Deus nos chamou
Deus nos chamou antes da fundação do mundo. Ele nos conhece pelo nome, nos predestinou para sermos conforme a imagem de Cristo e nos capacita para o chamado.
Chamados por Deus
Os que Deus predestinou, também os chamou. O Seu chamado é irrevogável — fundamentado no propósito eterno e na graça abundante.
Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν τὸν Θεὸν πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς35 ℵA,B,C [73%] OC,RP,HF,TR,NU ¦ 1 το [27%] CP ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν. Ὅτι οὓς προέγνω καὶ προώρισεν συμμόρφους τῆς εἰκόνος τοῦ Υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν πρωτότοκον ἐν πολλοῖς ἀδελφοῖς· οὓς δὲ προώρισεν, τούτους καὶ ἐκάλεσεν· καὶ οὓς ἐκάλεσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδικαίωσεν· οὓς δὲ ἐδικαίωσεν, τούτους καὶ ἐδόξασεν.
πεφωτισμένους τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς τῆς καρδίας ¦ διανοιας [5%] TR ὑμῶν,35 ℵA [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻46B [2%] εἰς τὸ εἰδέναι ὑμᾶς τίς ἐστιν ἡ ἐλπὶς τῆς κλήσεως αὐτοῦ, καὶ35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [3%] NU τίς ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης τῆς κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις, καὶ τί τὸ ὑπερβάλλον μέγεθος τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ εἰς ἡμᾶς τοὺς πιστεύοντας, κατὰ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ κράτους τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ
Μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν μηδὲ ἐμὲ τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ συγκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ κατὰ δύναμιν Θεοῦ —τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς καὶ καλέσαντος κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν ἀλλὰ κατ᾿35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ κατα ℵA,C [5%] NU ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν, τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων, φανερωθεῖσαν δὲ νῦν διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,35 C [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 ℵA [3%] NU καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου·
Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς πάσης χάριτος, ὁ καλέσας ὑμᾶς35 𝕻72ℵA,B [92%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημας [8%] TR εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον αὐτοῦ δόξαν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,35 𝕻72A [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU] ¦ --- ℵ(B) [3%] ECM ὀλίγον παθόντας, αὐτὸς καταρτίσαι35 [88%] RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ καταρτισει 𝕻72ℵA,B [12%] OC,NU ¦ two other readings ὑμᾶς35 [88%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻72ℵA,B [12%] NU—στηρίξαι,35 [33%] TR,CP ¦ στηριξει 𝕻72ℵA,B [66%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ στηριξοι [1%] (Future indicative or aorist optative?) σθενώσαι,35 [30%] TR,CP ¦ σθενωσει ℵA,B [66%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ σθενωσοι [1%] ¦ --- 𝕻72 [3%] ¦ one other variant θεμελιώσαι.35 [30%] TR,CP ¦ θεμελιωσει 𝕻72ℵ [66%] RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ θεμελιωσοι [1%] ¦ --- A,B [3%]
A resposta ao chamado
Ninguém pode vir a mim se o Pai não o atrair. Deus escolheu os fracos para confundir os fortes — e nos chamou para a luz.
Οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐλθεῖν πρός με ἐὰν μὴ ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ πέμψας με ἑλκύσῃ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐγὼ35 A [97%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ καγω 𝕻66,75ℵB,C,D,N(W) [3%] NU ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν ἐν35 𝕻66A,B,C,D,N,W [90%] HF,RP,NU ¦ --- 𝕻75ℵ [10%] CP,OC,TR τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ.
Βλέπετε γὰρ τὴν κλῆσιν ὑμῶν, ἀδελφοί· ὅτι οὐ πολλοὶ σοφοί, κατὰ σάρκα, οὐ πολλοὶ δυνατοί, οὐ πολλοὶ εὐγενεῖς· ἀλλὰ τὰ μωρὰ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα τοὺς σοφοὺς καταισχύνῃ,35 [73%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 312 𝕻46ℵB,C [12%] NU ¦ --- A [15%] omit a whole line [homoioteleuton] καὶ τὰ ἀσθενῆ τοῦ κόσμου ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα καταισχύνῃ τὰ ἰσχυρά·
Ἀκούσατε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. Οὐχ ὁ Θεὸς ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πτωχοὺς τοῦ κόσμου35 (90.7%) RP,HF,OC,CP ¦ 12 τουτου (5.6%) TR ¦ τω κοσμω ℵA,B,C (2.4%) NU ¦ εν τω κοσμω (0.4%) ¦ και τω κοσμω (0.2%) ¦ εν κοσμω (0.8%) πλουσίους ἐν πίστει καὶ κληρονόμους τῆς βασιλείας ἧς ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν;
ὃς ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σκότους καὶ μετέστησεν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Υἱοῦ τῆς ἀγάπης αὐτοῦ, ἐν ᾧ ἔχομεν τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν διὰ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ,35 [60%] TR ¦ --- ℵA,B,C [40%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU (The omission was presumably deliberate—one wonders why.) τὴν ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν.
Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτούς· «Μετανοήσατε35 [20%] ¦ ∼ 32 εφη 456 [72%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 32456 φησιν ℵA,C [2%] [NU] ¦ ∼ 32456 B ¦ ∼ 3245 φησιν 6 D ¦ five further variants [5%] καὶ βαπτισθήτω, ἕκαστος ὑμῶν, ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,35 D (95.3%) HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 υμων (1.4%) ¦ των 1 υμων ℵA,B(C) (1.8%) NU ¦ των 1 (1.6%) καὶ λήψεσθε35 [95%] HF,RP,OC,TR,CP ¦ λημψεσθε A,B,NU ¦ λημψεσθαι ℵC,D [1%] ¦ ληψεσθαι [3%] τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος. Ὑμῖν γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἐπαγγελία, καὶ τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς εἰς μακράν—ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.»
Confirmando o chamado
Procurai tornar cada vez mais firme a vossa vocação. Deus começou a boa obra e a completará até o dia de Cristo.
Διὸ μᾶλλον, ἀδελφοί, σπουδάσατε ¦ 1 ινα δια των καλων εργων ℵ(A) [14%] βεβαίαν ὑμῶν τὴν κλῆσιν καὶ ἐκλογὴν ποιεῖσθαι, ¦ ποιησθε ℵA [13%] ¦ ποιεισθε [6.6%] ¦ ποιησεσθε [0.4%] ταῦτα γὰρ ποιοῦντες οὐ μὴ πταίσητέ ποτε. Οὕτως γὰρ πλουσίως ἐπιχορηγηθήσεται ὑμῖν ἡ εἴσοδος ¦ 1 η 𝕻72 [25%] εἰς τὴν αἰώνιον35 𝕻72ℵA,B [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ αιωνιαν C [2%] CP βασιλείαν τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν καὶ Σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.35 𝕻72ℵB,C [85%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ ∼ 23145 A [7%] ¦ 145 [8%] CP ¦ one other reading
πεποιθὼς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, ὅτι ὁ ἐναρξάμενος ἐν ὑμῖν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἐπιτελέσει ἄχρις35 [97%] HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ αχρι ℵ(A)B [3%] RP,NU ἡμέρας Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ·35 ℵA [65%] OC,TR ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻46B [35%] RP,HF,CP,NU
Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.»