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


In Context

4 in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

5 for not ourselves do we preach, but Christ Jesus — Lord, and ourselves your servants because of Jesus;

6 because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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

8 on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;

9 persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

2 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from 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 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.