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2 Corinthians 4

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 18 verses

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  1. 1

    Διὰ τοῦτο ἔχοντες τὴν διακονίαν ταύτην καθὼς ἠλεήθημεν οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν

    through · this · to have · the · service · this · according as · to have mercy · not · to be exhausted

  2. 2

    ἀλλὰ ἀπειπάμεθα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς αἰσχύνης μὴ περιπατοῦντες ἐν πανουργίᾳ μηδὲ δολοῦντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ θεοῦ ἀλλὰ τῇ φανερώσει τῆς ἀληθείας συνιστάντες ἑαυτοὺς πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ

    but · to declare · the · hidden · the · shame · not · to walk · in · craftiness · and not · to ensnare · the · word · the · God · but · the · manifestation · the · truth · to put together · himself · to · all · conscience · human being · before · the · God

  3. 3

    εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστιν κεκαλυμμένον τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἡμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἀπολλυμένοις ἐστὶν κεκαλυμμένον

    if · but · and · to be · to hide · the · gospel · we · in · the · to destroy · to be · to hide

  4. 4

    ἐν οἷς ὁ θεὸς τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου ἐτύφλωσεν τὰ νοήματα τῶν ἀπίστων εἰς τὸ μὴ αὐγάσαι τὸν φωτισμὸν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τῆς δόξης τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὅς ἐστιν εἰκὼν τοῦ θεοῦ

    in · who · the · God · the · age · this · to blind · the · thought · the · unfaithful · into · the · not · to shine · the · illumination · the · gospel · the · glory · the · Christ · who · to be · image · the · God

  5. 5

    οὐ γὰρ ἑαυτοὺς κηρύσσομεν ἀλλὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν κύριον ἑαυτοὺς δὲ δούλους ὑμῶν διὰ Ἰησοῦν

    not · for · himself · to proclaim · but · Christ · Jesus · Lord · himself · but · slave · you · through · Jesus

  6. 6

    ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ὁ εἰπών ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψει ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Χριστοῦ

    that · the · God · the · to say · from · darkness · light · to shine · who · to shine · in · the · heart · we · to · illumination · the · knowledge · the · glory · the · God · in · face · Christ

  7. 7

    Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν

    to have · but · the · treasure · this · in · earthen · vessel · that · the · excess · the · power · to be · the · God · and · not · from · we

  8. 8

    ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐ στενοχωρούμενοι ἀπορούμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐξαπορούμενοι

    in · all · to press · but · not · to straiten · to be perplexed · but · not · to despair

  9. 9

    διωκόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι καταβαλλόμενοι ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι

    to persecute · but · not · to abandon · to cast down · but · not · to destroy

  10. 10

    πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τοῖς σώμασιν ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ

    always · the · death · the · Jesus · in · the · body · to carry about · that · and · the · life · the · Jesus · in · the · body · we · to manifest

  11. 11

    ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόμεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν

    always · for · we · the · to live · into · death · to deliver · through · Jesus · that · and · the · life · the · Jesus · to manifest · in · the · mortal · flesh · we

  12. 12

    ὥστε ὁ θάνατος ἐν ἡμῖν ἐνεργεῖται ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑμῖν

    so that · the · death · in · we · to work · the · but · life · in · you

  13. 13

    ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον ἐπίστευσα διὸ καὶ ἐλάλησα καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν

    to have · but · the · he · spirit · the · faith · down · the · to write · to believe · wherefore · and · to speak · and · we · to believe · wherefore · and · to speak

  14. 14

    εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ ἐγείρας τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς σὺν Ἰησοῦ ἐγερεῖ καὶ παραστήσει σὺν ὑμῖν

    to see · that · the · to raise · the · Lord · Jesus · and · we · with · Jesus · to raise · and · to present · with · you

  15. 15

    τὰ γὰρ πάντα δι’ ὑμᾶς ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ

    the · for · all · through · you · that · the · grace · to superabound · through · the · greater · the · thanksgiving · to abound · into · the · glory · the · God

  16. 16

    Διὸ οὐκ ἐγκακοῦμεν ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται ἀλλ’ ὁ ἔσω ἡμῶν ἀνακαινοῦται ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ

    wherefore · not · to be exhausted · but · if · and · the · outside · we · human being · to corrupt · but · the · within · we · to make new · day · and · day

  17. 17

    τὸ γὰρ παραυτίκα ἐλαφρὸν τῆς θλίψεως ἡμῶν καθ’ ὑπερβολὴν εἰς ὑπερβολὴν αἰώνιον βάρος δόξης κατεργάζεται ἡμῖν

    the · for · for the moment · light · the · affliction · we · down · excess · into · excess · eternal · heaviness · glory · to accomplish · we

  18. 18

    μὴ σκοπούντων ἡμῶν τὰ βλεπόμενα ἀλλὰ τὰ μὴ βλεπόμενα τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια

    not · to look at · we · the · to see · but · the · not · to see · the · for · to see · temporary · the · but · not · to see · eternal

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  • 18 Verses
  • 322 Greek words
  • 122 Distinct lemmas

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