2 Corinthians 4:7
2 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 4
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”2 Corinthians 4:7
What Does 2 Corinthians 4:7 Mean?
2 Corinthians 4:7 is found in the book of 2 Corinthians, chapter 4, verse 7 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Corinthians 4:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Corinthians 3:5“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;”2 Corinthians 5:1“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”Psalms 34:19“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”Ephesians 2:8“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”1 Corinthians 1:28“And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:”2 Corinthians 10:4“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)”Colossians 2:3“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”1 Corinthians 2:5“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”1 Corinthians 2:3“And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.”Lamentations 4:2“The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!”Ephesians 1:19“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,”Colossians 1:27“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”2 Timothy 2:20“But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.”1 Corinthians 1:27“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”2 Corinthians 1:8“For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:”2 Corinthians 1:9“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:”Colossians 1:11“Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”Judges 7:2“And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.”2 Corinthians 10:10“For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”2 Corinthians 12:7“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”
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