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2 Corinthians 4:8-10
New English Translation
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
New English Translation
8 We are experiencing trouble on every side,[a] but are not crushed; we are perplexed,[b] but not driven to despair; 9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned;[c] we are knocked down,[d] but not destroyed, 10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus,[e] so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible[f] in our body.
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- 2 Corinthians 4:8 tn Grk “we are hard pressed [by crowds] on every side.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:8 tn Or “at a loss.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “forsaken.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:9 tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).
- 2 Corinthians 4:10 tn The first clause of 2 Cor 4:10 is elliptical and apparently refers to the fact that Paul was constantly in danger of dying in the same way Jesus died (by violence at least). According to L&N 23.99 it could be translated, “at all times we live in the constant threat of being killed as Jesus was.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:10 tn Or “may also be revealed.”
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
New International Version
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
New International Version
8 We are hard pressed on every side,(A) but not crushed; perplexed,(B) but not in despair; 9 persecuted,(C) but not abandoned;(D) struck down, but not destroyed.(E) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(F) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(G)
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