Graphic Bible · Scene 6 of 14

Ground-level symbolic object scene of a toppled but unbroken clay vessel beside an intact small green plant, rocky ground, no injured person or aggressor. — Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

2 Corinthians 4:9

Struck Down, Yet Not Destroyed

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

Story guide: Visual essay: An unbroken fallen vessel suggests being struck down without destruction; a sheltered ordinary flame suggests not being abandoned. Neither frame stages violence or depicts God.

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9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed,

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