¹Ideo habentes administrationem,Therefore, since we have this ministry,juxta quod misericordiam consecuti sumus,and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves,non deficimus,we are not inadequate.

¹Ideo habentes administrationem,Therefore, since we have this ministry,juxta quod misericordiam consecuti sumus,and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves,non deficimus,we are not inadequate.

²sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris,For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts,non ambulantes in astutia,not walking by craftiness,neque adulterantes verbum Dei,nor by adulterating the Word of God.sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo.Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God.

²sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris,For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts,non ambulantes in astutia,not walking by craftiness,neque adulterantes verbum Dei,nor by adulterating the Word of God.sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo.Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God.

³Quod si etiam opertum est Evangelium nostrum,But if our Gospel is in some way hidden,in iis, qui pereunt, est opertum:it is hidden to those who are perishing.

³Quod si etiam opertum est Evangelium nostrum,But if our Gospel is in some way hidden,in iis, qui pereunt, est opertum:it is hidden to those who are perishing.

⁴in quibus Deus hujus sæculi excæcavit mentes infidelium,As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers,ut non fulgeat illis illuminatio Evangelii gloriæ Christi,so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God,qui est imago Dei.would not shine in them.

⁴in quibus Deus hujus sæculi excæcavit mentes infidelium,As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers,ut non fulgeat illis illuminatio Evangelii gloriæ Christi,so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God,qui est imago Dei.would not shine in them.

⁵Non enim nosmetipsos prædicamus,For we are not preaching about ourselves,sed Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum:but about Jesus Christ our Lord.nos autem servos vestros per Jesum:We are merely your servants through Jesus.

⁵Non enim nosmetipsos prædicamus,For we are not preaching about ourselves,sed Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum:but about Jesus Christ our Lord.nos autem servos vestros per Jesum:We are merely your servants through Jesus.

⁶quoniam Deus, qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere,For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness,ipse illuxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiæ claritatis Dei,has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God,in facie Christi Jesu.in the person of Christ Jesus.

⁶quoniam Deus, qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere,For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness,ipse illuxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiæ claritatis Dei,has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God,in facie Christi Jesu.in the person of Christ Jesus.

⁷Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus:But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels,ut sublimitas sit virtutis Dei,so that what is sublime may be of the power of God,et non ex nobis.and not of us.

⁷Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus:But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels,ut sublimitas sit virtutis Dei,so that what is sublime may be of the power of God,et non ex nobis.and not of us.

⁸In omnibus tribulationem patimur,In all things, we endure tribulation,sed non angustiamur:yet we are not in anguish.aporiamur,We are constrained,sed non destituimur:yet we are not destitute.

⁸In omnibus tribulationem patimur,In all things, we endure tribulation,sed non angustiamur:yet we are not in anguish.aporiamur,We are constrained,sed non destituimur:yet we are not destitute.

⁹persecutionem patimur,We suffer persecution,sed non derelinquimur:yet we have not been abandoned.dejicimur,We are thrown down,sed non perimus:yet we do not perish.

⁹persecutionem patimur,We suffer persecution,sed non derelinquimur:yet we have not been abandoned.dejicimur,We are thrown down,sed non perimus:yet we do not perish.

¹⁰semper mortificationem Jesu in corpore nostro circumferentes,We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies,ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in corporibus nostris.so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

¹⁰semper mortificationem Jesu in corpore nostro circumferentes,We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies,ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in corporibus nostris.so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

¹¹Semper enim nos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Jesum:For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus,ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in carne nostra mortali.so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.

¹¹Semper enim nos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Jesum:For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus,ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in carne nostra mortali.so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.

¹²Ergo mors in nobis operatur,Therefore, death is at work in us,vita autem in vobis.and life is at work in you.

¹²Ergo mors in nobis operatur,Therefore, death is at work in us,vita autem in vobis.and life is at work in you.

¹³Habentes autem eumdem spiritum fidei,But we have the same Spirit of faith.sicut scriptum est:And just as it is written,Credidi,“I believed,propter quod locutus sum:and for that reason I spoke,”et nos credimus,so we also believe,propter quodand for that reason,et loquimur:we also speak.

¹³Habentes autem eumdem spiritum fidei,But we have the same Spirit of faith.sicut scriptum est:And just as it is written,Credidi,“I believed,propter quod locutus sum:and for that reason I spoke,”et nos credimus,so we also believe,propter quodand for that reason,et loquimur:we also speak.

¹⁴scientes quoniam qui suscitavit Jesum, et nos cum Jesu suscitabit, et constituet vobiscum.For we know that the One who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and will place us with you.

¹⁴scientes quoniam qui suscitavit Jesum, et nos cum Jesu suscitabit, et constituet vobiscum.For we know that the One who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and will place us with you.

¹⁵Omnia enim propter vos:Thus, all is for you,ut gratia abundans, per multos in gratiarum actione,so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving,abundet in gloriam Dei.may abound to the glory of God.

¹⁵Omnia enim propter vos:Thus, all is for you,ut gratia abundans, per multos in gratiarum actione,so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving,abundet in gloriam Dei.may abound to the glory of God.

¹⁶Propter quod non deficimus: sed licet is,For this reason, we are not insufficient.qui foris est, noster homo corrumpatur, tamen is,But it is as though our outer man is corrupted,qui intus est, renovatur de die in diem.while our inner man is renewed from day to day.

¹⁶Propter quod non deficimus: sed licet is,For this reason, we are not insufficient.qui foris est, noster homo corrumpatur, tamen is,But it is as though our outer man is corrupted,qui intus est, renovatur de die in diem.while our inner man is renewed from day to day.

¹⁷Id enim, quod in præsenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostræ, supra modum in sublimitate æternum gloriæ pondus operatur in nobis,For though our tribulation is, at the present time, brief and light, it accomplishes in us the weight of a sublime eternal glory, beyond measure.

¹⁷Id enim, quod in præsenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostræ, supra modum in sublimitate æternum gloriæ pondus operatur in nobis,For though our tribulation is, at the present time, brief and light, it accomplishes in us the weight of a sublime eternal glory, beyond measure.

¹⁸non contemplantibus nobis quæ videntur,And we are contemplating, not the things that are seen,sed quæ non videntur.but the things that are unseen.Quæ enim videntur, temporalia sunt:For the things that are seen are temporal,quæ autem non videntur, æterna sunt.whereas the things that are not seen are eternal.

¹⁸non contemplantibus nobis quæ videntur,And we are contemplating, not the things that are seen,sed quæ non videntur.but the things that are unseen.Quæ enim videntur, temporalia sunt:For the things that are seen are temporal,quæ autem non videntur, æterna sunt.whereas the things that are not seen are eternal.