2 Corinthians 4:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;

English ASV

we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;

English Amplified

We are hedged in (pressed) on every side [troubled and oppressed in every way], but not cramped or crushed; we suffer embarrassments and are perplexed and unable to find a way out, but not driven to despair;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

We are hedged in (pressed) on every side [troubled and oppressed in every way], but not cramped or crushed; we suffer embarrassments and are perplexed and unable to find a way out, but not driven to despair;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;

English EASY 2024

We receive trouble all the time, but that does not stop us. We do not always know what to do, but we are not afraid to continue.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We often don't know what to do, but we don't give up.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

English GNT (Good News Translation)

We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;

English God's Word - GW 1995

In every way we're troubled, but we aren't crushed by our troubles. We're frustrated, but we don't give up.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

We are pressured in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;

English KJV 1611

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

English LSB

in every way afflicted, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

We are pushed hard from all sides. But we are not beaten down. We are bewildered. But that doesn't make us lose hope.

English NIV

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

English NKJ 1982

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

English NLT

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Though we experience every kind of pressure, we’re not crushed. At times we don’t know what to do, but quitting is not an option.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don't know why things happen as they do, but we don't give up and quit.

English Tyndale 1537

We are troubled on every side, yet are we not without shift. We are in poverty: but not utterly without somewhat.

2 Corinthians 4:8 — Compare Translations