2 Corinthians 4:5
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
δοῦλος
servants
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δοῦλος
Slave, servant, bondservant. Doulos. Paul a servant of Jesus Christ. The highest title Paul claimed was slave of Christ. Belonging completely to Jesus is the greatest freedom.
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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κύριος
Lord,
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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κηρύσσω
do we proclaim
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κηρύσσω
To proclaim, to preach, to herald. Kerusso. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel. The Gospel is news to be announced not advice to be offered. Announce it boldly.
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ἑαυτοῦ
ourselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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διά
for the sake of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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