Parallel Verses
Webster
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
New American Standard Bible
For we
King James Version
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Holman Bible
For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,
International Standard Version
For we do not preach ourselves, but rather Jesus the Messiah as Lord, and ourselves as merely your servants for Jesus' sake.
A Conservative Version
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves are your bondmen through Jesus.
American Standard Version
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus'sake.
Amplified
For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves [merely] as your bond-servants for Jesus’ sake.
An Understandable Version
For we do not preach ourselves, but [we preach] Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.
Anderson New Testament
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants, for Jesus sake.
Bible in Basic English
For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
Common New Testament
For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for we preach not our selves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, professing our selves your servants for his sake.
Darby Translation
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus' sake.
Godbey New Testament
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Goodspeed New Testament
For it is not myself but Christ Jesus that I am proclaiming as Lord; I am only a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.
John Wesley New Testament
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Julia Smith Translation
For we proclaim not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus.
King James 2000
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus [as] Lord, and ourselves [as] your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
Modern King James verseion
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus to be the Lord, and preach ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Moffatt New Testament
(It is Christ Jesus as Lord, not myself, that I proclaim; I am simply a servant of yours for Jesus' sake.)
Montgomery New Testament
It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus' sake.
NET Bible
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake.
New Heart English Bible
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
Noyes New Testament
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus sake.
Sawyer New Testament
For we preach not ourselves but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
The Emphasized Bible
For, not ourselves, do we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and, ourselves, as your servants for Jesus' sake.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Twentieth Century New Testament
(For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.)
Weymouth New Testament
(For we do not proclaim ourselves, but we proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bondservants for the sake of Jesus.)
Williams New Testament
For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.
World English Bible
For we don't preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
Worrell New Testament
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord; and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake;
Worsley New Testament
for we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your servants for the sake of Jesus.
Youngs Literal Translation
for not ourselves do we preach, but Christ Jesus -- Lord, and ourselves your servants because of Jesus;
Themes
Christ » Preaching to be concerning » Christ the theme of
Christ » Sake, for his » Loss of reputation
Christian ministers » Servants » Of the church
For Christ's sake » Loss of reputation
for Jesus' sake » Loss of reputation
Leaders » Preaching » Christ the theme of
Ministers » Work of preaching » Christ the theme of
Ministers » Hospitality to » Message of
Ministers » Should preach » Not setting forth themselves
Ministers » Described as » The servants of Christ's people
Names » Of ministers » Servants of the church
Preaching » Christ the theme of
Topics
Interlinear
heautou
ἑαυτοῦ
heautou
himself, themselves, yourselves, ourselves, his, their, itself,
Usage: 249
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References
American
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proclaiming Jesus Christ As Lord
4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine to 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 into our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:23
But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness;
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water to repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
Matthew 20:25-27
But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Matthew 23:8
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Luke 22:25-26
And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them, are called benefactors.
John 1:21-23
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
John 3:27-31
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
John 7:18
He that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John 13:14-15
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
Acts 2:36
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Acts 3:12-13
And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Acts 5:31
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Acts 8:9-10
But there was a certain man called Simon, who before in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
Acts 10:25-26
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him.
Acts 10:36
The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
Acts 14:11-15
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men.
Romans 14:8-9
For whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Romans 15:1-2
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:17-18
I have therefore cause for glorying through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain to God.
1 Corinthians 1:13-15
Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
1 Corinthians 2:2
For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
1 Corinthians 3:5-6
Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
1 Corinthians 8:6
Yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 12:3
Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is from the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
2 Corinthians 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me, and Silvanus, and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
Galatians 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife; and some also from good will.
Philippians 2:11
And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
1 Thessalonians 2:5-6
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
2 Timothy 2:10
Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Titus 1:11
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of sordid gain.
1 Peter 5:2-5
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight of it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but from a ready mind;
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.