IICor.4.1
4:1 This new way (or This new ministry) shows us God’s mercy. Paul felt privileged to have the ministry of sharing the message of good news (1 Cor 15:9-11; 1 Tim 1:12-17).
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IICor.4.11
4:11 Believers often share the humiliation of the Lord with confidence that they will also share in his triumphant risen life (4:14).
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IICor.4.12
4:12 Through his life of danger and exposure to mortal peril (see 1 Cor 15:30), Paul was reinforcing the faith of the Christians in the churches that he founded (cp. Col 1:24; 2 Tim 2:10).
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IICor.4.13-14
4:13-14 The secret of Paul’s resilience was in the same kind of faith the psalmist had, (see Ps 116:10), which is centered in the living Lord.
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psalms 116:10
psalms 116:10
john 3:19-21
john 3:19-21
acts 26:18
acts 26:18
romans 10:9-10
romans 10:9-10
1 corinthians 12:3
1 corinthians 12:3
1 corinthians 15:9-11
1 corinthians 15:9-11
1 corinthians 15:30
1 corinthians 15:30
2 corinthians 2:17
2 corinthians 2:17