2 Corinzi 4:9

9 perseguitati, ma non abbandonati; atterrati, ma non uccisi;

2 Corinzi 4:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 4:9

Persecuted, but not forsaken
Pursued from place to place, and followed with menaces, curses, and reproaches; laid hold on, proscribed, imprisoned, and threatened with the severest tortures, and death itself; but our God never leaves us nor forsakes us; though we are followed close by evil men, and left by our friends, we are not forsaken of God:

cast down
we sometimes are, as an earthen vessel; ( 2 Corinthians 4:7 ) , which may be cast out of a man's hands, in order to be dashed to pieces; or as a man in wrestling, see ( Ephesians 6:12 ) may be thrown to the ground by his antagonist, so we are sometimes foiled by sin, Satan, and the world:

but not destroyed;
we are still safe in the hands of Christ, and are kept by the power of God; and, indeed, to what else can all this be ascribed? it is surprising that earthen vessels should bear and suffer so much, and not fall, or be dashed to pieces.

2 Corinzi 4:9 In-Context

7 Ma noi abbiamo questo tesoro in vasi di terra, affinché l’eccellenza di questa potenza sia di Dio e non da noi.

8 Noi siamo tribolati in ogni maniera, ma non ridotti all’estremo; perplessi, ma non disperati;

9 perseguitati, ma non abbandonati; atterrati, ma non uccisi;

10 portiam sempre nel nostro corpo la morte di Gesù, perché anche la vita di Gesù si manifesti nel nostro corpo;

11 poiché noi che viviamo, siam sempre esposti alla morte per amor di Gesù, onde anche la vita di Gesù sia manifestata nella nostra carne mortale.