2 Corinthians 4:11

“For we who are alive are always being handed over to death for the sake of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”

2 Corinthians 4:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Corinthians 4:11, word by word

who are aliveζῶντεςzōntes

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

Where else “zōntes” appears
are alwaysἀεὶaei

always

Always, ever, continually.

Where else “aei” appears
being handed overπαραδιδόμεθαparadidometha

betray

To give someone up to enemies, betray them.

Where else “paradidometha” appears
deathθάνατονthanaton

death

The end of the body's life.

Where else “thanaton” appears
JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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the lifeζωὴzōē

eternal life

What God gives to live with him without end.

Where else “zōē” appears
be made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēi

reveal, make known

Reveal, show, make known.

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mortalθνητῇthnētēi

mortal

Mortal: subject to death.

Where else “thnētēi” appears
fleshσαρκὶsarki

flesh

The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.

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The context

10always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made manifest in our body.

11 · This verse (above)

12So death is at work in us, but life in you.

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