Seconda lettera ai Corinzi 4

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ideo habentes hancministra tionem, iuxta quod misericor diam consecuti sumus, non deficimus,	1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves, we are not inadequate.
2 sedabdicavimus occulta dedecoris non ambulantes in astutia neque adulterantesverbum Dei, sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnemconscientiam hominum coram Deo.	2 For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts, not walking by craftiness, nor by adulterating the Word of God. Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God.
3 Quod si etiam velatum est evangelium nostrum, in his, qui pereunt, estvelatum;	3 But if our Gospel is in some way hidden, it is hidden to those who are perishing.
4 in quibus deus huius saeculi excaecavit mentes infidelium, ut nonfulgeat illuminatio evangelii gloriae Christi, qui est imago Dei.	4 As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, would not shine in them.
5 Non enimnosmetipsos praedicamus sed Iesum Christum Dominum; nos autem servos vestros perIesum.	5 For we are not preaching about ourselves, but about Jesus Christ our Lord. We are merely your servants through Jesus.
6 Quoniam Deus, qui dixit: “ De tenebris lux splendescat ”, ipseilluxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiae claritatis Dei in facieIesu Christi.	6 For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus.
7 Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus, ut sublimitas sit virtutisDei et non ex nobis.	7 But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, so that what is sublime may be of the power of God, and not of us.
8 In omnibus tribulationem patimur, sed non angustiamur;aporiamur, sed non destituimur;	8 In all things, we endure tribulation, yet we are not in anguish. We are constrained, yet we are not destitute.
9 persecutionem patimur, sed non derelinquimur;deicimur, sed non perimus;	9 We suffer persecution, yet we have not been abandoned. We are thrown down, yet we do not perish.
10 semper mortificationem Iesu in corporecircumferentes, ut et vita Iesu in corpore nostro manifestetur.	10 We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
11 Semper enimnos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Iesum, ut et vita Iesu manifesteturin carne nostra mortali.	11 For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 Ergo mors in nobis operatur, vita autem in vobis.	12 Therefore, death is at work in us, and life is at work in you.
13 Habentes autem eundem spiritum fidei, sicut scriptum est: “ Credidi,propter quod locutus sum ”, et nos credimus, propter quod et loquimur,	13 But we have the same Spirit of faith. And just as it is written, “I believed, and for that reason I spoke,” so we also believe, and for that reason, we also speak.
14 scientes quoniam, qui suscitavit Dominum Iesum, et nos cum Iesu suscitabit etconstituet vobiscum.	14 For we know that the One who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and will place us with you.
15 Omnia enim propter vos, ut gratia abundans per multosgratiarum actionem abundare faciat in gloriam Dei.	15 Thus, all is for you, so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving, may abound to the glory of God.
16 Propter quod nondeficimus, sed licet is, qui foris est, noster homo corrumpitur, tamen is, quiintus est, noster renovatur de die in diem.	16 For this reason, we are not insufficient. But it is as though our outer man is corrupted, while our inner man is renewed from day to day.
17 Id enim, quod in praesenti est,leve tribulationis nostrae supra modum in sublimitatem aeternum gloriae pondusoperatur nobis,	17 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.
18 non contemplantibus nobis, quae videntur, sed quae nonvidentur; quae enim videntur, temporalia sunt, quae autem non videntur, aeternasunt.	18 And we are contemplating, not the things that are seen, but the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporal, whereas the things that are not seen are eternal.