Paul’s Apostolic Ministry1 Therefore°°, since we have° this° aministry°, as we breceived° mercy°, we cdo not lose° heart°, 2 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°. 3 And even° if° our agospel° is bveiled°, it is veiled° Ito cthose° who are perishing°, 4 in whose° case° athe god° of bthis° Iworld° has cblinded° the minds° of the unbelieving° IIso° that they might not see° the dlight° of the gospel° of the eglory° of Christ°, who° is the fimage° of God°. 5 For we ado not preach° ourselves° but Christ° Jesus° as Lord°, and ourselves° as your bond-servants° Ifor Jesus’° sake°. 6 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°. [1] a1Co 3:5 b1Co 7:25 cLk 18:1; 2Co 4:16; Ga 6:9; Ep 3:13; 2Th 3:13
[2] aRo 6:21; 1Co 4:5 b2Co 2:17 c2Co 5:11f [3] ILit in a2Co 2:12 b1Co 2:6ff; 2Co 3:14 c1Co 1:18; 2Co 2:15 [4] ILit age IIOr that the light...image of God, would not dawn upon them aJn 12:31 bMt 13:22 c2Co 3:14 dAc 26:18; 2Co 4:6 e2Co 3:18; 4:6 fJn 1:18; Php 2:6; Col 1:15; He 1:3 [5] ITwo early mss read through Jesus a1Co 4:15f; 1Th 2:6f [6] aGn 1:3 b2P 1:19 cAc 26:18; 2Co 4:4 7 ¶ But we have° this° treasure° in aearthen° vessels°, so° that the surpassing° greatness° of bthe power° will be of God° and not from ourselves°; 8 [we are] aafflicted° in every° way°, but not bcrushed°; cperplexed°, but not despairing°; 9 apersecuted°, but not bforsaken°; cstruck° down°, but not destroyed°; 10 aalways° carrying° about° in the body° the dying° of Jesus°, so° that bthe life° of Jesus° also° may be manifested° in our body°. 11 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°. 12 So° death° works° in us, but life° in you. [7] aJb 4:19; 10:9; 33:6; Lm 4:2; 2Co 5:1; 2Ti 2:20 bJg 7:2; 1Co 2:5
[8] a2Co 1:8; 7:5 b2Co 6:12 cGa 4:20 [9] aJn 15:20; Ro 8:35f bPs 129:2; He 13:5 cPs 37:24; Pv 24:16; Mi 7:8 [10] aRo 6:5; 8:36; Ga 6:17 bRo 6:8 13 ¶ But having° the same° aspirit° of faith°, according° to what is written°, “bI BELIEVED°, THEREFORE° I SPOKE°,” we also° believe°, therefore° we also° speak°, 14 knowing° that He who araised° the Lord° Jesus° bwill raise° us also° with Jesus° and will cpresent° us with you. 15 For all° things° [are] afor your sakes°, so° that the grace° which is Ibspreading° to more° and more people may cause° the giving° of thanks° to abound° to the glory° of God°. [13] a1Co 12:9 bPs 116:10
[14] aAc 2:24 b1Th 4:14 cLk 21:36; Ep 5:27; Col 1:22; Jde 24 [15] ILit being multiplied through the many aRo 8:28; 2Co 1:6 b1Co 9:19; 2Co 1:11 16 ¶ Therefore° we ado not lose° heart°, but though°° our outer° man° is decaying°, yet° our binner° man° is cbeing renewed° day° by day°. 17 For momentary°, alight° affliction° is producing° for us an eternal° weight° of glory° far° beyond° all° comparison°, 18 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°. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
