2 Corinthians 1:9

New International Version

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.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 3:5

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

Hebrews 11:19

Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

Job 40:14

Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

Luke 18:9

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:

Proverbs 28:26

Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

Ezekiel 33:13

If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.

Psalm 22:29

All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive.

Proverbs 14:32

When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.

Isaiah 38:10

I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”

Romans 8:36

As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

2 Corinthians 1:8

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

2 Corinthians 1:10

He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,