PROS
QESSALONIKEIS B
KEFALAION
A /
Pau=loj
kai\ Silouano\j kai\ Timo/qeoj th|= e)kklhsi/a| Qessalonike/wn e)n Qew|= patri\
h(mw=n kai\ Kuri/w| 'Ihsou= Xristw|=: b
xa/rij u(mi=n kai\ ei)rh/nh a)po\ Qeou= patro\j h(mw=n kai\ Kuri/ou 'Ihsou=
Xristou=.
g
Eu)xaristei=n o)fei/lomen tw|= Qew|= pa/ntote peri\ u(mw=n, a)delfoi/, kaqw\j
a)/cio/n e)stin, o(/ti u(perauca/nei h( pi/stij u(mw=n kai\ pleona/zei h(
a)ga/ph e(no\j e(ka/stou pa/ntwn u(mw=n ei)j a)llh/louj, d
w(/ste h(ma=j au)tou\j e)n u(mi=n kauxa=sqai e)n tai=j e)kklhsi/aij tou= Qeou=
u(pe\r th=j u(pomonh=j u(mw=n kai\ pi/stewj e)n pa=si toi=j diwgmoi=j u(mw=n
kai\ tai=j qli/yesin ai[j a)ne/xesqe, e
e)/ndeigma th=j dikai/aj kri/sewj tou= Qeou=, ei)j to\ kataciwqh=nai u(ma=j th=j
basilei/aj tou= Qeou=, u(pe\r h{j kai\ pa/sxete, j
ei)/per di/kaion para\ Qew|= a)ntapodou=nai toi=j qli/bousin u(ma=j qli=yin
z
kai\ u(mi=n toi=j qlibome/noij a)/nesin meq' h(mw=n e)n th|= a)pokalu/yei tou=
Kuri/ou 'Ihsou= a)p' ou)ranou= met' a)gge/lwn duna/mewj au)tou= h
e)n puri\ flogo/j, dido/ntoj e)kdi/khsin toi=j mh\ ei)do/si Qeo\n kai\ toi=j mh\
u(pakou/ousi tw|= eu)aggeli/w| tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou==,
q
oi(/tinej di/khn ti/sousin o)/leqron ai)w/nion a)po\ prosw/pou tou= Kuri/ou kai\
a)po\ th=j do/chj th=j i)sxu/oj au)tou=, i
o(/tan e)/lqh| e)ndocasqh=nai e)n toi=j a(gi/oij au)tou= kai\ qaumasqh=nai e)n
pa=si toi=j pisteu/sasin, o(/ti e)pisteu/qh to\ martu/rion h(mw=n e)f' u(ma=j,
e)n th|= h(me/ra| e)kei/nh|. ia
ei)j o(\ kai\ proseuxo/meqa pa/ntote peri\ u(mw=n, i(/na u(ma=j a)ciw/sh| th=j
klh/sewj o( Qeo\j h(mw=n kai\ plhrw/sh| pa=san eu)doki/an a)gaqwsu/nhj kai\
e)/rgon pi/stewj e)n duna/mei, ib
o(/pwj e)ndocasqh|= to\ o)/noma tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= e)n u(mi=n,
kai\ u(mei=j e)n au)tw|=, kata\ th\n xa/rin tou= Qeou= h(mw=n kai\ Kuri/ou
'Ihsou= Xristou=.
KEFALAION
B /
'Erwtw=men
de\ u(ma=j, a)delfoi/, u(pe\r th=j parousi/aj tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou=
Xristou= kai\ h(mw=n e)pisunagwgh=j e)p' au)to/n, b
ei)j to\ mh\ taxe/wj saleuqh=nai u(ma=j a)po\ tou= noo\j mh/te qroei=sqai mh/te
dia\ tou= pneu/matoj mh/te dia\ lo/gou mh/te di' e)pistolh=j w(j di' h(mw=n, w(j
o(/ti e)ne/sthken h( h(me/ra tou= Xristou=. mh/ tij u(ma=j e)capath/sh| kata\
mhde/na tro/pon: g
o(/ti e)a\n mh\ e)/lqh| h( a)postasi/a prw=ton kai\ a)pokalufqh|= o( a)/nqrwpoj
th=j a(marti/aj, o( ui(o\j th=j a)pwlei/aj, d
o( a)ntikei/menoj kai\ u(perairo/menoj e)pi\ pa/nta lego/menon Qeo\n h)\
se/basma, w(/ste au)to\n ei)j to\n nao\n tou= Qeou= w(j Qeo\n kaqi/sai,
a)podeiknu/nta e(auto\n o(/ti e)sti\ Qeo/j. e
Ou) mnhmoneu/ete o(/ti e)/ti w)\n pro\j u(ma=j tau=ta e)/legon u(mi=n;
j
kai\ nu=n to\ kate/xon oi)/date, ei)j to\ a)pokalufqh=nai au)to\n e)n tw|=
e(autou= kairw|=: z
to\ ga\r musth/rion h)/dh e)nergei=tai th=j a)nomi/aj, mo/non o( kate/xwn a)/rti
e(/wj e)k me/sou ge/nhtai: h
kai\ to/te a)pokalufqh/setai o( a)/nomoj, o(\n o( Ku/rioj a)nalw/sei tw|=
pneu/mati tou= sto/matoj au)tou= kai\ katargh/sei th|= e)pifanei/a| th=j
parousi/aj au)tou=: q
ou{ e)stin h( parousi/a kat' e)ne/rgeian tou= satana= e)n pa/sh| duna/mei kai\
shmei/oij kai\ te/rasi yeu/douj i
kai\ e)n pa/sh| a)pa/th| a)diki/aj toi=j a)pollume/noij, a)nq' w{n th\n a)ga/phn
th=j a)lhqei/aj ou)k e)de/canto ei)j to\ swqh=nai au)tou/j: ia
kai\ dia\ tou=to pe/myei au)toi=j o( Qeo\j e)ne/rgeian pla/nhj ei)j to\
pisteu=sai au)tou\j tw|= yeu/dei, ib
i(/na kriqw=si pa/ntej oi( mh\ pisteu/santej th|= a)lhqei/a|, a)ll'
eu)dokh/santej e)n th|= a)diki/a|.
