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2 Corinthians 4

1ThereforeseeingΔιὰDiaG1223 G5124wehaveἔχοντεςechontesG2192thisG5026ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531we have receivedmercyἠλεήθημεν,ēleēthēmenG1653, wefaintἐγκακοῦμεν,egkakoumenG1573notοὐκoukG3756;

2Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235haverenouncedἀπειπάμεθαapeipamethaG550the hiddenthingsκρυπτὰkruptaG2927ofdishonestyαἰσχύνηςaischunēsG152,notμὴmēG3361walkingπεριπατοῦντεςperipatountesG4043inἐνenG1722craftinessπανουργίᾳ,panourgiaG3834,norμηδὲmēdeG3366handlingG1389thewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316deceitfullyG1389;butἀλλὰallaG235bymanifestationφανερώσειphanerōseiG5321of thetruthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225commendingσυνιστάνοντεςsunistanontesG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438toπρὸςprosG4314everyπᾶσανpasanG3956man’sἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

3ButδὲdeG1161ifG1499ourG2257gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098isG2076hidκεκαλυμμένονkekalummenonG2572, itisG2076hidκεκαλυμμένον·kekalummenonG2572toἐνenG1722them that arelostἀπολλυμένοιςapollumenoisG622:

4InἐνenG1722whomοἷςhoisG3739thegodθεὸςtheosG2316ofthisG5127worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165hathblindedἐτύφλωσενetuphlōsenG5186themindsνοήματαnoēmataG3540of them who believenotἀπίστωνapistōnG571,lestεἰς μὴeis mēG1519 G3361thelightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of thegloriousδόξηςdoxēsG1391gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,whoὅςhosG3739isG2076theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316, shouldshineαὐγάσαιaugasaiG826onthemG846.

5ForγὰρgarG1063wepreachκηρύσσομενkērussomenG2784notΟὐOuG3756ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424theLordκύριον,kurionG2962;andδὲdeG1161ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438yourG5216servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401forG1223JesusἸησοῦν.IēsounG2424’sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

6ForὅτιhotiG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoG3588commandedεἰπὼνeipōnG2036thelightφῶςphōsG5457toshineλάμψει,lampseiG2989outofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655,ὃςhosG3739hathshoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989intoἐνenG1722ourG2257heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,toπρὸςprosG4314give thelightφωτισμὸνphōtismonG5462of theknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of thegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inἐνenG1722thefaceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

7ButδὲdeG1161wehaveἜχομενEchomenG2192thisG5126treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inἐνenG1722earthenὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisG3749vesselsσκεύεσιν,skeuesinG4632,thatἵναinaG2443theexcellencyὑπερβολὴhuperbolēG5236of thepowerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411maybeG5600ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361fromἐξexG1537usG2257.

8We aretroubledθλιβόμενοιthlibomenoiG2346onἐνenG1722everysideπαντὶpantiG3956,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756distressedστενοχωρούμενοι,stenochōroumenoiG4729; we areperplexedἀπορούμενοιaporoumenoiG639,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756indespairἐξαπορούμενοι,exaporoumenoiG1820;

9PersecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoiG1377,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756forsakenἐγκαταλειπόμενοι,egkataleipomenoiG1459; castdownκαταβαλλόμενοιkataballomenoiG2598,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756destroyedἀπολλύμενοι·apollumenoiG622;

10AlwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842bearingaboutπεριφέροντες,peripherontesG4064inἐνenG1722thebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983thedyingνέκρωσινnekrōsinG3500of theLordG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,thatἵναinaG2443thelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may be mademanifestφανερωθῇ·phanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG2257bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

11ForweG2249whoG3588liveζῶντεςzōntesG2198areG3860alwaysἀεὶ γὰρaei garG104 G1063deliveredπαραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaG3860toεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288forG1223JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424’sakeG1223,thatἵναinaG2443thelifeζωὴzōēG2222alsoκαὶkaiG2532ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424may be mademanifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319inἐνenG1722ourG2257mortalθνητῇthnētēaG2349fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561.

12SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG3303deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288workethἐνεργεῖται,energeitaiG1754inἐνenG1722usG2254,butδὲdeG1161lifeζωὴzōēG2222inἐνenG1722youG5213.

13δὲdeG1161WehavingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192thesameαὐτὸautoG846spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151offaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, accordingasκατὰkataG2596it iswrittenγεγραμμένον·gegrammenonG1125, Ibelievedἐπίστευσα,episteusaG4100, andthereforeδιὸdioG1352have Ispokenἐλάλησα,elalēsaG2980;weG2249alsoκαὶkaiG2532believeπιστεύομεν,pisteuomenG4100,andκαὶkaiG2532thereforeδιὸdioG1352speakλαλοῦμεν·laloumenG2980;

14KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he whoraisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453theLordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424shallraiseἐγερεῖegereiG1453usG2248alsoκαὶkaiG2532byG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532shallpresentπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936uswithG4862youG5213.

15ForγὰρgarG1063allthingsπάνταpantaG3956areforG1223yourG5209sakesG1223,thatἵναinaG2443theabundantπλεονάσασαpleonasasaG4121graceχάριςcharisG5485mayG4052throughG1223thethanksgivingεὐχαριστίανeucharistianG2169ofmanyπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119aboundG4052toεἰςeisG1519thegloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

16For whichcauseδιὸdioG1352wefaintἐγκακοῦμεν·egkakoumenG1573notοὐκoukG3756;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thoughG1499ourG2257outwardἔξωexōG1854manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isperishingδιαφθείρεται,diaphtheiretaiG1311,yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theinwardG2081man isrenewedἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutaiG341dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250byG2532dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250.

17ForγὰρgarG1063ourG2257lightἐλαφρὸνelaphronG1645afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347,whichG3588is but for amomentπαραυτίκαparautikaG3910,workethκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiG2716out forusG2254afarκαθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴνkath᾽ huperbolēnG2596 G5236moreexceedingεἰς ὑπερβολὴνeis huperbolēnG1519 G5236andeternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166weightβάροςbarosG922ofgloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391;

18WhileG4648weG2257lookG4648notμὴmēG3361atG4648the things which areseenG991,butἀλλὰallaG235at the things whichareG991notμὴmēG3361seenG991:forγὰρgarG1063the things which areseenG991aretemporalπρόσκαιρα,proskairaG4340;butδὲdeG1161the things whichareG991notμὴmēG3361seenG991areeternalαἰώνια.¶aiōniaG166.

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