4:1 [] Dia touto, econteV thn diakonian tauthn, kaqwV hlehqhmen, den apokamnomen,

4:2 all' aphrnhqhmen ta krupta thV aiscunhV, mh peripatounteV en panourgia mhde dolononteV ton logon tou Qeou, alla me thn fanerwsin thV alhqeiaV sunistwnteV eautouV proV pasan suneidhsin anqrwpwn enwpion tou Qeou.

4:3 Ean de kai hnai to euaggelion hmwn kekalummenon, eiV touV apollumenouV einai kekalummenon,

4:4 twn opoiwn apistwn ontwn o QeoV tou kosmou toutou etuflwse ton noun, dia na mh epilamyh eiV autouV o fwtismoV tou euaggeliou thV doxhV tou Cristou, ostiV einai eikwn tou Qeou.

4:5 Dioti hmeiV den khruttomen eautouV, alla ton Criston Ihsoun ton Kurion, eautouV de doulouV umwn dia ton Ihsoun.

4:6 Dioti o QeoV o eipwn na lamyh fwV ek tou skotouV, einai ostiV elamyen en taiV kardiaiV hmwn proV fwtismon thV gnwsewV thV doxhV tou Qeou dia tou proswpou tou Ihsou Cristou.

4:7 Ecomen de ton qhsauron touton eiV ostrakina skeuh, dia na hnai h uperbolh thV dunamewV tou Qeou kai ouci ex hmwn,

4:8 [] kata panta qlibomenoi all' ouci stenocwroumenoi, aporoumenoi all' ouci apelpizomenoi,

4:9 diwkomenoi all' ouci egkataleipomenoi, kataballomenoi all' ouci apollumenoi,

4:10 pantote thn nekrwsin tou Kuriou Ihsou periferonteV en tw swmati, dia na fanerwqh en tw swmati hmwn kai h zwh tou Ihsou.

4:11 Dioti hmeiV oi zwnteV paradidomeqa pantote eiV ton qanaton dia ton Ihsoun, dia na fanerwqh kai h zwh tou Ihsou en th qnhth hmwn sarki.

4:12 Wste o men qanatoV energeitai en hmin, h de zwh en umin.

4:13 EconteV de to auto pneuma thV pistewV kata to gegrammenon, Episteusa, dio elalhsa, kai hmeiV pisteuomen, dio kai laloumen,

4:14 exeuronteV oti o anasthsaV ton Kurion Ihsoun qelei anasthsei kai hmaV dia tou Ihsou kai parasthsei meq' umwn.

4:15 Dioti ta panta einai dia saV, wste h cariV, pleonasasa dia thn eucaristian twn pleioterwn, na perisseush eiV thn doxan tou Qeou.

4:16 Dia touto den apokamnomen, all' ean kai o exwterikoV hmwn anqrwpoV fqeirhtai, o eswterikoV omwV ananeoutai kaq' ekasthn hmeran.

4:17 Dioti h proswrinh elafra qliyiV hmwn ergazetai eiV hmaV kaq' uperbolhn eiV uperbolhn aiwnion baroV doxhV,