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2 Corinthians 4:16
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That's why we bear down and never give up. Our bodies are growing older and weaker, but our spirits are getting stronger and stronger.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.
Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day.
Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
Therefore we faint not, but even though the outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Therefore we are not cowards. Nay, even though our outward man is wasting away, yet our inward man is being renewed day by day.
For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Because of this, we do not faint, but if indeed our outward man is being decayed, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
Therfore are we not weery, but though or outwarde man be corrupte, yet the inwarde is renewed daye by daye.
for which cause I am not discouraged, but tho' my body decays, yet my mind is daily renewed.
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 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.
Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.
Therefore we do not faint; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man is wasted, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.
wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;
So we do not give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.
Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
We never give up. Our bodies are gradually dying, but we ourselves are being made stronger each day.
This is why we do not lose courage. Though our outer self is heading for decay, our inner self is being renewed daily.
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
Therefore we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed daily.
For this reason, we do not grow weary; for though our outward man perish, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.
Therefore we don't faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
That's why we are not discouraged. No, even if our outer man is wearing out, our inner man is being renewed day by day.Romans 7:22; Ephesians 3:16; Colossians 3:10; 1 Peter 3:4;">[xr]
For this cause we have not weariness; for if our outward man is wasted, yet the interior man is renovated day by day.
16 For this cause we faint not; for though our outward man perish, yet the inner [fn] is renovated day by day.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
This is the reason we do not give up. Our human body is wearing out. But our spirits are getting stronger every day.
Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
Wherefore we faint not, but, even if, our outer man, is decaying, nevertheless, our inner man , is renewing day by day.
For which cause we faint not: but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but even if our outer person is being destroyed, yet our inner person is being renewed day after day.
Wherefore we are not weryed: But though our outwarde man perishe, yet the inwarde man is renued day by day.
That is why we never give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day.
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day.
For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day.
For which thing we failen not, for thouy oure vtter man be corruptid; netheles the ynner man is renewid fro dai to dai.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
we: 2 Corinthians 4:1, Psalms 27:13, Psalms 119:81, Isaiah 40:29, 1 Corinthians 15:58
though: 2 Corinthians 12:15, Job 19:26, Job 19:27, Psalms 73:26, Isaiah 57:1, Isaiah 57:2, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30
the: Romans 7:22, Ephesians 3:16, 1 Peter 3:4
is: Psalms 51:10, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:23, Colossians 3:10, Titus 3:5
day by: Luke 11:3
Reciprocal: Judges 8:4 - faint Job 4:5 - thou faintest Job 29:20 - renewed Psalms 41:3 - strengthen Psalms 103:5 - thy youth Proverbs 3:11 - neither Jeremiah 45:3 - I fainted Acts 16:25 - sang Acts 16:40 - they comforted Acts 20:24 - none Romans 2:7 - glory Romans 12:1 - a living 1 Corinthians 2:3 - General 2 Corinthians 4:8 - yet Galatians 6:9 - if Ephesians 4:24 - new Ephesians 6:16 - the shield 2 Thessalonians 3:13 - be not weary Hebrews 12:3 - lest Revelation 2:3 - hast not
Cross-References
For where two or thre are gathered togedder in my name there am I in the myddes of them.
Then shall ye begin to saye. We have eaten in thy presence and dronke and thou hast taught in oure stretes.
All thinges were made by it and with out it was made nothinge that was made.
He was in ye worlde and the worlde was made by him: and yet the worlde knewe him not.
For they the selves shewe of you what maner of entrynge in we had vnto you and how ye tourned to God from ymages for to serve the livynge and true god
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 ויום יום, an Hebraism; see Esther 2:11 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.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For which cause - With such an object in view, and sustained by such elevated purposes and desires. The sense is, that the purpose of trying to save as many as possible would make toil easy, privations welcome, and would be so accompanied by the grace of God, as to gird the soul with strength, and fill it with abundant consolations.
We faint not - For an explanation of the word used here, see the note on 2 Corinthians 4:1. We are not exhausted, desponding, or disheartened. We are sustained, encouraged, emboldened by having such an object in view.
But though our outward man perish - By outward man, Paul evidently means the body. By using the phrases, “the outward man,” and the “inward man,” he shows that he believed that man was made up of two parts, body and soul. He was no materialist. He has described two parts as constituting man, so distinct: that while the one perishes, the other is renewed; while the one is enfeebled, the other is strengthened; while the one grows old and decays, the other renews its youth and is invigorated. Of course, the soul is not dependent on the body for its vigor and strength, since it expands while the body decays; and of course the soul may exist independently of the body, and in a separate state.
Perish - Grows old; becomes weak and feeble; loses its vigor and elasticity under the many trials which we endure, and under the infirmities of advancing years. It is a characteristic of the “outer man,” that it thus perishes. Great as may be its vigor, yet it must decay and die. It cannot long bear up under the trials of life, and the wear and tear of constant action, but must soon sink to the grave.
Yet the inward man - The soul; the undecaying, the immortal part.
Is renewed - Is renovated, strengthened, invigorated. His powers of mind expanded; his courage became bolder; he had clearer views of truth; he had more faith in God. As he drew nearer to the grave and to heaven, his soul was more raised above the world, and he was more filled with the joys and triumphs of the gospel. The understanding and the heart did not sympathize with the suffering and decaying body; but, while that became feeble, the soul acquired new strength, and was fitting for its flight to the eternal world. This verse is an ample refutation of the doctrine of the materialist, and proves that there is in man something that is distinct from decaying and dying matter, and that there is a principle which may gain augmented strength and power, while the body dies; compare note, Romans 7:22.
Day by day - Constantly. There was a daily and constant increase of inward vigor. God imparted to him constant strength in his trials, and sustained him with the hopes of heaven, as the body was decaying, and tending to the grave. The sentiment of this verse is, that in an effort to do good, and to promote the salvation of man, the soul will be sustained in trials, and will be comforted and invigorated even when the body is weary, grows old, decays, and dies. It is the testimony of Paul respecting his own experience; and it is a fact which has been experienced by thousands in their efforts to do good, and to save the souls of people from death.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 16. For which cause we faint not — ουκ εκκα κουμεν. See note on 2 Corinthians 4:1. Here we have the same various reading; εγκακουμεν, we do no wickedness; and it is supported by BDEFG, and some others: but it is remarkable that Mr. Wakefield follows the common reading here, though the various-reading is at least as well supported in this verse as in verse first. The common reading, faint not, appears to agree best with the apostle's meaning.
But though our outward man — That is, our body-that part of us that can be seen, heard, and felt, perish-be slowly consumed by continual trials and afflictions, and be martyred at last;
Yet the inward man — Our soul-that which cannot be felt or seen by others, is renewed-is revived, and receives a daily increase of light and life from God, so that we grow more holy, more happy, and more meet for glory every day.
It was an opinion among the Jews that even spirits stood in need of continual renovation. They say that "God renews the angels daily, by putting them into the fiery river from which they proceeded, and then gives them the same name they had before." And they add, that in like manner he renews the hearts of the Israelites every year, when they turn to him by repentance. It is a good antidote against the fear of death to find, as the body grows old and decays, the soul grows young and is invigorated. By the outward man and the inward man St. Paul shows that he was no materialist: he believed that we have both a body and a soul; and so far was he from supposing that when the body dies the whole man is decomposed, and continues so to the resurrection, that he asserts that the decays of the one lead to the invigorating of the other; and that the very decomposition of the body itself leaves the soul in the state of renewed youth. The vile doctrine of materialism is not apostolic.
