2 Corinthians 4 · Verse 11

2 Corinthians 4:11

For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
2 Corinthians 4:11, King James Version

2 Corinthians 4:11 in other translations

BSBFor we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
WEBFor we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
ASVFor we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
YLTfor always are we who are living delivered up to death because of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our dying flesh,
DARBYfor we who live are always delivered unto death on account of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh;
BBEFor, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.
WebsterFor we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

What does 2 Corinthians 4:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. we which live--in the power of Christ's "life" manifested in us, in our whole man body as well as spirit (Ro 8:10, 11; see on 2Co 4:10; compare 2Co 5:15). Paul regards his preservation amidst so many exposures to "death," by which Stephen and James were cut off, as a standing miracle (2Co 11:23). delivered unto--not by chance; by the ordering of Providence, who shows "the excellency of His power" (2Co 4:7), in delivering unto DEATH His living saints, that He may manifest LIFE also in their dying flesh. "Flesh," the very element of decay (not merely their "body"), is by Him made to manifest life.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 11. For we which live. Those of us, the apostles and ministers of the Redeemer, who still survive. James the brother of John had been put to death, (Acts 12:2;) and it is probable also that some other of the apostles had been also. This verse is merely explanatory of the previous verse.

Are alway delivered unto death. Exposed constantly to death. This shows what is meant, in 2Cor 4:10, by bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus. 1Cor 15:31.

In our mortal flesh. In our body. In our life on earth; and in our glorified body in heaven. 2Cor 4:10.

(*) "live" "are alive" (a) "alway delivered" 1Cor 15:31,49

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 For we which live - And yet, although we are preserved alive, we are in such continual dangers that we carry our life in our hands, and are constantly in the spirit of sacrifice. But the life - the preserving power, of Christ is manifest in our continual support.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:8-12

The apostles were great sufferers, yet they met with wonderful support. Believers may be forsaken of their friends, as well as persecuted by enemies; but their God will never leave them nor forsake them. There may be fears within, as well as fightings without; yet we are not destroyed. The apostle speaks of their sufferings as a counterpart of the sufferings of Christ, that people might see the power of Christ's…

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2 Corinthians 4:11 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀεὶaeialwaysG104
γὰρgarforG1063
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165
οἱhoitheG3588
ζῶντεςzōnteslivingG2198
εἰςeistoG1519
θάνατονthanatondeathG2288
παραδιδόμεθαparadidomethaare being deliveredG3860
διὰdiaon account ofG1223
Ἰησοῦν,IēsounJesus,G2424
ἵναinaso thatG2443
καὶkaialsoG2532
ἡhētheG3588
ζωὴzōēlifeG2222
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸησοῦIēsouof JesusG2424
φανερωθῇphanerōthēamay be manifestedG5319
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
θνητῇthnētēamortalG2349
σαρκὶsarkifleshG4561
ἡμῶν.hēmōnof us.G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Corinthians 4:11

  • 1 Corinthians 15:49

    And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:53-54

    For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

  • Psalms 44:22

    Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

  • Romans 8:36

    As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:31

    I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

  • Romans 8:11

    But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:4

    For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
are alway.
Ps 44:22; 141:7; Ro 8:36; 1Co 15:31,49
our.
5:4; Ro 8:11; 1Co 15:53,54

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:11

    For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:12

    So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

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2 Corinthians 4:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque nosotros que vivimos, siempre estamos entregados á muerte por Jesús, para que también la vida de Jesús sea manifestada en nuestra carne mortal.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car nous qui vivons, nous sommes toujours livrés à la mort pour l’amour de Jésus, afin que la vie aussi de Jésus soit manifestée dans notre chair mortelle.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn wir, die wir leben, werden allezeit dem Tode überliefert um Jesu willen, auf daß auch das Leben Jesu an unserem sterblichen Fleische offenbar werde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Semper enim nos, qui vivimus, in mortem tradimur propter Jesum: ut et vita Jesu manifestetur in carne nostra mortali.