New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 4:7-18

7But we haveἜχομενEchomenG2192thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inearthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749containersσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,soG2443thatG2443the extraordinaryὑπερβολὴhuperbolēG5236greatness ofthe powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411will be of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and not from ourselvesG1473;

8we areafflictedθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoiG2346in everyG3956wayG3956, but notcrushedστενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoiG4729;perplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,but not despairingἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoiG1820;

9persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377, but notabandonedἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459;struckG2598downG2598,but not destroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842carryingG4064aroundG4064in the bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983the dyingνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the lifeζωὴzōēG2222of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may alsoκαὶkaiG2532be revealedφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319in our bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

11For we who liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198are constantlyἀεὶaeiG104being handedG3860overG3860to deathθάνατονthanatonG2288becauseδιὰdiaG1223of JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443the lifeζωὴzōēG2222of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may alsoκαὶkaiG2532be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319in our mortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12SoὥστεhōsteG5620deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288worksἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiG1754in us, but lifeζωὴzōēG2222in you.

13But havingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192the sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,accordingκατὰkataG2596to what is writtenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125: “I believedἐπίστευσα,episteusaG4100,thereforeδιὸdioG1352I spokeἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980,”we alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύομεν,pisteuomenG4100,thereforeδιὸdioG1352we alsoκαὶkaiG2532speakλαλοῦμεν·laloumenG2980,

14knowingG3609that He whoraisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424will alsoG2532raiseἐγερεῖegereiG1453us with JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and willpresentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936us with you.

15For allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956arefor your sakesG1223,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443graceχάριςcharisG5485, havingspreadπλεονάσασαpleonasasaG4121to moreG4183and moreG4183peopleG4183,will causeG4052thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toG4052overflowG4052to the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16ThereforeδιὸdioG1352wedo not loseG1457heartG1457,but thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532our outerἔξωexōG1854personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is decayingδιαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiG1311,yetG235ourinnerἔσωesōG2080person isbeing renewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250by dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17For our momentaryπαραυτίκαparautikaG3910,lightἐλαφρὸνelaphronG1645afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347is producingκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716for us an eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightβάροςbarosG922of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391farG5236beyondεἰςeisG1519allG5236comparisonG5236,

18while welookG4648not atG4648the things which are seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaG991,but at the things which are not seenβλεπόμενα·blepomenaG991;for the things which are seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaG991are temporalπρόσκαιρα,proskairaG4340,but the things which are not seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaG991are eternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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