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2 Corinthians 4:9
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we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast downe, but not destroyed.
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are not destroyed.
hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again.
persecuted, yet not abandoned; knocked down, yet not destroyed.
persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;
We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not.
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;
being persecuted, but not being forsaken; being thrown down, but not having been destroyed;
pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;
We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.Psalm 37:24;">[xr]
persecuted, yet not forsaken; cast down, yet we perish not.
we are persecuted, but not forsaken; we are prostrated, but perish not.
We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken therin. We are cast downe, but we perisshe not.
pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; thrown down, but not destroyed;
pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;
but we ben not forsakun; we ben maad lowe, but we ben not confoundid; we ben cast doun, but we perischen not.
pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed--
We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
People make it hard for us, but we are not left alone. We are knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
Pursued, but not abandoned, thrown down, but not destroyed; -
We suffer persecution: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: but we perish not.
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
We are persecuted: but are not forsake. We are cast doune: neverthelesse we perisshe not.
persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
We are persecuted, but we are not forsaken. We are oppressed, neuertheles we perish not.
persecuted, but not forsaken; dejected, but not destroyed;
People are always out to get us, but God never leaves our side. We might get knocked down, but we always get up.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
but: Psalms 9:10, Psalms 22:1, Psalms 37:25, Psalms 37:28, Isaiah 62:4, Hebrews 13:5
cast: 2 Corinthians 7:6, Job 5:17-19, Job 22:29, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Isaiah 43:2
Reciprocal: Judges 8:4 - faint Judges 15:18 - he was sore 1 Samuel 2:4 - stumbled Job 19:10 - destroyed Psalms 25:17 - General Psalms 62:2 - I shall Psalms 102:10 - thou hast Jeremiah 38:6 - into Acts 16:25 - sang Acts 20:24 - none Acts 27:22 - I exhort Hebrews 12:5 - nor faint
Cross-References
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to watch over my brother?"
Then Cain said to the Lord , "This punishment is more than I can bear!
You are forcing me to leave the land, and I will not be able to be near you or have a home! Now I must wander from place to place, and anyone I meet could kill me."
Then the brothers showed the coat to their father. And the brothers said, "We found this coat. Is this Joseph's coat?"
He punishes murderers and remembers those who are in need. When suffering people cry for help, he does not ignore them.
Whoever hides their sins will not be successful, but whoever confesses their sins and stops doing wrong will receive mercy.
Your father is the devil. You belong to him. You want to do what he wants. He was a murderer from the beginning. He was always against the truth. There is no truth in him. He is like the lies he tells. Yes, the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Persecuted, but not forsaken,.... Pursued from place to place, and followed with menaces, curses, and reproaches; laid hold on, proscribed, imprisoned, and threatened with the severest tortures, and death itself; but our God never leaves us nor forsakes us; though we are followed close by evil men, and left by our friends, we are not forsaken of God:
cast down we sometimes are, as an earthen vessel; 2 Corinthians 4:7, which may be cast out of a man's hands, in order to be dashed to pieces; or as a man in wrestling, see Ephesians 6:12 may be thrown to the ground by his antagonist, so we are sometimes foiled by sin, Satan, and the world:
but not destroyed; we are still safe in the hands of Christ, and are kept by the power of God; and, indeed, to what else can all this be ascribed? it is surprising that earthen vessels should bear and suffer so much, and not fall, or be dashed to pieces.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Persecuted - 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 often persecuted. Yet God has often interposed to save them from the hands of their enemies; and where he has not saved them from their hands, and preserved their lives, yet he has never left them, but has sustained, upheld, and comforted them even in the dreadful agonies of death.
Cast down - Thrown down by our enemies, perhaps in allusion to the contests of wrestlers, or of gladiators.
But not destroyed - Not killed. They rose again; they recovered their strength; they were prepared for new conflicts. They surmounted every difficulty, and were ready to engage in new strifes, and to meet new trials and persecutions.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 4:9. Persecuted, but not forsaken — Διωκομενοι, αλλ' ουκ εγκαταλειπομενοι. The διωκομενοι, pursued, is peculiar to the δρομος, or race, when one being foremost others pursue, and get up close after him, endeavouring to outstrip him, but cannot succeed: this is the meaning of ουκ εγκαταλειπομενοι, not outstripped, or outgone, as the word implies. So in PLUTARCH: τους απολειφθεντας ου στεφανουσι, 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 destroyed. — Καταβαλλομενοι αλλ' ουκ απολλυμενοι. This also belongs to wrestlers, where he that throws the other first is conqueror. And so Hesychius: καταβαλει, νικησει, ῥιψει, to cast down is to overcome, to throw. And then, the being not destroyed signifies that, although they were thrown down-cast into troubles and difficulties, yet they rose again, and surmounted them all.
