2 Corinthians 4:1
So then, as I have this ministry because of God’s mercy to me, I do not lose heart.
Montgomery 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 3:6It is he who has also made me sufficient as a minister of a new covenant; not of a letter but of a spirit; for the letter kills, but the spirit makes alive.
2 Corinthians 4:16For this reason, as I have said, I do not lose courage, but even though my outward man is wasting away, my inward man is being renewed, day by day.
Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.
Ephesians 3:13So I beg you not to lose heart over my tribulations in your behalf; they are your glory.
2 Thessalonians 3:13But you, brothers, must not grow weary 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 →