Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 6:4-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 6 in context

Scripture Focus

4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;

6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

2 Corinthians 6:4-10

Biblical Context

Paul describes ministers of God proving themselves through patience and trials while embodying purity, knowledge, and steadfast love.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us read the text as a map of inner states. The 'ministers of God' are not external roles but the state of consciousness you inhabit in any moment. Patience, afflictions, necessities, distresses, stripes, imprisonments, tumults, labours, watchings, fastings—these are inner movements, not mere outward events. By pureness, knowledge, longsuffering, kindness, the Holy Ghost, love unfeigned, and by the word of truth and the power of God, you are arming yourself with discernment and integrity. The 'armour of righteousness' is not armor you wear from outside; it is the alignment of your inner I AM with action that flows from truth. Honours and dishonours, evil and good reports, becoming deceivers yet true, unknown yet known—these paradoxes reveal that status in life is relative to your inner imagination. You may be dying, and yet you live; chastened, and not killed; sorrowful, yet rejoicing; poor, yet rich; having nothing, yet possessing all things. In short, your life is a continuous shift in consciousness toward the reality you imagine.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are the minister of God in this moment. Feel the I AM as your constant presence and imagine yourself possessing all things, letting outer appearances align with inner abundance.