4:1 [] Diamarturomai loipon egw enwpion tou Qeou kai tou Kuriou Ihsou Cristou, ostiV mellei na krinh zwntaV kai nekrouV en th epifaneia autou kai th basileia autou,

4:2 khruxon ton logon, epimene egkairwV akairwV, elegxon, epiplhxon, protreyon, meta pashV makroqumiaV kai didachV.

4:3 Dioti qelei elqei kairoV ote den qelousin upoferei thn ugiainousan didaskalian, alla qelousin episwreusei eiV eautouV didaskalouV kata taV idiaV autwn epiqumiaV, gargalizomenoi thn akohn,

4:4 kai apo men thV alhqeiaV qelousin apostreyei thn akohn autwn, eiV de touV muqouV qelousin ektraph.

4:5 Su de agrupnei eiV panta, kakopaqhson, ergasqhti ergon euaggelistou, thn diakonian sou kame plhrh.

4:6 Dioti egw ginomai hdh spondh kai o kairoV thV anacwrhsewV mou efqase.

4:7 Ton agwna ton kalon hgwnisqhn, ton dromon eteleiwsa, thn pistin diethrhsa×

4:8 tou loipou menei eiV eme o thV dikaiosunhV stefanoV, ton opoion o KurioV qelei moi apodwsei en ekeinh th hmera, o dikaioV krithV, kai ou monon eiV eme, alla kai eiV pantaV osoi epipoqousi thn epifaneian autou.

4:9 [] Spoudason na elqhV proV eme tacewV×

4:10 dioti o DhmaV me egkatelipen, agaphsaV ton paronta kosmon, kai aphlqen eiV qessalonikhn, o KrhskhV eiV Galatian, o TitoV eiV Dalmatian×

4:11 o LoukaV einai monoV met' emou. Ton Markon paralabwn fere meta sou× dioti moi einai crhsimoV eiV thn diakonian.

4:12 Ton de Tucikon apesteila eiV Efeson.

4:13 Ton felonhn, ton opoion afhka en Trwadi para tw Karpw, ercomenoV fere, kai ta biblia, malista taV membranaV.

4:14 O AlexandroV o calkeuV polla kaka moi ekamen× o KurioV na apodwsh eiV auton kata ta erga autou×

4:15 ton opoion kai su fulattou× dioti polu anqistatai eiV touV logouV hmwn.

4:16 [] En th prwth apologia mou den me parestaqh oudeiV, alla panteV me egkatelipon× eiqe na mh logariasqh eiV autouV×

4:17 all' o KurioV me parestaqh kai me enedunamwse, dia na plhrwqh di' emou to khrugma kai na akouswsi panta ta eqnh× kai hleuqerwqhn ek tou stomatoV tou leontoV.

4:18 Kai qelei me eleuqerwsei o KurioV apo pantoV ergou ponhrou kai qelei me diaswsei dia thn epouranion basileian autou× eiV ton opoion estw h doxa eiV touV aiwnaV twn aiwnwn× amhn.

4:19 Aspasqhti thn Priskan kai ton Akulan kai ton oikon tou Onhsiforou.

4:20 O ErastoV emeinen en Korinqw, ton de Trofimon afhka en Milhtw asqenh.

4:21 Spoudason na elqhV pro tou ceimwnoV. Aspazetai se o EubouloV kai PoudhV kai LinoV kai h Klaudia kai oi adelfoi panteV.