion tou Qeou, dia na geinh h prosfora twn eqnwn euprosdektoV, hgiasmenh dia tou PneumatoV tou Agiou.

15:17 [] Ecw loipon kauchsin en Cristw Ihsou dia ta proV ton Qeon×

15:18 dioti den qelw tolmhsei na eipw ti ex ekeinwn, ta opoia den ekamen o CristoV di' emou proV upakohn twn eqnwn logw kai ergw,

15:19 me dunamin shmeiwn kai teratwn, me dunamin tou PneumatoV tou Qeou, wste apo Ierousalhm kai kuklw mecri thV IlluriaV exeplhrwsa to khrugma tou euaggeliou tou Cristou,

15:20 outw de efilotimhqhn na khruttw to euaggelion, ouci opou wnomasqh o CristoV, dia na mh oikodomw epi xenou qemeliou×

15:21 alla kaqwV einai gegrammenon× Ekeinoi proV touV opoiouV den anhggelqh peri autou qelousin idei, kai ekeinoi oitineV den hkousan qelousi nohsei.

15:22 [] Dia touto kai empodizomhn pollakiV na elqw proV esaV×

15:23 twra omwV mh ecwn pleon topon en toiV klimasi toutoiV, epipoqwn de apo pollwn etwn na elqw proV esaV,

15:24 otan upagw eiV thn Ispanian, qelw elqei proV esaV× dioti elpizw diabainwn na saV idw kai na propemfqw ekei apo saV, afou prwton opwsoun saV cortasqw.

15:25 Twra de upagw eiV Ierousalhm, ekplhrwn thn diakonian eiV touV agiouV.

15:26 Dioti euhresthqhsan h Makedonia kai Acaia na kamwsi tina bohqeian eiV touV ptwcouV twn agiwn twn en Ierousalhm.

15:27 Euhresthqhsan twonti, kai einai ofeiletai autwn. Dioti ean ta eqnh egeinan sugkoinwnoi autwn eiV ta pneumatika, crewstousi na uphrethswsin autouV kai eiV ta swmatika.

15:28 Afou loipon ektelesw touto kai episfragisw eiV autouV ton karpon touton, qelw perasei di' umwn eiV thn Ispanian.

15:29 Exeurw de oti ercomenoV proV esaV, qelw elqei me afqonian thV eulogiaV tou euaggeliou tou Cristou.

15:30 [] SaV parakalw de, adelfoi, dia tou Kuriou hmwn Ihsou Cristou kai dia thV agaphV tou PneumatoV, na sunagwnisqhte met' emou, proseucomenoi uper emou proV ton Qeon,

15:31 dia na eleuqerwqw apo twn en th Ioudaia apeiqountwn, kai dia na geinh euprosdektoV eiV touV agiouV h eiV thn Ierousalhm diakonia mou,

15:32 dia na elqw meta caraV proV esaV dia qelhmatoV tou Qeou kai na sunanapauqw me saV.