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Intimate eye-level portrait of one anonymous exhausted adult man seated in deep shadow with elbows on knees, head bowed and heavy shoulders, empty space above; restrained dignity, no injury, captor, or identifiable apostle.
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2 Corinthians 1:8

Beyond Our Strength

Comfort in Affliction, Faithfulness in the Promise · 2 Corinthians 1

Story guide: Visual essay: An anonymous bowed figure suggests the weight of despair; the image does not reconstruct the unspecified affliction in Asia.

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8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about our affliction that happened in Asia, that we were burdened exceedingly, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.

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