Revised Version 1895

2 Corinthians 4

1ThereforeΔιὰDiaG1223seeingweG3778havethisG3778ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531weG3778obtainedἔχοντεςechontesG2192mercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653,weG3778faintnotοὐκoukG3756:

2butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235weG3588haverenouncedἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethaG550theG3956hiddenκρυπτὰkruptaG2927thingsG3956ofG3056shameαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,notμὴmēG3361walkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043inG1722craftinessπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norμηδὲmēdeG3366handlingtheG3956wordλόγονlogonG3056ofG3056Godθεοῦ,theouG2316deceitfully;butἀλλὰallaG235byG1722theG3956manifestationφανερώσειphanerōseiG5321ofG3056theG3956truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438toπρὸςprosG4314everyG3956man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893inG1722theG3956sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG3056Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3ButG1161andG2532ifεἰeiG1487ourG2532gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098isG1510veiledκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572,itG1161isG1510veiledκεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonG2572inG1722themG1722thatG1161areG1510perishingἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622:

4inG1722whomG3739theG3588godθεὸςtheosG2316ofG2316thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165hathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186theG3588mindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540ofG2316theG3588unbelievingἀπίστωνapistōnG571,thatG3739theG3588lightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462ofG2316theG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098ofG2316theG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofG2316ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoG3739isG1510theG3588imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316,shouldG2316notμὴmēG3361dawnuponG1510themG1722.

5ForG1063weG1161preachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784notΟὐOuG3756ourselvesG1438,butG1161ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424asG1438Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,andG1161ourselvesG1438asG1438yourG2962servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401forG1063Jesus’Ἰησοῦν.IēsounG2424sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6SeeingitG3739isGodθεὸςtheosG2316,thatὅτιhotiG3754saidG3004,LightφῶςphōsG5457shallG5457shineλάμψει,lampseiG2989outG1537ofG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,whoG3739shinedἔλαμψενelampsenG2989inἐνenG1722ourG2316heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,toπρὸςprosG4314giveG3004theG3588lightG5457ofG1537theG3588knowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ofG1537theG3588gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722theG3588faceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383ofG1537JesusG3004ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

7ButδὲdeG1161weG2249havethisτοῦτονtoutonG3778treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722earthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thatἵναinaG2443theG3588exceedinggreatnessὑπερβολὴhuperbolēG5236ofG1537theG3588powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411mayG2532beᾖēG1510ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532notμὴmēG3361fromG1537ourselvesG2249;

8we are pressedonἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956side,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756straitened;perplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756unto despair;

9pursued,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756forsakenἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459; smittendownκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756destroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bearingaboutG1722inG1722theG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983theG3588dyingνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500ofG4983JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatἵναinaG2443theG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG4983JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424mayG2532beG2532manifestedφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inG1722ourG2424bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

11ForG1063weG2249whichG3588liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198are alwaydeliveredπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860untodeathθάνατονthanatonG2288forG1063Jesus’Ἰησοῦν,IēsounG2424sakeG1223,thatἵναinaG2443theG3588lifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424mayG2532beG2532manifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG2424mortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12SoG1161thenG1161deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288workethinG1722usG1722,butG1161lifeζωὴzōēG2222inG1722youG5210.

13ButδὲdeG1161havingG2192theG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151ofG4151faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102,accordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596thatG4100whichG3588iswrittenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125,IG1473believedG4100,andG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352didG2192IG1473speakἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980;weG2249alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeG4100,andG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352alsoκαὶkaiG2532weG2249speakλαλοῦμεν·laloumenG2980;

14knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532whichG3748raisedG1453upG1453theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424shallG2532raiseG1453upG1453usG1453alsoG2532withσὺνsunG4862JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andG2532shallG2532presentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936usG1453withσὺνsunG4862youG5210.

15ForG1063allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956areforG1063yourG3956sakesG1223,thatG2443theG3956graceχάριςcharisG5485,beingὑμᾶς,humasG4771multipliedthroughG1223theG3956manyG4183,mayG2443causeG4052theG3956thanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169toεἰςeisG1519aboundG4052untotheG3956gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG1223Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16WhereforeδιὸdioG1352weG2249faintnotοὐκoukG3756;butG235thoughεἰeiG1487ourG2532outwardmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isdecayingδιαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiG1311,yetG2532ourG2532inwardmanG444isrenewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250byG2250dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17ForG1063ourG2596lightἐλαφρὸνelaphronG1645afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347,whichτὸtoG3588isforG1063theτῆςtēsG3588moment, workethforG1063usεἰςeisG1519moreG2596andG1391moreG2596exceedinglyanG2596eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightβάροςbarosG922ofG1391gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

18whileG1161weG2249lookG991notμὴmēG3361attheG3588thingsG3588whichG3588areseenG991,butG1161attheG3588thingsG3588whichG3588arenotμὴmēG3361seenG991:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588thingsG3588whichG3588areseenG991aretemporalπρόσκαιρα,proskairaG4340;butG1161theG3588thingsG3588whichG3588arenotμὴmēG3361seenG991areeternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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