2 Corinthians 1:9 - New International Version

9 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.

American Standard Version

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:

Christian Standard Bible

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

English Standard Version

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.

King James Version

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

New American Standard Bible

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

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

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.

World English Bible

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

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