2 Corinthians 1:11 (DRB)

Passage

You helping withal in prayer for us. That for this gift obtained for us, by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many in our behalf.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:9 But we had in ourselves the answer of death, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raiseth the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:10 Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers: in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us,

2 Corinthians 1:11 You helping withal in prayer for us. That for this gift obtained for us, by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many in our behalf.

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glory is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 1:13 For we write no other things to you than what you have read and known. And I hope that you shall know unto the end.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "helping", "withal", "prayer", "gift", "obtained", "means", "persons", and "thanks". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "helping" and "withal", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Who hath delivered and doth deliver us..." into verse 12's "For our glory is this the testimony...", so "helping" and "withal" 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 "helping" and "withal" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.