Vida eterna
A vida eterna é a promessa central do evangelho. Não se trata apenas de duração infinita, mas de qualidade de vida em comunhão com Deus, começando aqui e se estendendo pela eternidade.
O dom gratuito da vida eterna
A vida eterna é um presente de Deus, não resultado de obras humanas. É dada gratuitamente a quem crê em Jesus Cristo.
Οὕτως35pt 𝕻63,66,75ℵA,B,W [60%] (I include this for the record, to show that the dropping of -ς before a consonant was not automatic.) γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ35 𝕻63A,T (97.5%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB,W (0.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (2.1%) [homoioteleuton] τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ᾿ ἔχῃ ¦ εχει [30%] ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Οὕτως35pt 𝕻63,66,75ℵA,B,W [60%] (I include this for the record, to show that the dropping of -ς before a consonant was not automatic.) γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ35 𝕻63A,T (97.5%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB,W (0.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (2.1%) [homoioteleuton] τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ᾿ ἔχῃ ¦ εχει [30%] ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ Θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.
Τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ Θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.
Τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ Θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.
Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή· ἵνα γινώσκωσίν σε, τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεόν, καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας—Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.
Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή· ἵνα γινώσκωσίν σε, τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν Θεόν, καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας—Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.
Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία· ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῖν,35 B [24%] CP ¦ ∼ 312 ℵA [76%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.
Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἣν αὐτὸς ἐπηγγείλατο ἡμῖν· τὴν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον.
ἀλλὰ διὰ τοῦτο ἠλεήθην, ἵνα ἐν ἐμοί, πρώτῳ, ¦ πρωτον [15%] CP ἐνδείξηται Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς35 ℵ [93%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 A [5%] NU ¦ 1 [1%] ¦ 2 [0.5%] ¦ 1 ο 2 [0.5%] τὴν πᾶσαν35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ απασαν ℵA [5%] NU ¦ --- [1%] μακροθυμίαν, πρὸς ὑποτύπωσιν τῶν μελλόντων πιστεύειν ἐπ᾿ αὐτῷ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
A certeza para quem crê
Quem está em Cristo tem a certeza de que passou da morte para a vida. Nada pode arrebatar o crente da mão de Deus.
»Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὁ τὸν λόγον μου ἀκούων καὶ πιστεύων τῷ πέμψαντί με ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· καὶ εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται ἀλλὰ μεταβέβηκεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν.
»Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ νεκροὶ ἀκούσονται35 A,D [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ακουσουσιν 𝕻75B [0.5%] NU ¦ ακουσωσιν 𝕻66ℵW [1%] τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ζήσονται.35 A [98%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ζησουσιν 𝕻66,75ℵB,D,W [2%] NU ¦ one other reading
Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ Υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται τὴν35 [50%] CP,HF ¦ --- 𝕻66,75(ℵ)A,B,C,D,W [50%] RP,OC,TR,NU ζωήν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μενεῖ35 [50%] (CP) ¦ μένει [50%] HF,RP,OC,TR,NU ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.»
Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ Υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται τὴν35 [50%] CP,HF ¦ --- 𝕻66,75(ℵ)A,B,C,D,W [50%] RP,OC,TR,NU ζωήν, ἀλλ᾿ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μενεῖ35 [50%] (CP) ¦ μένει [50%] HF,RP,OC,TR,NU ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.»
Τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με Πατρός,35 [98%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75(ℵ)A,B(C)D,W [2%] NU ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκέν μοι μὴ ἀπολέσω ἐξ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ¦ αλλ D [10%] CP ἀναστήσω αὐτὸ35 𝕻66,75ℵA,B,C,D [50%] CP,RP,OC,TR,NU ¦ αυτον N,W [50%] HF ἐν35 ℵA,D,N [60%] CP,OC,TR[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻66,75B,C,W [40%] HF,RP τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ. Τοῦτο δέ35 [85%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ γαρ ℵA,B,C,D,N,W [13%] NU ¦ --- 𝕻(66)75 [2%] ἐστιν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με,35 A [90%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ πατρος μου 𝕻66,75ℵB,C,D,N,W [6%] NU ¦ --- [2%] ¦ 12 πατρος [2%] ἵνα πᾶς ὁ θεωρῶν τὸν Υἱὸν καὶ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ ἀναστήσω αὐτὸν ἐγὼ35 𝕻75B,C,W [80%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ 1 εν ℵN [18%] [NU] ¦ εν 𝕻66A,D [1%] ¦ --- [1%] τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ.»
Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν· ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ35 A,C,D,N (99.5%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66ℵB,T,W (0.5%) NU ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἐμὰ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούει,35 𝕻75A,D [97%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ακουουσιν 𝕻66ℵB,W [3%] NU κἀγὼ γινώσκω αὐτά, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσίν μοι. Κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς,35 𝕻66A,D (98.4%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 3412 𝕻75ℵB,W (1.6%) NU καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου.
Κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς,35 𝕻66A,D (98.4%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 3412 𝕻75ℵB,W (1.6%) NU καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου. Ὁ Πατήρ μου, ὃς35 𝕻66,75A (97.6%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ο ℵB,D,W (0.7%) NU ¦ ους (1.1%) ¦ ως (0.3%) ¦ long omissions (0.4%) (𝕻66,75 4.8% have εδωκεν.) δέδωκέν μοι, μείζων πάντων35 (𝕻66) (98%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 21 ℵD,W (0.8%) ¦ μειζον 2 A (0.5%) ¦ ∼ 2 μειζον B (0.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (0.3%) (𝕻75 joins ∼ 21, but the crucial vowel is missing.) ἐστίν· καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ Πατρός μου.35 A,D,W (99.1%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB (0.9%) NU Ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ Πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.»
Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία· ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῖν,35 B [24%] CP ¦ ∼ 312 ℵA [76%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. Ὁ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει.
Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε,35 (89.9%) RP,HF,OC(TR)CP ¦ ινα ειδητε οτι ζωην εχετε αιωνιον (αιωνιον εχετε ℵ) οι πιστευοντες (τοις πιστευουσιν ℵB 1% NU) εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου ℵA,B (3.8%) (NU) ¦ τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου (4.7%) ¦ ινα ειδητε οτι ζωην εχετε αιωνιον (1.6%) καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.35 (90.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B (4.4%) NU ¦ part of a larger lacuna (5.2%) (The longer form does seem to be awkward—more than sufficient stimulus for Alexandrian editors to delete.)
Ταῦτα ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα εἰδῆτε ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔχετε,35 (89.9%) RP,HF,OC(TR)CP ¦ ινα ειδητε οτι ζωην εχετε αιωνιον (αιωνιον εχετε ℵ) οι πιστευοντες (τοις πιστευουσιν ℵB 1% NU) εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου ℵA,B (3.8%) (NU) ¦ τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα του υιου του θεου (4.7%) ¦ ινα ειδητε οτι ζωην εχετε αιωνιον (1.6%) καὶ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.35 (90.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B (4.4%) NU ¦ part of a larger lacuna (5.2%) (The longer form does seem to be awkward—more than sufficient stimulus for Alexandrian editors to delete.)
O caminho para a eternidade
Jesus é o caminho para a vida eterna. Crer nele, segui-lo e perseverar na fé são os passos que nos conduzem à eternidade com Deus.
ὃς δ᾿ ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ35 𝕻66W [90%] HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ διψησει 𝕻75ℵA,B(D)N [10%] CP,NU ¦ --- C has long omission εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.»
Ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην ἀλλὰ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, ἣν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ὑμῖν δώσει· τοῦτον γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν ὁ Θεός.» Εἶπον οὖν πρὸς αὐτόν, «Τί ποιῶμεν ¦ ποιουμεν [3%] some TRs ¦ ποιησωμεν W [1%] ¦ two other readings ἵνα ἐργαζώμεθα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ;» Ἀπεκρίθη35 𝕻75ℵW [70%] CP,HF,RP,OC ¦ 1 ο A,B,D,N [30%] TR[NU] Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, «Τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα πιστεύσητε35 [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ πιστευητε 𝕻75A,B,N [1%] NU ¦ πιστευσηται D,W ¦ πιστευηται ℵ εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος.»
Ἀπεκρίθη οὖν35 [90%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66ℵB,C,N,W [10%] NU ¦ δε D αὐτῷ Σίμων Πέτρος· «Κύριε, πρὸς τίνα ἀπελευσόμεθα; Ῥήματα ζωῆς αἰωνίου ἔχεις.
