Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck 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;

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;

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 We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; 9 we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed. 10 We always carry the death of Jesus in our body, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.


Cross References

Hebrews 13:5

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Job 5:17-19

See how happy the man is God corrects;
so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

Job 22:29

When others are humiliated and you say, “Lift them up,”
God will save the humble.

Psalm 9:10

Those who know Your name trust in You
because You have not abandoned
those who seek You, Yahweh.

Psalm 22:1

For the choir director: according to “The Deer of the Dawn.” A Davidic psalm.My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Why are You so far from my deliverance
and from my words of groaning?

Psalm 37:24-25

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord holds his hand.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord loves justice
and will not abandon His faithful ones.
They are kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

Psalm 42:5

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Psalm 42:11

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Proverbs 24:16

Though a righteous man falls seven times,
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.

Isaiah 43:2

I will be with you
when you pass through the waters,
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not overwhelm you.
You will not be scorched
when you walk through the fire,
and the flame will not burn you.

Isaiah 62:4

You will no longer be called Deserted,
and your land will not be called Desolate;
instead, you will be called My Delight is in Her,
and your land Married;
for the Lord delights in you,
and your land will be married.

Micah 7:8

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.

John 15:20

Remember the word I spoke to you: ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.

2 Corinthians 7:6

But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

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