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2 Corinthians 4:5-18

5ForγὰρgarG1063we preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784notΟὐOuG3756ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962;andδὲdeG1161ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401forδιὰdiaG1223Jesus’ sakeἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424.

6ὁhoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754Godθεὸς ὁtheos hoG3588 G2316,whoὃςhosG3739commandedG3004the lightφῶςphōsG5457to shineλάμψει,lampseiG2989out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,hath shinedἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsταῖς καρδίαιςtais kardiaisG3588 G2588,toπρὸςprosG4314givethe lightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of the knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςtēs gnōseōsG3588 G1108of the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722the faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

7ButδὲdeG1161we haveἜχομενEchomenG2192thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778treasureτὸν θησαυρὸνton thēsauronG3588 G2344inἐνenG1722earthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thatἵναinaG2443the excellencyἡ ὑπερβολὴhē huperbolēG3588 G5236of the powerτῆς δυνάμεωςtēs dunameōsG3588 G1411may beᾖēG1510of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361ofἐξexG1537usG1473.

8We aretroubledθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoiG2346onἐνenG1722every sideπαντὶpantiG3956,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756distressedστενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoiG4729; we areperplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756in despairἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoiG1820;

9PersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756forsakenἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459;cast downκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756destroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10AlwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bearing aboutπεριφέροντες,peripherontesG4064inἐνenG1722the bodyτὴν σώματιtēn sōmatiG3588 G4983the dyingνέκρωσιν τοῦnekrōsin touG3588 G3500of the LordτῷtōG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatἵναinaG2443the lifeἡ ζωὴhē zōēG3588 G2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532of Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦtou IēsouG3588 G2424might be made manifestφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG1473bodyτῷ σώματιtō sōmatiG3588 G4983.

11οἱhoiG3588ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063weG1473which liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198are alwayἀεὶaeiG104deliveredπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860untoεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288forδιὰdiaG1223Jesus’ sakeἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,thatἵναinaG2443the lifeζωὴ τοῦzōē touG3588 G2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532of JesusἸησοῦ τῇIēsou tēaG3588 G2424might be made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG1473mortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12ὁhoG3588ἡhēG3588So thenὥστεhōsteG5620deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288G3303workethἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiG1754inἐνenG1722usG1473,butδὲdeG1161lifeζωὴzōēG2222inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

13τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588δὲdeG1161WeG1473havingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192the sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of faithπίστεως τὸpisteōs toG3588 G4102,according asκατὰkataG2596it is writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125,I believedG4100,and thereforeδιὸdioG1352have I spokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980;weG4100alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352speakλαλοῦμεν·laloumenG2980;

14KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he whichὁhoG3588raised upἐγείραςegeirasG1453the Lordτὸν κύριονton kurionG3588 G2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424shall raise upἐγερεῖegereiG1453usG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532byG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532shall presentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936uswithG4862youὑμῖν.huminG4771.

15τὰtaG3588ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063all thingsπάνταpantaG3956areforδι᾽di᾽G1223your sakesὑμᾶς,humasG4771,thatἵναinaG2443the abundantπλεονάσασαpleonasasaG4121graceχάρις τῶνcharis tōnG3588 G5485mightG4052throughδιὰdiaG1223the thanksgivingτὴν εὐχαριστίανtēn eucharistianG3588 G2169of manyπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119redoundG4052toεἰςeisG1519the gloryτὴν δόξανtēn doxanG3588 G1391of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

16ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588For which causeδιὸdioG1352we faintἐγκακοῦμεν·egkakoumenG1573notοὐκoukG3756;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532ourG1473outwardἔξωexōG1854manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444perishδιαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiG1311,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the inwardG2081manis renewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250byκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ourG1473lightἐλαφρὸνelaphronG1645afflictionτῆς θλίψεωςtēs thlipseōsG3588 G2347,which is but for a momentπαραυτίκαparautikaG3910,workethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716for usG1473καθ᾽kath᾽G2596a farὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236εἰςeisG1519more exceedingὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236andeternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightβάροςbarosG922of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

18While weG1473lookσκοπούντωνskopountōnG4648notμὴmēG3361at the thingsτὰtaG3588which are seenG991,butἀλλὰallaG235at the thingsτὰtaG3588which areG991notμὴmēG3361seenG991:forγὰρgarG1063the thingsτὰtaG3588which are seenG991aretemporalπρόσκαιρα,proskairaG4340;butδὲdeG1161the thingsτὰtaG3588which areG991notμὴmēG3361seenG991areeternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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