2 Corinthians

在瓦器里的宝贝

1我们既然蒙怜悯，受了这职分，就不丧胆，

2乃将那些暗昧可耻的事弃绝了；不行诡诈，不谬讲 神的道理，只将真理表明出来，好在 神面前把自己荐与各人的良心。

3如果我们的福音蒙蔽，就是蒙蔽在灭亡的人身上。

4此等不信之人被这世界的神弄瞎了心眼，不叫基督荣耀福音的光照着他们。基督本是 神的像。

5我们原不是传自己，乃是传基督耶稣为主，并且自己因耶稣作你们的仆人。

6那吩咐光从黑暗里照出来的 神，已经照在我们心里，叫我们得知 神荣耀的光显在耶稣基督的面上。

7我们有这宝贝放在瓦器里，要显明这莫大的能力是出于 神，不是出于我们。

8我们四面受敌，却不被困住；心里作难，却不至失望；

9遭逼迫，却不被丢弃；打倒了，却不至死亡。

10身上常带着耶稣的死，使耶稣的生也显明在我们身上。

11因为我们这活着的人是常为耶稣被交于死地，使耶稣的生在我们这必死的身上显明出来。

12这样看来，死是在我们身上发动，生却在你们身上发动。

13但我们既有信心，正如经上记着说：「我因信，所以如此说话。」我们也信，所以也说话。

14自己知道那叫主耶稣复活的，也必叫我们与耶稣一同复活，并且叫我们与你们一同站在他面前。

15凡事都是为你们，好叫恩惠因人多越发加增，感谢格外显多，以致荣耀归与 神。

靠信心生活

16所以，我们不丧胆。外体虽然毁坏，内心却一天新似一天。

17我们这至暂至轻的苦楚，要为我们成就极重无比、永远的荣耀。

18原来我们不是顾念所见的，乃是顾念所不见的；因为所见的是暂时的，所不见的是永远的。

1Therefore, seeing we have this ministration, according as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;

2But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God.

3And if our gospel be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost,

4In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them.

5For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.

6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus.

7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us.

8In all things we suffer tribulation, but are not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute;

9We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast down, but we perish not:

10Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.

11For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake; that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

13But having the same spirit of faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken; we also believe, for which cause we speak also:

14Knowing that he who raised up Jesus, will raise us up also with Jesus, and place us with you.

15For all things are for your sakes; that the grace abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God.

16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

17For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation, worketh for us above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory.

18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal; but the things which are not seen, are eternal.