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

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

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves;

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves.

But we have this treasure [the reflection of the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ] in earthenware containers, in order that the super-excellence of the power might be from God as a source and not from us.

This priceless treasure we hold, so to speak, in common earthenware - to show that the splendid power of it belongs to God and not to us.

But I am keeping this jewel (treasure, the ministry of the good news) in an earthen jar, to prove that its surpassing power is God's, not mine.

1. Die, Die, Die; The End Time Men - W.W. Fischer
2. Done in Christ; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
3. Exploding the Myth of Christ's Delegated Authority - Neil Girrard
4. Genuine Christians - Neil Girrard
5. Legalism and Tradition; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
6. The Narrow Road; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
7. Poverty; The End Time Men - W.W. Fischer
8. Six / Twenty-Four / Five-Twenty B.C.; "Building the Temple" - Neil Girrard
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