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2 Corinthians 3:1--6:10

3:1

Do we begin
<756> (5731)

again
<3825>

to commend
<4921> (5721)

ourselves
<1438>_?

or
<1508>

need we
<5535> (5719)_,

as
<5613>

some
<5100>

[others], epistles
<1992>

of commendation
<4956>

to
<4314>

you
<5209>_,

or
<2228>

[letters] of commendation
<4956>

from
<1537>

you
<5216>_?

3:2

Ye
<5210>

are
<2075> (5748)

our
<2257>

epistle
<1992>

written
<1449> (5772)

in
<1722>

our
<2257>

hearts
<2588>_,

known
<1097> (5746)

and
<2532>

read
<314> (5746)

of
<5259>

all
<3956>

men
<444>_:

3:3

[Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared
<5319> (5746)

to
<3754>

be
<2075> (5748)

the epistle
<1992>

of Christ
<5547>

ministered
<1247> (5685)

by
<5259>

us
<2257>_,

written
<1449> (5772)

not
<3756>

with ink
<3188>_,

but
<235>

with the Spirit
<4151>

of the living
<2198> (5723)

God
<2316>_;

not
<3756>

in
<1722>

tables
<4109>

of stone
<3035>_,

but
<235>

in
<1722>

fleshy
<4560>

tables
<4109>

of the heart
<2588>_.

3:4

And
<1161>

such
<5108>

trust
<4006>

have we
<2192> (5719)

through
<1223>

Christ
<5547>

to
<4314>

God-ward
<2316>_:

3:5

Not
<3756>

that
<3754>

we are
<2070> (5748)

sufficient
<2425>

of
<575>

ourselves
<1438>

to think
<3049> (5664)

any thing
<5100>

as
<5613>

of
<1537>

ourselves
<1438>_;

but
<235>

our
<2257>

sufficiency
<2426>

[is] of
<1537>

God
<2316>_;

3:6

Who
<3739>

also
<2532>

hath made
<2427> (0)

us
<2248>

able
<2427> (5656)

ministers
<1249>

of the new
<2537>

testament
<1242>_;

not
<3756>

of the letter
<1121>_,

but
<235>

of the spirit
<4151>_:

for
<1063>

the letter
<1121>

killeth
<615> (5719)_,

but
<1161>

the spirit
<4151>

giveth life
<2227> (5719)_.

{giveth life: or, quickeneth}

3:7

But
<1161>

if
<1487>

the ministration
<1248>

of death
<2288>_,

written
<1722> <1121>

[and] engraven
<1795> (5772)

in
<1722>

stones
<3037>_,

was
<1096> (5675)

glorious
<1722> <1391>_,

so
<5620>

that the children
<5207>

of Israel
<2474>

could
<1410> (5738)

not
<3361>

stedfastly behold
<816> (5658)

the face
<1519> <4383>

of Moses
<3475>

for
<1223>

the glory
<1391>

of his
<846>

countenance
<4383>_;

which
<3588>

[glory] was to be done away
<2673> (5746)_:

3:8

How
<4459>

shall
<1248> (0)

not
<3780>

the ministration
<1248>

of the spirit
<4151>

be
<2071> (5704)

rather
<3123> <1722>

glorious
<1391>_?

3:9

For
<1063>

if
<1487>

the ministration
<1248>

of condemnation
<2633>

[be] glory
<1391>_,

much
<4183>

more
<3123>

doth the ministration
<1248>

of righteousness
<1343>

exceed
<4052> (5719)

in
<1722>

glory
<1391>_.

3:10

For
<1063>

even
<2532>

that which was made glorious
<1392> (5769)

had no
<3761>

glory
<1392> (5772)

in
<1722>

this
<5129>

respect
<3313>_,

by reason
<1752>

of the glory
<1391>

that excelleth
<5235> (5723)_.

3:11

For
<1063>

if
<1487>

that which is done away
<2673> (5746)

[was] glorious
<1223> <1391>_,

much
<4183>

more
<3123>

that which remaineth
<3306> (5723)

[is] glorious
<1722> <1391>_.

