1 Ἀρχόμεθα|strong="G0756" πάλιν|strong="G3825" ἑαυτοὺς|strong="G1438" συνιστάνειν|strong="G4921"; ⸂Εἰ|strong="G1487"⸃ μὴ|strong="G3361" χρῄζομεν|strong="G5535", ὥς|strong="G5613" τινες|strong="G5100", συστατικῶν|strong="G4956" ἐπιστολῶν|strong="G1992" πρὸς|strong="G4314" ὑμᾶς|strong="G4771", ἢ|strong="G3588" ἐξ|strong="G1537" ὑμῶν|strong="G4771" ⸋συστατικῶν|strong="G4956";⸌
2 Ἡ|strong="G3588" ἐπιστολὴ|strong="G1992" ἡμῶν|strong="G1473" ὑμεῖς|strong="G4771" ἐστέ|strong="G1510", ἐγγεγραμμένη|strong="G1449" ἐν|strong="G1722" ταῖς|strong="G3588" καρδίαις|strong="G2588" ἡμῶν|strong="G1473", γινωσκομένη|strong="G1097" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἀναγινωσκομένη|strong="G0314" ὑπὸ|strong="G5259" πάντων|strong="G3956" ἀνθρώπων|strong="G0444"·
3 φανερούμενοι|strong="G5319" ὅτι|strong="G3754" ἐστὲ|strong="G1510" ἐπιστολὴ|strong="G1992" χριστοῦ|strong="G5547" διακονηθεῖσα|strong="G1247" ὑφ|strong="G5259"᾽ ἡμῶν|strong="G1473", ἐγγεγραμμένη|strong="G1449" οὐ|strong="G3756" μέλανι|strong="G3188", ἀλλὰ|strong="G0235" πνεύματι|strong="G4151" θεοῦ|strong="G2316" ζῶντος|strong="G2198", οὐκ|strong="G3756" ἐν|strong="G1722" πλαξὶν|strong="G4109" λιθίναις|strong="G3035", ἀλλ|strong="G0235"᾽ ἐν|strong="G1722" πλαξὶν|strong="G4109" ⸂καρδίαις|strong="G2588"⸃ σαρκίναις|strong="G4560".
4 Πεποίθησιν|strong="G4006" δὲ|strong="G1161" τοιαύτην|strong="G5108" ἔχομεν|strong="G2192" διὰ|strong="G1223" τοῦ|strong="G3588" χριστοῦ|strong="G5547" πρὸς|strong="G4314" τὸν|strong="G3588" θεόν|strong="G2316"·
5 οὐχ|strong="G3756" ὅτι|strong="G3754" ⸂ἱκανοί|strong="G2425" ἐσμεν|strong="G1510" ἀφ|strong="G0575"᾽ ἑαυτῶν|strong="G1438" λογίσασθαί|strong="G3049" τι|strong="G5101" ὡς|strong="G5613" ἐξ|strong="G1537" ἑαυτῶν|strong="G1438",⸃ ἀλλ|strong="G0235"᾽ ἡ|strong="G3588" ἱκανότης|strong="G2426" ἡμῶν|strong="G1473" ἐκ|strong="G1537" τοῦ|strong="G3588" θεοῦ|strong="G2316"·
6 ὃς|strong="G3739" καὶ|strong="G2532" ἱκάνωσεν|strong="G2427" ἡμᾶς|strong="G1473" διακόνους|strong="G1249" καινῆς|strong="G2537" διαθήκης|strong="G1242", οὐ|strong="G3756" γράμματος|strong="G1121", ἀλλὰ|strong="G0235" πνεύματος|strong="G4151"· τὸ|strong="G3588" γὰρ|strong="G1063" γράμμα|strong="G1121" ἀποκτένει|strong="G0615", τὸ|strong="G3588" δὲ|strong="G1161" πνεῦμα|strong="G4151" ζῳοποιεῖ|strong="G2227".
7 Εἰ|strong="G1487" δὲ|strong="G1161" ἡ|strong="G3588" διακονία|strong="G1248" τοῦ|strong="G3588" θανάτου|strong="G2288" ἐν|strong="G1722" ⸂γράμμασιν|strong="G1121",⸃ ἐντετυπωμένη|strong="G1795" ⸋ἐν|strong="G1722"⸌ λίθοις|strong="G3037", ἐγενήθη|strong="G1096" ἐν|strong="G1722" δόξῃ|strong="G1391", ὥστε|strong="G5620" μὴ|strong="G3361" δύνασθαι|strong="G1410" ἀτενίσαι|strong="G0816" τοὺς|strong="G3588" υἱοὺς|strong="G5207" Ἰσραὴλ|strong="G2474" εἰς|strong="G1519" τὸ|strong="G3588" πρόσωπον|strong="G4383" Μωϋσέως|strong="G3475" διὰ|strong="G1223" τὴν|strong="G3588" δόξαν|strong="G1391" τοῦ|strong="G3588" προσώπου|strong="G4383" αὐτοῦ|strong="G0846", τὴν|strong="G3588" καταργουμένην|strong="G2673",
8 πῶς|strong="G4459" οὐχὶ|strong="G3780" μᾶλλον|strong="G3123" ἡ|strong="G3588" διακονία|strong="G1248" τοῦ|strong="G3588" πνεύματος|strong="G4151" ἔσται|strong="G1510" ἐν|strong="G1722" δόξῃ|strong="G1391";
9 Εἰ|strong="G1487" γὰρ|strong="G1063" ⸂ἡ|strong="G3588" διακονία|strong="G1248"⸃ τῆς|strong="G3588" κατακρίσεως|strong="G2633" δόξα|strong="G1391", πολλῷ|strong="G4183" μᾶλλον|strong="G3123" περισσεύει|strong="G4052" ἡ|strong="G3588" διακονία|strong="G1248" τῆς|strong="G3588" δικαιοσύνης|strong="G1343" ⸋ἐν|strong="G1722"⸌ δόξῃ|strong="G1391".
