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2 Corinthians 4:8-12

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.

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