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2 Corinthians 4:7-18

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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