New King James Version
2 Corinthians 4:9
9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—
2 Corinthians 4:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
- New International Version (NIV)persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
- New Living Translation (NLT)We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
Context of 2 Corinthians 4:9
7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 8We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed— 10always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. 11For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
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διωκόμενοι ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι, καταβαλλόμενοι ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 4:9
- Psalms 9:10And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
- Psalms 22:1My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
- Psalms 37:25I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.
- Isaiah 62:4You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; For the Lord delights in you, And your land shall be married.
- Hebrews 13:5Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:6Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
- Job 5:17“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
- Job 22:29When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person.
- Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
- Psalms 42:5Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 4:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Persecuted, but not forsaken - , ' . The , pursued, is peculiar to the , or race, when one being foremost others pursue, and get up close after him, endeavoring to outstrip him, but cannot succeed: this is the meaning of , not outstripped, or outgone, as the word implies. So in Plutarch: , they do not crown them that are distanced or left behind. So says the apostle, 1 Corinthians 9:24; : All run, but only One receiveth the Prize. Cast down, but not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Persecuted - Often persecuted, persecuted in all places. The Book of Acts shows how true this was. But not forsaken - Not deserted; nor left by God Though persecuted by people, yet they experi enced the fulfillment of the divine promise that he would never leave nor forsake them. God always interposed to aid them; always saved them from the power of their enemies; always sustained them in the time of persecution. It is still true. His people have been…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The apostles were great sufferers, yet they met with wonderful support. Believers may be forsaken of their friends, as well as persecuted by enemies; but their God will never leave them nor forsake them. There may be fears within, as well as fightings without; yet we are not destroyed. The apostle speaks of their sufferings as a counterpart of the sufferings of Christ, that people might see the power of Christ's resurrection, and of grace in…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. not forsaken--by God and man. Jesus was forsaken by both; so much do His sufferings exceed those of His people (Mt 27:46). cast down--or "struck down"; not only "persecuted," that is, chased as a deer or bird (1Sa 26:20), but actually struck down as with a dart in the chase (He 11:35-38). The Greek "always" in this verse means, "throughout the whole time"; in 2Co 4:11 the Greek is different, and means, "at every time," "in every case when the occasion…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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