2 Corinthians 4:16

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Amplified Bible

Therefore we do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless, exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though our outer man is [progressively] decaying {and} wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day after day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - American Standard Version

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Bible in Basic English

For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Darby Bible

Wherefore we faint not; but if indeed our outward man is consumed, yet the inward is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - English Standard Version

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Por tanto no desfallecemos, antes bien, aunque nuestro hombre exterior va decayendo, sin embargo nuestro hombre interior se renueva de dìa en dìa.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - The Message

So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - New American Standard Bible

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Por tanto no desfallecemos, antes bien, aunque nuestro hombre exterior va decayendo, sin embargo nuestro hombre interior se renueva de dìa en dìa.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - World English Bible

Therefore we don`t faint, but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Young's Living Translation

wherefore, we faint not, but if also our outward man doth decay, yet the inward is renewed day by day;

2 Corinthians 4:16 - Additional Comments

The next 3 verses compare the outward man vs. the inward man, that which is seen vs. that which is not seen.
We are not to lose heart because of what we see on the outside, We should be encouraged because, while the outside is decaying, the inside is becoming stronger and renewed every day.

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