Corinthios Ii 4
1 Ideo habentes administrationem, iuxta quod misericordiam consecuti sumus, non deficimus,
Therefore, we are not weary in this ministry which we have received, according to the mercies that have been upon us:
2 sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris, non ambulantes in astutia, neque adulterantes verbum Dei, sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmetipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo.
But we have renounced the concealments of dishonor, and we walk not in craftiness, nor do we treat the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, we exhibit ourselves to all the consciences of men before God.
3 Quod si etiam opertum est Evangelium nostrum: in iis, qui pereunt, est opertum:
And if our gospel is vailed, it is vailed to them that perish;
4 in quibus Deus huius saeculi excaecavit mentes infidelium, ut non fulgeat illis illuminatio Evangelii gloriae Christi, qui est imago Dei. (aiōn g165)
to them whose minds the God of this world hath blinded, in order that they might not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of the Messiah (who is the likeness of God) should dawn upon them. (aiōn g165)
5 Non enim nosmetipsos praedicamus, sed Iesum Christum Dominum nostrum: nos autem servos vestros per Iesum:
For it is not ourselves that we preach, but the Messiah, Jesus our Lord; and, as to ourselves, that we are your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 quoniam Deus, qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere, ipse illuxit in cordibus nostris ad illuminationem scientiae claritatis Dei, in facie Christi Iesu.
Because God, who commanded the light to arise from darkness, hath himself shined in our hearts, that we might be illuminated with the knowledge of the glory of God on the face of Jesus the Messiah.
7 Habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus: ut sublimitas sit virtutis Dei, et non ex nobis.
But we have this treasure in an earthen vessel, that the excellency of the power might be from God, and not from us.
8 In omnibus tribulationem patimur, sed non angustiamur: aporiamur, sed non destituimur:
And in every thing we are oppressed, but not suffocated; we are corrected, but not condemned;
9 persecutionem patimur, sed non derelinquimur: humiliamur, sed non confundimur deiicimur, sed non perimus:
we are persecuted, but not forsaken; we are prostrated, but perish not.
10 semper mortificationem Iesu in corpore nostro circumferentes, ut et vita Iesu manifestetur in corporibus nostris.
For we bear in our body, at all times, the dying of Jesus; that the life also of Jesus might be manifested in our body.
11 Semper enim nos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Iesum: ut et vita Iesu manifestetur in carne nostra mortali.
For if we are delivered over alive unto death, for Jesus' sake, even so also will the life of Jesus be manifested in this our mortal body.
12 Ergo mors in nobis operatur, vita autem in vobis.
Now therefore, in us death is active, but in you, life.
13 Habentes autem eundem spiritum fidei, sicut scriptum est: Credidi, Propter quod locutus sum: et nos credimus, propter quod et loquimur:
Having therefore the same spirit of faith, (as it is written, I believed, therefore also have I spoken, ) we also believe, and therefore speak;
14 scientes quoniam qui suscitavit Iesum, et nos cum Iesu suscitabit, et constituet vobiscum.
knowing that he, who resuscitated our Lord Jesus, will also resuscitate us by Jesus, and will receive us, with you, to himself.
15 Omnia enim propter vos: ut gratia abundans, per multos in gratiarum actione, abundet in gloriam Dei.
For all things are for your sakes, that while grace aboundeth by means of many, thanksgiving may abound to the glory of God.
16 Propter quod non deficimus: sed licet is, qui foris est, noster homo corrumpatur: tamen is, qui intus est, renovatur de die in diem.
For this cause we faint not; for though our outward man perish, yet the inner man is renovated day by day.
17 Id enim, quod in praesenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostrae, supra modum in sublimitate aeternum gloriae pondus operatur in nobis, (aiōnios g166)
For the affliction of the present time, though very small and light, prepareth for us great glory, without end, for ever and ever; (aiōnios g166)
18 non contemplantibus nobis quae videntur, sed quae non videntur. Quae enim videntur, temporalia sunt: quae autem non videntur, aeterna sunt. (aiōnios g166)
while we look not at these seen things, but at those not seen; for these seen things are temporary, but those not seen are eternal. (aiōnios g166)
