Parallel Verses

Amplified

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

A Conservative Version

persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed.

American Standard Version

pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not 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 We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair; 9 hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed; 10 always carrying around in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the [resurrection] life of Jesus also may be shown in our body.


Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

Job 5:17-19


“Behold, how happy and fortunate is the man whom God reproves,
So do not despise or reject the discipline of the Almighty [subjecting you to trial and suffering].

Job 22:29


“When you are cast down and humbled, you will speak with confidence,
And the humble person He will lift up and save.

Psalm 9:10


And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Psalm 22:1

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

Psalm 37:24-25


When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.

Psalm 37:28


For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

Psalm 42:5


Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why have you become restless and disturbed within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him
For the help of His presence.

Psalm 42:11


Why are you in despair, O my soul?
Why have you become restless and disquieted within me?
Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, 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 again,
But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse.

Isaiah 43:2


“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you.
When you walk through fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

Isaiah 62:4


It will no longer be said of you [Judah], “Azubah (Abandoned),”
Nor will it any longer be said of your land, “Shemamah (Desolate)”;
But you will be called, “Hephzibah (My Delight is in Her),”
And your land, “Married”;
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married [owned and protected by the Lord].

Micah 7:8


Do not rejoice over me [amid my tragedies], O my enemy!
Though I fall, I will rise;
Though I sit in the darkness [of distress], the Lord is a light for me.

John 15:20

Remember [and continue to remember] that I told you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

2 Corinthians 7:6

But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.

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