Verse
2 Corinthians 4:16 — For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet…
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”
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The verses around 2 Corinthians 4:16.
14Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
15For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Verse explanation
He repeats the statement from the beginning of the chapter about not losing heart: even as the physical body (“our outward man”) ages and wears down, the inner life is being renewed every day.
From the 2 Corinthians 4 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Corinthians 4:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Por isso não desfallecemos: mas, ainda que o nosso homem exterior se corrompa, o interior, comtudo, se renova de dia em dia,
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Por isso não desfalecemos; mas ainda que nosso ser exterior se destrua, todavia o interior se renova a cada dia.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Por eso no nos rendimos. Aunque nuestros cuerpos físicos están cayéndose a pedazos, nuestro interior se renueva cada día.
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