2 Corinthians 4:16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:8-18

In these verses the apostle gives an account of their courage and patience under all their sufferings, where observe, I. How their sufferings, and patience under them, are declared, 2 Cor. 4:8-12. The apostles were great sufferers; therein they followed their Master: Christ had told them that in the world they should have tribulation, and so they had; yet they met with wonderful support, great relief, and many allays of their sorrows. ?We are,? says the apostle, ?troubled on every side,... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

4:16-18 That is the reason why we do not grow weary. But if indeed our outward frame is wasting away, our inward self is renewed day by day, for the light affliction which at the moment we must endure produces for us in a way that cannot be exaggerated an eternal weight of glory, so long as we do not think of the things which are seen, but of the things which are unseen, for the things which are seen are passing, but the things which are unseen are eternal. Here Paul sets out the secret of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

For which cause we faint not - Ουκ εκκα κουμεν . See on 2 Corinthians 4:1 ; (note). 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,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Verse 16 16.For which cause we faint not (491) He now, as having carried his point, rises to a higher confidence than before. “There is no cause,” says he, “ why we should lose heart, or sink down under the burden of the cross, the issue of which is not merely so desirable to myself, but is also salutary to others.” Thus he exhorts the Corinthians to fortitude by his own example, should they happen at any time to be similarly afflicted. Farther, he beats down that insolence, in which they in no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore . Knowing that our daily death is the pathway to eternal life ( 2 Corinthians 4:14 ). We faint not (see 2 Corinthians 4:1 ). Though; rather, even if . Our outward man. Our life in its human and corporeal conditions. The inward man. Namely, our moral and spiritual being, that "new man which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him" ( Colossians 3:10 ). Is renewed; literally, is being renewed; i.e. by faith and hope. Day by day. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

The Christian minister is upheld by hope. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

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,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

2 Corinthians 4:16-17. For which cause Because of which abounding grace that supports us; we faint not Under any of our present pressures; but though our outward man The body; perish Be worn out and brought to dust prematurely, by our continual labours and sufferings; our inward man The soul; is renewed day by day After the divine nature and likeness, receiving fresh degrees of spiritual strength, purity, and consolation, in proportion as the body grows weaker, and we feel our... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:8-18

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

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