2 Corinthians 4:1 BSB

Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Διὰ	Dia	Because of	G1223 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
ἔχοντες	echontes	having	G2192 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
διακονίαν	diakonian	ministry	G1248 →
ταύτην	tautēn	this	G3778 →
καθὼς	kathōs	even as	G2531 →
ἠλεήθημεν,	ēleēthēmen	we received mercy,	G1653 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐγκακοῦμεν,	egkakoumen	we lose heart,	G1573 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- Hebrews 12:3
  Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13
  But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
- Isaiah 40:30–31
  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
  So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:16
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:31
  But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Colossians 3:10
  and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
- Isaiah 40:29
  He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Isaiah 40:31But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:2 Thessalonians 3:13But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.Galatians 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.Proverbs 24:10If you faint in the day of distress, how small is your strength!Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Psalms 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.2 Corinthians 4:7Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.Ephesians 3:13So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.Revelation 2:3Without growing weary, you have persevered and endured many things for the sake of My name.2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.Ephesians 3:7–8I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.2 Corinthians 3:6And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.2 Corinthians 3:12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.Hebrews 12:3Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

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