2 Corinthians 4:1
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;”
διά
Through, by means of, because of. Dia. God works through circumstances, through people, through suffering itself. Nothing is incidental in his hands.
ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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διακονία
ministry
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διακονία
attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
Just as, in the same way, inasmuch as. Kathōs. God loves, forgives, and gives — and calls us to do likewise. How He acts becomes the pattern for how we act. Live up to the standard.
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ἐλεέω
we received mercy,
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ἐλεέω
To show mercy, to compassionate. Eleéō. God's mercy is not passive feeling but active movement toward the suffering. Receive it. Extend it.
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ἐκκακέω
we lose heart,
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ἐκκακέω
To lose heart, to become weary. Do not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time you will reap if you do not give up.
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