3:12

Seeing then
<3767>

that we have
<2192> (5723)

such
<5108>

hope
<1680>_,

we use
<5530> (5736)

great
<4183>

plainness of speech
<3954>_:

{plainness: or, boldness}

3:13

And
<2532>

not
<3756>

as
<2509>

Moses
<3475>_,

[which] put
<5087> (5707)

a vail
<2571>

over
<1909>

his
<1438>

face
<4383>_,

that
<4314>

the children
<5207>

of Israel
<2474>

could
<816> (0)

not
<3361>

stedfastly look
<816> (5658)

to
<1519>

the end
<5056>

of that which is abolished
<2673> (5746)_:

3:14

But
<235>

their
<846>

minds
<3540>

were blinded
<4456> (5681)_:

for
<1063>

until
<891>

this day
<4594>

remaineth
<3306> (5719)

the same
<846>

vail
<2571>

untaken
<3361>

away
<343> (5746)

in
<1909>

the reading
<320>

of the old
<3820>

testament
<1242>_;

which
<3748>

[vail] is done away
<2673> (5743)

in
<1722>

Christ
<5547>_.

3:15

But
<235>

even
<2193>

unto this day
<4594>_,

when
<2259>

Moses
<3475>

is read
<314> (5743)_,

the vail
<2571>

is upon
<2749> (5736) <1909>

their
<846>

heart
<2588>_.

3:16

Nevertheless
<1161>

when
<2259>

it
<302>

shall turn
<1994> (5661)

to
<4314>

the Lord
<2962>_,

the vail
<2571>

shall be taken away
<4014> (5743)_.

3:17

Now
<1161>

the Lord
<2962>

is
<2076> (5748)

that Spirit
<4151>_:

and
<1161>

where
<3757>

the Spirit
<4151>

of the Lord
<2962>

[is], there
<1563>

[is] liberty
<1657>_.

3:18

But
<1161>

we
<2249>

all
<3956>_,

with open
<343> (5772)

face
<4383>

beholding as in a glass
<2734> (5734)

the glory
<1391>

of the Lord
<2962>_,

are changed
<3339> (5743)

into the same
<846>

image
<1504>

from
<575>

glory
<1391>

to
<1519>

glory
<1391>_,

[even] as
<2509>

by
<575>

the Spirit
<4151>

of the Lord
<2962>_.

{by the...: or, of the Lord the Spirit}

4:1

Therefore seeing
<1223> <5124>

we have
<2192> (5723)

this
<5026>

ministry
<1248>_,

as
<2531>

we have received mercy
<1653> (5681)_,

we faint
<1573> (5719)

not
<3756>_;

4:2

But
<235>

have renounced
<550> (5639)

the hidden things
<2927>

of dishonesty
<152>_,

not
<3361>

walking
<4043> (5723)

in
<1722>

craftiness
<3834>_,

nor
<3366>

handling
<1389> (0)

the word
<3056>

of God
<2316>

deceitfully
<1389> (5723)_;

but
<235>

by manifestation
<5321>

of the truth
<225>

commending
<4921> (5723)

ourselves
<1438>

to
<4314>

every
<3956>

man's
<444>

conscience
<4893>

in the sight
<1799>

of God
<2316>_.

{dishonesty: Gr. shame}

4:3

But
<1161>

if
<1499>

our
<2257>

gospel
<2098>

be
<2076> (5748)

hid
<2572> (5772)_,

it is
<2076> (5748)

hid
<2572> (5772)

to
<1722>

them that are lost
<622> (5730)_:

4:4

In
<1722>

whom
<3739>

the god
<2316>

of this
<5127>

world
<165>

hath blinded
<5186> (5656)

the minds
<3540>

of them which believe not
<571>_,

lest
<1519> <3361>

the light
<5462>

of the glorious
<1391>

gospel
<2098>

of Christ
<5547>_,

who
<3739>

is
<2076> (5748)

the image
<1504>

of God
<2316>_,

should shine
<826> (5658)

unto them
<846>_.

4:5

For
<1063>

we preach
<2784> (5719)

not
<3756>

ourselves
<1438>_,

but
<235>

Christ
<5547>

Jesus
<2424>

the Lord
<2962>_;

and
<1161>

ourselves
<1438>

your
<5216>

servants
<1401>

for
<1223> (0)

Jesus
<2424>_'

sake
<1223>_.

