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2 Corinthians 4:10

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.

KJV

πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τοῖς σώμασιν ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ.

Greek NT

semper mortificationem Jesu in corpore nostro circumferentes, ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in corporibus nostris.

Vulgate

always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our body.

ASV

Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

ζωή
zoe
noun · 135×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
νέκρωσις
nekrosis
noun · 2×
πάντοτε
pantote
adverb · 41×
περιφέρω
periphero
verb · 3×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
φανερόω
phaneroo
verb · 49×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: τοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: τοῦ | RP: + κυρίου
  • τοῦSBLGNT
  • τοῦWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + κυρίουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

In the dead who were raised by Christ we possess the highest proof of the resurrection; and our hearts are shown to be capable of life eternal, because they can now receive the Spirit of God. 1. Let our opponents — that is, they who speak against their own salvation— inform us [as to this point]: The deceased daughter of the high priest; the widow's dead son, who was being carr…
1. How Christians are the Spiritual Israel. That people which was called of old the people of God was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of God in various priestly and levitical suborders. In the same manner, it appears to me that the whole people of Christ, when we regard it in t…
1. Relation of the Baptist to Elijah. The Theory of Transmigration Considered. The disciples asked Him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Matthew 17:10 The disciples indeed who went up with Jesus remembered the traditions of the scribes concerning Elijah, that before the advent of Christ, Elijah would come and prepare for Him the souls of those who w…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:13 — But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
  • 1Cor 15:31 — I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our LORD, I die daily.
  • 1Cor 15:49 — And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
  • 1Pet 4:13 — But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
  • 1Pet 4:13 — But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
  • 2Cor 1:5 — For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
  • 2Cor 1:5 — For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
  • 2Cor 1:9 — But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
  • 2Cor 6:9 — As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
  • 2Cor 13:4 — 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.
  • 2Tim 2:11 — It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
  • 2Tim 2:11 — It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
  • Acts 14:19 — And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
  • Acts 18:9 — Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
  • Acts 21:13 — Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
  • Col 1:24 — 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:
  • Gal 2:20 — I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth 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 fo
  • Gal 6:17 — From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
  • Gal 6:17 — From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
  • John 14:19 — Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
  • John 14:19 — Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
  • Phil 1:20 — According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or
  • Phil 3:10 — That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
  • Phil 3:10 — That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
  • Rev 1:17 — And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
  • Rom 5:10 — For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
  • Rom 6:5 — For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
  • Rom 6:5 — For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
  • Rom 6:8 — Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
  • Rom 6:8 — Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
  • Rom 8:17 — 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.
  • Rom 8:36 — As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
  • Rom 8:36 — As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.