2 Corinthians 1:9 (GNV)

Passage

Yea, we receiued the sentence of death in our selues, because we shoulde not trust in our selues, but in God, which rayseth the dead.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope is stedfast concerning you, in as much as we know that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

2 Corinthians 1:8 For brethren, we woulde not haue you ignorant of our affliction, which came vnto vs in Asia, howe we were pressed out of measure passing strength, so that we altogether doubted, euen of life.

2 Corinthians 1:9 Yea, we receiued the sentence of death in our selues, because we shoulde not trust in our selues, but in God, which rayseth the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:10 Who deliuered vs from so great a death, and doeth deliuer vs: in whom we trust, that yet hereafter he will deliuer vs,

2 Corinthians 1:11 So that ye labour together in prayer for vs, that for the gift bestowed vpon vs for many, thankes may be giuen by many persons for vs.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "receiued", "sentence", "death", "selues", "shoulde", "trust", and "rayseth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "receiued" and "sentence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "For brethren we woulde not haue you..." into verse 10's "Who deliuered vs from so great a...", so "receiued" and "sentence" 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 "receiued" and "sentence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.