2 Corinthians 4:1 (YLT)

Passage

Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:1 Because of this, having this ministration, according as we did receive kindness, we do not faint,

2 Corinthians 4:2 but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

2 Corinthians 4:3 and if also our good news is vailed, in those perishing it is vailed,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "ministration", "receive", "kindness", and "faint". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "ministration", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "but did renounce for ourselves the hidden...", so "having" and "ministration" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "ministration" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.