2 Corinthians 4:6-12

Christian Standard Bible

⁶ For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”^(A) has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge^(B) of God’s glory^(C) in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasure in Clay Jars

⁷ Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power^(D) may be from God and not from us. ⁸ We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; ⁹ we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. ¹⁰ We always carry the death of Jesus^(E) in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body. ¹¹ For we who live are always being given over to death^(F) for Jesus’s sake, so that Jesus’s life may also be displayed in our mortal flesh. ¹² So then, death is at work in us, but life in you.