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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Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;

in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

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

For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow; and he said, "Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat."

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

For, I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last of all, like men sentenced to death. For we are made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and men.

but you know that because of weakness of the flesh I preached the Good News to you the first time.

Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

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He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling.

Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?