Chapter 4
1 ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲓ ⲁⲛ
ΔιὰDiaBecause ofG1223PREP ἔχοντεςechonteshavingG2192V-PAP-NPM διακονίανdiakonianministryG1248N-ASF ταύτηνtautēnthisG3778D-ASF καθὼςkathōseven asG2531CONJ ἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenwe received mercy,G1653V-API-1P ἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenwe lose heart,G1573V-PAI-1P 2 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲡ ⲙⲡϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲣⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲥⲩⲛⲓⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethawe have renouncedG0550V-2AMI-1P κρυπτὰkruptahidden thingsG2927A-APN αἰσχύνηςaischunēsof shameG0152N-GSF περιπατοῦντεςperipatounteswalkingG4043V-PAP-NPM πανουργίᾳ,panourgiacraftinessG3834N-DSF δολοῦντεςdolountesfalsifyingG1389V-PAP-NPM θεοῦ,theouof God,G2316N-GSM-T φανερώσειphanerōseimanifestationG5321N-DSF ἀληθείαςalētheiastruthG0225N-GSF συνιστάνοντεςsunistanontescommendingG4921V-PAP-NPM ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesG1438F-1APM πᾶσανpasaneveryG3956A-ASF συνείδησινsuneidēsinconscienceG4893N-ASF ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menG0444N-GPM ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799PREP θεοῦ.theouGod.G2316N-GSM-T 3 ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲉⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲟⲃⲥ ⲉϥϩⲟⲃⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟ
ἔστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S κεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonconcealedG2572V-RPP-NSN εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelG2098N-NSN ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,G3165P-1GP ἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisperishingG0622V-PEP-DPM ἐστὶνestinit isG1510V-PAI-3S κεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonconcealed;G2572V-RPP-NSN 4 ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙ ⲛⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲉⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
τούτουtoutouthisG3778D-GSM ἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenhas blindedG5186V-AAI-3S νοήματαnoēmatamindsG3540N-APN ἀπίστωνapistōnunbelievingG0571A-GPM αὐγάσαιaugasaito beam forthG0826V-AAN αὐτοῖςautoisto themG0846P-DPM φωτισμὸνphōtismonilluminationG5462N-ASM εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospelG2098N-GSN δόξηςdoxēsgloryG1391N-GSF Χριστοῦ,Christouof Christ,G5547N-GSM-T ἐστινestinisG1510V-PAI-3S εἰκὼνeikōn[the] imageG1504N-NSF θεοῦ.¶theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 5 ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲓⲥ
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesG1438F-1APM κηρύσσομενkērussomendo we proclaimG2784V-PAI-1P ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424GN-ASM-P ΧριστὸνChristonChristG5547N-ASM-T κύριον,kurionLord,G2962GN-ASM-T ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesG1438F-1APM δούλουςdoulousservantsG1401N-APM ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771P-2GP διὰdiafor the sake ofG1223PREP Ἰησοῦν.IēsounJesus.G2424GN-ASM-P 6 ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲭⲥ
εἰπὼνeipōnhaving saidG2036V-2AAP-NSM σκότουςskotousdarknessG4655N-GSN λάμψει,lampseiwill shine,G2989V-FAI-3S ἔλαμψενelampsenshoneG2989V-AAI-3S καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsG2588N-DPF πρὸςprosfor [the]G4314PREP φωτισμὸνphōtismonradianceG5462N-ASM γνώσεωςgnōseōsknowledgeG1108N-GSF δόξηςdoxēsgloryG1391N-GSF θεοῦtheouof GodG2316N-GSM-T προσώπῳprosōpō[the] faceG4383N-DSN ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424GN-GSM-P Χριστοῦ.¶ChristouChrist.G5547N-GSM-T 7 ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲁϩⲟ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲗϫⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧϭⲟⲙ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ
ἜχομενEchomenWe haveG2192V-PAI-1P θησαυρὸνthēsaurontreasureG2344N-ASM τοῦτονtoutonthisG3778D-ASM ὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisearthenG3749A-DPN σκεύεσιν,skeuesinvessels,G4632N-DPN ὑπερβολὴhuperbolēsurpassingnessG5236N-NSF δυνάμεωςdunameōspowerG1411N-GSF θεοῦtheoufrom GodG2316N-GSM-T 8 ⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲛϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲁⲡⲟⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ
παντὶpantievery [way]G3956A-DSN θλιβόμενοιthlibomenoibeing hard pressedG2346V-PPP-NPM στενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoibeing crushed,G4729V-PPP-NPM ἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoibeing perplexedG0639V-PMP-NPM ἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoidespairing,G1820V-PNP-NPM 9 ⲉⲩⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛϥⲕⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ
