Therefore, since we have
this
aministry
, as we breceived
mercy
, we cdo not lose
heart
,
but we have renounced the athings
hidden
because of shame
, not walking
in craftiness
or
badulterating
the word
of God
, but by the manifestation
of truth
ccommending
ourselves
to every
man's
conscience
in the sight
of God
.
And even if
our agospel
is bveiled
, it is veiled
1to cthose
who are perishing
,
in whose case
athe god
of bthis
1world
has cblinded
the minds
of the unbelieving
2so
that they might not see
the dlight
of the gospel
of the eglory
of Christ
, who
is the fimage
of God
.
For we ado not preach ourselves
but Christ
Jesus
as Lord
, and ourselves
as your bond-servants
1for Jesus'
sake
.
For God, who said
, " aLight
shall shine
out of darkness
," is the One who
has bshone
in our hearts
to give the cLight
of the knowledge
of the glory
of God
in the face
of Christ
.
But we have this
treasure
in aearthen
vessels
, so
that the surpassing
greatness
of bthe power
will be of God
and not from ourselves
;
we are aafflicted in every
way
, but not bcrushed
; cperplexed
, but not despairing
;
apersecuted, but not bforsaken
; cstruck
down
, but not destroyed
;
aalways carrying
about
in the body
the dying
of Jesus
, so
that bthe life
of Jesus
also
may be manifested
in our body
.
For we who live are constantly
being delivered
over
to death
for Jesus'
sake
, so
that the life
of Jesus
also
may be manifested
in our mortal
flesh
.
So death
works
in us, but life
in you.
But having the same
aspirit
of faith
, according
to what is written
, " bI BELIEVED
, THEREFORE
I SPOKE
," we also
believe
, therefore
we also
speak
,
knowing that He who araised
the Lord
Jesus
bwill raise
us also
with Jesus
and will cpresent
us with you.
For all things
are afor your sakes
, so
that the grace
which is 1 bspreading
to more
and more people may cause
the giving
of thanks
to abound
to the glory
of God
.
Therefore we ado not lose
heart
, but though
our outer
man
is decaying
, yet
our binner
man
is cbeing renewed
day
by day
.
For momentary, alight
affliction
is producing
for us an eternal
weight
of glory
far
beyond
all
comparison
,
while we alook not at the things which are seen
, but at the things which are not seen
; for the things which are seen
are temporal
, but the things which are not seen
are eternal
.