1 On account of this having the service this, even as we received mercy, not we faint;
2 but we refused the secrets of the shame, not walking in craftiness, nor falsifying the word of the God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves to every conscience of men, in presence of the God;
3 but even it is having been veiled the glad tidings of us, among those being destroyed it is having been veiled;
4 in whom the God of the age this blinded the minds of the unbelieving ones, in order that not to see distinctly the illumination of the glad tidings of the glory of the Anointed one, who is an image of the God.
5 Not for ourselves we proclaim, but Anointed Jesus a Lord; ourselves and, slaves of you through Jesus.
6 Because the God that commanding out of darkness light to shine, who shone in the hearts of us, for illumination of the knowledge of the glory of the God in face of Jesus Anointed.
7 We have but, the treasure this in earthen vessels, so that the superabounding of the power may be of the God, and not out of us;
8 in everything being afflicted, but not being straitened; being perplexed, but not being in despair;
9 being persecuted, but not being forsaken; being cast down, but not being destroyed;
10 always the putting to death of the Jesus in the body bearing about, that also the life of the Jesus in the body of us may be manifested.
11 Always for we the living, to death are delivered because of Jesus, that also the life of the Jesus may be manifested in the moral flesh of us.
12 So that the death in us works, the but life in you.
13 Having but the same spirit of the faith, according to that having been written: I believed, therefore I spoke; also we believe, therefore and we speak;
14 knowing, that the one raising up the Lord Jesus, also us through Jesus will raise up, and will present with you.
15 The for all things on account of you, that the favor having abounded through the many, the thanksgiving might superabound to the glory of the God.
16 Wherefore not we faint; but if even the outward of us man is wasted, yet the inward is renewed by day and by day.
17 The for momentary lightness of the affliction of us, according to an exceeding on an exceeding agelasting weight of glory works out for us;
18 not looking of us the things being seen, but the things not being seen; the things for being seen, transient things; the things but being seen, agelasting things.
1 We have this ministry to do, even as we obtained mercy, we do not lose heart.
2 We have renounced the hidden things of shame. And we do not walk in craftiness and deceit. We do not adulterate the word of God. But by the manifestation of the truth we commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 If our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who perish.
4 The god of this age worldreligious, social, political, and economic arrangement has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.
5 We do not preach about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord. We are your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 God said: Light will shine out of darkness. He shined in our hearts. He gave the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face presence (person of Jesus Christ.
7 We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the power beyond what is normal may be from God, and not from ourselves.
8 We are pressed afflictedtroubled on every side, but not crushed. We are perplexed yet not to despair.
9 We are persecuted, yet not forsaken. We are struck down, yet not destroyed.
10 We always carry in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death works in us, but life in you.
13 But having the same spirit attitude of faith, according to that which is written, I believe, and therefore I speak. We also believe, and therefore we also speak.
14 We know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
15 All things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
16 We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
17 Our light affliction is for the moment. It works more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory for us.
18 We do not look at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen. For the things that are seen are temporal for a season. But the things that are not seen are eternal.