Corinthios Ii 4
1 ideo habentes hanc ministrationem iuxta quod misericordiam consecuti sumus non deficimus
Therefore having received this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we are not disheartened:
2 sed abdicamus occulta dedecoris non ambulantes in astutia neque adulterantes verbum Dei sed in manifestatione veritatis commendantes nosmet ipsos ad omnem conscientiam hominum coram Deo
but have rejected shameful disguises, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth, recommending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.
3 quod si etiam opertum est evangelium nostrum in his qui pereunt est opertum
And if our gospel also be veiled, it is to those that perish;
4 in quibus deus huius saeculi excaecavit mentes infidelium ut non fulgeat inluminatio evangelii gloriae Christi qui est imago Dei (aiōn g165)
among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, doth not shine unto them: (aiōn g165)
5 non enim nosmet ipsos praedicamus sed Iesum Christum Dominum nos autem servos vestros per Iesum
for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.
6 quoniam Deus qui dixit de tenebris lucem splendescere qui inluxit in cordibus nostris ad inluminationem scientiae claritatis Dei in facie Christi Iesu
For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 habemus autem thesaurum istum in vasis fictilibus ut sublimitas sit virtutis Dei et non ex nobis
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power might be evidently of God, and not of us:
8 in omnibus tribulationem patimur sed non angustiamur aporiamur sed non destituimur
being afflicted on every side, but not oppressed; perplexed, but not in despair;
9 persecutionem patimur sed non derelinquimur deicimur sed non perimus
persecuted, but not forsaken;
10 semper mortificationem Iesu in corpore nostro circumferentes ut et vita Iesu in corporibus nostris manifestetur
cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord 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 we, who are yet living, are always exposed to death for the sake of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 ergo mors in nobis operatur vita autem in vobis
So that death is wrought in us, but life in you.
13 habentes autem eundem spiritum fidei sicut scriptum est credidi propter quod locutus sum et nos credimus propter quod et loquimur
But having the same Spirit of faith, according to what is written, "I believed, and therefore 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 raised up the Lord Jesus, will raise up us also by Jesus, and present us with you.
15 omnia enim propter vos ut gratia abundans per multos gratiarum actione abundet in gloriam Dei
For all these things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the gratitude of many redound to the glory of God.
16 propter quod non deficimus sed licet is qui foris est noster homo corrumpitur tamen is qui intus est renovatur de die in diem
For which cause we are not disheartened: but though our outward man decayeth, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
17 id enim quod in praesenti est momentaneum et leve tribulationis nostrae supra modum in sublimitatem aeternum gloriae pondus operatur nobis (aiōnios g166)
For our short and light affliction is working out for us an infinite and eternal weight of glory, as we aim not at the things which are visible, but invisible: (aiōnios g166)
