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Medium anonymous adult seated beneath a low rough shelter, tired but upright face and intact posture, shadow around the figure and daylight in the distance, no attacker or wound.
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2 Corinthians 4:8

Afflicted, Yet Not Crushed

Treasure in Clay Jars, Hope Beyond Affliction · 2 Corinthians 4

Story guide: Visual essay: An upright weary figure suggests affliction without collapse; dividing paths suggest perplexity without despair. These are anonymous and object-based metaphors, not recorded events.

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8We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair.

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