2 Corinthians 4:9 — Compare All Translations

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

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

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;

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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;

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

We have many enemies, but we always have friends. People hurt us, but they never destroy us.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We are persecuted, but God does not leave us. We are hurt sometimes, but we are not destroyed.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.

English God's Word - GW 1995

We're persecuted, but we're not abandoned. We're captured, but we're not killed.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

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

persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Others make us suffer. But God does not desert us. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out.

English NIV

persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.

English NKJ 1982

persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—

English NLT

We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

We are persecuted by others, but God has not forsaken us. We may be knocked down, but not out.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

English Tyndale 1537

We are persecuted: but are not forsaken. We are cast down:(oppressed) nevertheless we perish not.

2 Corinthians 4:9 — Compare Translations