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Corinthians 4: 6-18
6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of
darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7But we have this treasure in jars of
clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed,
but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck
down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body
the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for
Jesus' sake, so that his life may be revealed in our mortal body. 12So
then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13It is written: "I believed;
therefore I have spoken." With that same spirit of faith we also believe
and therefore speak, 14because we know that the one who
raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you
in his presence. 15All this is for your benefit, so that the
grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the
glory of God.
16Therefore we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an
eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our
eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what
is unseen is eternal.
