2 Corinthians 4:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;”
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Read Full Chapter →Hunted but never abandoned, struck down but never finished, Paul continues the pattern of suffering held within God's keeping.
What Does 2 Corinthians 4:9 Mean?
Paul extends the list of hardships. 'Persecuted' evokes being chased and hounded; 'cast down' suggests being knocked to the ground, perhaps even the image of a wrestler thrown. The blows are real and repeated, the kind that would break a person left to himself.
Yet the refrain holds: not forsaken, not destroyed. However hard he is hunted, he is never abandoned by God; however hard he falls, the fall is never fatal. Behind every clause stands the promise that the One who began the work will not let go of His servant. The believer may be struck down again and again and still rise, because the life sustaining him is not his own.
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What does 2 Corinthians 4:9 mean?
Hunted but never abandoned, struck down but never finished, Paul continues the pattern of suffering held within God's keeping.