2 Corinthians 4

Saint Paul the Apostle of Jesus the Christ.
Study notes:
Are we earthen vessels filled with the Holy Spirit or under a strong delusion? Have we "renounced the hidden things of dishonesty" or through "all deceivableness of unrighteousness... believed a lie"?^[1] Have we degenerated to the point where evil is good becoming workers of iniquity? Download Recording 2 Corinthians 4 broadcast
V2 What are the "hidden things of dishonesty^[2]"? kruptos hidden, concealed, kept secret. When religion becomes an ideology and a feeling and the masses replace Pure Religion with Public Religion they will bite one another in covetous practices through men who exercise authority until they are snare again the bondage of Egypt.
What does it mean to not in walk "in craftiness"^[3]? Craftiness is panourgia skilful, clever, subtlety. The strange woman who with her strange fire plays the harlot and tempts a young man who lacks understanding with her crafts of subtleness and flattery to abandon the ways of righteousness.^[4]
Who has been nor handling^[5]the word of God deceitfully^[5] doloo to ensnare with corruption? Did not David and Paul warn that their welfare tables were a snare and we should touch not^[6]?
2V "by manifestation^[7] of the truth^[8] commending^[9] ourselves to every man’s conscience^[10] in the sight of God. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid^[11] to them that are lost^[12]: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds^[13] of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
Does the modern Christian live by faith, hope and charity?
Does the modern Church provide a daily ministration of pure Religion like the early Church?
What does it mean to be "commending ourselves to every man’s conscience"?
"The rejection of the gospel is here traced to the wilful blindness and wickedness of the human heart." ^[14]
Questions
2 Corinthians 3:13 "...could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:" What was abolished...?
The word in the Greek is not normally translated abolished. In other translations it appears as "passing away."
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Earthen vessels of power

1 ¶ Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy^[15], we faint not;

2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty^[2], not walking in craftiness^[3], nor handling^[5]the word of God deceitfully^[5]; but by manifestation^[7] of the truth^[8] commending^[9] ourselves to every man’s conscience^[10] in the sight of God.

3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid^[11] to them that are lost^[12]:

4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds^[13] of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6 For 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 Jesus Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power^[16] may be of God, and not of us.

We faint not

8 ¶ We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair^[17];

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed^[12];

10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

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

13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

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

17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

18 While 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.

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↑ 2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." See wages of unrighteousness.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 2927 κρυπτός kruptos [kroop-tos’] or κρυφαίος kruphaios [kroof-ay’-os] from 2928 krupto to conceal (that it may not become known); adj; TDNT-3:957,476; [{See TDNT 414 }] AV-secret 12, hid 3, hidden 3, inwardly 1; 19
1) hidden, concealed, secret
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 3834 πανουργία panourgia [pan-oorg-ee’-ah] from 3835 panourgos skilful, clever; n f; TDNT-5:722,770; [{See TDNT 586 }] AV-craftiness 3, subtlety 1, cunning craftiness 1; 5
1) craftiness, cunning

2) a specious or false wisdom

3) in a good sense, prudence, skill, in undertaking and carrying on affairs
↑ Proverbs 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words. 6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street (wide way) near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3
1389 δολόω doloo [dol-o’-o] from 1388 dol craft, deceit, guile; v; AV-handle … deceitfully 1; 1
1) to ensnare

2) to corrupt
- For Synonyms see entry 5929
↑ Touch not
2 Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,"

Colossians 2:21 "(Touch not; taste not; handle not;(rudiments of the world,) 22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments(precept) and doctrines of men?"

Romans 11:9 "And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:"

1 Corinthians 10:21 "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils."

Numbers 16:21 "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment... 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins... 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces."

Ezra 6:21 "And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,"

Ezra 10:11 "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives."

Isaiah 52:11 "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. 12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel [will be] your rereward."reward of unrighteousness

Proverbs 9:6 "Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."

Jeremiah 51:6 "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence."

Revelation 18:4 "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

John 6:37 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 5321 φανέρωσις phanerosis [fan-er’-o-sis] from 5319 phaneroo make known; n f; TDNT-9:6,1244; [{See TDNT 824 }] AV-manifestation 2; 2
1) manifestation
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 225 ἀλήθεια aletheia [al-ay’-thi-a] from 227 alethes true, loving the truth,; n f; TDNT-1:232,37; [{See TDNT 49 }] AV-truth 107, truly + 1909 1, true 1, verity 1; 110
1) objectively
1a) what is true in any matter under consideration
1a1) truly, in truth, according to truth

1a2) of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly

1b) what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
1b1) in the greatest latitude

1b2) the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention

1c) the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians

2) subjectively

2a) truth as a personal excellence
2a1) that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 4921 συνιστάω sunistao [soon-is-tah’-o] or (strengthened) συνιστάνω sunistano [soon-is-tan’-o] or συνίστημι sunistemi [soon-is’-tay-mee] from 4862 sun with and 2476 histemi to cause or make to stand,(including its collat. forms); v; TDNT- 7:896,1120; [{See TDNT 772 }] AV-commend 10, approve 2, consist 1, make 1, stand 1, stand with 1; 16
1) to place together, to set in the same place, to bring or band together
1a) to stand with (or near)

