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Text -- 2 Corinthians 4:1-11 (NET)

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Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry
4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged. 4:2 But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God. 4:3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing, 4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God. 4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake. 4:6 For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
An Eternal Weight of Glory
4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; 4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed, 4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body. 4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
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NET Notes: 2Co 4:1 Or “we do not lose heart.”

NET Notes: 2Co 4:2 Or “craftiness.”

NET Notes: 2Co 4:4 Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

NET Notes: 2Co 4:5 Traditionally, “servants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word do...

NET Notes: 2Co 4:6 ‡ Most witnesses, including several early and important ones (Ì46 א C H Ψ 0209 1739c Ï sy), read ᾿Ιησ&...

NET Notes: 2Co 4:7 Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attribut...

NET Notes: 2Co 4:8 Or “at a loss.”

NET Notes: 2Co 4:9 Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (katabal...

NET Notes: 2Co 4:10 Or “may also be revealed.”

NET Notes: 2Co 4:11 Grk “mortal flesh.”

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