Dia
Therefore
touto
. . . ,
kathōs
[since God] in His
ēleēthēmen
mercy
echontes
has given us
tautēn
this
tēn
-
diakonian
ministry ,
ouk
vvv
enkakoumen
we do not lose heart .
alla
Instead ,
apeipametha
we have renounced
ta
krypta
secret
tēs
aischynēs
[and] shameful [ways] .
mē
peripatountes
We do not practice
en
. . .
panourgia
deceit ,
mēde
nor
dolountes
do we distort
ton
the
logon
word
tou
Theou
of God .
On the contrary ,
tē
phanerōsei
by open proclamation
of the
alētheias
truth ,
synistanontes
we commend
heautous
ourselves
pros
to
pasan
every
anthrōpōn
man’s
syneidēsin
conscience
enōpion
in the sight of
God .
de
And
kai
even
Ei
if
hēmōn
our
euangelion
gospel
estin
is
kekalymmenon
veiled ,
it is
veiled
tois
those who
apollymenois
are perishing .
ho
The
theos
god
toutou
of this
aiōnos
age
etyphlōsen
has blinded
noēmata
minds
tōn
of
hois
apistōn
unbelievers
eis
so
augasai
they cannot see
phōtismon
light
euangeliou
doxēs
glory
Christou
of Christ ,
hos
who
eikōn
[the] image
gar
For
Ou
kēryssomen
we do not proclaim
ourselves ,
but
Iēsoun
Jesus
Christon
Christ
Kyrion
[as] Lord ,
and
hymōn
[as] your
doulous
servants
for Jesus’
dia
sake .
hoti
Theos
God ,
eipōn
said ,
phōs
“ {Let} light
lampsei
shine
Ek
out of
skotous
darkness ,”
elampsen
made His light shine
in
tais
kardiais
hearts
to give us
[the] light
gnōseōs
knowledge
of God
prosōpō
[the] face
Iēsou
of Jesus
Christ .
Now
Echomen
we have
touton
thēsauron
treasure
skeuesin
jars
ostrakinois
of clay
hina
to show that
hē
[this]
hyperbolē
surpassingly great
dynameōs
power
ē
from God
not
ex
from
us .
thlibomenoi
We are hard pressed
on
panti
all [sides] ,
all’
ou
stenochōroumenoi
crushed ;
aporoumenoi
perplexed ,
exaporoumenoi
in despair ;
kataballomenoi
struck down ,
apollymenoi
destroyed .
diōkomenoi
persecuted ,
enkataleipomenoi
forsaken ;
pantote
{We} always
peripherontes
carry around
tō
[our]
sōmati
body
nekrōsin
death
[of] Jesus ,
so that
zōē
life
{may} also
phanerōthē
be revealed
body .
hēmeis
we
hoi
zōntes
are alive
aei
{are} always
paradidometha
consigned
thanaton
sake ,
thnētē
mortal
sarki
hōste
So then
- ,
thanatos
energeitai
is at work
hēmin
us ,
life [is at work]
hymin
you .
kata
in keeping with
gegrammenon
what is written :
Episteusa
“ I believed ,
dio
therefore
elalēsa
I have spoken ,”
Echontes
who have
auto
same
pneuma
spirit
pisteōs
of faith
also
pisteuomen
believe
laloumen
speak ,
eidotes
knowing
that
the [One who]
egeiras
raised
Lord
egerei
will also raise us
hēmas
syn
with
parastēsei
present [us]
you [ in His presence ] .
panta
All this [is]
di’
for your benefit
hymas
charis
grace
pleonasasa
that is extending
pleionōn
more and more [people]
perisseusē
may overflow
eucharistian
in thanksgiving ,
doxan
Dio
[Though]
ei
exō
outer
anthrōpos
self
diaphtheiretai
is wasting away ,
yet
esō
inner
[self]
anakainoutai
is being renewed
hēmera
day
by
day .
elaphron
parautika
[and] momentary
thlipseōs
affliction
katergazetai
is producing
for us
aiōnion
an eternal
baros
weight
of glory
kath’
[that is] far
hyperbolēn
beyond comparison .
[So] we
skopountōn
fix our eyes
on what
blepomena
is seen ,
is unseen .
what
is seen
proskaira
[is] temporary ,
is unseen
aiōnia
[is] eternal .