2 Corinthians 4:1 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 4:1

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

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ASV

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

WEB

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

YLT

Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,

DBT

Therefore, having this ministry, as we have had mercy shewn us, we faint not.

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
2 Corinthians 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Acts 20:24
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Luke 18:1
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

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He now returns to a commendation of himself personally, from which he had digressed into a general discussion, in reference to the dignity of the gospel. As, therefore, he has been treating of the nature of the gospel, so he now shows how faithful and upright a minister of it he is. He has previously shown, what is the true gospel of Christ.

John Calvin· Commentaries, 1554reformed

5 ), they received strength to persevere in the work of that office. Note, As it is great mercy and grace to be called to be saints, and especially to be counted faithful, and be put into the ministry ( 1 Tim. i. 12 ), so it is owing to the mercy and grace of God if we continue faithful and persevere in our work with diligence.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Therefore--Greek, "For this cause": Because we have the liberty-giving Spirit of the Lord, and with unveiled face behold His glory (2Co 3:17, 18). seeing we have this ministry--"The ministration of the Spirit" (2Co 3:8, 9): the ministry of such a spiritual, liberty-giving Gospel: resuming 2Co 3:6, 8. received mercy--from God, in having had this ministry conferred on us (2Co 3:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2CO 4:1GAL 6:9 1CO 15:58
2CO 4:1GAL 6:9 HEB 12:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2CO 4:1GAL 6:9 2TH 3:13
2CO 4:1GAL 6:9 ISA 40:30-31
2CO 4:1GAL 6:9 HEB 10:35-39
2CO 4:12CO 4:16 ISA 40:31
2CO 4:12CO 4:16 COL 3:10
2CO 4:12CO 4:16 ISA 40:29

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