2) to set one with another
2a) by way of presenting or introducing him

2b) to comprehend

3) to put together by way of composition or combination, to teach by combining and comparing
3a) to show, prove, establish, exhibit

4) to put together, unite parts into one whole
4a) to be composed of, consist
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 4893 ~συνείδησις~ suneidesis \@soon-i’-day-sis\@ from a prolonged form of 4894 "to understand with others"; n f AV-conscience 32; 32
1) the consciousness of anything

2) the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending one, condemning the other
2a) the conscience
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 2572 καλύπτω kalupto [kal-oop’-to] akin to 2813 klepto to steal and 2928 to conceal coceal; v; TDNT-3:536,405; [{See TDNT 354 }] AV-cover 5, hide 3; 8
1) to hide, veil
1a) to hinder the knowledge of a thing
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 622 ~ἀπόλλυμι~ apollumi \@ap-ol’-loo-mee\@ from 575 apo from in the sense of separation and the base of 3639 ("ólethros" ("ruination") however does not imply "extinction" (annihilation). Rather it emphasizes the consequent loss that goes with the complete "undoing."); v AV-perish 33, destroy 26, lose 22, be lost 5, lost 4, misc 2; 92
1) to destroy
1a) to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin

1b) render useless

1c) to kill

1d) to declare that one must be put to death

1e) metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell

1f) to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed

2) to destroy
2a) to lose
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 3540 νόημα noema [no’-ay-mah] from 3539 noieo to perceive with the mind, to understand,; n n; TDNT-4:960,636; [{See TDNT 525 }] AV-mind 4, device 1, thought 1; 6
1) a mental perception, thought

2) an evil purpose

3) that which thinks, the mind, thoughts or purposes
↑ Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
↑ 1653 ἐλεέω eleeo [el-eh-eh’-o] from 1656; v; TDNT-2:477,222; [{See TDNT 232 }] AV-have mercy on 14, obtain mercy 8, show mercy 2, have compassion 1, have compassion on 1, have pity on 1, have mercy 1, have mercy upon 1, receive mercy 1; 31
1) to have mercy on

2) to help one afflicted or seeking aid

3) to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched

4) to experience mercy

For Synonyms see entry 5842
↑ 1411 ~δύναμις~ dunamis \@doo’-nam-is\@ from 1410 meaning to be able; TDNT-2:284,186; {See TDNT 201} n f AV-power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4, virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 120
1) strength power, ability
1a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth

1b) power for performing miracles

1c) moral power and excellence of soul

1d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth

1e) power and resources arising from numbers

1f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts

For Synonyms see entry 5820
↑ 1820 ἐξαπορέομαι exaporeomai [ex-ap-or-eh’-om-ahee] middle voice from 1537 ek and 639 aporeo doubt , without resources; v; AV-despair 1, in despair 1; 2
1) to be utterly at loss, be utterly destitute of measures or resources, to renounce all hope, be in despair

[1] 2 Thessalonians 2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." See wages of unrighteousness.

[kruptos-2] 2.0 ^2.1 2927 κρυπτός kruptos [kroop-tos’] or κρυφαίος kruphaios [kroof-ay’-os] from 2928 krupto to conceal (that it may not become known); adj; TDNT-3:957,476; [{See TDNT 414 }] AV-secret 12, hid 3, hidden 3, inwardly 1; 19
1) hidden, concealed, secret

[panourgia-3] 3.0 ^3.1 3834 πανουργία panourgia [pan-oorg-ee’-ah] from 3835 panourgos skilful, clever; n f; TDNT-5:722,770; [{See TDNT 586 }] AV-craftiness 3, subtlety 1, cunning craftiness 1; 5
1) craftiness, cunning

2) a specious or false wisdom

3) in a good sense, prudence, skill, in undertaking and carrying on affairs

[4] Proverbs 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words. 6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street (wide way) near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

[doloo-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 1389 δολόω doloo [dol-o’-o] from 1388 dol craft, deceit, guile; v; AV-handle … deceitfully 1; 1
1) to ensnare

2) to corrupt

For Synonyms see entry 5929

[6] For Synonyms see entry 5929

[6] Touch not
2 Corinthians 6:17 "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you,"

Colossians 2:21 "(Touch not; taste not; handle not;(rudiments of the world,) 22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments(precept) and doctrines of men?"

Romans 11:9 "And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:"

1 Corinthians 10:21 "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils."

Numbers 16:21 "Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment... 26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins... 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces."

Ezra 6:21 "And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat,"

Ezra 10:11 "Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives."

