2 Corinthians 4:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We often don’t know what to do, but we don’t give up.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 12:10

Yes, I am glad to have weaknesses if they are for Christ. I am glad to be insulted and have hard times. I am glad when I am persecuted and have problems, because it is when I am weak that I am really strong.

2 Corinthians 7:5

When we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. We found trouble all around us. We had fighting on the outside and fear on the inside.

Psalm 37:33

But the Lord will not let the wicked defeat them. He will not let good people be judged guilty.

John 14:18

“I will not leave you all alone like orphans. I will come back to you.

1 Corinthians 10:13

The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.

2 Corinthians 6:4

But in every way we show that we are servants of God. We never give up, even though we face troubles, difficulties, and problems of every kind.

Proverbs 14:26

People who respect the Lord will be safe, and they will make their children feel secure.

1 Samuel 28:15

Samuel said to Saul, “Why did you bother me? Why did you bring me up?” Saul answered, “I am in trouble! The Philistines have come to fight me, and God has left me. God won’t answer me anymore. He won’t use prophets or dreams to answer me, so I called you. I want you to tell me what to do.”

1 Samuel 30:6

All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This upset David very much, but he found strength in the Lord his God.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for protection.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul told the boy who carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me or else these foreigners will do it and torment me as well!” But Saul’s helper was afraid and refused to kill him. So Saul took out his own sword and fell on it.

Psalm 129:2

All my life enemies have attacked me, but they have never defeated me.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who trust in the Lord will become strong again. They will be like eagles that grow new feathers. They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.

Habakkuk 3:17

Figs might not grow on the fig trees, and grapes might not grow on the vines. Olives might not grow on the olive trees, and food might not grow in the fields. There might not be any sheep in the pens or cattle in the barns.

2 Corinthians 6:12

Our feelings of love for you have not stopped. It is you who have stopped your feelings of love for us.

Galatians 4:20

I wish I could be with you now. Then maybe I could change the way I am talking to you. Now I don’t know what to do about you.