11:1 [] Legw loipon, MhpwV aperriyen o QeoV ton laon autou; Mh genoito× dioti kai egw IsrahlithV eimai, ek spermatoV Abraam, ek fulhV Beniamin.

11:2 Den aperriyen o QeoV ton laon autou, ton opoion proegnwrisen. H den exeurete ti legei h grafh peri tou Hlia; pwV omilei proV ton Qeon kata tou Israhl, legwn×

11:3 Kurie, touV profhtaV sou eqanatwsan kai ta qusiasthria sou kateskayan, kai egw enapeleifqhn monoV, kai zhtousi thn yuchn mou.

11:4 Alla ti apokrinetai proV auton o QeoV; Afhka eiV emauton epta ciliadaV andrwn, oitineV den eklinan gonu eiV ton Baal.

11:5 Outw loipon kai epi tou parontoV kairou apemeine kataloipon ti kat' ekloghn caritoV.

11:6 Ean de kata carin, den einai pleon ex ergwn× epeidh tote h cariV den ginetai pleon cariV. Ean de ex ergwn, den einai pleon cariV× epeidh to ergon den einai pleon ergon.

11:7 Ti loipon; O Israhl den epetucen ekeino to opoion zhtei, oi eklektoi omwV epetucon× oi de loipoi etuflwqhsan,

11:8 kaqwV einai gegrammenon× Edwken eiV autouV o QeoV pneuma nustagmou, ofqalmouV dia na mh blepwsi kai wta dia na mh akouwsin, ewV thV shmeron hmeraV.

11:9 Kai o Dabid legei× AV geinh h trapeza autwn eiV pagida kai eiV brocon kai eiV skandalon kai eiV antapodoma eiV autouV×

11:10 aV skotisqwsin oi ofqalmoi autwn dia na mh blepwsi, kai ton nwton autwn diapantoV kurtwson.

11:11 Legw loipon, MhpwV eptaisan dia na peswsi; Mh genoito× alla dia thV ptwsewV autwn egeinen h swthria eiV ta eqnh, dia na kinhsh autouV eiV zhlotupian.

11:12 Kai ean h ptwsiV autwn hnai ploutoV tou kosmou kai elattwsiV autwn ploutoV twn eqnwn, posw mallon to plhrwma autwn;

11:13 Dioti proV esaV ta eqnh legw, Ef' oson men eimai egw apostoloV twn eqnwn, thn diakonian mou doxazw,

11:14 iswV kinhsw eiV zhlotupian autouV, oitineV einai sarx mou kai swsw tinaV ex autwn.

11:15 Dioti ean h apobolh autwn hnai filiwsiV tou kosmou, ti qelei eisqai h proslhyiV autwn eimh zwh ek nekrwn;

11:16 Kai ean h zumh hnai agia, einai kai to furama× kai ean h riza hnai agia, einai kai oi kladoi.

11:17 All' ean tineV twn kladwn apekophsan, su de agrielaia ousa enekentrisqhV metaxu autwn kai egeineV sugkoinwnoV thV rizhV kai thV pacuthtoV thV elaiaV,

11:18 mh katakaucasai enantion twn kladwn× ean de katakaucasai, su den bastazeiV thn rizan, all' h riza se.

11:19 QeleiV eipei loipon× Apekophsan oi kladoi, dia na egkentrisqw egw.

11:20 KalwV× dia thn apistian apekophsan, su de dia thV pistewV istasai× mh uyhlofronei, alla fobou×

11:21 dioti ean o QeoV den efeisqh touV fusikouV kladouV, prosece mhpwV den feisqh mhde se.

11:22 Ide loipon thn crhstothta kai thn austhrothta tou Qeou, epi men touV pesontaV thn austhrothta, epi se de thn crhstothta, ean epimeinhV eiV thn crhstothta× dioti allwV kai su qeleiV apokoph.

11:23 Kai ekeinoi de, ean den epimeinwsin eiV thn apistian, qelousin egkentrisqh× dioti dunatoV einai o QeoV palin na egkentrish autouV.

11:24 Epeidh ean su apekophV apo thV fusikhV agrielaiaV kai para fusin enekentrisqhV eiV kallielaian, posw mallon outoi oi fusikoi qelousin egkentrisqh eiV thn idian autwn elaian.

11:25 Dioti den qelw na agnohte, adelfoi, to musthrion touto, dia na mh uyhlofronhte, oti tuflwsiV kata meroV egeinen eiV ton Israhl, ewsou eiselqh to plhrwma twn eqnwn,

11:26 kai outw paV o Israhl qelei swqh, kaqwV einai gegrammenon× Qelei elqei ek Siwn o lutrwthV kai qelei apostreyei taV asebeiaV apo tou Iakwb×

11:27 Kai auth einai h par' emou diaqhkh proV autouV, Otan afairesw taV amartiaV autwn.

11:28 Kata men to euaggelion, einai ecqroi dia saV, kata de thn ekloghn agaphtoi dia touV pateraV.

11:29 Dioti anepidekta metameleiaV einai ta carismata kai h prosklhsiV tou Qeou.

11:30 Dioti kaqwV kai seiV hpeiqhsate pote eiV ton Qeon, twra omwV hlehqhte en th apeiqeia toutwn,

11:31 outw kai outoi hpeiqhsan twra en tw umeterw eleei, dia na elehqwsi kai autoi×

11:32 dioti o QeoV sunekleise touV pantaV eiV thn apeiqeian, dia na elehsh touV pantaV.

11:33 [] W baqoV ploutou kai sofiaV kai gnwsewV Qeou. Poson anexereunhtoi einai ai kriseiV autou kai anexicniastoi ai odoi autou.

11:34 Dioti tiV egnwrise ton noun tou Kuriou; h tiV egeine sumbouloV autou;

11:35 h tiV edwke ti prwtoV eiV auton, dia na geinh eiV auton antapodosiV;