Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.

International Standard Version

persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;

An Understandable Version

[we are] persecuted, but are not deserted [by God]; [we are] struck down, but are not destroyed.

Anderson New Testament

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;

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

persecuted, but not forsaken; dejected, but not destroyed;

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

routed, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;

John Wesley New Testament

perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; thrown down, but not destroyed;

Julia Smith Translation

Being driven out, but not forsaken; being cast down, but not destroyed;

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

having been persecuted, but not having been forsaken; having been thrown down, but not having been destroyed;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

We are persecuted: but are not forsaken. We are cast down: nevertheless we perish not.

Moffatt New Testament

persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed ??10 wherever I go, I am being killed in the body as Jesus was, so that the life of Jesus may come out in my body:

Montgomery New Testament

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

NET Bible

we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

being persecuted but not deserted, being cast down but not destroyed,

The Emphasized Bible

Pursued, but not abandoned, thrown down, but not destroyed; -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

Though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

pursued, yet never left unsuccoured; struck to the ground, yet never slain;

Williams New Testament

always being persecuted, but not deserted; always getting a knockdown, but never a knockout;

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

persecuted, but not forsaken;

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461
Usage: 461

not
οὐ 
Ou 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032
Usage: 1032

ἐγκαταλείπω 
Egkataleipo 
Usage: 9

καταβάλλω 
Kataballo 
Usage: 3

Devotionals

Devotionals containing 2 Corinthians 4:9

References

Fausets

Images 2 Corinthians 4:9

Prayers for 2 Corinthians 4:9

Context Readings

Treasure In Earthenware Jars

8 restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing, 9 persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed. 10 Always carrying around in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, so that also the life of Jesus may be made visible in our body.


Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

The Way of life is to be without love of money, being content with the things that are present, for he has said, I will, no, not leave thee, and also, I will, no, not forsake thee.

Job 5:17-19

Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise thou the chastening of the Almighty.

Job 22:29

When they cast [thee] down, thou shall say, [There is] lifting up, and he will save the humble man.

Psalm 9:10

And those who know thy name will put their trust in thee, for thou, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek thee.

Psalm 22:1

My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, [and] the words of my groaning?

Psalm 37:24-25

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for LORD upholds him with his hand.

Psalm 37:28

For LORD loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 42:5

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And [why] are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.

Psalm 42:11

Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why are thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God, for I shall yet praise him, the help of my countenance, and my God.

Proverbs 24:16

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Isaiah 43:2

When thou pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. When thou walk through the fire, thou shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Isaiah 62:4

Thou shall no more be termed Forsaken, nor shall thy land any more be termed Desolate. But thou shall be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah, for LORD delights in thee, and thy land shall be married.

Micah 7:8

Rejoice not against me, O my enemy. When I fall, I shall arise. When I sit in darkness, LORD will be a light to me.

John 15:20

Remember the word that I said to you, A bondman is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

2 Corinthians 7:6

Nevertheless God, who encourages the lowly, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

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