2 Corinthians 1:9 “Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we…”

2 Corinthians 1:9

Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

World English Bible

Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

American Standard Version

yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

Geneva Bible 1599

Yea, we receiued the sentence of death in our selues, because we shoulde not trust in our selues, but in God, which rayseth the dead.

Darby Translation

But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

Young's Literal Translation

but we ourselves in ourselves the sentence of the death have had, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,

Bible in Basic English

Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead:

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Cross references

“that”

2 Corinthians 3:5 2 Corinthians 4:7 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 Job 40:14 Psalm 44:5–7 Proverbs 28:26

2 Corinthians 3:5 · BSB

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

2 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · BSB

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.

Job 40:14 · BSB

Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.

Psalm 44:5–7 · BSB

Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

Proverbs 28:26 · BSB

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

“in God”

Hebrews 11:19 Romans 4:17–25 Ezekiel 37:1–14 2 Corinthians 4:13 2 Corinthians 4:14

Hebrews 11:19 · BSB

Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.

Romans 4:17–25 · BSB

As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

Ezekiel 37:1–14 · BSB

The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.

2 Corinthians 4:13 · BSB

And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

2 Corinthians 4:14 · BSB

knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,

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