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2 Corinthians 4:5

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4:5 For we do not proclaim 1  ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves 2  for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:11

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4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible 3  in our mortal body. 4 

1 tn Or “preach.”

2 tn Traditionally, “servants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

3 tn Or “may also be revealed.”

4 tn Grk “mortal flesh.”



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