2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, having this ministry, as we have had mercy shewn us, we faint not.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 40:30Even the youths shall faint and shall tire, and the young men shall stumble and fall;
2 Corinthians 3:6who has also made us competent, [as] ministers of [the] new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.
2 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day.
Galatians 6:9but let us not lose heart in doing good; for in due time, if we do not faint, we shall reap.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I beseech [you] not to faint through my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
2 Thessalonians 3:13But *ye*, brethren, do not faint in well-doing.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 4:1
In this chapter we have an account, I. Of the constancy of the apostle and his fellow-labourers in their work. Their constancy in declared ( ver. 1 ), their sincerity is vouched ( ver. 2 ), an objection is obviated ( ver. 3, 4 ), and their integrity proved, ver. 5-7 . II. Of their courage and patience under their sufferings. Where see what their sufferings were, together with their allays ( ver. 8-12 ), and what it was that kept them from sinking and fainting under them, ver. 13, to the end . Read the whole commentary →