2 Corinthians 4:8
6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
9 persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.
10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- KJV
- We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
- WEB
- We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
- ASV
- [we are] pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;
- DARBY
- every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;
- BLB
- being pressed in every [way] but not being crushed, being perplexed but not despairing,
- ÅB
- idet vi alltid er i trengsel, men ikke kuet, tvilende, men ikke mistvilende,
- OTB
- Vi møter problemer på alle kanter, men er ikke knust; vi er noen ganger forvirret, men fortviler ikke;
- B1930
- idet vi alltid er i trengsel, men ikke kuet, tvilende, men ikke mistvilende,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:2–4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Read in contextRomans 8:35–37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
Read in context1 Peter 4:12–14
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
Read in context2 Corinthians 12:10
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Read in contextPsalms 56:2–3
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
Read in context2 Corinthians 7:5
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
Read in context1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
Read in contextRomans 5:3–5
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
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