2 Corinthians 4:1
Διὰ τοῦτο, ἔχοντες τὴν διακονίαν ταύτην καθὼς ἠλεήθημεν, οὐκ ⸀ἐγκακοῦμεν,
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In The King James Version
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
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Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:6ὃς καὶ ἱκάνωσεν ἡμᾶς διακόνους καινῆς διαθήκης, οὐ γράμματος ἀλλὰ πνεύματος, τὸ γὰρ γράμμα ἀποκτέννει, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζῳοποιεῖ.
2 Corinthians 4:16Διὸ οὐκ ⸀ἐγκακοῦμεν, ἀλλ’ εἰ καὶ ὁ ἔξω ἡμῶν ἄνθρωπος διαφθείρεται, ἀλλ’ ὁ ⸂ἔσω ἡμῶν⸃ ἀνακαινοῦται ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ.
Galatians 6:9τὸ δὲ καλὸν ποιοῦντες μὴ ⸀ἐγκακῶμεν, καιρῷ γὰρ ἰδίῳ θερίσομεν μὴ ἐκλυόμενοι.
Ephesians 3:13διὸ αἰτοῦμαι μὴ ⸀ἐγκακεῖν ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσίν μου ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἐστὶν δόξα ὑμῶν.
2 Thessalonians 3:13ὑμεῖς δέ, ἀδελφοί, μὴ ⸀ἐγκακήσητε καλοποιοῦντες.
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 →