2:1 [] Apefasisa de touto kat' emauton, to na mh elqw palin proV esaV me luphn.

2:2 Dioti ean egw saV lupw, kai tiV einai o eufrainwn eme eimh o lupoumenoV up' emou;

2:3 Kai egraya proV esaV touto auto, wste otan elqw na mh ecw luphn ap' ekeinwn, af' wn eprepe na ecw caran, ecwn pepoiqhsin eiV pantaV umaV oti h cara mou einai pantwn umwn.

2:4 Dioti ek pollhV qliyewV kai stenocwriaV kardiaV egraya proV esaV meta pollwn dakruwn, ouci dia na luphqhte, alla dia na gnwrishte thn agaphn, hn ecw perissoterwV eiV esaV.

2:5 [] All' ean tiV eluphse, den eluphsen eme, eimh kata meroV, dia na mh epibarunw pantaV umaV.

2:6 Arketon einai eiV ton toiouton auth h epiplhxiV h upo twn pleioterwn×

2:7 wste to enantion prepei mallon na sugcwrhshte auton, kai na parhgorhshte, dia na mh katapoqh o toioutoV upo thV uperballoushV luphV.

2:8 Dia touto saV parakalw na bebaiwshte proV auton thn agaphn saV.

2:9 Epeidh dia touto kai egraya, dia na gnwrisw thn dokimasian saV, an hsqe kata panta uphkooi×

2:10 eiV ontina de sugcwreite ti, sugcwrw kai egw× dioti ean egw sunecwrhsa ti, eiV ontina sunecwrhsa, dia saV ekamon touto enwpion tou Cristou,

2:11 dia na mh uperiscush kaq' hmwn o SatanaV× dioti den agnooumen ta dianohmata autou.

2:12 [] Ote de hlqon eiV thn Trwada dia na khruxw to euaggelion tou Cristou, kai hnoicqh eiV eme qura en Kuriw,

2:13 den elabon anesin eiV to pneuma mou, dioti den euron Titon ton adelfon mou, all' apocairethsaV autouV exhlqon eiV Makedonian.

2:14 Plhn cariV eiV ton Qeon, ostiV pantote kamnei hmaV na briambeuwmen dia tou Cristou kai faneronei en panti topw di' hmwn thn osmhn thV gnwsewV autou×

2:15 dioti tou Cristou euwdia eimeqa proV ton Qeon eiV touV swzomenouV kai eiV touV apollumenouV×

2:16 eiV toutouV men osmh qanatou dia qanaton, eiV ekeinouV de osmh zwhV dia zwhn. Kai proV tauta tiV einai ikanoV;