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2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we preach is not ourselves,q but Jesus Christ as Lord,r and ourselves as your servantss for Jesus’ sake.

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2 Corinthians 4:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

We do not preach about ourselves, but we preach that Jesus Christ is Lord and that we are your servants for Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus Lord, and ourselves your bondmen for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Our message is not about ourselves. It is about Jesus Christ as the Lord. We are your servants for his sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

We do not preach about ourselves. We preach about Jesus Christ. We say that he is Lord. And we serve you because of him.

2 Corinthians 4:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus sake.


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