arcomeqa palin eautouV sunistanein ei mh crhzomen wV tineV sustatikwn epistolwn proV umaV h ex umwn sustatikwn
2.
h epistolh hmwn umeiV este eggegrammenh en taiV kardiaiV hmwn ginwskomenh kai anaginwskomenh upo pantwn anqrwpwn
3.
faneroumenoi oti este epistolh cristou diakonhqeisa uf hmwn eggegrammenh ou melani alla pneumati qeou zwntoV ouk en plaxin liqinaiV all en plaxin kardiaV sarkinaiV
4.
pepoiqhsin de toiauthn ecomen dia tou cristou proV ton qeon
5.
ouc oti ikanoi esmen af eautwn logisasqai ti wV ex eautwn all h ikanothV hmwn ek tou qeou
6.
oV kai ikanwsen hmaV diakonouV kainhV diaqhkhV ou grammatoV alla pneumatoV to gar gramma apokteinei to de pneuma zwopoiei
7.
ei de h diakonia tou qanatou en grammasin entetupwmenh en liqoiV egenhqh en doxh wste mh dunasqai atenisai touV uiouV israhl eiV to proswpon mwsewV dia thn doxan tou proswpou autou thn katargoumenhn
8.
pwV ouci mallon h diakonia tou pneumatoV estai en doxh
9.
ei gar h diakonia thV katakrisewV doxa pollw mallon perisseuei h diakonia thV dikaiosunhV en doxh
10.
kai gar oude dedoxastai to dedoxasmenon en toutw tw merei eneken thV uperballoushV doxhV
11.
ei gar to katargoumenon dia doxhV pollw mallon to menon en doxh
kai ou kaqaper mwshV etiqei kalumma epi to proswpon eautou proV to mh atenisai touV uiouV israhl eiV to teloV tou katargoumenou
14.
all epwrwqh ta nohmata autwn acri gar thV shmeron to auto kalumma epi th anagnwsei thV palaiaV diaqhkhV menei mh anakaluptomenon o ti en cristw katargeitai