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2 Corinthians 4:9-11
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 4:9-11
New English Translation
9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned;[a] we are knocked down,[b] but not destroyed, 10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus,[c] so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible[d] in our body. 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[e] in our mortal body.[f]
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- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “forsaken.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).
- 2 Corinthians 4:10 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 Corinthians 4:10 tn Or “may also be revealed.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:11 tn Or “may also be revealed.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:11 tn Grk “mortal flesh.”
2 Corinthians 4:9-11
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4:9-11
New International Version
9 persecuted,(A) but not abandoned;(B) struck down, but not destroyed.(C) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(D) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(E) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(F) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body.
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