2 Corinthians 4:1

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Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart.

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  • 2 Thess 3:13 : 13 But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.
  • Gal 6:9 : 9 Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
  • Eph 3:13 : 13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.
  • 2 Cor 3:6 : 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  • 2 Cor 4:16 : 16 Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
  • Rev 2:3 : 3 You have endured and have shown perseverance, and for my name’s sake, you have labored and have not grown weary.
  • Isa 40:30 : 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
  • Heb 12:3 : 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
  • 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of this gospel I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me through the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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    2 Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by revealing the truth, we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

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    15 All this is for your benefit, so that grace, having increased through the many, may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

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

    17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

    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.

  • 2 Cor 4:5-13
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    5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

    6 For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Jesus Christ.

    7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

    8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

    9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

    10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.

    11 For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

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

    13 Since we have the same spirit of faith in accordance with what is written: 'I believed, therefore I spoke,' we also believe and therefore speak.

  • 1 Thess 2:4-6
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    4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.

    5 For we never used words of flattery, as you know, nor did we put forth a pretext for greed—God is our witness.

    6 We did not seek glory from people, neither from you nor from others.

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    3 We give no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited.

    4 Instead, in everything we commend ourselves as God’s servants: in great endurance, in sufferings, in hardships, in distresses,

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    1 As workers together with Him, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

  • 2 Cor 1:8-9
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    8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

    9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

  • Heb 4:16
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    16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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    4 Such confidence we have through Christ before God.

    5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God.

    6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

  • 1 Cor 4:1
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    1 This is how you should regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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    17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God for profit. Instead, with sincerity, as sent from God and in His presence, we speak in Christ.

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    12 Since we have such a hope, we act with great boldness,

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    11 Since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade others. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.

    12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

    13 If we are out of our mind, as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.

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    10 We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, but we are dishonored!

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    4 They urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

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    20 We are taking this precaution so that no one will criticize us regarding this generous gift we are administering.

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    9 It was not that we lack the right to receive support, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

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    4 who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

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    13 Therefore, I ask you not to lose heart over my sufferings for you, which are for your glory.

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    7 (For we live by faith, not by sight.)

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    18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:

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    2 Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, corrupted no one, and exploited no one.

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    4 As a result, we ourselves boast about you among the churches of God for your endurance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.

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    18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.

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    12 We work hard with our own hands. When we are insulted, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it.

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    12 For this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity, not relying on worldly wisdom but on God's grace.

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    16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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    4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us,

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    5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

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    12 If others have this right to receive from you, shouldn’t we have it even more? But we have not used this right. Instead, we endure all things so that we will not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

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    16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

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