2 Corinthians 4:8-9

4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, ¹  but are not crushed; we are perplexed, ²  but not driven to despair; 4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; ³  we are knocked down, ⁴  but not destroyed,

2 Corinthians 4:16

4:16 Therefore we do not despair, ⁵  but even if our physical body ⁶  is wearing away, our inner person ⁷  is being renewed day by day.

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¹ tn Grk “we are hard pressed [by crowds] on every side.”

² tn Or “at a loss.”

³ tn Or “forsaken.”

⁴ 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).

⁵ tn Or “do not lose heart.”

⁶ tn Grk “our outer man.”

⁷ tn Grk “our inner [man].”