2Cor 4:2 | NET2full | STEP | But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds , not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God , but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God .

‏ 2 Corinthians 4:2

2 But we have rejected ^{▼▼tn L&N 13.156; the word can also mean “to assert opposition to,” thus here “we have denounced” (L&N 33.220).} shameful hidden deeds, ^{▼▼tn Grk “the hidden things [deeds] of shame”; here αἰσχύνης (aischunēs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.} not behaving ^{▼▼tn Or “not conducting ourselves”; Grk “not walking” (a common NT idiom for conduct, way of life, or behavior).} with deceptiveness ^{▼▼tn Or “craftiness.”} or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.