2 Corinthians 1:10

And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.

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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

9Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.

11And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.

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Cross References

Psalms 34:19Many misfortunes befall the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all.

Acts 26:21This is why some men seized me in the Temple, and made attempts on my life.

1 Timothy 4:10With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the living God, who is the Savior of all, and especially of those who hold the faith.

2 Peter 2:9The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for ‘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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