2 Corinthians 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:”
2 Corinthians 1:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 1:923 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 1:9
“But we had the answer of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead.” What is this, “the answer of death?” The vote, the judgment, the expectation. For so spoke our affairs; our fortunes gave this answer, “We shall surely die.” To be sure, this did not come to the proof, but only as far as to our anticipations, and stopped there: for the nature of our affairs did so declare, yet the power of God allowed not the declaration…
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