»Εἰσέλθετε διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης· ὅτι πλατεῖα ἡ πύλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ἀπώλειαν, καὶ πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ εἰσερχόμενοι δι᾿ αὐτῆς. Τί35 C,N,W (99%) RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ οτι ℵ,TR ¦ οτι δε B στενὴ ἡ πύλη καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.
»Εἰσέλθετε διὰ τῆς στενῆς πύλης· ὅτι πλατεῖα ἡ πύλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ἀπώλειαν, καὶ πολλοί εἰσιν οἱ εἰσερχόμενοι δι᾿ αὐτῆς. Τί35 C,N,W (99%) RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ οτι ℵ,TR ¦ οτι δε B στενὴ ἡ πύλη καὶ τεθλιμμένη ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπάγουσα εἰς τὴν ζωήν, καὶ ὀλίγοι εἰσὶν οἱ εὑρίσκοντες αὐτήν.
Ὁ εὑρὼν τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀπολέσει αὐτήν, καὶ ὁ ἀπολέσας τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ εὑρήσει αὐτήν.
Καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.»
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ35 D [50%] HF,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 A,W [20%] RP ¦ ∼ και 1 C,N [29%] ¦ --- ℵB [1%] NU ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν·35 A,C,N,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ εφη 12 B [0.5%] NU ¦ ∼ εφη αυτω 12 ℵ ¦ 12 D ¦ one other variant «Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδείς ἐστιν ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίαν ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα35 ℵA,N [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 321 B,C,W [1%] NU ¦ 3 D ἢ γυναῖκα35 A,C,N (98.1%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB,D,W (1.8%) NU ¦ two other variants (0.1%) ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγρούς, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ ἕνεκεν35 C,N,W [90%] HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ --- ℵA,B [10%] TR ¦ ενεκα D [0.5%] τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ἐὰν μὴ λάβῃ ἑκατονταπλασίονα, νῦν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ—οἰκίας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἀδελφὰς καὶ πατέρα καὶ μητέρα35 [40%] OC ¦ πατερας 2 μητερας N [2%] ¦ μητερας B [55%] HF,RP,CP,TR,NU ¦ 3 A,C,D,W [3%] ¦ long omission ℵ καὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀγρούς (μετὰ διωγμῶν)—καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Καὶ ἰδού, νομικός τις ἀνέστη, ἐκπειράζων αὐτὸν καὶ35 A,C,D,N,W [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ --- 𝕻75ℵB [0.5%] NU λέγων, «Διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;» Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν· «Ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τί γέγραπται; Πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις;» Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· «Ἀγαπήσεις Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης τῆς35 ℵA,C,N,W [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻75B [1.5%] ¦ τη (D) καρδίας σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς35 A,C,N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ εν ολη τη ψυχη 𝕻45v,75ℵB,D [1%] NU σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ἰσχύος35 A,C,N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ εν ολη τη ισχυι 𝕻75ℵB,D [1%] NU σου, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας35 A,C,N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ εν ολη τη διανοια 𝕻75ℵB [1%] NU ¦ --- D σου, καί, τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν.» ¦ εαυτον A,N [20%] OC Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ, «Ὀρθῶς ἀπεκρίθης· τοῦτο ποίει καὶ ζήσῃ.»
Ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως· ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς εἰς ἣν καὶ35 [40%] OC,TR ¦ --- ℵA [60%] RP,HF,CP,NU (OC has small type.) ἐκλήθης—καὶ ὡμολόγησας ¦ ομολογησας [10%] τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.
Ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως· ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς εἰς ἣν καὶ35 [40%] OC,TR ¦ --- ℵA [60%] RP,HF,CP,NU (OC has small type.) ἐκλήθης—καὶ ὡμολόγησας ¦ ομολογησας [10%] τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.
Perseverança e glória futura
A vida eterna exige perseverança. Os sofrimentos presentes não se comparam com a glória que será revelada. Deus nos guardará até o fim.
