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2 Corinthians 4:3-7
the arc is hard.
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Published July 21st, 2020; Updated July 24th, 2020
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2 Corinthians 4:1-7
esv
Therefore, having x this ministry
y by the mercy of God, 1
actionmanner
we do not lose heart.
inference
But we have renounced z disgraceful,
underhanded ways.
ideaexplanation
We refuse to practice 1 cunning
or a to tamper with God’s word,
series
but b by the open statement of the truth
c we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
negativepositive
And even d if our gospel is veiled,
e it is veiled to f those who are perishing.
concessive
In their case g the god of this world d has blinded the minds of the unbelievers,
to keep them from seeing h the light of i the gospel of the glory of Christ,
j who is the image of God.
actionpurpose
For what k we proclaim is not ourselves,
but Jesus Christ as Lord,
with l ourselves as your servants 1 for Jesus’ sake.
For God...has shone in our hearts...
who said,
m “Let light shine out of darkness,” ...
comparison
to give o the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
ground
But we have this treasure in p jars of clay,
q to show that the surpassing power belongs to God
and not to us.
progression
For we proclaim Christ as Lord (in the gospel MESSAGE)
For God has shone in our hearts (HEARERS) to give light of glory
The gospel is veiled to the perishing/blinded HEARERS
We have renounced/rejected disgraceful ways (in handling the MESSAGE)
We DO NOT lose heart. (Calling)
But - further?
.. they were most often used for holding garbage and human waste. It was how Paul viewed himself—as lowly, common, expendable, and replaceable . . By using frail and expendable people, God makes it clear that salvation is the result of his power and not any power his messengers could generate .. . The messenger’s weakness is not fatal to what he does; it is essential .. 9 But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:9, ESV) .. . 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. (1 Corinthians 2:4) ..
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2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Therefore, having x this ministry
y by the mercy of God, 1
we do not lose heart.
But we have renounced z disgraceful,
underhanded ways.
We refuse to practice 1 cunning
or a to tamper with God’s word,
but b by the open statement of the truth
c we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
And even d if our gospel is veiled,
e it is veiled to f those who are perishing.
In their case g the god of this world d has blinded the minds of the unbelievers,
to keep them from seeing h the light of i the gospel of the glory of Christ,
j who is the image of God.
For what k we proclaim is not ourselves,
but Jesus Christ as Lord,
with l ourselves as your servants 1 for Jesus’ sake.
For God...has shone in our hearts...
who said,
m “Let light shine out of darkness,” ...
to give o the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Comments
Brent Karding
I would make verse 7 the first part of the next section, verses 7-18. Paul expands on being jars of clay starting in verse 8. So Progression does work to relate 7 to 1-6, but it relates not just 7 but all of 7-18 to 1-6.
Mildred Queenie CS
hehe..yes kuya,I know it that v.7 is part of bigger passage before connecting to v.1-6..but I only got little time (or I am too hasty) and I'm excited already to send my arc to you for correction..hehe..sorry kuya,I will not do it again..
Brent Karding
No problem! :)
Brent Karding
For God...has shone in our hearts...
I don't think 6 is a second Ground for 2-4, but rather a Ground for 5. The reason why they proclaim Jesus as Lord is because God has shone in their hearts.
Brent Karding
For what we proclaim is not ourselves,
I think 5-6 should be connected 4 first, and then all of 4-6 made a Concessive to 2.

That's because Paul is saying, in 2-3, "Even though our gospel is hidden to the lost, we act and preach openly." Then 5 isn't grounding all of 2-4, but only 4, or even just 4b-c, since Paul is talking further about the proclamation of Jesus, which he only discusses in 4.

So the reason why Paul says that Satan blinds people "from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ" is because Christ is the one Paul proclaims.
Mildred Queenie CS
kuya,I'm not sure if I understand your correction well,specially in making v.4-6 a concessive to v.2, so I made a new version of this arc wherein I applied your correction.
Brent Karding
Looks better! But 4a-6d should be the Explanation of the Idea in 3. Then I think what I meant was to make 3-6 a Concessive to 2.
Mildred Queenie CS
I have changed the corrected arc kuya..Is it good already kuya?
Brent Karding
Yes, I think that looks good.
Brent Karding
Verses 3-4 look good.
Mildred Queenie CS
Yey!
Brent Karding
I suggest that 2ab and 2cf be a Series, based on the English, since Paul is giving two things he doesn't do, based on the ESV. Were you looking at the Greek, where "we refuse" is a participle, and "we have renounced" is a verb?

In that case, Ac-Mn works well, and your Neg-Pos there is excellent as well.
Mildred Queenie CS
Yehey!
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