1 χριστου ουν παθοντοσ υπερ ημων σαρκι και υμεισ την αυτην εννοιαν οπλισασθε οτι ο παθων εν σαρκι πεπαυται αμαρτιασ 2 εισ το μηκετι ανθρωπων επιθυμιαισ αλλα θεληματι θεου τον επιλοιπον εν σαρκι βιωσαι χρονον 3 αρκετοσ γαρ ημιν ο παρεληλυθωσ χρονοσ του βιου το θελημα των εθνων κατεργασασθαι πεπορευμενουσ εν ασελγειαισ επιθυμιαισ οινοφλυγιαισ κωμοισ ποτοισ και αθεμιτοισ ειδωλολατρειαισ 4 εν ω ξενιζονται μη συντρεχοντων υμων εισ την αυτην τησ ασωτιασ αναχυσιν βλασφημουντεσ 5 οι αποδωσουσιν λογον τω ετοιμωσ εχοντι κριναι ζωντασ και νεκρουσ 6 εισ τουτο γαρ και νεκροισ ευηγγελισθη ινα κριθωσιν μεν κατα ανθρωπουσ σαρκι ζωσιν δε κατα θεον πνευματι 7 παντων δε το τελοσ ηγγικεν σωφρονησατε ουν και νηψατε εισ τασ προσευχασ 8 προ παντων δε την εισ εαυτουσ αγαπην εκτενη εχοντεσ οτι αγαπη καλυψει πληθοσ αμαρτιων 9 φιλοξενοι εισ αλληλουσ ανευ γογγυσμων 10 εκαστοσ καθωσ ελαβεν χαρισμα εισ εαυτουσ αυτο διακονουντεσ ωσ καλοι οικονομοι ποικιλησ χαριτοσ θεου 11 ει τισ λαλει ωσ λογια θεου ει τισ διακονει ωσ εξ ισχυοσ ωσ χορηγει ο θεοσ ινα εν πασιν δοξαζηται ο θεοσ δια ιησου χριστου ω εστιν η δοξα και το κρατοσ εισ τουσ αιωνασ των αιωνων αμην 12 αγαπητοι μη ξενιζεσθε τη εν υμιν πυρωσει προσ πειρασμον υμιν γινομενη ωσ ξενου υμιν συμβαινοντοσ 13 αλλα καθο κοινωνειτε τοισ του χριστου παθημασιν χαιρετε ινα και εν τη αποκαλυψει τησ δοξησ αυτου χαρητε αγαλλιωμενοι 14 ει ονειδιζεσθε εν ονοματι χριστου μακαριοι οτι το τησ δοξησ και το του θεου πνευμα εφ υμασ αναπαυεται κατα μεν αυτουσ βλασφημειται κατα δε υμασ δοξαζεται 15 μη γαρ τισ υμων πασχετω ωσ φονευσ η κλεπτησ η κακοποιοσ η ωσ αλλοτριοεπισκοποσ 16 ει δε ωσ χριστιανοσ μη αισχυνεσθω δοξαζετω δε τον θεον εν τω μερει τουτω 17 οτι ο καιροσ του αρξασθαι το κριμα απο του οικου του θεου ει δε πρωτον αφ ημων τι το τελοσ των απειθουντων τω του θεου ευαγγελιω 18 και ει ο δικαιοσ μολισ σωζεται ο ασεβησ και αμαρτωλοσ που φανειται 19 ωστε και οι πασχοντεσ κατα το θελημα του θεου ωσ πιστω κτιστη παρατιθεσθωσαν τασ ψυχασ αυτων εν αγαθοποιια
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Galatians 5:24; 1 Peter 3:18; Colossians 3:3–5; Romans 6:11; Galatians 2:20
- 2 Ephesians 4:22–24; 1 Peter 1:14; Ephesians 6:6; Romans 6:11; Titus 3:3–8
- 3 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:5; 1 Peter 1:14; Ephesians 2:2–3
- 4 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Peter 2:12; Jude 10; Acts 18:6; Acts 13:45
- 5 James 5:9; 2 Timothy 4:1; Acts 10:42; Romans 14:10–12; John 5:22–23
- 6 Romans 8:2; 1 Peter 3:19; John 5:25–26; Romans 8:9–11; Ephesians 2:3–5
- 7 James 5:8–9; 1 Peter 1:13; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Timothy 4:5; Luke 21:34
- 8 Proverbs 10:12; Colossians 3:14; Proverbs 17:9; James 5:20; 1 Peter 1:22
- 9 Hebrews 13:2; Romans 12:13; Philippians 2:14; Hebrews 13:16; 1 Timothy 3:2
- 10 Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 1 Corinthians 4:1–2; Mark 10:45; Hebrews 6:10
- 11 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Peter 4:10; Ephesians 6:10; Ephesians 4:29; 1 Corinthians 12:4
- 12 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 1:6–7; 1 Peter 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:2–4; Daniel 11:35
- 13 Romans 8:17; James 1:2–3; Romans 5:3; Philippians 3:10; 2 Corinthians 1:7
- 14 1 Peter 3:14; Luke 6:22; Matthew 5:11; 1 Peter 3:16; James 1:12
- 15 2 Thessalonians 3:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Peter 2:19–20; 1 Timothy 5:13; 1 Peter 3:17
- 16 1 Peter 3:17–18; Philippians 1:29; 1 Peter 4:19; James 1:2–4; Acts 5:41
- 17 Jeremiah 25:29; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Romans 2:9; Ezekiel 9:6; 1 Peter 2:8
- 18 Proverbs 11:31; Ezekiel 18:24; Luke 23:31; 2 Peter 2:5–6; Jude 15
- 19 Psalm 37:5; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 3:17; Psalm 138:8; Psalm 146:5–6
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Love covers a multitude of sins. Love beareth all things, is long-suffering in all things.
Wherefore, forsaking the vanity of many, and their false doctrines, let us return to the word which has been handed down to us from the beginning; "watching unto prayer," and persevering in fasting; beseeching in our supplications the all-seeing God "not to lead us into temptation," as the Lord has said: "The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is …
"Love moreover is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." And because it is through sin that we are alienated from the possession of true good, "Love covereth a multitude of sins." So then the Father is Himself the True Origin to the Son, who is the Truth, and the Son is the …
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Let us then be imitators of His patience; and if we suffer for His name's sake, let us glorify Him.
Before all, then, confession; then, love: for of charity what is said? "Charity covereth a multitude of sins." Now let us see whether he commendeth charity in regard of the sins which subsequently overtake us: because charity alone extinguisheth sins.
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