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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/4.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/4.htm">New International Version</a> We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus also should be manifested in our body. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/4.htm">New King James Version</a> always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown in our body. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> We always carry around the death of Jesus in our bodies so that the life of Jesus is also shown in our bodies. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> We are always carrying around the death of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may be clearly shown in our bodies. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> We always carry around in our body the death of the Lord Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/4.htm">NET Bible</a> always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our body. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> always, wherever we go, carrying with us in our bodies the putting to death of Jesus, so that in our bodies it may also be clearly shown that Jesus lives. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/4.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> at all times carrying around in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body, <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> always carrying around the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus also should be manifested in our body. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> at all times the dying of the Lord Jesus bearing about in the body, that the life also of Jesus in our body may be manifested, <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Always bearing about in the body the death of the Lord Jesus, that also the life of Jesus be made manifest in our body.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> We ever carry around the mortification of Jesus in our bodies, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/4.htm">New American Bible</a> always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For we always bear in our bodies the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus might also be made manifest in our bodies. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> We bear at all times in our bodies the dying of Yeshua, that the life also of Yeshua may be revealed in our bodies.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> always bearing about in our body the violent death of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our body. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> always bearing about the dying of Jesus in our body, in order that the life of Jesus may also be made manifest in our bodies. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> always bearing about in the body the death pangs of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> always bearing about in my body the marks of sufferings like those of Jesus, so that Jesus might be plainly prov'd to be alive by the sufferings of my body. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> always, wherever we go, carrying with us in our bodies the putting to death of Jesus, so that in our bodies it may also be clearly shown that Jesus lives. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be manifested in our body. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/4-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=659" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/4.htm">Treasures in Jars of Clay</a> …9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. 10<a href="/greek/3842.htm" title="3842: pantote (Adv) -- Always, at all times, ever. From pas and hote; every when, i.e. At all times.">We always</a> <a href="/greek/4064.htm" title="4064: peripherontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To carry around; pass: To be driven to and fro. From peri and phero; to convey around, i.e. Transport hither and thither.">carry around</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">our</a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōmati (N-DNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3500.htm" title="3500: nekrōsin (N-AFS) -- (a) putting to death, (b) dead or lifeless condition. From nekroo; decease; figuratively, impotency.">death</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">of Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōē (N-NFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">of Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">may also</a> <a href="/greek/5319.htm" title="5319: phanerōthē (V-ASP-3S) -- To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent.">be revealed</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōmati (N-DNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body.</a> 11For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/6-5.htm">Romans 6:5-8</a> For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection. / We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. / For anyone who has died has been freed from sin. ... <a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a> I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death, <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <a href="/colossians/1-24.htm">Colossians 1:24</a> Now 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. <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a> And 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. <a href="/1_peter/4-13.htm">1 Peter 4:13</a> But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a> As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">2 Timothy 2:11-12</a> This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; / if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-31.htm">1 Corinthians 15:31</a> I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24-25</a> Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. / For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a> strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. <a href="/1_peter/2-21.htm">1 Peter 2:21</a> For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a> Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.bearing.<a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5,9</a> For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ… <a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17,18</a> And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together… <a href="/galatians/6-17.htm">Galatians 6:17</a> From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.that.<a href="/2_corinthians/13-4.htm">2 Corinthians 13:4</a> For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.<a href="/john/14-19.htm">John 14:19</a> Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.<a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9,10</a> Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">Always</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-50.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-3.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-10.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-6.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Always</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-1.htm">Bearing</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-19.htm">Carry</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Clearly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-12.htm">Dying</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-12.htm">Life</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Manifest</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-15.htm">Manifested</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-3.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Wherever</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 4</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-1.htm">Paul declares how he has used all sincerity and diligence in preaching the gospel,</a> 7. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">and how his troubles and persecutions did redound to the praise of God's power,</a> 12. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-12.htm">to the benefit of the church,</a> 16. <a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">and to the apostle's own eternal glory.