2 Corinthians 4
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2 Corinthians 4

Revised Version 1895

1ThereforeG1223 seeing weG3778 have thisG3778 ministryG1248, even asG2531 weG3778 obtainedG2192 mercyG1653, weG3778 faint notG3756: 2butG235 weG3588 have renouncedG550 theG3956 hiddenG2927 thingsG3956 ofG3056 shameG152, notG3361 walkingG4043 inG1722 craftinessG3834, norG3366 handling theG3956 wordG3056 ofG3056 GodG2316 deceitfully; butG235 byG1722 theG3956 manifestationG5321 ofG3056 theG3956 truthG225 commendingG4921 ourselvesG1438 toG4314 everyG3956 man’sG444 conscienceG4893 inG1722 theG3956 sightG1799 ofG3056 GodG2316. 3ButG1161 andG2532 ifG1487 ourG2532 gospelG2098 isG1510 veiledG2572, itG1161 isG1510 veiledG2572 inG1722 themG1722 thatG1161 areG1510 perishingG622: 4inG1722 whomG3739 theG3588 godG2316 ofG2316 thisG3778 worldG165 hath blindedG5186 theG3588 mindsG3540 ofG2316 theG3588 unbelievingG571, thatG3739 theG3588 lightG5462 ofG2316 theG3588 gospelG2098 ofG2316 theG3588 gloryG1391 ofG2316 ChristG5547, whoG3739 isG1510 theG3588 imageG1504 ofG2316 GodG2316, shouldG2316 notG3361 dawn uponG1510 themG1722. 5ForG1063 weG1161 preachG2784 notG3756 ourselvesG1438, butG1161 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 asG1438 LordG2962, andG1161 ourselvesG1438 asG1438 yourG2962 servantsG1401 forG1063 Jesus’G2424 sakeG1223. 6Seeing itG3739 is GodG2316, thatG3754 saidG3004, LightG5457 shallG5457 shineG2989 outG1537 ofG1537 darknessG4655, whoG3739 shinedG2989 inG1722 ourG2316 heartsG2588, toG4314 giveG3004 theG3588 lightG5457 ofG1537 theG3588 knowledgeG1108 ofG1537 theG3588 gloryG1391 ofG1537 GodG2316 inG1722 theG3588 faceG4383 ofG1537 JesusG3004 ChristG5547. 7ButG1161 weG2249 have thisG3778 treasureG2344 inG1722 earthenG3749 vesselsG4632, thatG2443 theG3588 exceeding greatnessG5236 ofG1537 theG3588 powerG1411 mayG2532 beG1510 ofG1537 GodG2316, andG2532 notG3361 fromG1537 ourselvesG2249; 8we are pressed onG1722 everyG3956 side, yetG235 notG3756 straitened; perplexedG639, yetG235 notG3756 unto despair; 9pursued, yetG235 notG3756 forsakenG1459; smitten downG2598, yetG235 notG3756 destroyedG622; 10alwaysG3842 bearing aboutG1722 inG1722 theG3588 bodyG4983 theG3588 dyingG3500 ofG4983 JesusG2424, thatG2443 theG3588 lifeG2222 alsoG2532 ofG4983 JesusG2424 mayG2532 beG2532 manifestedG5319 inG1722 ourG2424 bodyG4983. 11ForG1063 weG2249 whichG3588 liveG2198 are alway deliveredG3860 unto deathG2288 forG1063 Jesus’G2424 sakeG1223, thatG2443 theG3588 lifeG2222 alsoG2532 ofG1223 JesusG2424 mayG2532 beG2532 manifestedG5319 inG1722 ourG2424 mortalG2349 fleshG4561. 12SoG1161 thenG1161 deathG2288 worketh inG1722 usG1722, butG1161 lifeG2222 inG1722 youG5210. 13ButG1161 havingG2192 theG3588 sameG846 spiritG4151 ofG4151 faithG4102, accordingG2596 toG2596 thatG4100 whichG3588 is writtenG1125, IG1473 believedG4100, andG2532 thereforeG1352 didG2192 IG1473 speakG2980; weG2249 alsoG2532 believeG4100, andG2532 thereforeG1352 alsoG2532 weG2249 speakG2980; 14knowingG1492 thatG3754 heG2532 whichG3748 raisedG1453 upG1453 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 shallG2532 raiseG1453 upG1453 usG1453 alsoG2532 withG4862 JesusG2424, andG2532 shallG2532 presentG3936 usG1453 withG4862 youG5210. 15ForG1063 allG3956 thingsG3956 are forG1063 yourG3956 sakesG1223, thatG2443 theG3956 graceG5485, beingG4771 multiplied throughG1223 theG3956 manyG4183, mayG2443 causeG4052 theG3956 thanksgivingG2169 toG1519 aboundG4052 unto theG3956 gloryG1391 ofG1223 GodG2316. 16WhereforeG1352 weG2249 faint notG3756; butG235 thoughG1487 ourG2532 outward manG444 is decayingG1311, yetG2532 ourG2532 inward manG444 is renewedG341 dayG2250 byG2250 dayG2250. 17ForG1063 ourG2596 lightG1645 afflictionG2347, whichG3588 is forG1063 theG3588 moment, worketh forG1063 usG1519 moreG2596 andG1391 moreG2596 exceedingly anG2596 eternalG166 weightG922 ofG1391 gloryG1391; 18whileG1161 weG2249 lookG991 notG3361 at theG3588 thingsG3588 whichG3588 are seenG991, butG1161 at theG3588 thingsG3588 whichG3588 are notG3361 seenG991: forG1063 theG3588 thingsG3588 whichG3588 are seenG991 are temporalG4340; butG1161 theG3588 thingsG3588 whichG3588 are notG3361 seenG991 are eternalG166.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain