Chapter 4
1 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܢ ܒܬܫܡܫܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܐܚܝܕܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܪܚܡܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܥܠܝܢ ܀
Original Greek
ΔιὰDiaBecause ofPREP
τοῦτοtoutothisD-ASN
ἔχοντεςechonteshavingV-PAP-NPM
τὴνtēn<the>T-ASF
διακονίανdiakonianministryN-ASF
ταύτηνtautēnthisD-ASF
καθὼςkathōseven asCONJ
ἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenwe received mercy,V-API-1P
οὐκouknotPRT-N
ἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenwe lose heart,V-PAI-1P
2 ܐܠܐ ܐܤܠܝܢܢ ܟܤܝܬܗ ܕܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܗܠܟܝܢܢ ܒܚܪܥܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܟܠܝܢܢ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܓܠܝܘܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ ܡܚܘܝܢܢ ܢܦܫܢ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܪܥܝܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܀
Original Greek
ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButCONJ
ἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethawe have renouncedV-2AMI-1P
τὰtatheT-APN
κρυπτὰkruptahidden thingsA-APN
τῆςtēs<the>T-GSF
αἰσχύνηςaischunēsof shameN-GSF
μὴmēnotPRT-N
περιπατοῦντεςperipatounteswalkingV-PAP-NPM
ἐνeninPREP
πανουργίᾳ,panourgiacraftinessN-DSF
μηδὲmēdenorCONJ-N
δολοῦντεςdolountesfalsifyingV-PAP-NPM
τὸνtontheT-ASM
λόγονlogonwordN-ASM
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦ,theouof God,N-GSM-T
ἀλλὰallabutCONJ
τῇtēaby theT-DSF
φανερώσειphanerōseimanifestationN-DSF
τῆςtēsof theT-GSF
ἀληθείαςalētheiastruthN-GSF
συνιστάνοντεςsunistanontescommendingV-PAP-NPM
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesF-1APM
πρὸςprostoPREP
πᾶσανpasaneveryA-ASF
συνείδησινsuneidēsinconscienceN-ASF
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menN-GPM
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforePREP
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦ.theouGod.N-GSM-T
3 ܘܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܟܤܝ ܗܘ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܒܕܝܢ ܗܘ ܡܟܤܝ ܀
Original Greek
εἰeiIfCOND
δὲdehoweverCONJ
καὶkaievenCONJ
ἔστινestinisV-PAI-3S
κεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonconcealedV-RPP-NSN
τὸtotheT-NSN
εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelN-NSN
ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,P-1GP
ἐνentoPREP
τοῖςtoisthoseT-DPM
ἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisperishingV-PEP-DPM
ἐστὶνestinit isV-PAI-3S
κεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonconcealed;V-RPP-NSN
4 ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܗܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܥܘܪ ܡܕܥܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܕܢܚ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܗܘܝܘ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀
Original Greek
ἐνeninPREP
οἷςhoiswhomR-DPM
ὁhotheT-NSM
θεὸςtheosgodN-NSM
τοῦtouof theT-GSM
αἰῶνοςaiōnosageN-GSM
τούτουtoutouthisD-GSM
ἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenhas blindedV-AAI-3S
τὰtatheT-APN
νοήματαnoēmatamindsN-APN
τῶνtōnof theT-GPM
ἀπίστωνapistōnunbelievingA-GPM
εἰςeisso as forPREP
τὸto<the>T-ASN
μὴmēnotPRT-N
αὐγάσαιaugasaito beam forthV-AAN
αὐτοῖςautoisto themP-DPM
τὸνtontheT-ASM
φωτισμὸνphōtismonilluminationN-ASM
τοῦtouof theT-GSN
εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospelN-GSN
τῆςtēsof theT-GSF
δόξηςdoxēsgloryN-GSF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
