2 Corinthians 4:1,16 - Compare All Versions

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Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.

Therefore, since we have this ministry because we were shown mercy,  we do not give up.

Therefore we do not give up.  Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person  is being renewed day by day.

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

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.

Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Since God has so generously let us in on what he is doing, we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times. We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don’t twist God’s Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open, the whole truth on display, so that those who want to can see and judge for themselves in the presence of God.

So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.

Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.

Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.