'Therefore,12having3this6ministry5by7themercy8of God,we do10not9lose heart.10 But1we have renounced2disgraceful,6underhanded ways.34Werefuse to practice78cunning10or11to tamper with12God’s16word,14but17by the open statement19of the20truth21we wouldcommend22ourselves23to24everyone’s2527conscience26in the sight of28God.30 And2even3if1our8gospel7is4veiled,5it is12veiled13to9those10who are perishing.11 In1their [case]2the3god4of this7world6has blinded8the9minds10of the11unbelievers,12to keep them from seeing1516the17light18of the19gospel20of the21glory22of Christ,24who25is26the image27of God.29 For2whatwe proclaim4isnot1ourselves,3but5Jesus6Christ7as Lord,8with10ourselves9[as]11your12servants11for13Jesus’14sake.13 For1God,3who said,5Let9light8shine9out of6darkness,7has shone11in12our15hearts14to give the light1617of the18knowledge19of the20glory21of God23in24the face25of Jesus26Christ.27 But2we have1this5treasure4in6jars8of clay,7to showthat9the10surpassing11power13belongs to14God16and17not18to19us.20 Weare afflicted3in1every [way],2but4not5crushed;6perplexed,7but8not9driven to despair;10 persecuted,1but2not3forsaken;4struck down,5but6not7destroyed;8 always1carrying9in6the7body8the2death3of Jesus,5so that10the12life13of Jesus15may20also11be manifested20in16our19bodies.18 For2we3who live5arealways1being given over8to6death7for9Jesus’10sake,9so that11the13life14of Jesus16also12may be manifested17in18our22mortal20flesh.21 So1death3is at work6in4us,5but8life9in10you.11 Since2[we] have1the3same4spirit5of faith7according to8what has been written,910I believed,11andso12I spoke,13we15also14believe,16andso17we19also18speak,19 knowing1that2he3who raised4the5Lord6Jesus7will raise12us9also8with10Jesus11and13bring14uswith15you16into his presence.14 For2it isall3for4your5sake,4so that6asgrace8extends to more9andmore people1112it may increase15thanksgiving,14to16the17glory18of God.20 So1we do3not2lose heart.3Though56our9outer8self10is wasting away,11our15inner self1314is being renewed16day17by18day.19 For2this5light4momentary3affliction6is preparing15for us16an eternal12weight13of glory14beyond all comparison,891011 aswe3look2not1to the things4that are seen5but6to the things7that are unseen.89For11the things10that are seen12aretransient,13but15the things14that are unseen1617areeternal.18