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" For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life : 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust... "
Selections from Eminent Commentators, who Have Believed in Punishment After ... - Page 265
by Lucius Robinson Paige - 1840 - 358 pages
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Numbers in the Bible: God's Design in Biblical Numerology

Robert Johnston - Religion - 118 pages
...of the enemy, the working of Satan. In chapter 1 he refers to tribulation and sufferings, to being "pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life" (vv. 48). In chapter 2 we hear him tell of heaviness (v. 1), of being sorry (v. 3), of "much affliction...
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Philosophical Writings of Thomas Cooper

Thomas Cooper - Philosophy - 2001 - 238 pages
...xxiv. 15. That there shall be a resurrection of the dead both of the just and unjust. 2 Cor. i. 9. But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead. If any declaration can be adverse to the existence of a separate soul, this is....
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Exploring 2 Corinthians: An Expository Commentary

John Phillips - Religion - 2002 - 324 pages
...about the problems he had recently been facing. There was first of all, a desperate situation: "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble...that we were pressed out of measure, above strength" (1:8a). The word for "pressed" is bared, which means to be "weighed down." Paul says that he was completely...
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In The Steps Of St. Paul

H.v. Morton, v Morton - Travel - 2008 - 522 pages
...the narrative of Acts. "If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus." And again: "trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed...strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life." These words certainly suggest a more dangerous situation than the riot described in Acts. Professor...
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Easy Living: Living the Lord's Prayer

Rick Blue - Religion - 2002 - 174 pages
...must comprehend the truth of salvation in its three-fold deliverance. Three Types of Deliverance Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust...
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Paul of Tarsus

Josef Holzner - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 544 pages
...writing again to the Corinthians: "For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation which came to us in Asia: that we were pressed out of measure above our strength, so that we were weary even of life" (2 Cor. 1:8). Some modern interpreters conclude,...
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The Planetary Exodus

Daniel E Almonz - Religion - 2003 - 378 pages
...Greek word for tribulation, we see that a by-product of the trouble was a dependance on God. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble...strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God...
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The Seven Laws of the Harvest: God's Proven Plan for Abundant Life

John W. Lawrence - Religion - 132 pages
...discouraged on one occasion that even he despaired of life itself, as he writes to the Corinthians, "For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble...strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life" (2 Corinthians 1:8). Since this may happen to all of us, we are exhorted to encourage one another daily...
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Get Wisdom

Ernest Verity - Religion - 2003 - 602 pages
...which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 1:9-11, NKJV Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust...
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The Soul and the Mysterious Un...Seen World

Kathleen Lalani Mayfield - Soul - 2003 - 378 pages
...one everything unclean spirit must go, God will not dwell in an unclean temple. 11 Corinthians 1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in our selves, but in God which raised the dead. Things To Ponder When one is made aware of the unseen...
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