18;
18 So we fix our eyes not on what
is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is Eternal. (9)
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9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck
down, but not destroyed.
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16 Therefore
we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are
being renewed day by day.
(7)
17 For our light and
momentary troubles are achieving for us an Eternal Glory that far outweighs them all.
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7 But
we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing
power is from God and not from us.
(7)
8 We are hard pressed
on every side, but not
crushed;
perplexed, but not
in despair;
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Group II
(258): 4, 13; 5,
14; 6,
15; a(4, 5, 6);
b(13,
14,
15);
b(13, 14,
15); a(4, 5, 6);
13 It
is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith,
we also believe and therefore speak,
(4)
14 because we know that the One
who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and
present us with you to Himself.
15 All 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.
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4 The
god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see
the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of
God.
(4)
5 For what we preach
is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for
Jesus’ sake.
6 For 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 God’s Glory displayed in the Face of Christ.
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10 We
always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus
may also be revealed in our body.
(1)
11 For we who are
alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, 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.
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Present Weakness
and Resurrection Life
4 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we
do not lose heart. (1)
2 Rather, we have
renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort
the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend
ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3 And even if our gospel is
veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
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