“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 — the oxymoron is rich: infinite treasure (ho thēsauros) in finite vessels (ostrakina, earthen pottery). This jarring contrast is intentional: human weakness displays divine strength; the disparity proves the power's source is transcendent, not inherent.
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