Verse Lens · Expanded explanation
2 Corinthians 4:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
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Quick Meaning
This verse grounds speech in the God who raised Jesus and will raise and present Paul with the Corinthians.
Read It With
- 2 Corinthians 4:7–15
Read 2 Corinthians 4:14 with 4:7–15. This verse grounds speech in the God who raised Jesus and will raise and present Paul with the Corinthians. The complete unit establishes this movement: The gospel treasure is carried in fragile bodies so power is seen as God's: Paul is pressured but not abandoned, bears Jesus' dying so Jesus' life appears, and hopes for resurrection with the Corinthians.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The unit explains why weakness does not discredit ministry. Within that movement, this verse grounds speech in the God who raised Jesus and will raise and present Paul with the Corinthians.
Follow the Context
- Treasure is held in earthen vessels.
- Four hardship contrasts name pressure without total defeat.
- Jesus' dying and life are carried bodily.
- Death works in ministers while life serves others.
- Psalm-shaped faith speaks.
- Resurrection hope and multiplying grace produce thanksgiving.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up”
In plain language: Resurrection hope joins messenger and community before God.
grounds speech in the God who raised Jesus and will raise and present Paul with the Corinthians. Resurrection hope joins messenger and community before God.
Why it matters: The wording carries interpretive or ethical risk that requires the full unit and its stated limits.
How certain? strongWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
The verse does not supply a timetable or eliminate present grief and bodily care.
What Remains True
Resurrection hope joins messenger and community before God.
How It Can Shape Life
- Hold ministry outcomes within shared resurrection hope rather than personal legacy.
Teach It Back
Explain 2 Corinthians 4:14's contribution to 2 Corinthians 4:7–15: grounds speech in the God who raised Jesus and will raise and present Paul with the Corinthians. Include what the surrounding verses add, the stated uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
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Read 2 Corinthians 4:7–15 — Fragile Vessels Display Resurrection PowerSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Corinthians 4:7–15, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Co.txt, 4:7–15
Open the 2 Corinthians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - 2 Corinthians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible 2 Corinthians chapter print views, 4:7–15, including attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open NET 2 Corinthians 4 notesmodern open commentary
2 Corinthians
Peter Balla
The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, 2023
Supports: Whole-letter setting, literary movement, Greek observations, and passage-level evangelical interpretation.
Exact location: Balla, TGC Bible Commentary, 2 Corinthians, introduction and section on 4:7–15
Open source ↗modern annotated new testament
2 Corinthians introduction and annotations in The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Alan J. Avery-Peck; edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Oxford University Press, 2011
Supports: Jewish and Greco-Roman context, scriptural echoes, composition questions, and concise verse-level alternatives.
Exact location: Avery-Peck, Jewish Annotated New Testament, print pp. 315–331, introduction and annotations on 4:7–15
Open source ↗peer reviewed open access rhetorical and social study
'Walking the Talk': Paul's Authority in Motion in 2 Corinthians 10-13
Stephan J. Joubert
In die Skriflig 49.2, 2015
Supports: Ancient physiognomic status expectations and Paul's cruciform re-description of bodily weakness and authority.
Exact location: Joubert, 'Walking the Talk: Paul's Authority in Motion in 2 Corinthians 10–13,' In die Skriflig 49.2 (2015), article a1899, complete article, especially the weak-body and power-in-weakness sections
Open source ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Independent morphology, form, and lexical-range cross-check for material Greek claims.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data repository, Greek morphology and lexical records for 2 Corinthians 4:7–15
Open source ↗