2 Corinthians 4:10

Paul summarized the four preceding contrasts with another paradox. He was in one sense always dying but in another sense never lifeless. Paul’s use of nekrosis ("dying," 2 Corinthians 4:10) rather than thanatos ("death") shows that what he had in mind was not our identification with Jesus in His death. It was rather our sharing in His sufferings by being exposed to danger and death for His sake daily (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:5-6; 1 Corinthians 15:31; Philippians 3:10). The next verse makes this clearer.