who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
Parallel translations
- KJV Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
- BSB 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,
- NKJV who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
- NASB who rescued us from so great a danger of death, and will rescue us, He on whom we have set our hope. And He will yet deliver us,
- NLT And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.
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Quick answer
God delivered Paul from a deadly peril, continues to deliver him, and is the One on whom he sets his future hope. Past deliverance fuels present and future confidence.
Overview
Paul speaks of God's rescue in three tenses: He delivered, He delivers, He will deliver. This shows a settled trust that God's saving character is unchanging across past, present, and future. Such confidence flows from the gospel, where the God who raised Christ proves Himself faithful to deliver His people to the end.
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- 1 Tim 4:10For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
- Ps 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
- 2 Pet 2:9the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
- 1 Sam 17:37David said, “Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go! Yahweh will be with you.”
- Rom 15:31that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;
- 2 Tim 4:17But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
- Acts 26:21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
- Job 5:17–22“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
- Isa 46:3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been carried from their birth, that have been carried from the womb.
- 1 Sam 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
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