2 Corinthians 4:7

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2 Corinthians 4:7

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

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For this, having this service, as we were compassionated, we lose not courage;

As being grieved, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a treasure hid in the field; which a man finding, concealed, and from his joy, he retires, and all things which he has he sells, and he purchases that field.

To me, the least of all the holy ones, was this grace given, to announce the good news in the nations, the untraceable riches of Christ.

To whom God would make known what the riches of the glory of this mystery in the nations; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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For we know that if our earthly house of the tent were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

(For truly the epistles, he says, weighty and strong; but the presence of the body weak, and the word counted as nothing.)

And Gideon will come, and behold, a man recounting a dream to his neighbor; and he will say, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and behold, a round cake of barley bread rolling into the camp of Midian; and it will come even to the tent, and it will strike it, and it will fall and will turn it over, so that the tent fell.

The precious sons of Zion being lifted up with fine gold, how they were reckoned for earthen vessels, the work of the hands of the potter.

And the ignoble things of the world, and the despised things, has God chosen, and things not being, that the things being he might leave unemployed:

For I think that God has exhibited us the last sent, as exposed to death; for we were a theatre to the world, and to messengers, and to men.

And ye know that through weakness of the flesh I announced the good news to you before.

And in a great house there is not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen; and some truly for honour, and some for dishonour.

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And he will say, Thy brother came with deceit and he will take thy blessing.

But the foolish things of the world, has God chosen that he might shame the wise; and the weak things of the world has God chosen that he might shame things strong;

And I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much tremor, was with you.

And why are we in peril every hour?