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2 Corinthians 4:1-2
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
So We Don’t Lose Heart In This Ministry Or Its Reception; God Is Shining Through Us
4 For this reason, having this ministry even-as[a] we received-mercy, we do not lose-heart. 2 But we renounced the hidden things of [b] shame, not walking in craftiness[c], nor handling-deceitfully[d] the word of God, but by the open-disclosure of the truth, commending[e] ourselves to every conscience of mankind[f] in the sight of God.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:1 That is, as a gift of His grace.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 That is, proceeding from shameful motives; or, resulting in shame when they become known. It is failure to attain hidden self-focused motives that causes us to lose heart.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Or, trickery. That is, using any means to gain our end.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Or, adulterating, distorting, falsifying.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Or, presenting.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 That is, every individual conscience of all people with whom we come in contact.
2 Corinthians 4:1-2
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2 Corinthians 4:1-2
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Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy(A) we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.(B) 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(C) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(D) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(E) in the sight of God.
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