¹Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

¹Sellepärast et meil on selline amet, nagu see on antud meile halastuse kaudu, me ei tüdi ära.

²but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

²Me oleme lahti öelnud häbiväärseist asjust, mida peidetakse, me ei kasuta riukaid ega moonuta Jumala sõna, vaid esitame end tõe avaldamisega kõikide inimeste südametunnistusele Jumala ees.

³And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish:

³Kui meie evangeelium on siiski kinni kaetud, siis on see kinni kaetud neile, kes hukkuvad,

⁴in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn [upon them].

⁴neile uskmatuile, kellel praeguse aja jumal on mõtted sõgestanud, nii et neile ei koida evangeeliumi valgus Kristuse kirkuses, kes on Jumala kuju.

⁵For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

⁵Me ei kuuluta ju iseendid, vaid Jeesust Kristust Issandana, endid aga teie sulastena Jeesuse pärast.

⁶Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁶Sest see, kes ütles: 'Pimedusest paistku valgus!', on Jumal, kes on hakanud särama meie südames, et tekiks tunnetuse valgus Jeesuse Kristuse isikus olevast Jumala kirkusest.

⁷But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

⁷See aare on meil aga saviastjates, et võrratult suur vägi oleks Jumala oma ja ei midagi meist.

⁸[we are] pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;

⁸Meid ahistatakse igati, kuid me ei ole kitsikuses; me oleme nõutud, kuid mitte meeleheitel;

⁹pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

⁹meid kiusatakse taga, kuid me pole hüljatud; meid rõhutakse maha, kuid me ei hukku;

¹⁰always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body.

¹⁰me kanname alati oma ihus Jeesuse surma, et ka Jeesuse elu avalduks meie ihus.

¹¹For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

¹¹Sest meid, kes me elame, antakse alatasa surma Jeesuse pärast, et ka Jeesuse elu avalduks meie surelikus ihus.

¹²So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

¹²Nii on surm tegev meis, elu aga teis.

¹³But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;

¹³Aga et meil on sellesama usu vaim, millest on kirjutatud: 'Ma usun, seepärast ma räägin', siis meiegi usume ja ka räägime,

¹⁴knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.

¹⁴teades, et see, kes äratas üles Issanda Jeesuse, äratab meidki koos Jeesusega üles ja seab enda ette koos teiega.

¹⁵For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God.

¹⁵Kõik sünnib ju teie heaks, et arm üha enamate inimeste tänu kaudu rohkenedes kasvaks Jumala austuseks.

¹⁶Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

¹⁶Seepärast me ei tüdi, vaid kuigi meie väline inimene kulub, uueneb seesmine inimene ometi päev-päevalt.

¹⁷For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

¹⁷Sest see praeguse hetke kerge ahistus saavutab meile määratult suure igavese au,

¹⁸while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

¹⁸meile, kes me ei pea silmas nähtavat, vaid nähtamatut, sest nähtav on mööduv, nähtamatu aga igavene.