2 Corinthians 4:10,16 - Compare All Versions

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We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our bodies.

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

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.

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.

We always carry the death of Jesus  in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

Therefore we do not give up.  Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person  is being renewed day by day.

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.

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!

So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.

always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown in our body.

Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.

always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.