11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 4:8
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
2 Corinthians 4:8 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
- KJV King James Version
- We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- ASV American Standard Version
- we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- being in tribulation in every [way], but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- We are attacked from every direction, but we are not crushed. We are at a loss as to what to do, but never in despair.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- on every side being in tribulation, but not straitened; perplexed, but not in despair;
- DBY Darby Translation
- every way afflicted, but not straitened; seeing no apparent issue, but our way not entirely shut up;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- In all things we suffer tribulation, but are not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute;
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐν | en | on | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| παντὶ | panti | all [sides] | G3956 πᾶς all |
| θλιβόμενοι | thlibomenoi | We are hard pressed | G2346 θλίβω to press on |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| στενοχωρούμενοι | stenochōroumenoi | crushed | G4729 στενοχωρέω to press upon |
| ἀπορούμενοι | aporoumenoi | perplexed | G639 ἀπορέω be perplexed |
| ἀλλ’ | all’ | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐξαπορούμενοι | exaporoumenoi | in despair | G1820 ἐξαπορέω to despair |
Related verses
- James 1:2–4
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
- Romans 8:35–37
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Could oppression, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
- 1 Peter 4:12–14
Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. But because you are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory you also may rejoice with exceeding joy. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
- 2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.
- Psalm 56:2–3
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me. When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
- 2 Corinthians 7:5
For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.
- Romans 5:3–5
Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope: and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
- 1 Peter 1:6–7
Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials, that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
- Job 2:9–10
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.” But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
- Psalm 37:33
Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
6 seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
8 We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
9 pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
10 always carrying in the body the putting to death of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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