3 •

Εὐλογητὸς eulogētos • blessed

ὁ o • the

θεὸς theos • God

καὶ kai • and

πατὴρ patēr • Father

τοῦ tou • the

κυρίου kuriou • Lord

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

Ἰησοῦ iēsou • Jesus

Χριστοῦ, christou • Christ

ὁ o • the

πατὴρ patēr • Father

τῶν tōn • the

οἰκτιρμῶν oiktirmōn • mercies

καὶ kai • and

θεὸς theos • God

πάσης pasēs • all

παρακλήσεως, paraklēseōs • comfort

4 •

ὁ o • those

παρακαλῶν parakalōn • comforts

ἡμᾶς ēmas • our

ἐπὶ epi • in

πάσῃ pasē • all

τῇ tē • those

θλίψει thlipsei • affliction

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

εἰς eis • so

τὸ to • those

δύνασθαι dunasthai • able

ἡμᾶς ēmas • our

παρακαλεῖν parakalein • comforts

τοὺς tous • those

ἐν en • in

πάσῃ pasē • all

θλίψει thlipsei • affliction

διὰ dia • by

τῆς tēs • those

παρακλήσεως paraklēseōs • comfort

ἧς ēs • which

παρακαλούμεθα parakaloumetha • comforts

αὐτοὶ autoi • ourselves

ὑπὸ upo • of

τοῦ tou • those

θεοῦ. theou • God

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ὅτι oti • For

καθὼς kathōs • just as

περισσεύει perisseuei • abundance

τὰ ta • the

παθήματα pathēmata • sufferings

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ christou • Christ

εἰς eis • in

ἡμᾶς, ēmas • us

οὕτως outōs • so

διὰ dia • through

τοῦ tou • the

Χριστοῦ christou • Christ

περισσεύει perisseuei • abundance

καὶ kai • also

ἡ ē • the

παράκλησις paraklēsis • comfort

ἡμῶν. ēmōn • our

6 •

εἴτε eite • if

δὲ de • And

θλιβόμεθα, thlibometha • afflicted

ὑπὲρ uper • for

τῆς tēs • which

ὑμῶν umōn • your

παρακλήσεως paraklēseōs • comfort

καὶ kai • also

σωτηρίας· sōtērias • salvation

εἴτε eite • if

παρακαλούμεθα, parakaloumetha • comforted

ὑπὲρ uper • for

τῆς tēs • which

ὑμῶν umōn • your

παρακλήσεως paraklēseōs • comfort

τῆς tēs • which

ἐνεργουμένης energoumenēs • effective

ἐν en • in

ὑπομονῇ upomonē • enduring

τῶν tōn • which

αὐτῶν autōn • same

παθημάτων pathēmatōn • sufferings

ὧν ōn • which

καὶ kai • also

ἡμεῖς ēmeis • we

πάσχομεν. paschomen • suffer

καὶ kai • also

ἡ ē • which

ἐλπὶς elpis • faith

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

βεβαία bebaia • firm

ὑπὲρ uper • for

ὑμῶν umōn • your

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εἰδότες eidotes • knowing

ὅτι oti • that

ὡς ōs • as

κοινωνοί koinōnoi • sharers

ἐστε este • are

τῶν tōn • the

παθημάτων, pathēmatōn • sufferings

οὕτως outōs • so

καὶ kai • also

τῆς tēs • the

παρακλήσεως. paraklēseōs • comfort

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Οὐ ou • not

γὰρ gar • For

θέλομεν thelomen • want

ὑμᾶς umas • you

ἀγνοεῖν, agnoein • unaware

ἀδελφοί, adelphoi • brethren

ὑπὲρ uper • beyond

τῆς tēs • which

θλίψεως thlipseōs • affliction

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

τῆς tēs • which

γενομένης genomenēs • came

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • which

Ἀσίᾳ, asia • Asia

ὅτι oti • that

καθ' kath • excessively

ὑπερβολὴν uperbolēn • measure

ὑπὲρ uper • beyond

δύναμιν dunamin • strength

ἐβαρήθημεν ebarēthēmen • burdened

ὥστε ōste • so

ἐξαπορηθῆναι exaporēthēnai • despaired

ἡμᾶς ēmas • we

καὶ kai • even

