2 Corinthians 4
Christian Standard Bible
The Light of the Gospel
4 Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy,(A) we do not give up.(B) 2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful things, not acting(C) deceitfully or distorting the word of God,(D) but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by an open display of the truth.(E) 3 But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case, the god of this age(F) has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,[a](G) who is the image of God.(H) 5 For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,(I) and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’s sake. 6 For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”(J) has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge(K) of God’s glory(L) in the face of Jesus Christ.
Treasure in Clay Jars
7 Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power(M) may be from God and not from us. 8 We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; 9 we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. 10 We always carry the death of Jesus(N) in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. 11 For we who live are always being given over to death(O) for Jesus’s sake, so that Jesus’s life may also be displayed in our mortal flesh. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life in you. 13 And since we have the same spirit of faith in keeping with what is written, I believed, therefore I spoke,[b](P) we also believe, and therefore speak. 14 For we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus(Q) and present us with you. 15 Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving(R) to increase to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not give up.(S) Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person(T) is being renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary light affliction(U) is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.(V) 18 So we do not focus on what is seen,(W) but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 CORINTIOS 4
Quiché, Centro Occidental
4 Man cäqˈuistaj tä baˈ ka cˈux rumal chi ri Dios u yoˈm pa ka kˈab chi cäkatzijoj ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Areˈ chrij ri cˈacˈ trato rumal chi xel u cˈux chke. 2 Ketzelam u wäch ri qˈuixbal u banic xukujeˈ ri xa cäban chi cˈuyal. Man quekasub tä ri winak, man cäkaqˈuex tä ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xane xuwi cäkabij ri kas tzij. Je riˈ cäkaˈno rech conojel ri winak cuyaˈ cäquinaˈ na pa canimaˈ chi utz ri cäkaˈn cho ri Dios. 3 We cˈu ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio ri cäkatzijoj are chˈuktalic, xak xuwi chquiwäch ri winak ri xa cäsach na qui wäch are chˈuktal wi. 4 Rumal chi man quecojon taj, ri dios re we uwächulew riˈ are banowinak chque chi sachinak ri qui chomabal, jeˈ ta ne chi man quecowin taj quecaˈyic. Je riˈ u banom chque rech man cäquil tä ri sakil re ri Utzalaj Tzij re ri Evangelio chrij ri Cristo ri sibalaj nim u kˈij. Are cˈu ri Cristo, are ri kas u wächbal ri Dios. 5 Aretak cäkatzijoj ru Tzij ri Dios, man uj taj cäkatzijoj kib, xane are cäkatzijoj ri Jesucristo chi are Kajaw. Are cˈu ri uj xuwi cäkakˈalajisaj kib chi uj patänil tak iwe rumal chi lokˈ cäkil wi ri Jesús. 6 Ri Dios cˈut ri xtakanic chi cätunun ri sakil pa ri kˈekum, are cˈu waˈ ri xubano chi cätunun ru sakil ri Areˈ pa tak ri kanimaˈ rech rucˈ we sakil riˈ cäketamaj chi sibalaj cänimarisax u kˈij ri Dios. Kˈalaj waˈ chupalaj ri Jesucristo.
Chujcojon che ri Dios pa ronojel
7 We kˈinomal riˈ ajchicaj cˈo pa ri ka cuerpo ri jeˈ ta ne e boˈj banom rucˈ ulew. Je riˈ rech kˈalaj chi we nimalaj chukˈab riˈ ri cˈo kucˈ, rucˈ ri Dios cäpe wi, man kech tä cˈu uj. 8 Pune cäkarik cˈäx je waˈ je riˈ, amakˈel cujel chupam. Pune sibalaj cujoc il, man cäqˈuistaj tä can ka cˈux. 9 Pune cäban cˈäx chke cumal ri winak, man uj wonobam tä canok. Pune cujkasax cho rulew, cujsoctaj cˈut, man cäsach tä ka wäch. 10 Apawijeˈ ta ne ri cujeˈ wi cˈo ri retal ru cämical ri Jesús che ri ka cuerpo, are waˈ ri cˈäx ri tajin cäkariko. Je riˈ rech xukujeˈ kˈalaj ru cˈaslemal ri Jesús pa tak ri ka cˈaslemal uj. 11 Ri uj ri cˈä uj cˈasal na, ronojel kˈij uj cˈo cho ri cämical rumal rech ri Jesús, rech ru cˈaslemal ri Jesús cäkˈalajin pa tak ri ka cuerpo uj ri xa cäsach qui wäch. 12 Ri uj, rumal ru tzijoxic ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios, xa jubikˈ man cäpe ri cämical pa ka wiˈ. Are cˈu ri ix xa tajin quirik na ri cˈaslemal.
13 Ru Lokˈ Pixab ri Dios ri Tzˈibtalic cubij: “Xincojon che ri Dios. Rumal cˈu riˈ xintzijonic,” ―cächaˈ. Ri uj xukujeˈ jeˈ cäkaˈno. Cujcojon che ri Dios, rumal cˈu riˈ cujtzijonic. 14 Ketam cˈut chi ri Dios ri xucˈastajisaj ri Kajaw Jesús chquixol ri cäminakib, ri uj xukujeˈ cujucˈastajisaj na chquixol ri cäminakib junam rucˈ ri Jesús. Cujucˈam cˈu na bi chuwäch ri Areˈ junam iwucˈ ix. 15 Ronojel waˈ xbantajic chubanic utzil chiwe. Je riˈ rech we e qˈuia ri cäquirik ri nimalaj u tokˈob ri Dios, e qˈuia xukujeˈ ri cäquiya na maltioxinic che ri Areˈ rech cänimarisax cˈu na u kˈij ri Dios.
16 Rumal riˈ man cäqˈuistaj tä ka cˈux. Pune we ka cuerpo riˈ xa tajin cärijobic, ri kanimaˈ cˈut tajin cuban na cˈacˈ ronojel kˈij. 17 Ri cˈäxcˈol ri cäkarik pa we cˈaslemal riˈ man nim tä waˈ, xane xa re quieb oxib kˈij. Cuya cˈu chke chi cäkarik na ke ri nimarisabal u kˈij ri Dios ri man cˈo tä u qˈuisic, ri sibalaj nim na chuwäch ri cˈäxcˈol. 18 Mäcuˈbi baˈ ka cˈux chquij ri jastak ri queilitajic, xane are cuˈl ka cˈux chquij ri man queilitaj taj, rumal chi ri jastak ri queilitajic xa cäsach qui wäch, are cˈu ri man queilitaj taj man cˈo tä qui qˈuisic.
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