For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness,
who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God
in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,
that the excellence of the power may be of God
and not of us.
We are hard-pressed on every side,
yet not crushed;
we are perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed -
always carrying about in the body
the dying of the Lord Jesus,
that the life of Jesus
also may be manifested
in our body.
...knowing that He who raised up the Lord Jesus
will also raise us up with Jesus,
and will present us with you.
...Therefore we do not lose heart.