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Confused Americans Attribute Corinthian Bible Quote to Captain America

Biblical literacy in America is at an all time low. (But this could be a world wide problem as well). Apparently

“We often suffer, but we are never crushed”?

A survey conducted on behalf of the American Bible Society found that 63 percent incorrectly believed that a verse found in 2 Corinthians was actually a quote from either Martin Luther King Jr., former President George W. Bush, or the patriotic superhero, Captain America.

The verse in question was 2 Corinthians 4:8, which in the Contemporary English Version reads:

“We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up.”

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