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2 Corinthians 4:8

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troubled: 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, 2 Corinthians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23-30

yet: 2 Corinthians 4:16-17, 2 Corinthians 12:10; 1 Samuel 28:15, 1 Samuel 30:6; Psalms 56:2-3; Proverbs 14:26, Proverbs 18:10; Romans 5:3-5; Romans 8:35-37; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-7, 1 Peter 4:12-14

not in despair: or, not altogether without help, or means, 1 Samuel 31:4; Job 2:9-10; Psalms 37:33; John 14:18; 1 Corinthians 10:13

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