4:1 outws hmas logizesqw anqrwpos ws uphretas cristou kai oikonomous musthriwn qeou

4:2 o de loipon zhteitai en tois oikonomois ina pistos tis eureqh

4:3 emoi de eis elaciston estin ina uf umwn anakriqw h upo anqrwpinhs hmeras all oude emauton anakrinw

4:4 ouden gar emautw sunoida all ouk en toutw dedikaiwmai o de anakrinwn me kurios estin

4:5 wste mh pro kairou ti krinete ews an elqh o kurios os kai fwtisei ta krupta tou skotous kai fanerwsei tas boulas twn kardiwn kai tote o epainos genhsetai ekastw apo tou qeou

4:6 tauta de adelfoi meteschmatisa eis emauton kai apollw di umas ina en hmin maqhte to mh uper o gegraptai fronein ina mh eis uper tou enos fusiousqe kata tou eterou

4:7 tis gar se diakrinei ti de eceis o ouk elabes ei de kai elabes ti kaucasai ws mh labwn

4:8 hdh kekoresmenoi este hdh eplouthsate cwris hmwn ebasileusate kai ofelon ge ebasileusate ina kai hmeis umin sumbasileuswmen

4:9 dokw gar oti o qeos hmas tous apostolous escatous apedeixen ws epiqanatious oti qeatron egenhqhmen tw kosmw kai aggelois kai anqrwpois

4:10 hmeis mwroi dia criston umeis de fronimoi en cristw hmeis asqeneis umeis de iscuroi umeis endoxoi hmeis de atimoi

4:11 acri ths arti wras kai peinwmen kai diywmen kai gumnhteuomen kai kolafizomeqa kai astatoumen

4:12 kai kopiwmen ergazomenoi tais idiais cersin loidoroumenoi eulogoumen diwkomenoi anecomeqa

4:13 blasfhmoumenoi parakaloumen ws perikaqarmata tou kosmou egenhqhmen pantwn periyhma ews arti

4:14 ouk entrepwn umas grafw tauta all ws tekna mou agaphta nouqetw

4:15 ean gar murious paidagwgous echte en cristw all ou pollous pateras en gar cristw ihsou dia tou euaggeliou egw umas egennhsa

4:16 parakalw oun umas mimhtai mou ginesqe

4:17 dia touto epemya umin timoqeon os estin teknon mou agaphton kai piston en kuriw os umas anamnhsei tas odous mou tas en cristw [ihsou] kaqws pantacou en pash ekklhsia didaskw

4:18 ws mh ercomenou de mou pros umas efusiwqhsan tines

4:19 eleusomai de tacews pros umas ean o kurios qelhsh kai gnwsomai ou ton logon twn pefusiwmenwn alla thn dunamin

4:20 ou gar en logw h basileia tou qeou all en dunamei