2 Corinthians 4:14 (WEB)

Passage

knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

Nearby Context

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;

2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.

2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowing", "raised", "lord", "jesus", and "present". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowing" and "raised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "But having the same spirit of faith..." into verse 15's "For all things are for your sakes...", so "knowing" and "raised" 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 "knowing" and "raised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.