The Light of the Gospel 1 CPDV Therefore, since we have this ministry, and in as much as we have obtained mercy for ourselves, we are not inadequate. BSB BSB: Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 CPDV For we renounce dishonorable and hidden acts, not walking by craftiness, nor by adulterating the Word of God. Instead, by the manifestation of truth, we commend ourselves to the conscience of each man before God. BSB BSB: Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
3 CPDV But if our Gospel is in some way hidden, it is hidden to those who are perishing. BSB BSB: And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4 CPDV As for them, the god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that the light of the Gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, would not shine in them. BSB BSB: The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5 CPDV For we are not preaching about ourselves, but about Jesus Christ our Lord. We are merely your servants through Jesus. BSB BSB: For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6 CPDV For God, who told the light to shine out of darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in the person of Christ Jesus. BSB BSB: 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 the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Treasure in Jars of Clay (Romans 6:1–14)
7 CPDV But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, so that what is sublime may be of the power of God, and not of us. BSB BSB: Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
8 CPDV In all things, we endure tribulation, yet we are not in anguish. We are constrained, yet we are not destitute. BSB BSB: We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
9 CPDV We suffer persecution, yet we have not been abandoned. We are thrown down, yet we do not perish. BSB BSB: persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
10 CPDV We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. BSB BSB: We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
11 CPDV For we who live are ever handed over unto death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal flesh. BSB BSB: For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
12 CPDV Therefore, death is at work in us, and life is at work in you. BSB BSB: So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13 CPDV But we have the same Spirit of faith. And just as it is written, “I believed, and for that reason I spoke,” so we also believe, and for that reason, we also speak. BSB BSB: And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
14 CPDV For we know that the One who raised up Jesus will raise us up also with Jesus and will place us with you. BSB BSB: knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.
15 CPDV Thus, all is for you, so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving, may abound to the glory of God. BSB BSB: All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
16 CPDV For this reason, we are not insufficient. But it is as though our outer man is corrupted, while our inner man is renewed from day to day. BSB BSB: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
17 CPDV For though our tribulation is, at the present time, brief and light, it accomplishes in us the weight of a sublime eternal glory, beyond measure. BSB BSB: For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
18 CPDV And we are contemplating, not the things that are seen, but the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are temporal, whereas the things that are not seen are eternal. BSB BSB: So 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.
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