2 Corinthians

Paul defends his apostleship and teaches on the power of God in weakness and the importance of generous giving.

Chapter 1

KJV - 2 Corinthians 1:9

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

But we had a death sentence within us, so we couldn't rely on ourselves, but needed to trust in God, who can bring people back to life.

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