2 Corinthians 4:1
Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry
4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, we do not become discouraged.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side,
but are not crushed; we are perplexed,
but not driven to despair;
4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned;
we are knocked down,
but not destroyed,
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
4:16 Therefore we do not despair,
but even if our physical body
is wearing away, our inner person
is being renewed day by day.
4:17 For our momentary, light suffering
is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison
4:18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.