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2 Corinthians 4

Paul's Apostolic Ministry

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Thereforeg1223g3778, since we haveg2192 thisg3778  aministryg1248, as we  breceivedg1653 mercyg1653, we  cdo not loseg1457b heartg1457b,

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but we have renouncedg550 the  athingsg2927 hiddeng2927 because of shameg152, not walkingg4043 in craftinessg3834 org3366  badulteratingg1389 the wordg3056 of Godg2316, but by the manifestationg5321 of truthg225  ccommendingg4921 ourselvesg1438 to everyg3956 man'sg444 conscienceg4893 in the sightg1799 of Godg2316.

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And eveng2532 ifg1487 our  agospelg2098 is  bveiledg2572, it is veiledg2572  1to  cthoseg3588 who are perishingg622,

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in whoseg3739 caseg1722  athe godg2316 of  bthisg3778  1worldg165 has  cblindedg5186 the mindsg3540 of the unbelievingg571  2sog1519 that they might not seeg826 the  dlightg5462 of the gospelg2098 of the  egloryg1391 of Christg5547, whog3739 is the  fimageg1504 of Godg2316.

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For we  ado not preachg2784 ourselvesg1438 but Christg5547 Jesusg2424 as Lordg2962, and ourselvesg1438 as your bond-servantsg1401  1for Jesus'g2424 sakeg1223.

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For Godg2316, who saidg3004, " aLightg5457 shall shineg2989 out of darknessg4655," is the One whog3739 has  bshoneg2989 in our heartsg2588 to give the  cLightg5462 of the knowledgeg1108 of the gloryg1391 of Godg2316 in the faceg4383 of Christg5547.

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But we haveg2192 thisg3778 treasureg2344 in  aeartheng3749 vesselsg4632, sog2443 that the surpassingg5236 greatnessg5236 of  bthe powerg1411 will be of Godg2316 and not from ourselvesg1473;

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we are  aafflictedg2346 in everyg3956 wayg3956, but not  bcrushedg4729;  cperplexedg639, but not despairingg1820;

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 apersecutedg1377, but not  bforsakeng1459;  cstruckg2598 downg2598, but not destroyedg622;

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 aalwaysg3842 carryingg4064 aboutg4064 in the bodyg4983 the dyingg3500 of Jesusg2424, sog2443 that  bthe lifeg2222 of Jesusg2424 alsog2532 may be manifestedg5319 in our bodyg4983.

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For we who liveg2198 are constantlyg104 being deliveredg3860 overg3860 to deathg2288 for Jesus'g2424 sakeg1223, sog2443 that the lifeg2222 of Jesusg2424 alsog2532 may be manifestedg5319 in our mortalg2349 fleshg4561.

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Sog5620 deathg2288 worksg1754 in us, but lifeg2222 in you.

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But havingg2192 the sameg846  aspiritg4151 of faithg4102, accordingg2596 to what is writteng1125, " bI BELIEVEDg4100, THEREFOREg1352 I SPOKEg2980," we alsog2532 believeg4100, thereforeg1352 we alsog2532 speakg2980,

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knowingg3609a that He who  araisedg1453 the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424  bwill raiseg1453 us alsog2532 with Jesusg2424 and will  cpresentg3936 us with you.

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For allg3956 thingsg3956 are  afor your sakesg1223, sog2443 that the graceg5485 which is  1 bspreadingg4121 to moreg4183 and more people may causeg4052 the givingg2169 of thanksg2169 to aboundg4052 to the gloryg1391 of Godg2316.

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Thereforeg1352 we  ado not loseg1457b heartg1457b, but thoughg1487g2532 our outerg1854 mang444 is decayingg1311, yetg235 our  binnerg2080 mang2080 is  cbeing renewedg341 dayg2250 by dayg2250.

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For momentaryg3910,  alightg1645 afflictiong2347 is producingg2716 for us an eternalg166 weightg922 of gloryg1391 farg5236 beyondg1519 allg5236 comparisong5236,

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while we  alookg4648 not at the things which are seeng991, but at the things which are not seeng991; for the things which are seeng991 are temporalg4340, but the things which are not seeng991 are eternalg166.



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