Revised Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 4

1ThereforeτοῦτοtoutoG3778seeingΔιὰDiaG1223we haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192thisταύτηνtautēnG3778ministryτὴν διακονίανtēn diakonianG3588 G1248,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we have received mercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653,we faintἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenG1573notοὐκoukG3756;

2τὰtaG3588Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have renouncedἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethaG550the hidden thingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927of dishonestyτῆς αἰσχύνηςtēs aischunēsG3588 G152,notμὴmēG3361walkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043inἐνenG1722craftinessπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norμηδὲmēdeG3366handlingG1389the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316deceitfullyG1389;butἀλλὰallaG235by manifestationτῇ φανερώσειtēa phanerōseiG3588 G5321of the truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438toπρὸςprosG4314everyπᾶσανpasanG3956man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588 G2316.

3ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532ourG1473gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098be hidκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572,it isἔστινestinG1510hidκεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonG2572toἐνenG1722themτοῖςtoisG3588that areἐστὶνestinG1510lostἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622:

4ὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588InἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739the godθεὸς τὰtheos taG3588 G2316of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldαἰῶνος τῶνaiōnos tōnG3588 G165hath blindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186εἰςeisG1519the mindsνοήματα τὸnoēmata toG3588 G3540of them which believe notἀπίστωνapistōnG571,lestμὴmēG3361the lightτὸν φωτισμὸνton phōtismonG3588 G5462of the gloriousτοῦ δόξηςtou doxēsG3588 G1391gospelεὐαγγελίου τῆςeuangeliou tēsG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ,tou ChristouG3588 G5547,whoὅςhosG3739isἐστινestinG1510the imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.¶tou theouG3588 G2316,should shineαὐγάσαιaugasaiG826unto themG846.

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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