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 jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν·
echomen de ton thēsayron toyton en ostrakinois skeyesin, ina ē yperbolē tēs dynameōs ē toy Theoy kai mē ex ēmōn·