2 Corinthians 4:7-12
An Eternal Weight of Glory
4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;
4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.
4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.
4:12 As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.