2 Corinthians 4:11 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

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.

2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "live", "alway", "delivered", "death", "jesus", "sake", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "live" and "alway", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Always bearing about in the body the..." into verse 12's "So then death worketh in us but...", so "live" and "alway" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "live" and "alway" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.