2 Corinthians 4
1 Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,
Therefore, seeing that we haue this ministerie, as we haue receiued mercy, we faint not:
2 but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;
But haue cast from vs ye clokes of shame, and walke not in craftines, neither handle we the worde of God deceitfully: but in declaration of the trueth we approue our selues to euery mans conscience in the sight of God.
3 and if also our good news is vailed, in those perishing it is vailed,
If our Gospell bee then hid, it is hid to them that are lost.
4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God; (aiōn g165)
In whom the God of this world hath blinded the mindes, that is, of the infidels, that the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ, which is the image of God, should not shine vnto them. (aiōn g165)
5 for not ourselves do we preach, but Christ Jesus — Lord, and ourselves your servants because of Jesus;
For we preach not our selues, but Christ Iesus the Lord, and our selues your seruaunts for Iesus sake.
6 because [it is] God who said, Out of darkness light [is] to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
For God that commanded the light to shine out of darknesse, is he which hath shined in our hearts, to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ.
7 And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;
But we haue this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellencie of that power might be of God, and not of vs.
8 on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;
Wee are afflicted on euery side, yet are we not in distresse: we are in doubt, but yet wee despaire not.
9 persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not.
10 at all times the dying of the Lord Jesus bearing about in the body, that the life also of Jesus in our body may be manifested,
Euery where we beare about in our bodie the dying of the Lord Iesus, that the life of Iesus might also be made manifest in our bodies.
11 for always are we who are living delivered up to death because of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our dying flesh,
For we which liue, are alwaies deliuered vnto death for Iesus sake, that the life also of Iesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 so that, the death indeed in us doth work, and the life in you.
So then death worketh in vs, and life in you.
13 And having the same spirit of the faith, according to that which hath been written, 'I believed, therefore I did speak;' we also do believe, therefore also do we speak;
And because we haue the same spirite of faith, according as it is written, I beleeued, and therefore haue I spoken, we also beleeue, and therefore speake,
14 knowing that He who did raise up the Lord Jesus, us also through Jesus shall raise up, and shall present with you,
Knowing that he which hath raised vp the Lord Iesus, shall raise vs vp also by Iesus, and shall set vs with you.
15 for the all things [are] because of you, that the grace having been multiplied, because of the thanksgiving of the more, may abound to the glory of God;
For all thinges are for your sakes, that that most plenteous grace by the thankesgiuing of many, may redound to the praise of God.
16 wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;
Therefore we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
17 for the momentary light matter of our tribulation, more and more exceedingly an age-during weight of glory doth work out for us — (aiōnios g166)
For our light affliction which is but for a moment, causeth vnto vs a farre most excellent and an eternall waight of glorie: (aiōnios g166)
18 we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen [are] temporary, but the things not seen [are] age-during. (aiōnios g166)
While we looke not on the thinges which are seene, but on the things which are not seene: for the things which are seene, are temporall: but the things which are not seene, are eternall. (aiōnios g166)
