2 Corinthians 4:9

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 4:9 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 5:17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
  2. Job 22:29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
  3. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  4. Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
  5. Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
  6. Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
  7. Psalms 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
  8. Psalms 42:11Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
  9. Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  10. Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
  11. Isaiah 62:4No longer will you be called Forsaken, nor your land named Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His bride.
  12. Micah 7:8Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
  13. John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  14. 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
  15. Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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