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2 Corinthians 1:9

But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, so that we would not be putting confidence in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

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2 Corinthians 1:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

In 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.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,

2 Corinthians 1:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Truly, in our own hearts we believed we would die. But this happened so we would not trust in ourselves but in God, who raises people from the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

yea, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead:

2 Corinthians 1:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But we ourselves had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not have our trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;

2 Corinthians 1:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

In fact, we still feel as if we’re under a death sentence. But we suffered so that we would stop trusting ourselves and learn to trust God, who brings the dead back to life.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Indeed, we personally had a death sentence within ourselves, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death so that we would rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

In fact, in our hearts we felt as if we were under the sentence of death.

But that happened so that we would not depend on ourselves but on God. He raises the dead to life.

2 Corinthians 1:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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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