2 Corinthians 4:11 (DRB)

Passage

For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake: that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:9 We suffer persecution: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: but we perish not.

2 Corinthians 4:10 Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.

2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus' sake: that the life also of Jesus may 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 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is written: I believed, for which cause I have spoken; we also believe. For which cause we speak also:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "live", "always", "delivered", "death", "jesus'", "sake", and "life". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "live" and "always", 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 our body the..." into verse 12's "So then death worketh in us but...", so "live" and "always" 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 "always" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.