2 Corinthians 4:9 “persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”

2 Corinthians 4:9

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

World English Bible

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

American Standard Version

pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;

Geneva Bible 1599

We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not.

Darby Translation

persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

Young's Literal Translation

persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

Bible in Basic English

We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“but”

Isaiah 62:4 Hebrews 13:5 Psalm 9:10 Psalm 37:28 Psalm 22:1 Psalm 37:25

Isaiah 62:4 · BSB

No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.

Hebrews 13:5 · BSB

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Psalm 9:10 · BSB

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Psalm 37:28 · BSB

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 22:1 · BSB

My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?

Psalm 37:25 · BSB

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

“cast”

Isaiah 43:2 Psalm 42:11 2 Corinthians 7:6 Job 5:17–19 Psalm 42:5 Job 22:29

Isaiah 43:2 · BSB

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Psalm 42:11 · BSB

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.

2 Corinthians 7:6 · BSB

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

Job 5:17–19 · BSB

Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

Psalm 42:5 · BSB

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

Job 22:29 · BSB

When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.

Also

Micah 7:8 Proverbs 24:16 John 15:20

Micah 7:8 · BSB

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.

Proverbs 24:16 · BSB

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

John 15:20 · BSB

Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

Read 2 Corinthians 4