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2 Corinthians 4:7-9
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2 Corinthians 4:7-9
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An Eternal Weight of Glory
7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power[a] belongs to God and does not come from us. 8 We are experiencing trouble on every side,[b] but are not crushed; we are perplexed,[c] but not driven to despair; 9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned;[d] we are knocked down,[e] but not destroyed,
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- 2 Corinthians 4:7 tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunameōs) has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 tn Grk “we are hard pressed [by crowds] on every side.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 tn Or “at a loss.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “forsaken.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).
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