3:1 Dio meketi stegontes eudokesamen kataleiphthenai en Athenais monoi,
3:2 kai epempsamen Timotheon, ton adelphon emon kai rsunergon tou rtheou en to euaggelio tou Khristou, eis to sterixai umas kai parakalesai ruper tes pisteos umon
3:3 to medena sainesthai en tais thlipsesin tautais. autoi gar oidate oti eis touto keimetha*
3:4 kai gar ote pros umas emen, proelegomen umin oti mellomen thlibesthai, kathos kai egeneto kai oidate.
3:5 dia touto kago meketi stegon epempsa eis to gnonai ten pistin umon, me pos epeirasen umas o peirazon kai eis kenon genetai o kopos emon.
3:6 Arti de elthontos Timotheou pros emas aph' umon kai euaggelisamenou emin ten pistin kai ten agapen umon, kai oti ekhete mneian emon agathen pantote epipothountes emas idein kathaper kai emeis umas,
3:7 dia touto pareklethemen, adelphoi, eph' umin epi pase te [?]anagke kai thlipsei[?] emon dia tes umon pisteos,
3:9 tina gar eukharistian dunametha to theo antapodounai peri umon epi pase te khara e khairomen di' umas emprosthen tou theou emon,
3:10 nuktos kai emeras uperekperissou deomenoi eis to idein umon to prosopon kai katartisai ta usteremata tes pisteos umon;
3:11 Autos de o theos kai pater emon kai o kurios emon rIesous kateuthunai ten odon emon pros umas*
3:12 umas de o kurios pleonasai kai perisseusai te agape eis allelous kai eis pantas, kathaper kai emeis eis umas,
3:13 eis to sterixai umon tas kardias amemptous en agiosune emprosthen tou theou kai patros emon en te parousia tou kuriou emon rIesou meta panton ton agion rautou.
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