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in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is [the] image of God, should not shine forth [for them].

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus' sake.

Because [it is] the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of [Jesus] Christ.

for we who live are always delivered unto death on account of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh;

For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

For our momentary [and] light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;

while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen [are] for a time, but those that are not seen eternal.

For we know that if our earthly tabernacle house be destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

For indeed in this we groan, ardently desiring to have put on our house which [is] from heaven;

For indeed we who are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; while yet we do not wish to be unclothed, but clothed, that [what is] mortal may be swallowed up by life.

Now he that has wrought us for this very thing [is] God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

(for we walk by faith, not by sight;)

For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ, that each may receive the things [done] in the body, according to those he has done, whether [it be] good or evil.

[For] we do not again commend ourselves to you, but [we are] giving to you occasion of boast in our behalf, that ye may have [such] with those boasting in countenance, and not in heart.

For whether we are beside ourselves, [it is] to God; or are sober, [it is] for you.

For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them and has been raised.

We are ambassadors therefore for Christ, God as [it were] beseeching by us, we entreat for Christ, Be reconciled to God.

Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us, that *we* might become God's righteousness in him.

(for he says, I have listened to thee in an accepted time, and I have helped thee in a day of salvation: behold, now [is the] well-accepted time; behold, now [the] day of salvation:)