Revised Webster's Bible
2 Corinthians 4:10
10Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our body.
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 aretroubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 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. 11For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.
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πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ·Read the interlinear
- Alwaysπάντοτεpantote · alwaysG3842
- aboutπεριφέρωperipherō · to carry (around)G4064
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
- dyingνέκρωσιςnekrōsis · deathG3500
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- manifestφανερόωphaneroō · to revealG5319
- ourἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 4:10
- 2 Corinthians 1:5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
- Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be glorified together.
- Galatians 6:17From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
- Philippians 3:10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death;
- Colossians 1:24Who 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:
- 2 Corinthians 13:4For 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.
- John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
- Acts 18:9Then the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
- 2 Timothy 2:11It is a faithful saying: For if we are dead with him, we shall also live with him :
- 1 Peter 4:13But rejoice, seeing ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
- Revelation 1:17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, Fear not; 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
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- 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
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