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2 Corinthians 4

1ThereforeseeingwehavethisministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, evenasweobtainedmercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653,wefaintnot:

2butwehaverenouncedthehiddenthingsG3956ofshameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,notwalkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043incraftinessπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norhandlingthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316deceitfully;butbythemanifestationφανερώσειphanerōseiG5321ofthetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvestoeveryman’sG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893inthesightofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3AndevenκαὶkaiG2532ifourgospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098isG1510veiled,itisG1510veiledinthemthatperishἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622:

4inwhomthegodθεὸςtheosG2316ofthisworldhathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186themindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540oftheunbelievingἀπίστωνapistōnG571,thatthelightofthegospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoisG1510theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316,shouldnotdawnuponthem.

5ForwepreachG2784notourselves,butChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asLordκύριον,kurionG2962,andourselvesasyourservantsδούλουςdoulousG1401forJesus’Ἰησοῦν.IēsounG2424sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6SeeingitisGodθεὸςtheosG2316,thatsaidG3004,LightφῶςphōsG5457shallshineG2989outofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655,whoshinedG2989inourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,togivethelightG5457oftheknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inthefaceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383ofJesusChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

7ButwehavethistreasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inearthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thattheexceedinggreatnessofthepowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411maybeᾖēG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andnotfromourselves;

8wearepressedoneveryside,yetG235notstraitened;perplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,yetG235notunto despair;

9pursued,yetG235notforsakenἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459; smittendown,yetG235notdestroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bearingaboutinthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983thedyingofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatthelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424maybemanifestedφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inourbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

11ForwewholiveG2198arealwaysἀεὶaeiG104deliveredπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860untodeathθάνατονthanatonG2288forJesus’Ἰησοῦν,IēsounG2424sakeG1223,thatthelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424maybemanifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inourmortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12SothenG1161deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288workethinus,butlifeζωὴzōēG2222inyou.

13ButhavingthesameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,accordingκατὰkataG2596tothatwhichiswrittenG1125,IbelievedG4100,andthereforeδιὸdioG1352didIspeakG2980;wealsoκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100,andthereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532wespeakG2980;

14knowingthathethatraisedG1453uptheLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424shallraiseG1453upusalsoG2532withJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andshallpresentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936uswithyou.

15ForallthingsπάνταpantaG3956areforyoursakesG1223,thatthegraceχάριςcharisG5485,beingmultipliedthroughthemanyG4183,maycausethethanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toaboundG4052untothegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16Whereforewefaintnot;butthoughouroutwardmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isdecaying,yetourinwardmanG444isrenewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250bydayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17ForourlightafflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347,whichisforthemoment, workethforusmoreandmoreexceedinglyaneternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightofgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

18whilewelookG991notatthethingswhichareseenG991,butatthethingswhicharenotseenG991:forthethingswhichareseenG991aretemporal;butthethingswhicharenotseenG991areeternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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