2 Corinthians 4:1

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For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:

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  • 2 Thess 3:13 : 13 And you, my brothers, do not get tired of well-doing.
  • Gal 6:9 : 9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.
  • Eph 3:13 : 13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now about virgins I have no orders from the Lord: but I give my opinion as one to whom the Lord has given mercy to be true to him.
  • 2 Cor 3:6 : 6 Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.
  • 2 Cor 4:16 : 16 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.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 And you have the power of waiting, and have undergone trouble because of my name, without weariness.
  • Isa 40:30 : 30 Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength;
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
  • Heb 12:3 : 3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.
  • 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;
  • 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back,
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 I am able to do all things through him who gives me strength.
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:

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    15 For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

    16 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.

    17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

    18 While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

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    5 For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.

    6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

    7 But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

    8 Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

    9 We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;

    10 In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.

    11 For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

    12 So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

    13 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;

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    4 But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

    5 For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

    6 Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

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    3 Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

    4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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    8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

    9 Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead:

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    4 And this is the certain faith which we have in God through Christ:

    5 Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

    6 Who has made us able to be servants of a new agreement; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter gives death, but the Spirit gives life.

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    17 For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

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    11 Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

    12 We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

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    18 But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;

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    4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

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    5 But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

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