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Time after Pentecost · Proper 5 · Year B

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

We Do Not Lose Heart

June 6, 2027

The Ascension of Christ, Rembrandt van Rijn
The Ascension of Christ, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1636Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Part of a Passion series painted for the Stadtholder. Rembrandt lifts Christ on a bank of cloud and angels while the apostles below are left in darkness, looking up.These readings are the ascension and what follows from it, and the painting divides the canvas between the two exactly.Rembrandt van RijnRembrandt (1606-1669) painted scripture as if it had happened in a room he had been in, and returned to the same stories across forty years, changing his mind about them in public.Alte Pinakothek, MunichBuilt by Ludwig I in the 1820s to show the Wittelsbach collection, and one of the oldest purpose-built galleries in the world.Alte Pinakothek, Munich
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 3:20-35Mk 3:20-35
Epistle2 Cor. 4:13-5:12 Cor 4:13-5:1
Old TestamentGen. 3:8-15Gn 3:8-15
PsalterPs. 130Ps 130

Overview & Insights

"So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day." (2 Corinthians 4:16)

Paul says the same Spirit of faith that made him speak sustains him under affliction, because the God who raised Jesus will raise believers with him. He does not lose heart while the visible body wastes away, trusting that a slight momentary trouble prepares an eternal weight of glory and an everlasting dwelling from God.

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Commentary

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1Commentary on 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of not losing heart and the eternal house not made with hands.

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Commentary2 Cor 4:13-5:1 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed, sermon shaped reading of daily renewal amid affliction and the unseen glory.

2 Corinthians 4: Treasure in Jars of Clay2 Cor 4: Treasure in Jars of Clay Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.

2 Corinthians 4 Commentary2 Cor 4 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of word studies and cross references on the unseen and eternal weight of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:13 Commentaries2 Cor 4:13 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the renewal of the inner self in one place.

2 Corinthians 4, Expository Notes2 Cor 4, Expository Notes StudyLight

Thomas Constable's expository notes on affliction preparing an eternal weight of glory.

Background & Word Study

Book of 2 Corinthians OverviewBook of 2 Cor Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of the letter and its theme of strength shown in weakness.

2 Corinthians 4:13 Greek Interlinear2 Cor 4:13 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing for the passage on faith and daily renewal.

The Church Fathers

Catena on 2 Corinthians 4Catena on 2 Cor 4 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on not losing heart and the eternal dwelling.

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