διωκόμενοιdiōkomenoibeing persecutedG1377V-PPP-NPM ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoibeing forsaken,G1459V-PPP-NPM καταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoibeing struck downG2598V-PEP-NPM ἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoibeing destroyed;G0622V-PEP-NPM 10 ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛϥⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ
πάντοτεpantotealwaysG3842ADV νέκρωσινnekrōsindeathG3500N-ASF σώματιsōmati[our] bodyG4983N-DSN περιφέροντες,peripherontescarrying around,G4064V-PAP-NPM ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424GN-GSM-P σώματιsōmatibodyG4983N-DSN φανερωθῇ·phanerōthēamay be manifested;G5319V-APS-3S 11 ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲥⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP ζῶντεςzōnteslivingG2198V-PAP-NPM θάνατονthanatondeathG2288N-ASM παραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaare being deliveredG3860V-PPI-1P διὰdiaon account ofG1223PREP Ἰησοῦν,IēsounJesus,G2424GN-ASM-P ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424GN-GSM-P φανερωθῇphanerōthēamay be manifestedG5319V-APS-3S θνητῇthnētēamortalG2349A-DSF σαρκὶsarkifleshG4561N-DSF ἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.G3165P-1GP 12 ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
ὥστεhōsteSo thenG5620CONJ θάνατοςthanatosdeathG2288N-NSM ἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiworks,G1754V-PMI-3S ὑμῖν.¶huminyou.G4771P-2DP 13 ⲉⲩⲛⲧⲁⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲛϣⲁϫⲉ
ἜχοντεςEchontesHavingG2192V-PAP-NPM πίστεωςpisteōsof faithG4102GN-GSF κατὰkataaccording toG2596PREP γεγραμμένον·gegrammenonwritten:G1125V-RPP-ASN ἐπίστευσα,episteusaI believed,G4100V-AAI-1S ἐλάλησα,elalēsaI have spoken,G2980V-AAI-1S ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165P-1NP πιστεύομεν,pisteuomenbelieve,G4100V-PAI-1P λαλοῦμεν·laloumenspeak;G2980V-PAI-1P 14 ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲥ ⲓⲏⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥⲛ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲛϥⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ
εἰδότεςeidotesknowingG6063V-RAP-NPM ἐγείραςegeirashaving raised upG1453V-AAP-NSM ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424GN-ASM-P ἐγερεῖegereiHe will raise upG1453V-FAI-3S παραστήσειparastēseiHe will present [us]G3936V-FAI-3S 15 ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲥⲉⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
πάνταpantaall things [are]G3956A-NPN δι᾽di᾽for the sake ofG1223PREP χάριςcharisgraceG5485N-NSF πλεονάσασαpleonasasahaving aboundedG4121V-AAP-NSF πλειόνωνpleionōnmore and moreG4119A-GPM-C εὐχαριστίανeucharistianthanksgivingG2169N-ASF περισσεύσῃperisseusēmay increaseG4052V-AAS-3S δόξανdoxangloryG1391N-ASF θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316N-GSM-T 16 ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲅⲕⲁϭⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲣⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ
ἐγκακοῦμεν·egkakoumenwe lose heart;G1573V-PAI-1P ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanG0444N-NSM διαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiis being brought to decay,G1311V-PPI-3S ἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiis being renewedG0341V-PPI-3S ἡμέρᾳhēmeraby dayG2250N-DSF ἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraby day.G2250N-DSF 17 ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
παραυτίκαparautikamomentaryG3910ADV ἐλαφρὸνelaphronlightnessG1645A-NSN θλίψεωςthlipseōsafflictionG2347N-GSF ὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnsurpassingG5236N-ASF ὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnexcessivenessG5236N-ASF αἰώνιονaiōnionan eternalG0166A-ASN βάροςbarosweightG0922N-ASN δόξηςdoxēsof gloryG1391N-GSF κατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiis producingG2716V-PNI-3S ἡμῖν,hēminfor us,G3165P-1DP 18 ⲉⲛⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲉ
σκοπούντωνskopountōnare looking atG4648V-PAP-GPM τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seenG0991V-PPP-APN τὰtathe [things]G3588T-APN βλεπόμενα·blepomenabeing seen;G0991V-PPP-APN τὰtaThe [things]G3588T-NPN βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seen [are]G0991V-PPP-NPN πρόσκαιρα,proskairatemporary,G4340A-NPN τὰtathe [things]G3588T-NPN βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seenG0991V-PPP-NPN αἰώνια.¶aiōnia[are] eternal.G0166A-NPN