2 Corinthians 4:11 (WEB)

Passage

For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:9 pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

2 Corinthians 4:10 always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

2 Corinthians 4:11 For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.

2 Corinthians 4:12 So then death works in us, but life in you.

2 Corinthians 4:13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, “I believed, and therefore I spoke.”Psalm 116:10 We also believe, and therefore also we speak;

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 carrying in the body the putting..." into verse 12's "So then death works 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.