7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.


In Context

4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

2nd Corinthians 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be of God, and not from us:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.