2 Corinthians 4:16

Outward man - inward man. The material and spiritual natures.

Perish [δ ι α φ θ ε ι ρ ε τ α ι]. Rev., much better, is decaying. Perish implies destruction : the idea is that of progressive decay.

Is renewed [α ν α κ α ι ν ο υ τ α ι]. 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 [η μ ε ρ α κ α ι η μ ε ρ α]. Lit., by day and day. A Hebrew form of expression.