2 Corinthiens 4:16

16 C'est pourquoi nous ne perdons point courage, et si notre homme extérieur se détruit, l'intérieur se renouvelle de jour en jour;

2 Corinthiens 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:16

For which cause we faint not
Since our afflictions are overruled for the good of others, and the glory of God, we are not discouraged by them; our spirits do not sink under the weight of them; we do not give out from the work of the ministry because of them, but go on cheerfully therein: and the more so, since

though our outward man perish;
our outward circumstances of life are very mean and despicable; we are oftentimes in a very distressed condition through hunger, thirst, nakedness, and want of the common necessaries of life; our bodies are almost worn out with fatigue, labour, and sorrow; our earthly tabernacles are tottering, and just ready to fall in pieces:

yet the inward man is renewed day by day;
that is, continually; it answers to (Mwy Mwyw) , an Hebraism; see ( Esther 2:11 ) ( 3:4 ) the internal hidden man of the heart, the new man is in a prosperous condition; our souls are in good health; the work of God is comfortably carried on in us; we have sweet and repeated experiences of the love of God; we are growing in grace, and in the knowledge of Christ; and, like the palm tree, the more weight is hung upon it, the more it thrives; and, like the children of Israel in Egypt, the more they were afflicted the more they grew.

2 Corinthiens 4:16 In-Context

14 Sachant que celui qui a ressuscité le Seigneur Jésus, nous ressuscitera aussi par Jésus, et nous fera comparaître avec vous.

15 Car toutes ces choses sont pour vous, afin que cette grâce se multipliant, abonde en actions de grâces d'un grand nombre pour la gloire de Dieu.

16 C'est pourquoi nous ne perdons point courage, et si notre homme extérieur se détruit, l'intérieur se renouvelle de jour en jour;

17 Car notre légère affliction du temps présent produit en nous le poids éternel d'une gloire souverainement excellente;

18 Puisque nous ne regardons point aux choses visibles, mais aux invisibles; car les choses visibles sont pour un temps, mais les invisibles sont éternelles.