“We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated”
(2 Corinthians 4:8a ncv).
“We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed”
(2 Cor. 4:8a kjv).
Dorothy: I would like to share with you what is called, ‘The Bible from 26 Translations’ on the base of 2 Corinthians 4:8a. This special theme interests me to check out a few translations. I hope to find inspiration with words that would help expand our mediation during our devotion time.
ASV—we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened.
Con—I am hard pressed, yet not crushed.
TCNT—Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in.
Bas—Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in.
Knox—For ourselves, we are being hampered everywhere, yet still have room to breathe.
Ber—We are hedged in from every side, but we live no cramped lives.
TROUBLED… YET NOT DISTRESSED.
Paul wrote a letter to Corinth Christians and he encouraged them and us that any troubles around us are expected. But do not dwell or live on troubled thought. If we experience the presence of Christ and His power in our lives, absolutely no trouble, affliction, sickness, or tragedy will cause your spiritual defeat. When things around us become too hard to bear and when all our resources are exhausted, God’s resources are given to us to enlarge and expand our faith, hope, and strength. God will not forsake His faithful children. He is always there to help us in time of need. Let us dwell on that thought, ‘we have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated.’
