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2 Corinthians 4:10

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
2 Corinthians 4:10 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  • KJV Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.
  • NKJV always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.
  • NASB always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
  • NLT Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.

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Paul carries in his body the dying of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in him. Sharing Christ's sufferings reveals Christ's resurrection life.

Overview

Paul interprets his sufferings as participating in 'the putting to death of the Lord Jesus,' so that Christ's risen life becomes visible through him. His afflictions are not meaningless but are the very means by which the life of Jesus is shown. This ties the minister's hardships directly to the death and resurrection of Christ at the heart of the gospel.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 15

  • Rom 6:5For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
  • 2 Tim 2:11This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
  • 1 Pet 4:13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
  • Rom 6:8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
  • Phil 3:10–11I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
  • Rom 8:17–18And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
  • 2 Cor 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
  • Col 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
  • Rom 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  • 2 Cor 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
  • 2 Cor 1:5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
  • Gal 6:17From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
  • John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
  • Rev 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
  • Acts 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

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Christ at the center

In Christ all God's promises are 'Yes and Amen'; though rich, he became poor to make us rich, and in him God reconciles the world, making us new creations.

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