3:1 dio mhketi stegontes eudokhsamen kataleifqhnai en aqhnais monoi

3:2 kai epemyamen timoqeon ton adelfon hmwn kai diakonon tou qeou kai sunergon hmwn en tw euaggeliw tou cristou eis to sthrixai umas kai parakalesai umas peri ths pistews umwn

3:3 tw mhdena sainesqai en tais qliyesin tautais autoi gar oidate oti eis touto keimeqa

3:4 kai gar ote pros umas hmen proelegomen umin oti mellomen qlibesqai kaqws kai egeneto kai oidate

3:5 dia touto kagw mhketi stegwn epemya eis to gnwnai thn pistin umwn mhpws epeirasen umas o peirazwn kai eis kenon genhtai o kopos hmwn

3:6 arti de elqontos timoqeou pros hmas af umwn kai euaggelisamenou hmin thn pistin kai thn agaphn umwn kai oti ecete mneian hmwn agaqhn pantote epipoqountes hmas idein kaqaper kai hmeis umas

3:7 dia touto pareklhqhmen adelfoi ef umin epi pash th qliyei kai anagkh hmwn dia ths umwn pistews

3:8 oti nun zwmen ean umeis sthkhte en kuriw

3:9 tina gar eucaristian dunameqa tw qew antapodounai peri umwn epi pash th cara h cairomen di umas emprosqen tou qeou hmwn

3:10 nuktos kai hmeras uper ekperissou deomenoi eis to idein umwn to proswpon kai katartisai ta usterhmata ths pistews umwn

3:11 autos de o qeos kai pathr hmwn kai o kurios hmwn ihsous cristos kateuqunai thn odon hmwn pros umas

3:12 umas de o kurios pleonasai kai perisseusai th agaph eis allhlous kai eis pantas kaqaper kai hmeis eis umas