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2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and (B)ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For it is the God (C)who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has (D)shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, (E)that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
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2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New American Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 For we (A)do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants [a]on account of Jesus. 6 For God, who said, “(B)Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has (C)shone in our hearts to give the (D)Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in [b](E)earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of (F)the power will be of God and not from ourselves;
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Two early mss through Jesus
- 2 Corinthians 4:7 Or earthenware containers
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
New International Version
5 For what we preach is not ourselves,(A) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(B) and ourselves as your servants(C) for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](D) made his light shine in our hearts(E) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(F)
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay(G) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(H) and not from us.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
King James Version
2 Corinthians 4:5-7
King James Version
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.
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