2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
Treated in 9 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Ten Commandments ·
1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Cor 4: 17
…es cast a sparkling lustre. (4) For preparation; to fit and prepare the saints for glory. 2 Cor 4: 17. The stones which are cut out for a building, are first hewn and squared. The godly are c…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
A Poor Under-Rower cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17
…ich is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 The long looked-for day. In his last years Owen’s health failed, and his writing turned m…
- How to Succeed in the Christian Life ·
Persecution cites 2 Cor. 4: 17
…ment, and that it worketh out for you “a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4: 17). Keep looking, not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen, f…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites 2 Cor. iv. 17
…l hold fast their integrity. (10). Afflictions work for good, as they make way for glory (2 Cor. iv. 17). Not that they merit glory, but they prepare for it. As ploughing prepares the earth for…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
No Pit So Deep cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17–18
…or the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17–18 The saying and its setting The careful reader should know the history of the famous words…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
Live as Though Dying Daily cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17
…ich is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 This is why he urged the monks never to say, We have lived in the discipline a long time.…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
Songs in the Night cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17
…ich is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 And the third conviction is that God does His best work in His people through suffering. …
- The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter ·
Suffering and Patience cites 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17
…ich is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:17 Baxter is worth hearing on this subject because he had unusual qualifications. He was ill…
- Portraits of Courage – Corrie ten Boom ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
… and being carried, echoing her mother’s last years. Scriptures to revisit Isaiah 46:3-4; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Reflection 1. How do you face the prospect of helplessness? 2. How can those years still…