2 Corinthians 4:9 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 4:9

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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18 verses on the floor

Psalms 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Micah 7:8
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.
Psalms 37:24–25
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Proverbs 24:16
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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The apostles were great sufferers; therein they followed their Master: Christ had told them that in the world they should have tribulation, and so they had; yet they met with wonderful support, great relief, and many allays of their sorrows. " We are, " says the apostle, " troubled on every side, afflicted many ways, and we meet with almost all sorts of troubles; yet not distressed,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Good men may be sometimes forsaken of their friends, as well as persecuted by their enemies; but God will never leave them nor forsake them. Again, "We are sometimes dejected, or cast down; the enemy may in a great measure prevail, and our spirits begin to fail us; there may be fears within, as well as fightings without; yet we are not destroyed, "

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Still they were preserved, and kept their heads above water. Note, Whatever condition the children of God may be in, in this world, they have a " but not " to comfort themselves with; their case sometimes is bad, yea very bad, but not so bad as it might be. The apostle speaks of their sufferings as constant, and as a counterpart of the sufferings of Christ,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The Greek "always" in this verse means, "throughout the whole time"; in 2Co 4:11 the Greek is different, and means, "at every time," "in every case when the occasion occurs."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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