2Cor 4:8-10, 16, 12:9-10 | ESV | STEP | We are afflicted in every way , but not crushed ; perplexed , but not driven to despair ;

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

8 We are ^aafflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9 persecuted, but ^bnot forsaken; ^cstruck down, but not destroyed; 10 ^dalways carrying in the body the death of Jesus, ^eso that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.

2 Corinthians 4:16

16 So we do not lose heart. ^fThough our outer self ^{▼▼Greek man} is wasting away, ^hour inner self ⁱis being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10

9 But he said to me, ^j“My grace is sufficient for you, for ^kmy power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that ^lthe power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 ^mFor the sake of Christ, then, ⁿI am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For ^owhen I am weak, then I am strong.