2 Corinthians 1 9
Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
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EAS 2 Corinthians 1:9We ourselves thought that we would certainly die. We knew that we could not trust our own strength. We had to trust God. He is the one who causes dead people to rise up to new life. So we could trust him to make us strong.
AMP 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the sentence of death [and were convinced that we would die, but this happened] so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead.
NLT 2 Corinthians 1:9In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.