2 Corinthians 4:16

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

2 Corinthians 4:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
ESV
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
NLT
16 That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
MSG
16 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.
CSB
16 Therefore we do not give up; even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 In-Context

14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself.
15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Cross References 3

  • 1. ver 1; Psalms 18:45
  • 2. Romans 7:22
  • 3. Psalms 103:5; Isaiah 40:31; Colossians 3:10
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