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2 Corinthians 4

1Therefore,havingthisministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,aswehavehadmercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653shewn us,wefaintnot.

2ButwehaverejectedthehiddenthingsG3956ofshameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,notwalkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043indeceit,norfalsifyingthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,butbymanifestationφανερώσειphanerōseiG5321ofthetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvestoeveryconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893ofmenG444beforeGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3ButifalsoG2532ourgospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098isG1510veiled,itisG1510veiledinthosethatareG1510lostG622;

4inwhomthegodθεὸςtheosG2316ofthisworldhasblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186thethoughtsoftheunbelievingἀπίστωνapistōnG571,sothattheradiancyoftheglad tidingsofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391oftheChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoisG1510[the]imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316,shouldnotshine forth [forthem].

5ForwedonotpreachG2784ourselves,butChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusG2424Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,andourselvesyourbondmenforJesus'sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6Because[itis]theGodθεὸςtheosG2316whospokeG3004thatoutofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655lightφῶςphōsG5457shouldshineλάμψει,lampseiG2989whohasshoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588fortheshining forthoftheknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofthegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316in[the]faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of[Jesus]ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

7ButwehavethistreasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inearthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thatthesurpassingnessofthepowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411maybeᾖēG1510ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andnotfromus:

8everywayafflicted,butnotstraitened; seeingnoapparent issue,butourwaynotentirely shut up;

9persecutedG1377,butnotabandoned; castdown,butnotdestroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bearingaboutinthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983thedyingofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatthelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424maybemanifestedφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inourbodyσώματιsōmatiG4983;

11forwewholiveG2198arealwaysἀεὶaeiG104deliveredπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860untodeathθάνατονthanatonG2288onaccountδιὰdiaG1223ofJesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,thatthelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424maybemanifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inourmortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561;

12sothatdeathθάνατοςthanatosG2288worksἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiG1754inus,butlifeζωὴzōēG2222inyou.

13AndhavingthesameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,accordingκατὰkataG2596towhatiswrittenG1125,IhavebelievedG4100,thereforeδιὸdioG1352haveIspokenG2980;wealsoκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100,thereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532wespeakG2980;

14knowingthathewhohasraisedG1453theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424shallraiseG1453usalsoG2532withJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andshallpresentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936[us]withyou.

15ForallthingsπάνταpantaG3956[are]foryoursakesG1223,thatthegraceχάριςcharisG5485aboundingG4052throughthemanyG4183maycausethanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toaboundG4052tothegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16Whereforewefaintnot;butifindeedouroutwardmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isconsumed,yettheinwardisrenewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250bydayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17Forourmomentary[and]lightafflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347worksforusinsurpassingmeasureaneternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightofgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

18whilewelookG991notatthethingsthatareseenG991,butatthethingsthatarenotseenG991;forthethingsthatareseenG991[are]foratime,butthosethatarenotseenG991eternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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