2COR Chapter 4

2Cor 4

Gospel is the expression of Christ, as the Light/manifester 

1 By this reason, just as we obtain mercy, we have this ministry and we will never be weak.

2 But, we renounce dishonesty/shameful things by neither walking in craftiness nor cheating/deceiving by the word of God; but by expression of the Truth of God, toward all hidden things, we introduce our own co-perception before men.

3 But, if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden among those who will perish;

4 among the unbelievers of this age, who, the radiancy/illumination of the glory of God, never shine/beam-forth on their values-in-life/perceptions (noemata) and are blinded to the gospel of Christ, which is unto being the icon/resemblance of God. 

5 for, we do not proclaim ourselves, but the Lord Jesus Christ, and ourselves are servants of Jesus, for your sake.

6 Because, as God spoke and LIGHT shine out of darkness, the knowledge of Jesus Christ is shining in our face, and the radiancy of which thing is in (our) heart towards the glory of God.

Our resilience is of the SPIRIT and not of us

7 Moreover, we have this record breaking/surpassing treasure in clayey/ceramic equipments, at least the power shall be of God, and not from us;

8 pressed hard among crowd, but not crushed/suppressed; have no way out/perplexed, but not utterly at loss;

9 being pursued/persecuted but not deserted (left alone); being cast/thrown down, but not fully destroyed:

10 we always carry/transport Jesus around in (our) dying body/deadness of body, at least, for the Zoe-Life of Jesus to manifest forth in the body (Jh 10:10).

11 because, as our mortal-flesh will be surrendered unto death on account of Jesus, we will forever live, and the Zoe-Life of Jesus, at least will manifest forth in us.

12 therefore, for zoe-Life to be energetic in you, death also would have been in us.

13 Moreover, they have Faith, and wrote according to the SPIRIT: I believe, therefore I preach (Ps 116:10); even we have Faith, therefore, we also preach,

14 knowing that, having raised up the Lord Jesus, even we shall be raised up together with you, and be standing by, together with Jesus.

A big picture is to see and relate with the invisible 

15 for, all things are for your sake, at least, the Grace to do more, for the sake of more people will increase thanksgiving unto the glory of God.

16 therefore, we are not weak; but even if the outside of man is to utterly-decay, on the contrary, we are also being renewed/renovated (as of new-age), inside, day by day.

17 for, the afflictions (which is) far above measure against us at the moment is weightless/light, and will fully-work-out a load/weight of record-breaking/surpassing glory for us unto ages.

18 for, we do not aim at things that are seen, but things that are not seen; for things that are seen, are temporary, but things that are not seen, are for ages.