## this treasure ##

The writer is referring to "the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## jars of clay ##

The writer is using this phrase to refer to a human body.- (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## We are afflicted in every way, but not overwhelmed. We are perplexed but not filled with despair; persecuted but not forsaken; struck down but not destroyed ##

All of these phrases refer to a person struggling with a challenge but not being defeated by it. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

## We always carry in our body the death of Jesus ##

(See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## the life of Jesus also may be shown in our bodies ##

The phrase "in our bodies" refers to the way a believer in Jesus will live their life. AT: "the life of Jesus also may be shown in our lives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])