Berean Standard Bible
“We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;”
Right after describing believers as fragile clay jars, Paul lists the hardships of his ministry in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9. The list is built on four pairs, each setting a real trouble against a limit that God places on it.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
World English Bible (WEB)
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
King James Version (KJV)
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
American Standard Version (ASV)
[we are] pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Estando atribulados en todo, mas no angustiados; en apuros, mas no desesperamos;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Estamos acosados por problemas, pero no estamos vencidos. Enfrentamos grandes dificultades, pero no nos desesperamos.
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