Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 4

1ThereforeΔιὰ τοῦτοDia toutoG1223 G3778, since Godin HisκαθὼςkathōsG2531mercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653has given usἔχοντεςechontesG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,we do not lose heartοὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν,ouk egkakoumenG3756 G1573.

2Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,we have renouncedἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethaG550τὰtaG3588secretκρυπτὰkruptaG2927τῆςtēsG3588andshamefulαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152ways.We do not practiceμὴ περιπατοῦντες ἐνmē peripatountes enG3361 G4043 G1722deceitπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norμηδὲmēdeG3366do we distortδολοῦντεςdolountesG1389theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235τῇtēaG3588,by open proclamationφανερώσειphanerōseiG5321of theτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225,we commendσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438toπρὸςprosG4314everyπᾶσανpasanG3956man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3AndδὲdeG1161evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ourG1473τὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098isἔστινestinG1510veiledκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572,it isἐστὶνestinG1510veiledκεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonG2572toἐνenG1722those whoτοῖςtoisG3588are perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622.

4TheὁhoG3588godθεὸςtheosG2316of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165has blindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186theτὰtaG3588mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540ofτῶνtōnG3588ἐνenG1722οἷςhoisG3739unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571,soεἰςeisG1519they cannot seeτὸ μὴ αὐγάσαιto mē augasaiG3361 G3588 G826theτὸνtonG3588lightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098of theτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

5ForγὰρgarG1063we do not proclaimΟὐ κηρύσσομενOu kērussomenG3756 G2784ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547asLordκύριον,kurionG2962,andδὲdeG1161ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438asyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401for JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424’sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6ForὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoὁhoG3588saidεἰπὼνeipōnG2036, “Let lightφῶςphōsG5457shineλάμψει,lampseiG2989out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,”ὃςhosG3739made His light shineἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722ourG1473ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588to give usπρὸςprosG4314thelightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of theτῆςtēsG3588knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of theτῆςtēsG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722thefaceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

(Romans 6:1–14)

7NowδὲdeG1161we haveἜχομενEchomenG2192thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722jarsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632of clayὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749to show thatἵναinaG2443thisἡhēG3588surpassingly greatὑπερβολὴhuperbolēG5236τῆςtēsG3588powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411isᾖēG1510τοῦtouG3588from GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361fromἐξexG1537usG1473.

8We are hard pressedθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoiG2346onἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956sides,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756crushedστενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoiG4729;perplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756in despairἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoiG1820;

9persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756forsakenἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459;struck downκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756destroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622.

10We alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842carry aroundπεριφέροντες,peripherontesG4064inἐνenG1722ourτὴνtēnG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983theτοῦtouG3588deathνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500τῷtōG3588ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may alsoκαὶkaiG2532be revealedφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG1473τῷtōG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

11ForγὰρgarG1063weG1473whoοἱhoiG3588are aliveζῶντεςzōntesG2198are alwaysἀεὶaeiG104consignedπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860toεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288for JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424’sakeδιὰdiaG1223,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222τοῦtouG3588of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may alsoκαὶkaiG2532be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG1473mortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349τῇtēaG3588bodyσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12So thenὥστεhōsteG5620ὁhoG3588,deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288is at workἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiG1754inἐνenG1722usG1473,butδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222is at workinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

13AndδὲdeG1161in keeping withκατὰkataG2596τὸtoG3588what is writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125, “I believedἐπίστευσα,episteusaG4100,thereforeδιὸdioG1352I have spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980,”weG1473who haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192theτῆςtēsG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151τὸtoG3588of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύομεν,pisteuomenG4100andκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352speakλαλοῦμεν·laloumenG2980,

14knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588One whoraisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424will also raise usκαὶ ἐγερεῖkai egereiG2532 G1453 G1473withσὺνsunG4862JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424andκαὶkaiG2532presentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936uswithσὺνsunG4862youὑμῖν.huminG4771in His presence.

15γὰρgarG1063τὰtaG3588All thisπάνταpantaG3956isfor your benefitδι᾽ ὑμᾶς,di᾽ humasG1223 G4771,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588graceχάριςcharisG5485that is extendingπλεονάσασαpleonasasaG4121toδιὰdiaG1223τῶνtōnG3588more and moreπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119peoplemay cause thanksgiving to overflowτὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃtēn eucharistian perisseusēG4052 G3588 G2169,toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16ThereforeδιὸdioG1352we do not lose heartοὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν·ouk egkakoumenG3756 G1573. Thoughἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶall᾽ ei kaiG235 G2532 G1487ourG1473outerἔξωexōG1854ὁhoG3588selfἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is wasting awayδιαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiG1311,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ourG1473innerἔσωesōG2080selfὁhoG3588is being renewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250byκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17ForγὰρgarG1063τὸtoG3588ourG1473lightἐλαφρὸνelaphronG1645andmomentaryπαραυτίκαparautikaG3910τῆςtēsG3588afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347is producingκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716for usG1473an eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightβάροςbarosG922of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391that isfarκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596beyond comparisonεἰςeisG5236 G1519.

18SoweG1473fix our eyesσκοπούντωνskopountōnG4648notμὴmēG3361on whatτὰtaG3588is seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaG991,butἀλλὰallaG235on whatτὰtaG3588is unseenμὴ βλεπόμενα·mē blepomenaG3361 G991.ForγὰρgarG1063whatτὰtaG3588is seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaG991istemporaryπρόσκαιρα,proskairaG4340,butδὲdeG1161whatτὰtaG3588is unseenμὴ βλεπόμεναmē blepomenaG3361 G991iseternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

(Romans 6:1–14)

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4