2 Corinthians 4:1
Therefore, being engaged in this service and being mindful of the mercy which has been shown us, we are not cowards.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 also who has made us competent to serve Him in connexion with a new Covenant, which is not a written code but a Spirit; for the written code inflicts death, but the Spirit gives Life.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we are not cowards. Nay, even though our outward man is wasting away, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day.
Galatians 6:9Let us not abate our courage in doing what is right; for in due time we shall reap a reward, if we do not faint.
Ephesians 3:13Therefore I entreat you not to lose heart in the midst of my sufferings on your behalf, for they bring you honour.
2 Thessalonians 3:13But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;
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 →