2 Corinthians 1:10 (ASV)

Passage

who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:8 For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell [us] in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

2 Corinthians 1:9 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 1:10 who delivered us out of so great a death, and will deliver: on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

2 Corinthians 1:11 ye also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift bestowed upon us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on our behalf.

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "delivered", "great", "death", "hope", and "still". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "delivered" and "great", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "yea we ourselves have had the sentence..." into verse 11's "ye also helping together on our behalf...", so "delivered" and "great" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "delivered" and "great" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.