2 Corinthians 1:10

He has rescued us, and he is rescuing us, from great peril. In him, we hope that he will continue to rescue us.

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In The King James Version

Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

In Context

9But we had within ourselves the response to death, so that we would not have faith in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

11And you are assisting, with your prayers for us, so that from many persons, by that which is a gift in us, thanks may be given through many persons, because of us.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:37And David said, “The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion, and from the hand of the bear, he himself will free me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.”

Psalms 34:19May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

Acts 26:21It was for this reason that the Jews, having apprehended me when I was in the temple, attempted to kill me.

1 Timothy 4:10For this reason we labor and are maligned: because we hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, most especially of the faithful.

2 Peter 2:9Thus, the Lord knows how to rescue the pious from trials, and how to reserve the iniquitous for torments on the day of judgment;

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 1:8-12

Paul's Sincerity and Affliction. ( a. d. 57.) 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a… Read the whole commentary →

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