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2 Corinthians 4:1-11

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;

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