6 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.6",
"source": "Ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπών, ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.",
"text": "Because the *Theos* the *eipōn*, out of *skotous phōs lampsai*, who *elampsen* in the *kardiais hēmōn*, *pros phōtismon tēs gnōseōs tēs doxēs tou Theou en prosōpō Iēsou Christou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God/deity",
"*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having said/spoken",
"*skotous*": "genitive neuter singular - darkness",
"*phōs*": "accusative neuter singular - light",
"*lampsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to shine",
"*elampsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - shone/has shined",
"*kardiais*": "dative feminine plural - hearts",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - our/of us",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - toward/for",
"*phōtismon*": "accusative masculine singular - illumination/light",
"*gnōseōs*": "genitive feminine singular - knowledge",
"*doxēs*": "genitive feminine singular - glory",
"*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God",
"*en prosōpō*": "dative neuter singular - in face/presence",
"*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Jesus Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*eipōn*": "having said/spoken/commanded",
"*skotous*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*phōs*": "light/radiance",
"*lampsai*": "to shine/give light",
"*kardiais*": "hearts/inner selves/minds",
"*phōtismon*": "illumination/light/brightness",
"*gnōseōs*": "knowledge/understanding",
"*prosōpō*": "face/countenance/presence/person"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.7",
"source": "Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν.",
"text": "*Echomen de ton thēsauron touton en ostrakinois skeuesin*, that the *hyperbolē tēs dynameōs ē tou Theou*, and not from us.",
"grammar": {
"*Echomen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we have",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*thēsauron*": "accusative masculine singular - treasure",
"*touton*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular - this",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*ostrakinois*": "dative neuter plural adjective - earthen/clay",
"*skeuesin*": "dative neuter plural - vessels/containers",
"*hyperbolē*": "nominative feminine singular - excellence/surpassing greatness",
"*dynameōs*": "genitive feminine singular - power/might",
"*ē*": "present subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may be",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God",
"*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - of us"
},
"variants": {
"*thēsauron*": "treasure/wealth/valuable thing",
"*ostrakinois*": "earthen/made of clay/fragile",
"*skeuesin*": "vessels/containers/jars",
"*hyperbolē*": "excellence/surpassing greatness/exceeding",
"*dynameōs*": "power/might/strength/ability"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.8",
"source": "Ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐ στενοχωρούμενοι· ἀπορούμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐξαπορούμενοι·",
"text": "In *panti thlibomenoi*, *all* not *stenochōroumenoi*; *aporoumenoi*, *all* not *exaporoumenoi*;",
"grammar": {
"*panti*": "dative neuter singular - every/all",
"*thlibomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being afflicted/pressed",
"*all*": "adversative conjunction - but",
"*stenochōroumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being crushed/restricted",
"*aporoumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being perplexed/at a loss",
"*exaporoumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being utterly at a loss/in despair"
},
"variants": {
"*thlibomenoi*": "afflicted/pressed/troubled/distressed",
"*stenochōroumenoi*": "crushed/restricted/confined/distressed",
"*aporoumenoi*": "perplexed/at a loss/uncertain",
"*exaporoumenoi*": "utterly at a loss/in despair/without way"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.9",
"source": "Διωκόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι· καταβαλλόμενοι, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι·",
"text": "*Diōkomenoi*, *all* not *egkataleipomenoi*; *kataballomenoi*, *all* not *apollymenoi*;",
"grammar": {
"*Diōkomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being persecuted/pursued",
"*all*": "adversative conjunction - but",
"*egkataleipomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being forsaken/abandoned",
"*kataballomenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative masculine plural - being struck down/cast down",
"*apollymenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - perishing/being destroyed"
},
"variants": {
"*Diōkomenoi*": "persecuted/pursued/chased",
"*egkataleipomenoi*": "forsaken/abandoned/deserted",
"*kataballomenoi*": "struck down/cast down/thrown down",
"*apollymenoi*": "perishing/being destroyed/ruined"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.10",
"source": "Πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ.",
"text": "Always the *nekrōsin tou Kyriou Iēsou en tō sōmati peripherontes*, that also the *zōē tou Iēsou en tō sōmati hēmōn phanerōthē*.",
"grammar": {
"*nekrōsin*": "accusative feminine singular - dying/death/putting to death",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Jesus",
"*sōmati*": "dative neuter singular - body",
"*peripherontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - carrying about/bearing",
"*zōē*": "nominative feminine singular - life",
"*sōmati*": "dative neuter singular - body",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - our/of us",
"*phanerōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be manifested/revealed"
},
"variants": {
"*nekrōsin*": "dying/death/putting to death/mortification",
"*peripherontes*": "carrying about/bearing/bearing around",
"*zōē*": "life/existence",
"*phanerōthē*": "might be manifested/revealed/made visible"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.11",
"source": "Ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόμεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν.",
"text": "*Aei gar hēmeis hoi zōntes eis thanaton paradidometha dia Iēsoun*, that also the *zōē tou Iēsou phanerōthē en tē thnētē sarki hēmōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Aei*": "adverb - always/continually",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*hoi zōntes*": "present active participle with article, nominative masculine plural - the ones living",
"*eis thanaton*": "preposition + accusative - to/unto death",
"*paradidometha*": "present passive indicative, 1st person plural - we are delivered/handed over",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/for the sake of",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus",
"*zōē*": "nominative feminine singular - life",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Jesus",
"*phanerōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be manifested",
"*thnētē*": "dative feminine singular adjective - mortal",
"*sarki*": "dative feminine singular - flesh",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - our/of us"
},
"variants": {
"*Aei*": "always/continually/perpetually",
"*zōntes*": "living/alive",
"*thanaton*": "death",
"*paradidometha*": "delivered/handed over/given up",
"*thnētē*": "mortal/subject to death",
"*sarki*": "flesh/body/human nature"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2 Corinthians.4.12",
"source": "Ὥστε ὁ μὲν θάνατος ἐν ἡμῖν ἐνεργεῖται, ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑμῖν.",
"text": "So that *ho men thanatos en hēmin energeitai*, *hē de zōē en hymin*.",
"grammar": {
"*men*": "postpositive particle - on the one hand (correlative with *de*)",
"*thanatos*": "nominative masculine singular - death",
"*en hēmin*": "preposition + dative - in us",
"*energeitai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - works/is active",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and (correlative with *men*)",
"*zōē*": "nominative feminine singular - life",
"*en hymin*": "preposition + dative - in you"
},
"variants": {
"*thanatos*": "death",
"*energeitai*": "works/is active/operates/is at work",
"*zōē*": "life/existence"
}
}