G3756–οὐ–ou

We are; for, unlike most teachers, we are not fraudulent hucksters of God's Message; but with transparent motives, as commissioned by God, in God's presence and in communion with Christ, so we speak.

οὐ ou “Not”

For all can see that you are a letter of Christ entrusted to our care, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the ever-living God--and not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts as tablets.

οὐ ou “not”οὐκ ouk “not”

not that of ourselves we are competent to decide anything by our own reasonings, but our competency comes from God.

οὐχ ouch “Not”

It is He also who has made us competent to serve Him in connexion with a new Covenant, which is not a written code but a Spirit; for the written code inflicts death, but the Spirit gives Life.

οὐ ou “not”

For, in fact, that which was once resplendent in glory has no glory at all in this respect, that it pales before the glory which surpasses it.

οὐ ou “not”

who used to throw a veil over his face to hide from the gaze of the children of Israel the passing away of what was but transitory.

οὐ ou “not”

Therefore, being engaged in this service and being mindful of the mercy which has been shown us, we are not cowards.

οὐκ ouk “not”

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

Οὐ Ou “Not”

We are hard pressed, yet never in absolute distress; perplexed, yet never utterly baffled;

οὐ ou “not”οὐκ ouk “not”

pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;

οὐκ ouk “not”οὐκ ouk “not”

Therefore we are not cowards. Nay, even though our outward man is wasting away, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day.

οὐκ ouk “not”

if indeed having really put on a robe we shall not be found to be unclothed.

οὐ ou “not”

Yes, we who are in this tent certainly do sigh under our burdens, for we do not wish to lay aside that with which we are now clothed, but to put on more, so that our mortality may be absorbed in Life.

οὐ ou “not”

for we are living a life of faith, and not one of sight.

οὐ ou “not”

We are not again commending ourselves to your favour, but are furnishing you with a ground of boasting on our behalf, so that you may have a reply ready for those with whom superficial appearances are everything and sincerity of heart counts for nothing.

Οὐ Ou “Not”

There is no narrowness in our love to you: the narrowness is in your own feelings.

οὐ ou “Not”

I do not say this to imply blame, for, as I have already said, you have such a place in our hearts that we would die with you or live with you.

οὐ ou “not”

but also by the fact that he had felt comforted on your account, and by the report which he brought of your eager affection, of your grief, and of your jealousy on my behalf, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

οὐ ou “not”

For if I gave you pain by that letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it then. I see that that letter, even though for a time it gave you pain, had a salutary effect.

οὐ ou “not”

Now I rejoice, not in your grief, but because the grief led to repentance; for you sorrowed with a godly sorrow, which prevented you from receiving injury from us in any respect.

οὐχ ouch “not”

Therefore, though I wrote to you, it was not to punish the offender, nor to secure justice for him who had suffered the wrong, but it was chiefly in order that your earnest feeling on our behalf might become manifest to yourselves in the sight of God.

οὐχ ouch “[it was] not”

For however I may have boasted to him about you, I have no reason to feel ashamed; but as we have in all respects spoken the truth to you, so also our boasting to Titus about you has turned out to be the truth.

οὐ ou “not”

They not only did this, as we had expected, but first of all in obedience to God's will they gave their own selves to the Lord and to us.

οὐ ou “not [only]”

I am not saying this by way of command, but to test by the standard of other men's earnestness the genuineness of your love also.

οὐ ou “Not”

But in this matter I give you an opinion; for my doing this helps forward your own intentions, seeing that not only have you begun operations, but a year ago you already had the desire to do so.

οὐ ou “not”