9 always being persecuted, but not deserted; always getting a knockdown, but never a knockout;
2 Corinthians 4:9 Cross References - Williams
John 15:20
20 Remember what I once told you: No slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours too.
2 Corinthians 7:6
6 But God, who comforts the downhearted, comforted me by the coming of Titus,
Hebrews 13:5
5 You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."