2 Corinthians 4:7
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 The Message (MSG)
If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us. As it is, there’s not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we’re not much to look at. We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus’ sake, which makes Jesus’ life all the more evident in us. While we’re going through the worst, you’re getting in on the best!
2 Corinthians 4:7 King James Version (KJV)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves
2 Corinthians 4:7 New Century Version (NCV)
We have this treasure from God, but we are like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that the great power is from God, not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves
2 Corinthians 4:7 New International Version (NIV)
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.
2 Corinthians 4:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
2 Corinthians 4:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
We are like common clay jars that carry this glorious treasure within, so that this immeasurable power will be seen as God’s, not ours.