4:6

For
<3754>

God
<2316>_,

who
<3588>

commanded
<2036> (5631)

the light
<5457>

to shine
<2989> (5658)

out of
<1537>

darkness
<4655>_,

<3739>

hath shined
<2989> (5656)

in
<1722>

our
<2257>

hearts
<2588>_,

to
<4314>

[give] the light
<5462>

of the knowledge
<1108>

of the glory
<1391>

of God
<2316>

in
<1722>

the face
<4383>

of Jesus
<2424>

Christ
<5547>_.

{hath: Gr. is he who hath}

4:7

But
<1161>

we have
<2192> (5719)

this
<5126>

treasure
<2344>

in
<1722>

earthen
<3749>

vessels
<4632>_,

that
<2443>

the excellency
<5236>

of the power
<1411>

may be
<5600> (5753)

of God
<2316>_,

and
<2532>

not
<3361>

of
<1537>

us
<2257>_.

4:8

[We are] troubled
<2346> (5746)

on
<1722>

every side
<3956>_,

yet
<235>

not
<3756>

distressed
<4729> (5746)_;

[we are] perplexed
<639> (5734)_,

but
<235>

not
<3756>

in despair
<1820> (5740)_;

{in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means}

4:9

Persecuted
<1377> (5746)_,

but
<235>

not
<3756>

forsaken
<1459> (5746)_;

cast down
<2598> (5746)_,

but
<235>

not
<3756>

destroyed
<622> (5730)_;

4:10

Always
<3842>

bearing about
<4064> (5723)

in
<1722>

the body
<4983>

the dying
<3500>

of the Lord
<2962>

Jesus
<2424>_,

that
<2443>

the life
<2222>

also
<2532>

of Jesus
<2424>

might be made manifest
<5319> (5686)

in
<1722>

our
<2257>

body
<4983>_.

4:11

For we
<2249>

which
<3588>

live
<2198> (5723)

are
<3860> (0)

alway
<104> <1063>

delivered
<3860> (5743)

unto
<1519>

death
<2288>

for
<1223> (0)

Jesus
<2424>_'

sake
<1223>_,

that
<2443>

the life
<2222>

also
<2532>

of Jesus
<2424>

might be made manifest
<5319> (5686)

in
<1722>

our
<2257>

mortal
<2349>

flesh
<4561>_.

4:12

So
<5620>

then
<3303>

death
<2288>

worketh
<1754> (5731)

in
<1722>

us
<2254>_,

but
<1161>

life
<2222>

in
<1722>

you
<5213>_.

4:13

<1161>@ We having
<2192> (5723)

the same
<846>

spirit
<4151>

of faith
<4102>_,

according as
<2596>

it is written
<1125> (5772)_,

I believed
<4100> (5656)_,

and therefore
<1352>

have I spoken
<2980> (5656)_;

we
<2249>

also
<2532>

believe
<4100> (5719)_,

and
<2532>

therefore
<1352>

speak
<2980> (5719)_;

4:14

Knowing
<1492> (5761)

that
<3754>

he which raised up
<1453> (5660)

the Lord
<2962>

Jesus
<2424>

shall raise up
<1453> (5692)

us
<2248>

also
<2532>

by
<1223>

Jesus
<2424>_,

and
<2532>

shall present
<3936> (5692)

[us] with
<4862>

you
<5213>_.

4:15

For
<1063>

all things
<3956>

[are] for
<1223> (0)

your
<5209>

sakes
<1223>_,

that
<2443>

the abundant
<4121> (5660)

grace
<5485>

might
<4052> (0)

through
<1223>

the thanksgiving
<2169>

of many
<4119>

redound
<4052> (5661)

to
<1519>

the glory
<1391>

of God
<2316>_.

4:16

For which cause
<1352>

we faint
<1573> (5719)

not
<3756>_;

but
<235>

though
<1499>

our
<2257>

outward
<1854>

man
<444>

perish
<1311> (5743)_,

yet
<235>

the inward
<2081>

[man] is renewed
<341> (5743)

day
<2250>

by
<2532>

day
<2250>_.

