2 Corinthians 4:1
THEREFORE having this ministry, as we have obtained mercy, we faint not;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
In Context
Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:6Who hath made us also able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we never faint; for though our outward man decay, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Galatians 6:9Let us not then be weary of well-doing; for in due time we shall reap, if we faint not.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore 1 beseech you, that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
2 Thessalonians 3:13But ye, brethren, be not weary of 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 →