Parallel Verses
Amplified
hunted down and persecuted, but not deserted [to stand alone]; struck down, but never destroyed;
New American Standard Bible
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;
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In exhibiting the power and faithfulness of God
Assurance » Saints privileged to have, of » Comfort in affliction
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Comfort in affliction
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 4:9
Prayers for 2 Corinthians 4:9
Verse Info
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.
Phrases
Names
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
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
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, “
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
2 Corinthians 7:6
But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.