4:17

For
<1063>

our
<2257>

light
<1645>

affliction
<2347>_,

which
<3588>

is but for a moment
<3910>_,

worketh
<2716> (5736)

for us
<2254>

a far
<2596> <5236>

more exceeding
<1519> <5236>

[and] eternal
<166>

weight
<922>

of glory
<1391>_;

4:18

While
<4648> (0)

we
<2257>

look
<4648> (0)

not
<3361>

at
<4648> (5723)

the things which are seen
<991> (5746)_,

but
<235>

at the things which are
<991> (0)

not
<3361>

seen
<991> (5746)_:

for
<1063>

the things which are seen
<991> (5746)

[are] temporal
<4340>_;

but
<1161>

the things which are
<991> (0)

not
<3361>

seen
<991> (5746)

[are] eternal
<166>_.

5:1

For
<1063>

we know
<1492> (5758)

that
<3754>

if
<1437>

our
<2257>

earthly
<1919>

house
<3614>

of [this] tabernacle
<4636>

were dissolved
<2647> (5686)_,

we have
<2192> (5719)

a building
<3619>

of
<1537>

God
<2316>_,

an house
<3614>

not made with hands
<886>_,

eternal
<166>

in
<1722>

the heavens
<3772>_.

5:2

For
<2532> <1063>

in
<1722>

this
<5129>

we groan
<4727> (5719)_,

earnestly desiring
<1971> (5723)

to be clothed upon
<1902> (5670)

with our
<2257>

house
<3613>

which
<3588>

is from
<1537>

heaven
<3772>_:

5:3

If
<1489>

so
<2532>

be that being clothed
<1746> (5671)

we shall
<2147> (0)

not
<3756>

be found
<2147> (5701)

naked
<1131>_.

5:4

For
<2532> <1063>

we that are
<5607> (5752)

in
<1722>

[this] tabernacle
<4636>

do groan
<4727> (5719)_,

being burdened
<916> (5746)_:

not
<3756>

for that
<1894>

we would
<2309> (5719)

be unclothed
<1562> (5670)_,

but
<235>

clothed upon
<1902> (5670)_,

that
<2443>

mortality
<2349>

might be swallowed up
<2666> (5686)

of
<5259>

life
<2222>_.

5:5

Now
<1161>

he that hath wrought
<2716> (5666)

us
<2248>

for
<1519>

the selfsame thing
<846> <5124>

[is] God
<2316>_,

who
<3588>

also
<2532>

hath given
<1325> (5631)

unto us
<2254>

the earnest
<728>

of the Spirit
<4151>_.

5:6

Therefore
<3767> <2532>

[we are] always
<3842>

confident
<2292> (5723)_,

knowing
<1492> (5761)

that
<3754>_,

whilst we are at home
<1736> (5723)

in
<1722>

the body
<4983>_,

we are absent
<1553> (5719)

from
<575>

the Lord
<2962>_:

5:7

(For
<1063>

we walk
<4043> (5719)

by
<1223>

faith
<4102>_,

not
<3756>

by
<1223>

sight
<1491>:)

5:8

We are confident
<2292> (5719)_,

[I say], and
<1161> <2532>

willing
<2106> (5719)

rather
<3123>

to be absent
<1553> (5658)

from
<1537>

the body
<4983>_,

and
<2532>

to be present
<1736> (5658)

with
<4314>

the Lord
<2962>_.

5:9

Wherefore
<1352>

we labour
<5389> (5736)_,

that
<2532>_,

whether
<1535>

present
<1736> (5723)

or
<1535>

absent
<1553> (5723)_,

we may be
<1511> (5750)

accepted
<2101>

of him
<846>_.

{labour: or, endeavour}

5:10

For
<1063>

we
<2248>

must
<1163> (5748)

all
<3956>

appear
<5319> (5683)

before
<1715>

the judgment seat
<968>

of Christ
<5547>_;

that
<2443>

every one
<1538>

may receive
<2865> (5672)

the things [done] in
<1223>

[his] body
<4983>_,

according
<4314>

to that
<3739>

he hath done
<4238> (5656)_,

whether
<1535>

[it be] good
<18>

or
<1535>

bad
<2556>_.

