2 Corinthians 4:10-13

4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, ¹  so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ²  in our body. 4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ³  in our mortal body. ⁴  4:12 As a result, ⁵  death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. ⁶  4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ⁷  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ⁸  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

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¹ tn The first clause of 2 Cor 4:10 is elliptical and apparently refers to the fact that Paul was constantly in danger of dying in the same way Jesus died (by violence at least). According to L&N 23.99 it could be translated, “at all times we live in the constant threat of being killed as Jesus was.”

² tn Or “may also be revealed.”

³ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

⁴ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

⁵ tn Or “So then.”

⁶ tn Grk “death is at work in us, but life in you”; the phrase “is at work in” is repeated in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.