2 Corinthians 4:1

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

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

2 Corinthians 4:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
ESV
1 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.
NLT
1 Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.
MSG
1 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.
CSB
1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not give up.

2 Corinthians 4:1 In-Context

1 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.
4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Timothy 1:13,16
  • 2. ver 16; Psalms 18:45; Isaiah 40:31
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