2 Corinthians 4:16

Though the body weakens, the inner self is daily renewed by God, so Paul does not lose heart. Outward decay is met by inward renewal.

Cross-references · 20

• Isa 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.
• Col 3:10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
• Isa 40:29He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
• Rom 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• Ps 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
• 2 Cor 4:1Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
• Eph 3:16I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
• Rom 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
• Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
• Ps 27:13Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
• Ps 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
• 1 Cor 15:58Therefore, 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.
• 1 Pet 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
• Eph 4:23to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;
• Job 19:26–27Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
• Isa 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
• Luke 11:3Give us each day our daily bread.
• Ps 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
• 2 Cor 12:15And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
• Matt 5:29–30If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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