2Cor 4:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. not forsaken —by God and man. Jesus was forsaken by both; so much do His sufferings exceed those of His people ( ). cast down —or "struck down"; not only "persecuted," that is, chased as a deer or bird ( ), but actually struck down as with a dart in the chase ( ). The Greek "always" in this verse means, "throughout the whole time"; in the Greek is different, and means, "at every time," "in every case when the occasion occurs."

2 Corinthians 4:9

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 (Heb 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."