2 Corinthians 4:9
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
World English Bible Updated
In The King James Version
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
In Context
8We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
Cross References
Job 22:29When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 42:11Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.
Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.
Micah 7:8Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 4:9-18
The Apostles' Sufferings and Supports. ( a. d. 57.) 8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 12 So then death worketh in us, but life in… Read the whole commentary →