2 Corinthians 1:7-9

New Century Version

⁷ Our hope for you is strong, knowing that you share in our sufferings and also in the comfort we receive.

⁸ Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the trouble we suffered in Asia. We had great burdens there that were beyond our own strength. We even gave up hope of living. ⁹ Truly, in our own hearts we believed we would die. But this happened so we would not trust in ourselves but in God, who raises people from the dead.