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2 Corinto 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
2 Corinto 4
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Kayamanan sa Palayok
4 Dahil sa awa ng Dios, pinili niya kami para ipahayag ang kanyang bagong pamamaraan sa pagpapawalang-sala sa mga tao, kaya naman hindi kami pinanghihinaan ng loob. 2 Tinalikuran namin ang mga kahiya-hiya at patagong gawain. Hindi kami nanlilinlang, at hindi rin namin binabaluktot ang salita ng Dios. Pawang katotohanan ang ipinangangaral namin. Alam ito ng Dios, at malinis ang aming konsensya sa harap ng tao. 3 Ngunit kung may mga hindi nakakaintindi sa Magandang Balita na aming ipinapahayag, ito ay ang mga taong napapahamak. 4 Ayaw nilang maniwala sa Magandang Balita dahil ang kanilang mga isipan ay binulag ni Satanas na naghahari sa mundong ito.[a] Binulag niya sila para hindi nila maintindihan ang Magandang Balita tungkol sa kapangyarihan ni Cristo, na siyang larawan ng Dios. 5 Hindi namin ipinangangaral ang aming mga sarili kundi si Jesu-Cristo, na siyang Panginoon. Naglilingkod kami sa inyo dahil kay Jesus. 6 Sapagkat ang Dios na nagsabing, “Magkaroon ng liwanag sa kadiliman,” ang siya ring nagbigay-liwanag sa aming mga isipan para maunawaan namin ang kapangyarihan ng Dios na nahayag kay Jesu-Cristo.
7 Nasa amin ang kayamanang ito, ngunit tulad lang kami ng palayok na pinaglagyan nito para maipakita na ang hindi mapamarisang kapangyarihan na nasa amin ay mula sa Dios at hindi sa amin. 8 Sa aming pangangaral, ginigipit kami sa lahat ng paraan, pero hindi kami nalulupig. Kung minsan kami ay naguguluhan, pero hindi kami nawawalan ng pag-asa. 9 Maraming umuusig sa amin, ngunit hindi kami pinapabayaan ng Dios. Kung minsaʼy sinasaktan kami, ngunit hindi tuluyang napapatay. 10 Lagi kaming nasa bingit ng kamatayan tulad ng nangyari kay Jesus, para sa pamamagitan ng aming buhay ay makita rin ang buhay ni Jesus. 11 Lagi kaming nasa bingit ng kamatayan dahil sa paglilingkod namin kay Jesus, para sa pamamagitan ng aming katawang may kamatayan, makita ng lahat ang buhay ni Jesus. 12 Maaaring mamatay kami dahil sa aming pangangaral, pero ito naman ang nagdudulot sa inyo ng buhay na walang hanggan.
13 Sinasabi ng Kasulatan, “Sumampalataya ako, kaya nagsalita ako.”[b] Ganoon din ang aming ginagawa: Sumasampalataya kami, kaya nagsasalita kami. 14 Sapagkat alam namin na ang Dios na muling bumuhay sa Panginoong Jesus ang siya ring bubuhay sa amin, tulad ng ginawa niya kay Jesus, at dadalhin niya tayong lahat sa kanyang piling. 15 Ang lahat ng paghihirap namin ay para sa inyong ikabubuti, para lalo pang dumami ang tumanggap ng biyaya ng Dios. At habang dumarami ang tumatanggap ng biyaya ng Dios, dumarami rin ang nagpapasalamat sa kanya. At dahil dito ay mapupuri siya.
16 Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit hindi kami pinanghihinaan ng loob. Kahit na unti-unting humihina ang aming katawan, patuloy namang lumalakas ang aming espiritu. 17 Sapagkat ang mga paghihirap na dinaranas namin sa mundong ito ay panandalian lamang at hindi naman gaanong mabigat. At dahil sa aming mga paghihirap, may inihahandang gantimpala ang Dios para sa amin na mananatili magpakailanman at hinding-hindi mapapantayan. 18 Kaya hindi namin pinapahalagahan ang mga bagay na nakikita sa mundong ito kundi ang mga bagay na hindi nakikita. Sapagkat ang mga bagay na nakikita ay panandalian lamang, pero ang mga bagay na hindi nakikita ay walang hanggan.
2 Corinthians 4
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4
New International Version
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. 3 And even if our gospel(F) is veiled,(G) it is veiled to those who are perishing.(H) 4 The god(I) of this age(J) has blinded(K) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(L) who is the image of God.(M) 5 For what we preach is not ourselves,(N) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(O) and ourselves as your servants(P) for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](Q) made his light shine in our hearts(R) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(S)
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay(T) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(U) and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side,(V) but not crushed; perplexed,(W) but not in despair; 9 persecuted,(X) but not abandoned;(Y) struck down, but not destroyed.(Z) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(AA) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(AB) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(AC) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.(AD)
13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”[b](AE) Since we have that same spirit of[c] faith,(AF) we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead(AG) will also raise us with Jesus(AH) and present us with you to himself.(AI) 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving(AJ) to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart.(AK) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly(AL) we are being renewed(AM) day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(AN) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(AO) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
- 2 Corinthians 4:13 Psalm 116:10 (see Septuagint)
- 2 Corinthians 4:13 Or Spirit-given
2 Corinthians 4
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 4
English Standard Version
The Light of the Gospel
4 Therefore, having (A)this ministry (B)by the mercy of God,[a] we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced (C)disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice[b] cunning or (D)to tamper with God's word, but (E)by the open statement of the truth (F)we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even (G)if our gospel is veiled, (H)it is veiled to (I)those who are perishing. 4 In their case (J)the god of this world (K)has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing (L)the light of (M)the gospel of the glory of Christ, (N)who is the image of God. 5 For what (O)we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with (P)ourselves as your servants[c] for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, (Q)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (R)has shone in our hearts to give (S)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Treasure in Jars of Clay
7 But we have this treasure in (T)jars of clay, (U)to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8 We are (V)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but (W)not forsaken; (X)struck down, but not destroyed; 10 (Y)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, (Z)so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. 12 So (AA)death is at work in us, but life in you.
13 Since we have (AB)the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, (AC)“I believed, and so I spoke,” we also believe, and so we also speak, 14 knowing that (AD)he who raised the Lord Jesus (AE)will raise us also with Jesus and (AF)bring us with you into his presence. 15 For (AG)it is all for your sake, so that as (AH)grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, (AI)to the glory of God.
16 So we do not lose heart. (AJ)Though our outer self[d] is wasting away, (AK)our inner self (AL)is being renewed day by day. 17 For (AM)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 (AN)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 4:1 Greek having this ministry as we have received mercy
- 2 Corinthians 4:2 Greek to walk in
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 Greek man
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