2 Corinthians 4:10

2 Corinthians 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
• English Standard Version (ESV)always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
• New King James Version (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.

Context of 2 Corinthians 4:10

8We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. 9We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. 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. 11Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies. 12So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you.

2 Corinthians 4:10 word by word

πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
• bearing aboutπεριφέρωperipherō · to carry (around)G4064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the bodyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• the dyingνέκρωσιςnekrōsis · deathG3500
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• might be made manifestφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 4:10

• 2 Corinthians 1:5For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
• Romans 8:17And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
• Galatians 6:17From now on, don’t let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
• Philippians 3:10I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
• Colossians 1:24I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.
• John 14:19Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
• Acts 18:9One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent!
• 2 Timothy 2:11This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him.
• 1 Peter 4:13Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Always bearing about in the body, etc. - Being every moment in danger of losing our lives in the cause of truth, as Jesus Christ was. We, in a word, bear his cross, and are ready to offer up our lives for him. There is probably an allusion here to the marks, wounds, and bruises which the contenders in those games got, and continued to carry throughout life. That the life also of Jesus might be made manifest - That in our preservation, the success of our…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Always bearing about in the body - The expression used here is designed to show the great perils to which Paul was exposed. And the idea is, that he had on his body the marks, the stripes and marks of punishment and persecution, which showed that he was exposed to the same violent death which the Lord Jesus himself endured; compare Galatians 6:17; “I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.” It is a strong energetic mode of expression, to denote the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The apostles were great sufferers, yet they met with wonderful support. Believers may be forsaken of their friends, as well as persecuted by enemies; but their God will never leave them nor forsake them. There may be fears within, as well as fightings without; yet we are not destroyed. The apostle speaks of their sufferings as a counterpart of the sufferings of Christ, that people might see the power of Christ's resurrection, and of grace in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus--that is, having my body exposed to being put to death in the cause of Jesus (the oldest manuscripts omit "the Lord"), and having in it the marks of such sufferings, I thus bear about wheresoever I go, an image of the suffering Saviour in my own person (2Co 4:11; 2Co 1:5; compare 1Co 15:31). Doubtless, Paul was exposed to more dangers than are recorded in Acts (compare 2Co 7:5; 11:26). The Greek…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 4:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Assurance
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Persecution
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings