2Cor 4:1-7 | ESV | STEP | Therefore , having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart .

m[See ver. 3 above]

n ver. 6; See Acts 26:18

oSee ch. 3:18

p Col. 1:15; [Phil. 2:6; Heb. 1:3]

q[1 Thess. 2:6]

r 1 Cor. 9:19; See ch. 1:24

t Gen. 1:3

u 2 Pet. 1:19

v ver. 4

w 2 Tim. 2:20; [ch. 5:1; Job 10:9; 13:12; Lam. 4:2; 1 Thess. 4:4; 1 Pet. 3:7]

x 1 Cor. 2:5; [Judg. 7:2]

2 Corinthians 4:1-7

The Light of the Gospel

1 Therefore, having ^athis ministry ^bby the mercy of God, ^{▼▼Greek as we have received mercy} we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced ^ddisgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice ^{▼▼Greek to walk in} cunning or ^fto tamper with God’s word, but ^gby the open statement of the truth ^hwe would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even ⁱif our gospel is veiled, ^jit is veiled to ^kthose who are perishing. 4 In their case ^lthe god of this world ^mhas blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing ⁿthe light of ^othe gospel of the glory of Christ, ^pwho is the image of God. 5 For what ^qwe proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ^rourselves as your servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, ^t“Let light shine out of darkness,” ^uhas shone in our hearts to give ^vthe light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in ^wjars of clay, ^xto show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.