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_corinthians/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus This phrase emphasizes the constant and ongoing nature of the believer's identification with the death of Christ. The Apostle Paul, who authored 2 Corinthians, often faced persecution and hardship, which he saw as a participation in the sufferings of Christ (<a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a>). The "death of Jesus" refers to the sacrificial and redemptive death on the cross, which is central to Christian theology. This concept is rooted in the idea of dying to oneself and living for Christ, as seen in <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a>. The physical body is a vessel that bears the marks of this spiritual truth, symbolizing the believer's commitment to Christ's mission and the willingness to endure suffering for His sake.so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body The purpose of carrying the death of Jesus is to manifest His life. This paradoxical statement highlights the Christian belief in resurrection power and new life through Christ. The "life of Jesus" refers to His resurrection and the new life believers have in Him (<a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a>). This life is not just a future hope but a present reality that should be evident in the believer's conduct and character. The transformation is both spiritual and practical, as seen in the fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>). The body, once a symbol of mortality and sin, becomes a testament to the living Christ, showcasing His power and presence in a tangible way. This reflects the broader biblical theme of redemption and renewal, where God brings life out of death and hope out of despair.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, Paul is writing to the church in Corinth to encourage and instruct them in their faith. He shares his experiences and the challenges he faces as an apostle of Christ. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and immorality. The church in Corinth faced many challenges, including divisions and moral issues, which Paul addresses in his letters. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central to this verse, Jesus' death and resurrection are the foundation of Christian faith. Paul emphasizes the importance of identifying with both aspects of Jesus' work.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/embrace_the_paradox_of_death_and_life.htm">Embrace the Paradox of Death and Life</a> As believers, we are called to carry the death of Jesus in our bodies, which means living a life of self-denial and sacrifice. This paradoxically leads to the revelation of Jesus' life in us. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_identification_with_christ.htm">The Power of Identification with Christ</a> Identifying with Jesus' death allows His life to be manifested in us. This identification is not just symbolic but transformative, affecting how we live daily. <a href="/topical/s/suffering_as_a_path_to_glory.htm">Suffering as a Path to Glory</a> Paul teaches that suffering for Christ is not in vain. It is a means through which God's power and life are revealed in us, leading to spiritual growth and maturity. <a href="/topical/l/living_testimonies_of_christ's_work.htm">Living Testimonies of Christ's Work</a> Our lives should reflect the reality of Jesus' death and resurrection. This is a powerful testimony to the world of the transformative power of the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 4</a> <a href="/q/what_does_satan's_intent_mean.htm">What does Satan's intent to steal, kill, destroy mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_jesus'_bodily_resurrection.htm">What is the bodily resurrection of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/does_life_continue_after_death.htm">Does life continue after death?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'fellowship_of_suffering'_mean.htm">What does "Fellowship of His Sufferings" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus.--The word for "dying" (again, probably, a distinctly medical term) is literally "deadness," "the state of a corpse." Comp. <a href="/romans/4-19.htm" title="And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:">Romans 4:19</a> for the word itself, and <a href="/romans/4-19.htm" title="And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:">Romans 4:19</a>, <a href="/colossians/3-5.htm" title=" Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:">Colossians 3:5</a> ("mortify"), <a href="/hebrews/11-12.htm" title="Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.">Hebrews 11:12</a> ("as good as dead") for the cognate verb. The word describes, as by a bold hyperbole, the condition of one whose life was one long conflict with disease: "dying daily" (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-31.htm" title="I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.">1Corinthians 15:31</a>); having in himself "the sentence," or, possibly, the very symptoms, "of death" (<a href="/context/2_corinthians/1-8.htm" title="For we would not, brothers, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life:">2Corinthians 1:8-9</a>). He was, as it were, dragging about with him what it was scarcely an exaggeration to call a "living corpse;" and this he describes as "the dying" (or death-state) "of the Lord Jesus." The thought implied in these words is not formally defined. What seems implied is that it brought him nearer to the likeness of the Crucified; he was thus made a sharer in the sufferings of Christ, filling up what was lacking in the measure of those sufferings (<a href="/colossians/1-24.htm" title=" Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:">Colossians 1:24</a>), dying as He died, crucified with Him (<a href="/galatians/2-20.htm" title="I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.">Galatians 2:20</a>). It may be noted that Philo (2 Alleg. p. 73) uses almost the same word to express the natural frailty and weakness of man's body--"What, then, is our life but the daily carrying about of a corpse?" . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - The dying of the Lord Jesus; literally, the putting to death (Vulgate, mortificatio). This is even stronger than <a href="/2_corinthians/1-5.htm">2 Corinthians 1:5</a>. It is not only "the sufferings," but even "the dying," of Christ of which his true followers partake (<a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a>, "For thy sake are we killed all the day long"). St. Paul, who was "in deaths oft" (<a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23</a>), was thus being made conformable unto Christ's death (<a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a>). Philo, too, compares life to "the daily carrying about of a corpse," and the Cure d'Ars used to speak of his body as "ce cadavre." That the life also of Jesus, etc. The thought is exactly the same as in <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">2 Timothy 2:11</a>, "If we be dead with him, we shall also live with him." <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/4-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>{We} always πάντοτε (pantote) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3842.htm">Strong's 3842: </a> Always, at all times, ever. From pas and hote; every when, i.e. At all times. carry around περιφέροντες (peripherontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4064.htm">Strong's 4064: </a> To carry around; pass: To be driven to and fro. From peri and phero; to convey around, i.e. Transport hither and thither. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [our] τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. body σώματι (sōmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. death νέκρωσιν (nekrōsin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3500.htm">Strong's 3500: </a> (a) putting to death, (b) dead or lifeless condition. From nekroo; decease; figuratively, impotency. [of] Jesus, Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. life ζωὴ (zōē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. of Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. {may} also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. be revealed φανερωθῇ (phanerōthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5319.htm">Strong's 5319: </a> To make clear (visible, manifest), make known. From phaneros; to render apparent. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. body. σώματι (sōmati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. 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