We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
Greek, 'BUT having,' etc. - i:e., notwithstanding our trials, we having, etc.
The same spirit of faith, according as it ... Compare Romans 8:15. The same living faith worked by the Holy Spirit on our "spirit:" stronger than "faith." Though "death worketh in us, but life in you" (2 Corinthians 4:12), yet, as we have the same spirit of faith as you, we therefore (believingly) look for the same immortal life as you (Estius), and speak as we believe. Alford not so well: 'The same ... faith with that described in Psalms 116:10.' The balance of the sentence requires the parallelism, 'According to what is written I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak'-namely, without fear, amidst 'afflictions' and 'deaths' (2 Corinthians 4:17).