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2 Corinthians 1:8-9
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
English Standard Version
8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] of (A)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us (B)rely not on ourselves (C)but on God (D)who raises the dead.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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