2 Corinthians 4:7-12

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Spiritual Treasure in Clay Jars

⁷ [^LBut] We have this treasure ·from God, but we are like clay jars that hold the treasure [^Lin clay jars]. This shows that the ·great [extraordinary; transcendent] power is from God, not from us. ⁸ We have ·troubles all around us [or all kinds of troubles/trials], but we are not ·defeated [crushed]. We ·do not know what to do [are perplexed/bewildered], but we do not ·give up the hope of living [despair]. ⁹ We are ·persecuted [pursued], but ·God does not leave us [not abandoned/left behind]. We are ·hurt [^Lstruck down; knocked over] sometimes, but we are not destroyed. ¹⁰ We always carry the death of Jesus in our own bodies [^CPaul was in constant danger of the kind of violent death Jesus experienced] so that the life of Jesus [^Cresurrection life] can also be ·seen [revealed; manifested] in our bodies. ¹¹ [^LFor] We are alive, but for Jesus we are always ·in danger of [^Lbeing handed over to] death so that the life of Jesus can be ·seen [revealed; manifested] in our ·bodies that die [mortal flesh]. ¹² So death is working in us, but life is working in you.