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2 Corinthians 4:7-18

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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