τοῖς μέν, καθ᾿ ὑπομονὴν ἔργου ἀγαθοῦ, δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν ζητοῦσιν ¦ επιζητουσι [2%] CP—ζωὴν αἰώνιον·
ἵνα ὥσπερ ἐβασίλευσεν ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐν τῷ θανάτῳ, οὕτως καὶ ἡ χάρις βασιλεύσῃ35 ℵA,B,C [68%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP,NU ¦ βασιλευσει [32%] διὰ δικαιοσύνης εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν.
Λογίζομαι γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἄξια τὰ παθήματα τοῦ νῦν καιροῦ πρὸς τὴν μέλλουσαν δόξαν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι εἰς ἡμᾶς.
τὸ γὰρ παραυτίκα ἐλαφρὸν τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν καθ᾿ ὑπερβολὴν εἰς ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης κατεργάζεται ἡμῖν,
μὴ σκοπούντων ἡμῶν τὰ βλεπόμενα, ἀλλὰ τὰ μὴ βλεπόμενα· τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα, τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια.
Μὴ πλανᾶσθε, Θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται· ὃ γὰρ ἐὰν σπείρῃ ἄνθρωπος, τοῦτο καὶ θερίσει —ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν· ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
—ὅτι ὁ σπείρων εἰς τὴν σάρκα ἑαυτοῦ ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς θερίσει φθοράν· ὁ δὲ σπείρων εἰς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος θερίσει ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Ὅθεν καὶ σῴζειν εἰς τὸ παντελὲς δύναται τοὺς προσερχομένους δι᾿ αὐτοῦ τῷ Θεῷ, πάντοτε ζῶν εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπὲρ ¦ ∼ 21 CP αὐτῶν.
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%]
Ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀγαπητοί, τῇ ἁγιωτάτῃ ὑμῶν πίστει ἐποικοδομοῦντες ἑαυτούς,35 (79.8%) RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ 12 ημων 456 (5.6%) CP ¦ 12456 (1.2%) ¦ ∼ 561234 ℵA,B (10.2%) NU ¦ ∼ 5612 ημων 4 C (3%) ¦ ∼ 1 εαυτων 24 ανοικοδομεισθε 𝕻72 ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ προσευχόμενοι, ¦ 1 εαυτοις 𝕻72 (10%) (basically this same group omits the immediately following εαυτους) ἑαυτοὺς ἐν ἀγάπῃ Θεοῦ τηρήσατε, προσδεχόμενοι τὸ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
A eternidade com Deus
A Bíblia descreve a plenitude da vida eterna: sem dor, sem lágrimas, em perfeita comunhão com Deus para sempre.
Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ¦ θρονου ℵA,NU λεγούσης· «Ἰδού, ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαὸς35 Ma,b,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ λαοι Md,e⅔,h ℵA,NU,TR αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτῶν.35 Ma⅙,bpt,e⅗ ℵ,CP,RP ¦ ∼ 231 Ma,bpt,f2/7,g,i⅓ HF,OC ¦ 123 θεος 3 Md,e⅖,f,h¼(pt),i⅔ TR ¦ ∼ 2313 θεος A[NU] Καὶ ἐξαλείψει πᾶν35 Mbpt,d,e⅓,f,g,h,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,NU ¦ ο θεος 1 Me⅗ A,TR ¦ απ αυτων 1 Ma,bpt,ipt HF ¦ απ αυτων ο θεος 1 OC (OC is in small print) δάκρυον ἀπὸ ¦ εκ ℵA,NU τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ὁ θάνατος οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, οὔτε πένθος οὔτε κραυγὴ οὔτε πόνος—οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, ὅτι τὰ πρῶτα35 Ma,b,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 2 γαρ 3 Md ¦ 23 Me⅕,h A ¦ 2 προβατα ℵ ἀπῆλθον.»35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e,gpt,h¼,ipt CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ απηλθεν Ma,bpt,f,gpt,h,ipt ℵ,HF ¦ απηλθαν A,NU
«Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα35 Ma,b,d⅔,e⅓,f,h¼,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ Α Md⅓,e⅔,g,h OC,TR καὶ τὸ Ὦ,»35 Ma,f,g,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 αρχη και τελος Mb,e,i¼ ℵ,TR ¦ 1 η αρχη και το τελος Md λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ¦ ∼ 21 TR «Ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν καὶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος, ὁ Παντοκράτωρ.»
Καὶ ὁ κόσμος παράγεται, καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.