2 Corinthians 4:1
Wherefore, having this ministry, even as we received mercy, we faint not;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 40:30Youths both faint and grow weary, And, young warriors—they fall, they fall;
2 Corinthians 3:6Who also hath made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant—not of letter, but of spirit, for, the letter, killeth, whereas, the Spirit, maketh alive.
2 Corinthians 4:16Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner [man], is renewing day by day.
Galatians 6:9And, in doing that which is honourable, let us not be fainthearted; for, in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not.
Ephesians 3:13Wherefore I request, that there be no fainting in my tribulations in your behalf, the which is your glory;—
2 Thessalonians 3:13But, ye, brethren, be not 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 →