Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian congregation, explaining his recent escape from a life-threatening crisis to clarify his pastoral intentions and redirect their confidence away from himself.
The words — The Greek ἐρρύσατο (errysato) and ῥύσεται (rhysetai) both translate literally as "has delivered" and "will deliver," emphasizing a continuous rescue action rather than a single event.
The thread — The text describes God's past and future deliverance, which aligns with the pattern in Psalm 34:19 and Peter's assertion in 2 Peter 2:9 that the Lord rescues the godly from trials.
Why it lands — The passage asserts God's reliable intervention rather than offering emotional comfort, requiring readers to place their hope exclusively in His power to rescue instead of in their own circumstances.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 4:10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
- Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
- 2 Peter 2:9 if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
- 1 Samuel 17:37 David added, “The LORD, who delivered me from the claws of the lion and the bear, will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” “Go,” said Saul, “and may the LORD be with you.”
- Romans 15:31 Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- Acts 26:21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
- 1 Samuel 7:12 Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- Job 5:17 Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
- Isaiah 46:3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.