ig
(Hmei=j de\ o)fei/lomen
eu)xaristei=n tw|= Qew|= pa/ntote peri\ u(mw=n, a)delfoi\ h)gaphme/noi u(po\
Kuri/ou, o(/ti ei(/leto u(ma=j o( Qeo\j a)p' a)rxh=j ei)j swthri/an e)n
a(giasmw|= Pneu/matoj kai\ pi/stei a)lhqei/aj, id
ei)j o(\ e)ka/lesen u(ma=j dia\ tou= eu)aggeli/ou h(mw=n ei)j peripoi/hsin
do/chj tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou=. ie
)/Ara ou}n, a)delfoi/, sth/kete,
kai\ kratei=te ta\j parado/seij a(\j e)dida/xqhte ei)/te dia\ lo/gou ei)/te di'
e)pistolh=j h(mw=n. ij
Au)to\j de\ o( Ku/rioj h(mw=n 'Ihsou=j Xristo\j kai\ o( Qeo\j kai\ path\r
h(mw=n, o( a)gaph/saj h(ma=j kai\ dou\j para/klhsin ai)wni/an kai\ e)lpi/da
a)gaqh\n e)n xa/riti, iz
parakale/sai u(mw=n ta\j kardi/aj kai\ sthri/cai u(ma=j e)n panti\ lo/gw| kai\
e)/rgw| a)gaqw|=.
KEFALAION
G /
To\
loipo\n proseu/xesqe, a)delfoi/, peri\ h(mw=n, i(/na o( lo/goj tou= Kuri/ou
tre/xh| kai\ doca/zhtai, kaqw\j kai\ pro\j u(ma=j, b
kai\ i(/na r(usqw=men a)po\ tw=n a)to/pwn kai\ ponhrw=n a)nqrw/pwn: ou) ga\r
pa/ntwn h( pi/stij. g
pisto\j de/ e)stin o( Ku/rioj, o(\j sthri/cei u(ma=j kai\ fula/cei a)po\ tou=
ponhrou=. d
Pepoi/qamen de\ e)n Kuri/w| e)f' u(ma=j o(/ti a(\ paragge/llomen u(mi=n kai\
poiei=te kai\ poih/sete. e
(O de\ Ku/rioj kateuqu/nai u(mw=n
ta\j kardi/aj ei)j th\n a)ga/phn tou= Qeou= kai\ ei)j th\n u(pomonh\n tou=
Xristou=.
j
Paragge/llomen de\ u(mi=n, a)delfoi/, e)n o)no/mati tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou=
Xristou=, ste/llesqai u(ma=j a)po\ panto\j a)delfou= a)ta/ktwj peripatou=ntoj
kai\ mh\ kata\ th\n para/dosin h(\n pare/labon par' h(mw=n. z
au)toi\ ga\r oi)/date pw=j dei= mimei=sqai h(ma=j, o(/ti ou)k h)takth/samen e)n
u(mi=n, h
ou)de\ dwrea\n a)/rton e)fa/gomen para/ tinoj, a)ll' e)n ko/pw| kai\ mo/xqw|,
nu/kta kai\ h(me/ran e)rgazo/menoi, pro\j to\ mh\ e)pibarh=sai/ tina u(mw=n:
q
ou)x o(/ti ou)k e)/xomen e)cousi/an, a)ll' i(/na e(autou\j tu/pon dw=men u(mi=n
ei)j to\ mimei=sqai h(ma=j. i
kai\ ga\r o(/te h}men pro\j u(ma=j, tou=to parhgge/llomen u(mi=n, o(/ti ei)/ tij
ou) qe/lei e)rga/zesqai, mhde\ e)sqie/tw. ia
a)kou/omen ga/r tinaj peripatou=ntaj e)n u(mi=n a)ta/ktwj, mhde\n
e)rgazome/nouj, a)lla\ periergazome/nouj: ib
toi=j de\ toiou/toij paragge/llomen kai\ parakalou=men dia\ tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n
'Ihsou= Xristou=, i(/na meta\ h(suxi/aj e)rgazo/menoi to\n e(autw=n a)/rton
e)sqi/wsin. ig
(Umei=j de/, a)delfoi/, mh\
e)kkakh/shte kalopoiou=ntej. id
ei) de/ tij ou)x u(pakou/ei tw|= lo/gw| h(mw=n dia\ th=j e)pistolh=j, tou=ton
shmeiou=sqe, kai\ mh\ sunanami/gnusqe au)tw|=, i(/na e)ntraph|=: ie
kai\ mh\ w(j e)xqro\n h(gei=sqe, a)lla\ nouqetei=te w(j a)delfo/n.
ij
Au)to\j de\ o( Ku/rioj th=j ei)rh/nhj dw|/h u(mi=n th\n ei)rh/nhn dia\ panto\j
e)n panti\ tro/pw|. (O Ku/rioj
meta\ pa/ntwn u(mw=n.
iz
(O a)spasmo\j th|= e)mh|= xeiri\
Pau/lou, o(/ e)sti shmei=on e)n pa/sh| e)pistolh|=: ou(/tw gra/fw.
ih (H xa/rij tou= Kuri/ou h(mw=n 'Ihsou= Xristou= meta\ pa/ntwn u(mw=n: a)mh/n.