5:11

Knowing
<1492> (5761)

therefore
<3767>

the terror
<5401>

of the Lord
<2962>_,

we persuade
<3982> (5719)

men
<444>_;

but
<1161>

we are made manifest
<5319> (5769)

unto God
<2316>_;

and
<1161>

I trust
<1679> (5719)

also
<2532>

are made manifest
<5319> (5771)

in
<1722>

your
<5216>

consciences
<4893>_.

5:12

For
<1063>

we commend
<4921> (5719)

not
<3756>

ourselves
<1438>

again
<3825>

unto you
<5213>_,

but
<235>

give
<1325> (5723)

you
<5213>

occasion
<874>

to glory
<2745>

on
<5228> (0)

our
<2257>

behalf
<5228>_,

that
<2443>

ye may have
<2192> (5725)

somewhat to
<4314>

[answer] them which glory
<2744> (5740)

in
<1722>

appearance
<4383>_,

and
<2532>

not
<3756>

in heart
<2588>_.

{in appearance: Gr. in the face}

5:13

For
<1063>

whether
<1535>

we be beside ourselves
<1839> (5627)_,

[it is] to God
<2316>_:

or whether
<1535>

we be sober
<4993> (5719)_,

[it is] for your cause
<5213>_.

5:14

For
<1063>

the love
<26>

of Christ
<5547>

constraineth
<4912> (5719)

us
<2248>_;

because we thus
<5124>

judge
<2919> (5660)_,

that
<3754>

if
<1487>

one
<1520>

died
<599> (5627)

for
<5228>

all
<3956>_,

then
<686>

were
<599> (0)

all
<3956>

dead
<599> (5627)_:

5:15

And
<2532>

[that] he died
<599> (5627)

for
<5228>

all
<3956>_,

that
<2443>

they which live
<2198> (5723)

should
<2198> (0)

not henceforth
<3371>

live
<2198> (5725)

unto themselves
<1438>_,

but
<235>

unto him which died
<599> (5631)

for
<5228>

them
<846>_,

and
<2532>

rose again
<1453> (5685)_.

5:16

Wherefore
<5620>

henceforth
<575> <3568>

know
<1492> (5758)

we
<2249>

no man
<3762>

after
<2596>

the flesh
<4561>_:

yea
<1161>_,

though
<1499>

we have known
<1097> (5758)

Christ
<5547>

after
<2596>

the flesh
<4561>_,

yet
<235>

now
<3568>

henceforth
<3765> (0)

know we
<1097> (5719)

[him] no more
<3765>_.

5:17

Therefore
<5620>

if any man
<1536>

[be] in
<1722>

Christ
<5547>_,

[he is] a new
<2537>

creature
<2937>_:

old things
<744>

are passed away
<3928> (5627)_;

behold
<2400> (5628)_,

all things
<3956>

are become
<1096> (5754)

new
<2537>_.

{he is: or, let him be}

5:18

And
<1161>

all things
<3956>

[are] of
<1537>

God
<2316>_,

who
<3588>

hath reconciled
<2644> (5660)

us
<2248>

to himself
<1438>

by
<1223>

Jesus
<2424>

Christ
<5547>_,

and
<2532>

hath given
<1325> (5631)

to us
<2254>

the ministry
<1248>

of reconciliation
<2643>_;

5:19

To wit
<5613>_,

that
<3754>

God
<2316>

was
<2258> (5713)

in
<1722>

Christ
<5547>_,

reconciling
<2644> (5723)

the world
<2889>

unto himself
<1438>_,

not
<3361>

imputing
<3049> (5740)

their
<846>

trespasses
<3900>

unto them
<846>_;

and
<2532>

hath committed
<5087> (5642)

unto
<1722>

us
<2254>

the word
<3056>

of reconciliation
<2643>_.

{committed...: Gr. put in us}

5:20

Now then
<3767>

we are ambassadors
<4243> (5719)

for
<5228>

Christ
<5547>_,

as though
<5613>

God
<2316>

did beseech
<3870> (5723)

[you] by
<1223>

us
<2257>_:

we pray
<1189> (5736)

[you] in
<5228> (0)

Christ's
<5547>

stead
<5228>_,

be ye reconciled
<2644> (5649)

to God
<2316>_.