τοῦ tou • which

ζῆν· zēn • life

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ἀλλὰ alla • indeed

αὐτοὶ autoi • ourselves

ἐν en • within

ἑαυτοῖς eautois • ourselves

τὸ to • which

ἀπόκριμα apokrima • sentence

τοῦ tou • which

θανάτου thanatou • death

ἐσχήκαμεν, eschēkamen • had

ἵνα ina • so

μὴ mē • not

πεποιθότες pepoithotes • trust

ὦμεν ōmen • may

ἐφ' eph • in

ἑαυτοῖς eautois • ourselves

ἀλλ' all • indeed

ἐπὶ epi • in

τῷ tō • which

θεῷ theō • God

τῷ tō • which

ἐγείροντι egeironti • raises

τοὺς tous • which

νεκρούς· nekrous • dead

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ὃς os • who

ἐκ ek • from

τηλικούτου tēlikoutou • great

θανάτου thanatou • death

ἐρρύσατο errusato • delivered

ἡμᾶς ēmas • us

καὶ kai • and

ῥύσεται, rusetai • delivered

εἰς eis • in

ὃν on • who

ἠλπίκαμεν ēlpikamen • trust

ὅτι oti • that

καὶ kai • and

ἔτι eti • yet

ῥύσεται, rusetai • delivered

11 •

συνυπουργούντων sunupourgountōn • together

καὶ kai • also

ὑμῶν umōn • you

ὑπὲρ uper • behalf

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

τῇ tē • the

δεήσει, deēsei • prayers

ἵνα ina • so

ἐκ ek • by

πολλῶν pollōn • many

προσώπων prosōpōn • persons

τὸ to • the

εἰς eis • upon

ἡμᾶς ēmas • us

χάρισμα charisma • favor

διὰ dia • through

πολλῶν pollōn • many

εὐχαριστηθῇ eucharistēthē • give thanks

ὑπὲρ uper • behalf

ἡμῶν. ēmōn • our

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ἡ ē • the

γὰρ gar • For

καύχησις kauchēsis • rejoicing

ἡμῶν ēmōn • our

αὕτη autē • this

ἐστίν, estin • is

τὸ to • the

μαρτύριον marturion • testimony

τῆς tēs • the

συνειδήσεως suneidēseōs • conscience

ἡμῶν, ēmōn • our

ὅτι oti • that

ἐν en • in

ἁγιότητι / ἁπλότητι aplotēti • simplicity

καὶ kai • and

εἰλικρινείᾳ eilikrineia • sincerity

τοῦ tou • the

θεοῦ theou • godly

καὶ kai • and

οὐκ ouk • not

ἐν en • in

σοφίᾳ sophia • wisdom

σαρκικῇ sarkikē • fleshly

ἀλλ' all • but

ἐν en • in

χάριτι chariti • grace

θεοῦ, theou • godly

ἀνεστράφημεν anestraphēmen • conducted

ἐν en • in

τῷ tō • the

κόσμῳ kosmō • world

περισσοτέρως perissoterōs • abundantly

δὲ de • and

πρὸς pros • toward

ὑμᾶς. umas • you-ward

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οὐ ou • nothing

γὰρ gar • For

ἄλλα alla • else

γράφομεν graphomen • write

ὑμῖν umin • you

ἀλλ' all • but

ἢ ē • than

ἃ a • what

ἀναγινώσκετε anaginōskete • read

ἢ ē • than

καὶ kai • even

ἐπιγινώσκετε· epiginōskete • understand

ἐλπίζω elpizō • hope

δὲ de • and

ὅτι oti • for

ἕως eōs • until

τέλους telous • end

ἐπιγνώσεσθε, epignōsesthe • understand

14 •

καθὼς kathōs • just as

καὶ kai • also

ἐπέγνωτε epegnōte • understand

ἡμᾶς ēmas • us

ἀπὸ apo • in

μέρους, merous • partially

ὅτι oti • that

καύχημα kauchēma • rejoicing

ὑμῶν umōn • your

ἐσμεν esmen • are

καθάπερ kathaper • as

καὶ kai • also

ὑμεῖς umeis • you

ἡμῶν ēmōn • ours

ἐν en • in

τῇ tē • the

ἡμέρᾳ ēmera • day

τοῦ tou • the

κυρίου kuriou • Lord

ἡμῶν ēmōn • ours

Ἰησοῦ. iēsou • Jesus

15 •

Καὶ kai • And

ταύτῃ tautē • this

τῇ tē • the

πεποιθήσει pepoithēsei • confidence

ἐβουλόμην eboulomēn • intended

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