He declareth how he hath used all sincerity and faithful diligence in preaching the Gospel,1 ¶ Therefore²² seeing¹¹ we haveºª thisº ministry,º asº we have received mercy,ºª we faintºª not;º 2 Butº have renouncedºª the² hidden thingsº of dishonesty,º notº walkingºª inº craftiness,º norº handling¹ª the word¹ of God¹ deceitfully;ºª²²² butº by manifestationº of the² truthº commendingºª ourselvesº toº everyº man'sº conscienceº in the sightº of God.º 3 Butº if¹²² ourº gospelº beºª hid,ºª it isºª hidºª toº them that are lost:ºª 4 Inº whomº the² godº of thisº worldº hath blindedºª the² mindsº of them which believe not,º lestº¹ the² lightº of the² gloriousº gospelº of Christ,º whoº isºª the imageº of God,º should shineºª unto them.º 5 Forº we preachºª notº ourselves,º butº Christº Jesusº the Lord;º andº ourselvesº yourº servantsº for¹ª Jesus'¹ sake.º² 6 Forº God,º who¹ commandedºª the lightº to shineºª out ofº darkness,º¹ hath² shinedºª inº ourº hearts,º toº [give] the lightº of the² knowledgeº of the² gloryº of Godº inº the faceº of Jesusº Christ.º [1] Is 40:30; 1Co 7:25; 2Co 3:6, 12; 4:16; 5:18; Ga 6:9; Ep 3:7, 13; Php 4:13; 2Th 3:13; 1Ti 1:13; He 12:3; 1P 2:10; Rv 2:3.
[2] Ro 1:16; 6:21; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 1:12; 2:17; 5:11; 6:4; 7:14; 11:3, 6, 13; Ep 4:14; 5:12; 1Th 2:3. [3] Mt 11:25; Ro 2:16; 1Co 1:18; 2Co 2:15; 3:14; 4:4; 1Th 1:5; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:11. [4] 1K 22:22; Ps 50:2; Is 6:10; 60:1; Mt 4:8; Jn 1:14, 18; 8:12; 12:31, 35, 40, 45; 14:9, 30; 15:24; 16:11; Ac 26:18; 1Co 10:20; 2Co 3:8, 11, 14, 18; 4:6; Ep 2:2; 6:12; Php 2:6; Col 1:15, 27; 1Ti 1:11; Tit 2:13; He 1:3; 2P 1:19; 1Jn 2:8; 5:19; Rv 20:2. [5] Mt 3:11; 20:25; 23:8; Lk 22:25; Jn 1:21; 3:27; 7:18; 13:14; Ac 2:36; 3:12; 5:31; 8:9; 10:25, 36; 14:11; Ro 14:8; 15:1, 17; 1Co 1:13, 23; 2:2; 3:5; 8:6; 9:19; 10:33; 12:3; 15:47; 2Co 1:19, 24; 5:14; Ga 5:13; Php 1:15; 2:11; 1Th 2:5; 2Ti 2:10; Tit 1:11; 1P 5:2; 2P 2:3. [6] Gn 1:3, 14; Ex 33:18; 34:5; Ps 63:2; 74:16; 90:16; 136:7; Is 6:1; 35:2; 40:5; 45:7; 60:2; Lk 10:22; Jn 1:14; 11:40; 12:41; 14:9; Ac 7:55; 2Co 3:18; 4:4; Ep 1:17; 5:8; Php 2:6; Col 1:15; He 1:3; 1P 1:12; 2:9; 2P 1:19. and how the troubles and persecutions which he daily endured for the same did redound to the praise of God's power,7 Butº we haveºª thisº treasureº inº earthenº vessels,º thatº the² excellencyº of the² powerº may beºª of God,º andº notº ofº us.º 8 [We are] troubledºª onº every side,º yetº notº distressed;ºª [we are] perplexed,ºª butº notº in despair;ºª 9 Persecuted,ºª butº notº forsaken;ºª cast down,ºª butº notº destroyed;ºª 10 Alwaysº bearing aboutºª inº the² bodyº the² dyingº of the² Lordº Jesus,º thatº the² lifeº alsoº of Jesusº might be made manifestºª inº ourº body.º 11 For² weº which¹ liveºª are¹ª alwayº¹ deliveredºª untoº deathº for¹ª Jesus'¹ sake,º² thatº the² lifeº alsoº of Jesusº might be made manifestºª inº ourº mortalº flesh.º [7] Jg 7:13, 16; Lm 4:2; Mt 13:44, 52; 1Co 1:28; 2:3; 4:9; 2Co 3:5; 4:1; 5:1; 6:10; 10:10; 12:7; 13:4; Ga 4:13; Ep 1:19; 2:5, 8; 3:8; Col 1:27; 2:3, 12; 1Th 1:5; 2Ti 2:20.
