2 Corinthians 4
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2 Corinthians 4:1-7

1ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778seeingΔιὰDiaG1223we haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778ministryτὴν διακονίανtēn diakonianG3588G1248,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we have received mercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653,we faintἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenG1573notοὐκoukG3756;
2τὰtaG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have renouncedἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethaG550the hidden thingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of dishonestyτῆς αἰσχύνηςtēs aischunēsG3588G152,notμὴmēG3361walkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043inἐνenG1722craftinessπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norμηδὲmēdeG3366handlingG1389the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588G2316deceitfullyG1389;butἀλλὰallaG235by manifestationτῇ φανερώσειtēa phanerōseiG3588G5321of the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588G225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438toπρὸςprosG4314everyπᾶσανpasanG3956man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316.
3ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532ourG1473gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588G2098be hidκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572,it isἔστινestinG1510hidκεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonG2572toἐνenG1722themτοῖςtoisG3588that areἐστὶνestinG1510lostἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622:
4ὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588InἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739the godθεὸς τὰtheos taG3588G2316of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldαἰῶνος τῶνaiōnos tōnG3588G165hath blindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186εἰςeisG1519the mindsνοήματα τὸnoēmata toG3588G3540of them which believe notἀπίστωνapistōnG571,lestμὴmēG3361the lightτὸν φωτισμὸνton phōtismonG3588G5462of the gloriousτοῦ δόξηςtou doxēsG3588G1391gospelεὐαγγελίου τῆςeuangeliou tēsG3588G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588G5547,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588G2316,should shineαὐγάσαιaugasaiG826unto themG846.
5ForγὰρgarG1063we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784notΟὐOuG3756ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962;andδὲdeG1161ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401forδιὰdiaG1223Jesus’ sakeἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.
6ὁhoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754Godθεὸς ὁtheos hoG3588G2316,whoὃςhosG3739commandedG3004the lightφῶςphōsG5457to shineλάμψει,lampseiG2989out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,hath shinedἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588G2588,toπρὸςprosG4314givethe lightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of the knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςtēs gnōseōsG3588G1108of the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588G1391of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316inἐνenG1722the faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.
7ButδὲdeG1161we haveἜχομενEchomenG2192thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778treasureτὸν θησαυρὸνton thēsauronG3588G2344inἐνenG1722earthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thatἵναinaG2443the excellencyἡ ὑπερβολὴhē huperbolēG3588G5236of the powerτῆς δυνάμεωςtēs dunameōsG3588G1411may beᾖēG1510of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361ofἐξexG1537usG1473.
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