2 Corinthians 4
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2 Corinthians 4:1-7

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:
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