[8] 1S 28:15; 30:6; 31:4; Jb 2:9; Ps 37:33; 56:2; Pv 14:26; 18:10; Jn 14:18; Ro 5:3; 8:35; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 1:8; 4:16; 6:4; 7:5; 11:23; 12:10; Jm 1:2; 1P 1:6; 4:12. [9] Jb 5:17; 22:29; Ps 9:10; 22:1; 37:24, 25, 28; 42:5, 11; Is 43:2; 62:4; 2Co 7:6; He 13:5. [10] Jn 14:19; Ac 18:9; Ro 8:17; 2Co 1:5, 9; 13:4; Ga 6:17; Php 3:10; Col 1:24; 2Ti 2:11; 1P 4:13; Rv 1:17. [11] Ps 44:22; 141:7; Ro 8:11, 36; 1Co 15:31, 49, 53; 2Co 5:4. to the benefit of the Church,12 So¹ thenº² deathº workethºª inº us,¹² butº lifeº inº you.¹² 13 º We havingºª the² sameº spiritº of faith,º according asº it is written,ºª I believed,ºª and² thereforeº have I spoken;ºª weº alsoº believe,ºª andº thereforeº speak;ºª 14 Knowingºª thatº he which raised upºª the² Lordº Jesusº shall raise upºª usº alsoº byº Jesus,º andº shall presentºª [us] withº you.º 15 Forº all thingsº [are] for¹ª your¹ sakes,º² thatº the² abundantºª graceº might¹ª throughº the² thanksgivingº of manyº redoundºª toº the² gloryº of God.º [12] Ac 20:24; 1Co 4:10; 2Co 12:15; 13:9; Php 2:17, 30; 1Jn 3:16.
[13] Ps 116:10; Pv 21:28; Ac 15:11; Ro 1:12; 1Co 12:9; 2Co 3:12; He 11:1; 2P 1:1. [14] Is 26:19; Jn 11:25; Ro 8:11; 1Co 6:14; 15:20; 2Co 5:1; 11:2; Ep 5:27; Col 1:22, 28; 1Th 4:14; Jde 1:24. [15] Ps 50:14, 23; Ro 8:28; 1Co 3:21; 2Co 1:4, 11; 8:19; 9:11; Ga 1:24; Ep 3:20; Col 1:24; 3:16; 2Ti 2:10; He 13:15; 1P 2:9; 4:11; Rv 4:8; 5:8; 19:4. and to the apostle's own eternal glory.16 For which causeº we faintºª not;º butº thoughº ourº outwardº manº perish,ºª yetº the² inwardº [man] is renewedºª day¹ by¹ day.º² 17 Forº ourº lightº affliction,º which¹ is but for a moment,º workethºª for usº a far¹¹ more exceedingºº² [and] eternalº weightº of glory;º 18 While¹ª weº look¹ª not¹ atºª² the things which are seen,ºª butº at the things which are¹ª not¹ seen:ºª² forº the things which are seenºª [are] temporal;º butº the things which are¹ª not¹ seenºª² [are] eternal.º [16] Jb 19:26; Ps 27:13; 51:10; 73:26; 119:81; Is 40:29, 31; 57:1; Mt 5:29; Lk 11:3; Ro 7:22; 12:2; 1Co 15:58; 2Co 4:1; 12:15; Ep 3:16; 4:23; Col 3:10; Tit 3:5; 1P 3:4.
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