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2 Corinthians 4:5
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3 But even if our gospel is veiled, ait is veiled to those who are perishing,  
4 whose minds athe god of this age bhas blinded, who do not believe, lest cthe light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, dwho is the image of God, should shine on them.  
5 aFor we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and bourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.  
6 For it is the God awho commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has bshone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.  

Cast Down but Unconquered

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, athat the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.  
8 We are ahard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;  
9 persecuted, but not aforsaken; bstruck down, but not destroyed—  
10 aalways carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, bthat the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.  
11 For we who live aare always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.  
12 So then death is working in us, but life in you.
13 And since we have athe same spirit of faith, according to what is written, b“I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,  
14 knowing that aHe who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will present us with you.  
15 For aall things are for your sakes, that bgrace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.  

Seeing the Invisible

16 Therefore we ado not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is bbeing renewed day by day.  
17 For aour light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,  
18 awhile we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 
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Adam Clarke
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2 Corinthians 4:5

For we preach not ourselves - We neither proclaim our own wisdom nor power; we have nothing but what we have received; we do not wish to establish our own authority, nor to procure our own emolument.

But Christ Jesus the Lord - We proclaim the author of this glorious Gospel as Christ, ̔ , the same as hammashiach , the Messiah, the Anointed One; him of whom the prophets wrote; and who is the expectation, as he is the glory, of Israel, We proclaim him as Jesus Yehoshua , the Savior and Deliverer, who saves men from their sins. See Matthew 1:21. And we proclaim Jesus of Nazareth to be the long-expected Messiah; and that there will be none other. And farther we proclaim this Jesus the Messiah to be the Lord, ̔ , the great Ruler who has all power in heaven and earth; who made and governs the world; and who can save to the uttermost all that come to God through him. Such was the Redeemer preached by St. Paul.

And ourselves your servants - Labouring as fervently and as faithfully for your eternal interests as your most trusty slaves can do for your secular welfare. And we do this for Christ' s sake; for although we by our labor show ourselves to be your servants, yea, your slaves, , yet it is a voluntary service; and we are neither employed by you nor receive our wages from you. We belong to Jesus; and are your servants on his account, and by his order.


 
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