2 Corinthians 4 ========== :1 Therefore 5124 -touto seeing we have 2192 -echo this 5026 -taute ministry 1248 -diakonia , as we have received 1653 - eleeo mercy 1653 -eleeo , we faint 1573 -ekkakeo not; :2 But have renounced 0550 -apeipomen the hidden 2927 - kruptos things of dishonesty 0152 -aischune , not walking 4043 - peripateo in craftiness 3834 -panourgia , nor 3366 -mede handling 1389 -doloo the word 3056 -logos of God 2316 -theos deceitfully 1389 -doloo ; but by manifestation 5321 -phanerosis of the truth 0225 -aletheia commending 4921 -sunistao ourselves 1438 -heautou to every 3956 -pas man's 0444 -anthropos conscience 4893 -suneidesis in the sight 1799 -enopion of God 2316 -theos . :3 But if 1499 -ei kai our gospel 2098 -euaggelion be hid 2572 -kalupto , it is hid 2572 -kalupto to them that are lost 0622 -apollumi : :4 In whom 3739 -hos the god 2316 -theos of this 5127 - toutou world 0165 -aion hath blinded 5186 -tuphloo the minds 3540 -noema of them which believe 0571 -apistos not, lest 3361 - me the light 5462 -photismos of the glorious 1391 -doxa gospel 2098 -euaggelion of Christ 5547 -Christos , who 3739 -hos is the image 1504 -eikon of God 2316 -theos , should shine 0826 -augazo unto them. :5 For we preach 2784 -kerusso not ourselves 1438 -heautou , but Christ 5547 -Christos Jesus 2424 -Iesous the Lord 2962 - kurios ; and ourselves 1438 -heautou your 5216 -humon servants 1401 -doulos for Jesus 2424 -Iesous ' sake. :6 For God 2316 -theos , who 3588 -ho commanded 2036 -epo the light 5457 -phos to shine 2989 -lampo out of darkness 4655 - skotos , hath shined 2989 -lampo in our hearts 2588 -kardia , to [give] the light 5462 -photismos of the knowledge 1108 -gnosis of the glory 1391 -doxa of God 2316 -theos in the face 4383 - prosopon of Jesus 2424 -Iesous Christ 5547 -Christos . :7 But we have 2192 -echo this 5126 -touton treasure 2344 - thesauros in earthen 3749 -ostrakinos vessels 4632 -skeuos , that the excellency 5236 -huperbole of the power 1411 -dunamis may be of God 2316 -theos , and not of us. :8 [We are] troubled 2346 -thlibo on 1722 -en every 3956 - pas side, yet 0235 -alla not distressed 4729 -stenochoreo ; [we are] perplexed 0639 -aporeo , but not in despair 1820 - exaporeomai ; :9 Persecuted 1377 -dioko , but not forsaken 1459 - egkataleipo ; cast 2598 -kataballo down 2598 -kataballo , but not destroyed 0622 -apollumi ; :10 Always 3842 -pantote bearing 4064 -periphero about 4064 -periphero in the body 4983 -soma the dying 3500 -nekrosis of the Lord 2962 -kurios Jesus 2424 -Iesous , that the life 2222 -zoe also 2532 -kai of Jesus 2424 -Iesous might be made 5319 - phaneroo manifest 5319 -phaneroo in our body 4983 -soma . :11 For we which 3588 -ho live 2198 -zao are alway 0104 - aei delivered 3860 -paradidomi unto death 2288 -thanatos for Jesus 2424 -Iesous ' sake, that the life 2222 -zoe also 2532 - kai of Jesus 2424 -Iesous might be made 5319 -phaneroo manifest 5319 -phaneroo in our mortal 2349 -thnetos flesh 4561 -sarx . :12 So 5620 -hoste then 3303 -men death 2288 -thanatos worketh 1754 -energeo in us, but life 2222 -zoe in you. :13 We having 2192 -echo the same 0846 -autos spirit 4151 - pneuma of faith 4102 -pistis , according 2596 -kata as it is written 1125 -grapho , I believed 4100 -pisteuo , and therefore 1352 -dio have I spoken 2980 -laleo ; we also 2532 -kai believe 4100 -pisteuo , and therefore 1352 -dio speak 2980 -laleo ; :14 Knowing 1492 -eido that he which raised 1453 -egeiro up the Lord 2962 -kurios Jesus 2424 -Iesous shall raise 1453 - egeiro up us also 2532 -kai by Jesus 2424 -Iesous , and shall present 3936 -paristemi [us] with you. :15 For all 3956 -pas things [are] for your 5209 -humas sakes, that the abundant 4121 -pleonazo grace 5485 -charis might through 1223 -dia the thanksgiving 2169 -eucharistia of many 4119 -pleion redound 4052 -perisseuo to the glory 1391 -doxa of God 2316 -theos . :16 For which 1352 -dio cause 1352 -dio we faint 1573 - ekkakeo not; but though 1499 -ei kai our outward 1854 -exo man 0444 -anthropos perish 1311 -diaphtheiro , yet 0235 -alla the inward 2081 -esothen [man] is renewed 0341 -anakainoo day 2250 - hemera by day 2250 -hemera . :17 For our light 1645 -elaphros affliction 2347 -thlipsis , which 3588 -ho is but for a moment 3910 -parautika , worketh 2716 -katergazomai for us a far 5236 -huperbole more 5236 - huperbole exceeding 5236 -huperbole [and] eternal 0166 -aionios weight 0922 -baros of glory 1391 -doxa ; :18 While we look 4648 -skopeo not at 4648 -skopeo the things which are seen 0991 -blepo , but at 4648 -skopeo the things which are not seen 0991 -blepo : for the things which are seen 0991 -blepo [are] temporal 4340 -proskairos ; but the things which are not seen 0991 -blepo [are] eternal 0166 - aionios . ~~~~~~