2 Corinthians 4:11

11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.

2 Corinthians 4:11 in Other Translations

11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

11 Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.

11 Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus' sake, which makes Jesus' life all the more evident in us.

11 For we who live are always given over to death because of Jesus, so that Jesus' life may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.

2 Corinthians 4:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:11

(See Gill on 2 Corinthians 4:10).

2 Corinthians 4:11 In-Context

9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

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.

11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.

12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak,

Cross References

• 1. Romans 8:36