2 Corinthians 4:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“So then death worketh in us, but life in you.”
ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
θάνατος
death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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ἐνεργέω
works,
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ἐνεργέω
To work, to be active, to energize. Energeo. It is God who works in you both to will and to act according to His good purpose. He works in us before He works through us.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ὥστε
So then
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ὥστε
so too, i.e. thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
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