Vincent Word Studies - 2 Corinthians 4:16

Vincent Word Studies - 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 4:16

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Vincent Word Studies - 2 Corinthians 4:16 - 4:16

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4:1 - 4:1
4:2 - 4:2
4:3 - 4:3
4:4 - 4:4
4:6 - 4:6
4:7 - 4:7
4:8 - 4:8
4:9 - 4:9
4:10 - 4:10
4:13 - 4:13
4:15 - 4:15
4:16 - 4:16
4:17 - 4:17
4:18 - 4:18

Outward man - inward man

The material and spiritual natures.

Perish (διαφθείρεται)

Rev., much better, is decaying. Perish implies destruction: the idea is that of progressive decay.

Is renewed (ἀνακαινοῦται)

Better, is being renewed, the process of renewal going on along with the process of decay. Stanley cites a line attributed to Michael Angelo: “The more the marble wastes the more the statue grows.” Compare Euripides: “Time does not depress your spirit, but it grows young again: your body, however, is weak” (“Heraclidae,” 702, 703)

Day by day (ἡμέρᾳ καὶ ἡμέρᾳ)

Lit., by day and day. A Hebrew form of expression.