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2 Corinthians 4:5-7
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2 Corinthians 4:5-7
American Standard Version
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your [a]servants [b]for Jesus’ sake. 6 Seeing it is God, that said, [c]Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the [d]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 exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;
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- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Greek bondservants. Compare 1 Cor. 9:19.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Some ancient authorities read through Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Greek illumination.
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