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.