Χριστοῦ,Christouof Christ,N-GSM-T
ὅςhoswhoR-NSM
ἐστινestinisV-PAI-3S
εἰκὼνeikōn[the] imageN-NSF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦ.¶theouof God.N-GSM-T
5 ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܓܝܪ ܢܦܫܢ ܡܟܪܙܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܪܢ ܠܢܦܫܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ ܚܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܀
Original Greek
ΟὐOuNotPRT-N
γὰρgarforCONJ
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesF-1APM
κηρύσσομενkērussomendo we proclaimV-PAI-1P
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusN-ASM-P
ΧριστὸνChristonChristN-ASM-T
κύριον,kurionLord,N-ASM-T
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousourselvesF-1APM
δὲdenowCONJ
δούλουςdoulousservantsN-APM
ὑμῶνhumōnof youP-2GP
διὰdiafor the sake ofPREP
Ἰησοῦν.IēsounJesus.N-ASM-P
6 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܢܕܢܚ ܗܘ ܕܢܚ ܒܠܒܘܬܢ ܕܢܬܢܗܪ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܒܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀
Original Greek
ὅτιhotiFor [it is]CONJ
ὁho<the>T-NSM
θεὸςtheosGodN-NSM-T
ὁho<the>T-NSM
εἰπὼνeipōnhaving saidV-2AAP-NSM
ἐκekOut ofPREP
σκότουςskotousdarknessN-GSN
φῶςphōslightN-NSN
λάμψει,lampseiwill shine,V-FAI-3S
ὃςhoswhoR-NSM
ἔλαμψενelampsenshoneV-AAI-3S
ἐνeninPREP
ταῖςtaistheT-DPF
καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsN-DPF
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usP-1GP
πρὸςprosfor [the]PREP
φωτισμὸνphōtismonradianceN-ASM
τῆςtēsof theT-GSF
γνώσεωςgnōseōsknowledgeN-GSF
τῆςtēsof theT-GSF
δόξηςdoxēsgloryN-GSF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦtheouof GodN-GSM-T
ἐνeninPREP
προσώπῳprosōpō[the] faceN-DSN
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusN-GSM-P
Χριστοῦ.¶ChristouChrist.N-GSM-T
7 ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܝܢ ܤܝܡܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܒܡܐܢܐ ܕܚܨܦܐ ܕܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܢܢ ܀
Original Greek
ἜχομενEchomenWe haveV-PAI-1P
δὲdenowCONJ
τὸνton<the>T-ASM
θησαυρὸνthēsaurontreasureN-ASM
τοῦτονtoutonthisD-ASM
ἐνeninPREP
ὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisearthenA-DPN
σκεύεσιν,skeuesinvessels,N-DPN
ἵναinathatCONJ
ἡhētheT-NSF
ὑπερβολὴhuperbolēsurpassingnessN-NSF
τῆςtēsof theT-GSF
δυνάμεωςdunameōspowerN-GSF
ᾖēmay beV-PAS-3S
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦtheoufrom GodN-GSM-T
καὶkaiandCONJ
μὴmēnotPRT-N
ἐξexfromPREP
ἡμῶν,hēmōnus,P-1GP
8 ܒܟܠܡܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܡܬܐܠܨܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܬܚܢܩܝܢܢ ܡܬܛܪܦܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܚܝܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܀
Original Greek
ἐνeninPREP
παντὶpantievery [way]A-DSN
θλιβόμενοιthlibomenoibeing hard pressedV-PPP-NPM
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
οὐounotPRT-N
στενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoibeing crushed,V-PPP-NPM
ἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoibeing perplexedV-PMP-NPM
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
οὐκouknotPRT-N
ἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoidespairing,V-PNP-NPM
9 ܡܬܪܕܦܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܬܒܩܝܢܢ ܡܤܬܚܦܝܢܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܒܕܝܢܢ ܀
Original Greek
διωκόμενοιdiōkomenoibeing persecutedV-PPP-NPM
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
οὐκouknotPRT-N
ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoibeing forsaken,V-PPP-NPM
καταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoibeing struck downV-PEP-NPM
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
οὐκouknotPRT-N
ἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoibeing destroyed;V-PEP-NPM
10 ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܡܝܬܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܦܓܪܝܢ ܫܩܝܠܝܢܢ ܕܐܦ ܚܝܘܗܝ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܒܦܓܪܝܢ ܢܬܓܠܘܢ ܀
Original Greek
πάντοτεpantotealwaysADV
τὴνtēntheT-ASF
νέκρωσινnekrōsindeathN-ASF
τοῦtouof theT-GSM
κυρίουkuriouLordN-GSM-T
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusN-GSM-P
ἐνeninPREP
τῷtō<the>T-DSN
σώματιsōmati[our] bodyN-DSN
περιφέροντες,peripherontescarrying around,V-PAP-NPM
ἵναinaso thatCONJ
καὶkaialsoCONJ
ἡhētheT-NSF
ζωὴzōēlifeN-NSF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusN-GSM-P
ἐνeninPREP
τῷtōtheT-DSN
σώματιsōmatibodyN-DSN
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usP-1GP
φανερωθῇ·phanerōthēamay be manifested;V-APS-3S
11 ܐܢ ܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܝܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܡܫܬܠܡܝܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܝܫܘܥ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܚܝܘܗܝ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܢܬܓܠܘܢ ܒܦܓܪܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܡܐܬ ܀
Original Greek
ἀεὶaeialwaysADV
γὰρgarforCONJ
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesP-1NP
οἱhoitheT-NPM
ζῶντεςzōnteslivingV-PAP-NPM
εἰςeistoPREP
θάνατονthanatondeathN-ASM
παραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaare being deliveredV-PPI-1P
διὰdiaon account ofPREP
Ἰησοῦν,IēsounJesus,N-ASM-P
ἵναinaso thatCONJ
καὶkaialsoCONJ
ἡhētheT-NSF
ζωὴzōēlifeN-NSF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusN-GSM-P
φανερωθῇphanerōthēamay be manifestedV-APS-3S
ἐνeninPREP
τῇtēatheT-DSF
θνητῇthnētēamortalA-DSF
σαρκὶsarkifleshN-DSF
ἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.P-1GP
12 ܗܫܐ ܡܘܬܐ ܒܢ ܡܬܚܦܛ ܘܚܝܐ ܒܟܘܢ ܀
Original Greek
ὥστεhōsteSo thenCONJ
ὁho<the>T-NSM
μὲνmenindeedPRT
θάνατοςthanatosdeathN-NSM
ἐνeninPREP
ἡμῖνhēminusP-1DP
ἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiworks,V-PMI-3S
ἡhē<the>T-NSF
δὲdehoweverCONJ
ζωὴzōēlifeN-NSF
ἐνeninPREP
ὑμῖν.¶huminyou.P-2DP
13 ܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܚܕܐ ܗܝ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܟܬܝܒ ܕܗܝܡܢܬ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܠܠܬ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܡܡܠܠܝܢܢ ܀
Original Greek
ἜχοντεςEchontesHavingV-PAP-NPM
δὲdehoweverCONJ
τὸtotheT-ASN
αὐτὸautosameP-ASN
πνεῦμαpneumaspiritN-ASN
τῆςtēs<the>T-GSF
πίστεωςpisteōsof faithN-GSF
κατὰkataaccording toPREP
τὸtothatT-ASN
γεγραμμένον·gegrammenonwritten:V-RPP-ASN
ἐπίστευσα,episteusaI believed,V-AAI-1S
διὸdiothereforeCONJ
ἐλάλησα,elalēsaI have spoken,V-AAI-1S
καὶkaialsoCONJ
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesP-1NP
πιστεύομεν,pisteuomenbelieve,V-PAI-1P
διὸdiothereforeCONJ
καὶkaialsoCONJ
λαλοῦμεν·laloumenspeak;V-PAI-1P
14 ܘܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܗܘ ܡܢ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܠܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܦ ܠܢ ܒܝܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܢܩܝܡ ܘܢܩܪܒܢ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܠܘܬܗ ܀
Original Greek
εἰδότεςeidotesknowingV-RAP-NPM
ὅτιhotithatCONJ
ὁhothe [One]T-NSM
ἐγείραςegeirashaving raised upV-AAP-NSM
