KJV
ASV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;
ESV
7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
ERVEN
7. We have this treasure from God, but we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This is to show that the amazing power we have is from God, not from us.
NLT
7. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
WEB
7. But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
NET
7. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
NLV
7. We have this light from God in our human bodies. This shows that the power is from God. It is not from ourselves.
HCSB
7. Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.
YLT
7. And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;
LITV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God, and not from us;
RV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;
NCV
7. We have this treasure from God, but we are like clay jars that hold the treasure. This shows that the great power is from God, not from us.
MKJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us;
AKJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
LXXEN
KJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
AMP
7. 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.
KJVP
7. But G1161 CONJ we have G2192 V-PAI-1P this G3588 T-ASM treasure G2344 N-ASM in G1722 PREP earthen G3749 A-DPN vessels G4632 N-DPN , that G2443 CONJ the G3588 T-NSF excellency G5236 N-NSF of G3588 T-GSF the G3588 T-GSF power G1411 N-GSF may be G5600 V-PXS-3S of God G2316 N-GSM , and G2532 CONJ not G3361 PRT-N of G1537 PREP us G2257 P-1GP .
YLT
7. And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;
ASV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;
WEB
7. But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
NASB
7. But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.
ESV
7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.
RV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;
RSV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us.
NKJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.
MKJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us;
AKJV
7. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
NRSV
7. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
NIV
7. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
NIRV
7. Treasure is kept in clay jars. In the same way, we have the treasure of the good news in these earthly bodies of ours. That shows that the mighty power of the good news comes from God. It doesn't come from us.
NLT
7. We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
MSG
7. If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us.
GNB
7. Yet we who have this spiritual treasure are like common clay pots, in order to show that the supreme power belongs to God, not to us.
NET
7. But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
ERVEN
7. We have this treasure from God, but we are only like clay jars that hold the treasure. This is to show that the amazing power we have is from God, not from us.