2 Corinthians 4:7-9

Treasure in Jars of Clay

⁷ But we have this treasure in _p jars of clay, _q to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. ⁸ We are _r afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; ⁹ persecuted, but _s not forsaken; _t struck down, but not destroyed;

1. Cross References
   2 Timothy 2:20
   Now in a great house there are not only vessels...
   2 Corinthians 5:1
   For we know that if the tent that is our earthl...
   Job 10:9
   Remember that you have made me like clay; and w...
   Job 13:12
   Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defense...
   Lamentations 4:2
   The precious sons of Zion, worth their weight i...
   1 Thessalonians 4:4
   That each one of you know how to control his ow...
   1 Peter 3:7
   Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an ...
   
2. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:5
   That your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
   Judges 7:2
   The Lord said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.
   
3. Cross References
   2 Corinthians 7:5
   For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn - fighting without and fear within.
   Psalms 129:2
   Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
   
4. Cross References
   Hebrews 13:5
   Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
   Deuteronomy 4:31
   For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 37:24
   Though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
   Proverbs 24:16
   For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
   Micah 7:8
   Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.