2 Corinthians 4:1
Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 40:30Even youths are wearied and fatigued, And young men utterly stumble,
2 Corinthians 3:6who also made us sufficient [to be] ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.
2 Corinthians 4:16wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;
Galatians 6:9and in the doing good we may not be faint-hearted, for at the proper time we shall reap — not desponding;
Ephesians 3:13wherefore, I ask [you] not to faint in my tribulations for you, which is your glory.
2 Thessalonians 3:13and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,
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 →