2 Corinthians 4:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”

2 Corinthians 4:16 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 4:1619 words

GreekMeaning

ΔιὸDio

ThereforewordG1352

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἐγκακοῦμενenkakoumen

we lose heartverbG1573

ἀλλ’all’

butwordG235

εἰei

ifwordG1487

καὶkai

evenadverbG2532

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ἔξωexō

outwardadverbG1854

ἡμῶνhēmōn

IpronounG1473

ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

mannounG444

διαφθείρεταιdiaphtheiretai

is being brought to decayverbG1311

ἀλλ’all’

yetwordG235

ὁho

thearticleG3588

ἔσωesō

(with-)in(-ner, -to, -ward)adverbG2080

ἡμῶνhēmōn

IpronounG1473

ἀνακαινοῦταιanakainoutai

is being renewedverbG341

ἡμέρᾳhēmera

by daynounG2250

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἡμέρᾳhēmera

by daynounG2250

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 4:16

“Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” How does it decay? Being scourged, being persecuted, suffering ten thousand extremities. “Yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” How is it renewed? By faith, by hope, by a forward will, finally, by braving those extremities. For in proportion as the body suffers ten thousand things, in the like proportion has the soul goodlier hopes and becomes brighter, like gold…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 9 on Second Corinthians

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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