τὸνtontheT-ASM
κύριονkurionLordN-ASM-T
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusN-ASM-P
καὶkaialsoCONJ
ἡμᾶςhēmasusP-1AP
σὺνsunwithPREP
ἸησοῦIēsouJesusN-DSM-P
ἐγερεῖegereiHe will raise upV-FAI-3S
καὶkaiandCONJ
παραστήσειparastēseiHe will present [us]V-FAI-3S
σὺνsunwithPREP
ὑμῖν.huminyou.P-2DP
15 ܟܠܡܕܡ ܓܝܪ ܡܛܠܬܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܟܕ ܡܬܝܬܪܐ ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܒܝܕ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܬܤܓܐ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܠܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀
Original Greek
τὰta<the>T-NPN
γὰρgarForCONJ
πάνταpantaall things [are]A-NPN
δι᾽di᾽for the sake ofPREP
ὑμᾶς,humasyou,P-2AP
ἵναinaso thatCONJ
ἡhētheT-NSF
χάριςcharisgraceN-NSF
πλεονάσασαpleonasasahaving aboundedV-AAP-NSF
διὰdiathroughPREP
τῶνtōn<the>T-GPM
πλειόνωνpleionōnmore and moreA-GPM-C
τὴνtēntheT-ASF
εὐχαριστίανeucharistianthanksgivingN-ASF
περισσεύσῃperisseusēmay increaseV-AAS-3S
εἰςeistoPREP
τὴνtēntheT-ASF
δόξανdoxangloryN-ASF
τοῦtou<the>T-GSM
θεοῦ.theouof God.N-GSM-T
16 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܢ ܐܦ ܐܢ ܒܪܢܫܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܪܝܐ ܡܬܚܒܠ ܐܠܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܡܬܚܕܬ ܝܘܡ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ ܀
Original Greek
διὸdioThereforeCONJ
οὐκouknotPRT-N
ἐγκακοῦμεν·egkakoumenwe lose heart;V-PAI-1P
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butCONJ
εἰeiifCOND
καὶkaievenCONJ
ὁhotheT-NSM
ἔξωexōoutwardPREP
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usP-1GP
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanN-NSM
διαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiis being brought to decay,V-PPI-3S
ἀλλ᾽all᾽yetCONJ
ὁhotheT-NSM
ἔσωesōinnerADV
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usP-1GP
ἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiis being renewedV-PPI-3S
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraby dayN-DSF
καὶkaiandCONJ
ἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraby day.N-DSF
17 ܐܘܠܨܢܗ ܓܝܪ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܟܕ ܛܒ ܙܥܘܪ ܘܩܠܝܠ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܤܟܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܡܛܝܒ ܠܢ ܀
Original Greek
τὸtoTheT-NSN
γὰρgarforCONJ
παραυτίκαparautikamomentaryADV
ἐλαφρὸνelaphronlightnessA-NSN
τῆςtēstheT-GSF
θλίψεωςthlipseōsafflictionN-GSF
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usP-1GP
καθ᾽kath᾽farPREP
ὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnsurpassingN-ASF
εἰςeistoPREP
ὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnexcessivenessN-ASF
αἰώνιονaiōnionan eternalA-ASN
βάροςbarosweightN-ASN
δόξηςdoxēsof gloryN-GSF
κατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiis producingV-PNI-3S
ἡμῖν,hēminfor us,P-1DP
18 ܕܠܐ ܚܕܝܢܢ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐܢܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܐܢܝܢ ܀
Original Greek
μὴmēnotPRT-N
σκοπούντωνskopountōnare looking atV-PAP-GPM
ἡμῶνhēmōnweP-1GP
τὰtathe [things]T-APN
βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seenV-PPP-APN
ἀλλὰallabutCONJ
τὰtathe [things]T-APN
μὴmēnotPRT-N
βλεπόμενα·blepomenabeing seen;V-PPP-APN
τὰtaThe [things]T-NPN
γὰρgarforCONJ
βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seen [are]V-PPP-NPN
πρόσκαιρα,proskairatemporary,A-NPN
τὰtathe [things]T-NPN
δὲdehoweverCONJ
μὴmēnotPRT-N
βλεπόμεναblepomenabeing seenV-PPP-NPN
αἰώνια.¶aiōnia[are] eternal.A-NPN