2 Corinthians 4:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
2 Corinthians 4:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 4:720 words
ἜχομενEchomenhave
δὲdeand / but
τὸνtonthe
θησαυρὸνthēsaurontreasure
τοῦτονtoutonhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὀστρακίνοιςostrakinoisof earth, earthen
σκεύεσινskeuesingoods, sail, stuff
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἡhēthe
ὑπερβολὴhyperbolēabundance, (far more) exceeding, excellency
τῆςtēsthe
δυνάμεωςdynameōsability, abundance, meaning
ᾖēam, have been, is I
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
ἐξexfrom / out of
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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