2 Corinthians 4
Christian Standard Bible
The Light of the Gospel
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy,(A) we do not give up.(B) 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting(C) deceitfully or distorting the word of God,(D) but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.(E) 3 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case, the god of this age(F) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,[a](G) who is the image of God.(H) 5 For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,(I) and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake. 6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”(J) has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge(K) of God’s glory(L) in the face of Jesus Christ.
Treasure in Clay Jars
7 Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power(M) may be from God and not from us. 8 We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; 9 we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. 10 We always carry the death of Jesus(N) in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death(O) for Jesus’s sake, so that Jesus’s life may also be displayed in our mortal flesh. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life in you. 13 And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke,[b](P) we also believe, and therefore speak. 14 For we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus(Q) and present us with you. 15 Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving(R) to increase to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not give up.(S) Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person(T) is being renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary light affliction(U) is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.(V) 18 So we do not focus on what is seen,(W) but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinto 4
Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version
Mga Kayamanan sa Sisidlang-Lupa
4 Kaya't yamang sa pamamagitan ng kahabagan ng Diyos ay tinataglay namin ang paglilingkod na ito, hindi kami pinanghihinaan ng loob. 2 Sa halip ay itinatakwil namin ang mga kahiya-hiyang bagay na inililihim. Hindi kami namumuhay sa katusuhan at hindi namin binabaluktot ang salita ng Diyos, kundi sa pamamagitan ng pagpapahayag ng katotohanan ay inilalapit namin ang aming sarili sa bawat budhi ng mga tao sa paningin ng Diyos. 3 At kung ang aming ebanghelyo ay natatalukbungan pa, ito ay natatalukbungan lamang sa mga napapahamak. 4 Binulag ng diyos ng sanlibutang ito ang pag-iisip ng mga hindi sumasampalataya, upang hindi nila makita ang liwanag ng ebanghelyo ng kaluwalhatian ni Cristo, na siyang larawan ng Diyos. 5 Sapagkat hindi ang mga sarili namin ang aming ipinangangaral, kundi si Cristo Jesus na Panginoon, at ang aming mga sarili ay mga alipin ninyo alang-alang kay Cristo. 6 Sapagkat (A) ang Diyos na nagsabi, “Magliwanag ang ilaw sa kadiliman,” ay siyang nagliwanag sa aming mga puso upang ihasik ang liwanag ng pagkakilala sa kaluwalhatian ng Diyos na nasa mukha ni Jesu-Cristo.
7 Ngunit taglay namin ang kayamanang ito sa mga sisidlang-lupa, upang ipakita na ang walang kapantay na kapangyarihang ito ay mula sa Diyos, at hindi mula sa amin. 8 Kabi-kabila ang pagpapahirap sa amin, ngunit hindi kami nadudurog; nalilito ngunit hindi nanlulupaypay; 9 pinag-uusig, ngunit hindi pinababayaan; pinababagsak, ngunit hindi nawawasak. 10 Dala-dala namin sa katawan ang kamatayan ni Jesus, upang mahayag din sa aming katawan ang buhay ni Jesus. 11 Sapagkat kaming nabubuhay ay laging nabibingit sa kamatayan dahil kay Jesus, upang ang kanyang buhay ay mahayag sa pamamagitan ng aming katawang may kamatayan. 12 Kaya't ang kumikilos sa amin ay kamatayan, ngunit sa inyo naman ay buhay. 13 Ngunit dahil (B) taglay namin ang gayunding espiritu ng pananampalataya, ayon sa nasusulat, “Sumampalataya ako, kaya't ako ay nagsasalita,” sumasampalataya rin kami, kaya't kami ay nagsasalita. 14 Sapagkat alam namin na ang bumuhay sa Panginoong Jesus ay siya ring bubuhay sa amin na kasama ni Jesus, at dadalhin kaming kasama ninyo sa kanyang harapan. 15 Ang lahat ng mga ito ay para sa inyo, upang ang biyayang nakararating sa mas marami pang mga tao ay lalong magparami ng pagpapasalamat tungo sa ikaluluwalhati ng Diyos.
Mamuhay sa Pananampalataya
16 Kaya't hindi kami pinanghihinaan ng loob; bagaman ang aming panlabas na pagkatao ay nabubulok, binibigyan naman ng panibagong lakas sa araw-araw ang aming panloob na pagkatao. 17 Sapagkat itong magaan at pansamantalang paghihirap ang naghahanda sa atin para sa walang hanggang kaluwalhatian na hindi maihahambing sa anuman. 18 Sapagkat hindi namin pinagmamasdan ang mga bagay na nakikita, kundi ang mga bagay na hindi nakikita, sapagkat ang mga bagay na nakikita ay pansamantala lamang, subalit ang mga bagay na hindi nakikita ay walang hanggan.
2 Corinthians 4
King James Version
4 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
11 For we which live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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