2 Corinthians 4:7

⁷ But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, _m that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

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Judges 7:2
And the LORD said to Gideon, "The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.
1 Corinthians 2:5
That your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

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2 Corinthians 4:7

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2 Corinthians 4:7

ButG1161 we haveG2192 thisG5126 treasureG2344 inG1722 earthenG3749 vessels,G4632 thatG2443 the excellencyG5236 of the powerG1411 may beG5600 of God,G2316 andG2532 notG3361 ofG1537 us.G2257

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2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

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2 Corinthians 4:7

Treasure in Jars of Clay

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