Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Corinthians 4:9
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Browse this work.
Read 2 Corinthians 4. Compare commentaries on this chapter.
Source and publication rights
Public domain. Public Domain. Source edition.
Berean Blue opens December 1, 2026. Explore this passage in the app preview.
2 Corinthians4:9
9. not forsaken--by God and man. Jesus was forsaken by both; so much do His sufferings exceed those of His people (Mt 27:46).
cast down--or "struck down"; not only "persecuted," that is, chased as a deer or bird (1Sa 26:20), but actually struck down as with a dart in the chase (He 11:35-38). The Greek "always" in this verse means, "throughout the whole time"; in 2Co 4:11 the Greek is different, and means, "at every time," "in every case when the occasion occurs."
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 2 Corinthians 4:9. Public domain.
Permanent link. Source edition.