4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, 1 we do not become discouraged. 2
1 tn Grk “just as we have been shown mercy”; ἠλεήθημεν (hlehqhmen) has been translated as a “divine passive” which is a circumlocution for God as the active agent. For clarity this was converted to an active construction with God as subject in the translation.
2 tn Or “we do not lose heart.”
3 sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).