10 Καὶ|strong="G2532" γὰρ|strong="G1063" ⸂οὐ|strong="G3756"⸃ δεδόξασται|strong="G1392" τὸ|strong="G3588" δεδοξασμένον|strong="G1392" ἐν|strong="G1722" τούτῳ|strong="G3778" τῷ|strong="G3588" μέρει|strong="G3313", ἕνεκεν|strong="G1752" τῆς|strong="G3588" ὑπερβαλλούσης|strong="G5235" δόξης|strong="G1391".
11 Εἰ|strong="G1487" γὰρ|strong="G1063" τὸ|strong="G3588" καταργούμενον|strong="G2673", διὰ|strong="G1223" δόξης|strong="G1391", πολλῷ|strong="G4183" μᾶλλον|strong="G3123" τὸ|strong="G3588" μένον|strong="G3306", ἐν|strong="G1722" δόξῃ|strong="G1391".
12 Ἔχοντες|strong="G2192" οὖν|strong="G3767" τοιαύτην|strong="G5108" ἐλπίδα|strong="G1680", πολλῇ|strong="G4183" παρρησίᾳ|strong="G3954" χρώμεθα|strong="G5530"·
13 καὶ|strong="G2532" οὐ|strong="G3756" καθάπερ|strong="G2509" Μωϋσῆς|strong="G3475" ἐτίθει|strong="G5087" κάλυμμα|strong="G2571" ἐπὶ|strong="G1909" τὸ|strong="G3588" πρόσωπον|strong="G4383" ⸂ἑαυτοῦ|strong="G1438",⸃ πρὸς|strong="G4314" τὸ|strong="G3588" μὴ|strong="G3361" ἀτενίσαι|strong="G0816" τοὺς|strong="G3588" υἱοὺς|strong="G5207" Ἰσραὴλ|strong="G2474" εἰς|strong="G1519" τὸ|strong="G3588" τέλος|strong="G5056" τοῦ|strong="G3588" καταργουμένου|strong="G2673"·
14 ἀλλ|strong="G0235"᾽ ἐπωρώθη|strong="G4456" τὰ|strong="G3588" νοήματα|strong="G3540" αὐτῶν|strong="G0846"· ἄχρι|strong="G0891" γὰρ|strong="G1063" τῆς|strong="G3588" σήμερον|strong="G4594" ⸆ τὸ|strong="G3588" αὐτὸ|strong="G0846" κάλυμμα|strong="G2571" ἐπὶ|strong="G1909" τῇ|strong="G3588" ἀναγνώσει|strong="G0320" τῆς|strong="G3588" παλαιᾶς|strong="G3820" διαθήκης|strong="G1242" μένει|strong="G3306" μὴ|strong="G3361" ἀνακαλυπτόμενον|strong="G0343", ὅ|strong="G3588" τι|strong="G5101" ἐν|strong="G1722" χριστῷ|strong="G5547" καταργεῖται|strong="G2673".
15 Ἀλλ|strong="G0235"᾽ ἕως|strong="G2193" σήμερον|strong="G4594", ἡνίκα|strong="G2259" ⸂ἀναγινώσκεται|strong="G0314"⸃ Μωϋσῆς|strong="G3475", κάλυμμα|strong="G2571" ἐπὶ|strong="G1909" τὴν|strong="G3588" καρδίαν|strong="G2588" αὐτῶν|strong="G0846" κεῖται|strong="G2749".
16 Ἡνίκα|strong="G2259" ⸂δ|strong="G1161"᾽ ἂν|strong="G0302"⸃ ἐπιστρέψῃ|strong="G1994" πρὸς|strong="G4314" κύριον|strong="G2962", περιαιρεῖται|strong="G4014" τὸ|strong="G3588" κάλυμμα|strong="G2571".
17 Ὁ|strong="G3588" δὲ|strong="G1161" κύριος|strong="G2962" τὸ|strong="G3588" πνεῦμά|strong="G4151" ἐστιν|strong="G1510"· οὗ|strong="G3756" δὲ|strong="G1161" τὸ|strong="G3588" πνεῦμα|strong="G4151" κυρίου|strong="G2962", ⸋ἐκεῖ|strong="G1563"⸌ ἐλευθερία|strong="G1657".
18 Ἡμεῖς|strong="G1473" δὲ|strong="G1161" πάντες|strong="G3956", ἀνακεκαλυμμένῳ|strong="G0343" προσώπῳ|strong="G4383" τὴν|strong="G3588" δόξαν|strong="G1391" κυρίου|strong="G2962" κατοπτριζόμενοι|strong="G2734", τὴν|strong="G3588" αὐτὴν|strong="G0846" εἰκόνα|strong="G1504" μεταμορφούμεθα|strong="G3339" ἀπὸ|strong="G0575" δόξης|strong="G1391" εἰς|strong="G1519" δόξαν|strong="G1391", καθάπερ|strong="G2509" ἀπὸ|strong="G0575" κυρίου|strong="G2962" πνεύματος|strong="G4151".