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2Cr 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:

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

sentence		or, answer
that		2Cr 3:5; 2Cr 4:7; 2Cr 12:7-10; Job 40:14; Psa 22:29; Psa 44:5-7; Pro 28:26; Jer 9:23,24; Jer 17:5-7; Eze 33:13; Luk 18:9
in God		2Cr 4:13,14; Eze 37:1-14; Rom 4:17-25; Hbr 11:19

Correlating Passages

that

	2Cr 3:5	Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;
	2Cr 4:7	But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
	2Cr 12:7	And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
	2Cr 12:8	For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
	2Cr 12:9	And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
	2Cr 12:10	Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
	Job 40:14	Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
	Psa 22:29	All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
	Psa 44:5	Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
	Psa 44:6	For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
	Psa 44:7	But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
	Pro 28:26	He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
	Jer 9:23	Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:
	Jer 9:24	But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.
	Jer 17:5	Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
	Jer 17:6	For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, [in] a salt land and not inhabited.
	Jer 17:7	Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
	Eze 33:13	When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.
	Luk 18:9	And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

in God

	2Cr 4:13	We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;
	2Cr 4:14	Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.
	Eze 37:1	The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of bones,
	Eze 37:2	And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry.
	Eze 37:3	And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
	Eze 37:4	Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
	Eze 37:5	Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
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	Rom 4:17	(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
	Rom 4:18	Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.
	Rom 4:19	And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
	Rom 4:20	He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
	Rom 4:21	And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
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	Hbr 11:19	Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Corinthians 1:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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