Isaiah 52:11 "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. 12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel [will be] your rereward."reward of unrighteousness

Proverbs 9:6 "Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding."

Jeremiah 51:6 "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this [is] the time of the LORD’S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence."

Revelation 18:4 "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."

John 6:37 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."

[phanerosis-7] 7.0 ^7.1 5321 φανέρωσις phanerosis [fan-er’-o-sis] from 5319 phaneroo make known; n f; TDNT-9:6,1244; [{See TDNT 824 }] AV-manifestation 2; 2
1) manifestation

[aletheia-8] 8.0 ^8.1 225 ἀλήθεια aletheia [al-ay’-thi-a] from 227 alethes true, loving the truth,; n f; TDNT-1:232,37; [{See TDNT 49 }] AV-truth 107, truly + 1909 1, true 1, verity 1; 110
1) objectively
1a) what is true in any matter under consideration
1a1) truly, in truth, according to truth

1a2) of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly

1b) what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
1b1) in the greatest latitude

1b2) the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention

1c) the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians

2) subjectively

2a) truth as a personal excellence
2a1) that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit

[synistanontes-9] 9.0 ^9.1 4921 συνιστάω sunistao [soon-is-tah’-o] or (strengthened) συνιστάνω sunistano [soon-is-tan’-o] or συνίστημι sunistemi [soon-is’-tay-mee] from 4862 sun with and 2476 histemi to cause or make to stand,(including its collat. forms); v; TDNT- 7:896,1120; [{See TDNT 772 }] AV-commend 10, approve 2, consist 1, make 1, stand 1, stand with 1; 16
1) to place together, to set in the same place, to bring or band together
1a) to stand with (or near)

2) to set one with another
2a) by way of presenting or introducing him

2b) to comprehend

3) to put together by way of composition or combination, to teach by combining and comparing
3a) to show, prove, establish, exhibit

4) to put together, unite parts into one whole
4a) to be composed of, consist

[suneidesis-10] 10.0 ^10.1 4893 ~συνείδησις~ suneidesis \@soon-i’-day-sis\@ from a prolonged form of 4894 "to understand with others"; n f AV-conscience 32; 32
1) the consciousness of anything

2) the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending one, condemning the other
2a) the conscience

[kalupto-11] 11.0 ^11.1 2572 καλύπτω kalupto [kal-oop’-to] akin to 2813 klepto to steal and 2928 to conceal coceal; v; TDNT-3:536,405; [{See TDNT 354 }] AV-cover 5, hide 3; 8
1) to hide, veil
1a) to hinder the knowledge of a thing

[apollumi-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 622 ~ἀπόλλυμι~ apollumi \@ap-ol’-loo-mee\@ from 575 apo from in the sense of separation and the base of 3639 ("ólethros" ("ruination") however does not imply "extinction" (annihilation). Rather it emphasizes the consequent loss that goes with the complete "undoing."); v AV-perish 33, destroy 26, lose 22, be lost 5, lost 4, misc 2; 92
1) to destroy
1a) to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin

1b) render useless

1c) to kill

1d) to declare that one must be put to death

1e) metaph. to devote or give over to eternal misery in hell

1f) to perish, to be lost, ruined, destroyed

2) to destroy
2a) to lose

[noema-13] 13.0 ^13.1 3540 νόημα noema [no’-ay-mah] from 3539 noieo to perceive with the mind, to understand,; n n; TDNT-4:960,636; [{See TDNT 525 }] AV-mind 4, device 1, thought 1; 6
1) a mental perception, thought

2) an evil purpose

3) that which thinks, the mind, thoughts or purposes

[14] Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

[eleeo-15] 1653 ἐλεέω eleeo [el-eh-eh’-o] from 1656; v; TDNT-2:477,222; [{See TDNT 232 }] AV-have mercy on 14, obtain mercy 8, show mercy 2, have compassion 1, have compassion on 1, have pity on 1, have mercy 1, have mercy upon 1, receive mercy 1; 31
1) to have mercy on

2) to help one afflicted or seeking aid

3) to help the afflicted, to bring help to the wretched

4) to experience mercy

For Synonyms see entry 5842

[dunamis-16] 1411 ~δύναμις~ dunamis \@doo’-nam-is\@ from 1410 meaning to be able; TDNT-2:284,186; {See TDNT 201} n f AV-power 77, mighty work 11, strength 7, miracle 7, might 4, virtue 3, mighty 2, misc 9; 120
1) strength power, ability
1a) inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth

1b) power for performing miracles

1c) moral power and excellence of soul

1d) the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth

1e) power and resources arising from numbers

1f) power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts

For Synonyms see entry 5820

[exaporeomai-17] 1820 ἐξαπορέομαι exaporeomai [ex-ap-or-eh’-om-ahee] middle voice from 1537 ek and 639 aporeo doubt , without resources; v; AV-despair 1, in despair 1; 2
1) to be utterly at loss, be utterly destitute of measures or resources, to renounce all hope, be in despair

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