2 Corinthians 4:9 - Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

Though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!

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

We are pursued (persecuted and hard driven), but not deserted [to stand alone]; we are struck down to the ground, but never struck out and destroyed;

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

We are harassed, but we aren’t abandoned. We are knocked down, but we aren’t knocked out.

We suffer persecution, yet we have not been abandoned. We are thrown down, yet we do not perish.