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2 Corinthians 4:8-13

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,

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