5:21

For
<1063>

he hath made
<4160> (5656)

him [to be] sin
<266>

for
<5228>

us
<2257>_,

who
<3588>

knew
<1097> (5631)

no
<3361>

sin
<266>_;

that
<2443>

we
<2249>

might be made
<1096> (5741)

the righteousness
<1343>

of God
<2316>

in
<1722>

him
<846>_.

6:1

We
<3870> (0)

then
<1161>_,

[as] workers together
<4903> (5723)

[with him], beseech
<3870> (5719)

[you] also
<2532>

that ye
<5209>

receive
<1209> (5664)

not
<3361>

the grace
<5485>

of God
<2316>

in
<1519>

vain
<2756>_.

6:2

(For
<1063>

he saith
<3004> (5719)_,

I have heard
<1873> (5656)

thee
<4675>

in a time
<2540>

accepted
<1184>_,

and
<2532>

in
<1722>

the day
<2250>

of salvation
<4991>

have I succoured
<997> (5656)

thee
<4671>_:

behold
<2400> (5628)_,

now
<3568>

[is] the accepted
<2144>

time
<2540>_;

behold
<2400> (5628)_,

now
<3568>

[is] the day
<2250>

of salvation
<4991>.)

6:3

Giving
<1325> (5723)

no
<3367>

offence
<4349>

in
<1722>

any thing
<3367>_,

that
<3363> (0)

the ministry
<1248>

be
<3469> (0)

not
<3363>

blamed
<3469> (5686)_:

6:4

But
<235>

in
<1722>

all
<3956>

[things] approving
<4921> (5723)

ourselves
<1438>

as
<5613>

the ministers
<1249>

of God
<2316>_,

in
<1722>

much
<4183>

patience
<5281>_,

in
<1722>

afflictions
<2347>_,

in
<1722>

necessities
<318>_,

in
<1722>

distresses
<4730>_,

{approving: Gr. commending}

6:5

In
<1722>

stripes
<4127>_,

in
<1722>

imprisonments
<5438>_,

in
<1722>

tumults
<181>_,

in
<1722>

labours
<2873>_,

in
<1722>

watchings
<70>_,

in
<1722>

fastings
<3521>_;

{in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro}

6:6

By
<1722>

pureness
<54>_,

by
<1722>

knowledge
<1108>_,

by
<1722>

longsuffering
<3115>_,

by
<1722>

kindness
<5544>_,

by
<1722>

the Holy
<40>

Ghost
<4151>_,

by
<1722>

love
<26>

unfeigned
<505>_,

6:7

By
<1722>

the word
<3056>

of truth
<225>_,

by
<1722>

the power
<1411>

of God
<2316>_,

by
<1223>

the armour
<3696>

of righteousness
<1343>

on the right hand
<1188>

and
<2532>

on the left
<710>_,

6:8

By
<1223>

honour
<1391>

and
<2532>

dishonour
<819>_,

by
<1223>

evil report
<1426>

and
<2532>

good report
<2162>_:

as
<5613>

deceivers
<4108>_,

and
<2532>

[yet] true
<227>_;

6:9

As
<5613>

unknown
<50> (5746)_,

and
<2532>

[yet] well known
<1921> (5746)_;

as
<5613>

dying
<599> (5723)_,

and
<2532>_,

behold
<2400> (5628)_,

we live
<2198> (5719)_;

as
<5613>

chastened
<3811> (5746)_,

and
<2532>

not
<3361>

killed
<2289> (5746)_;

6:10

As
<5613>

sorrowful
<3076> (5746)_,

yet
<1161>

alway
<104>

rejoicing
<5463> (5723)_;

as
<5613>

poor
<4434>_,

yet
<1161>

making
<4148> (0)

many
<4183>

rich
<4148> (5723)_;

as
<5613>

having
<2192> (5723)

nothing
<3367>_,

and
<2532>

[yet] possessing
<2722> (5723)

all things
<3956>_.