2 Corinthians 1:8 Cross References - Rotherham

⁸ For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened in Asia,––that, exceedingly, beyond power, were we weighed down, so that we despaired, even of life.

³ But David sware yet further, and said––Thy father, doth know, that I have found favour in thine eyes, therefore saith he,––Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he grieve; but, indeed, by the life of Yahweh, and by the life of thine own soul, surely there is but as it were a step betwixt me and death!

¹ And David said, unto his own heart, Now, shall I be swept off, in a single day, by the hand of Saul,––there is nothing for me better than that I, escape, into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more, in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.

²³ And there arose during that season no small disturbance concerning the Way. ²⁴ For, one Demetrius by name, a silversmith, making [silver] shrines, of Diana, used to bring unto the craftsmen no little business; ²⁵ gathering whom together, and them who in such things wrought, he said––Men! ye well know that, by this business, we have our prosperity; ²⁶ and ye perceive and hear that, not only in Ephesus, but well–nigh in all Asia, this Paul, hath persuaded and turned away a considerable multitude, saying that they are, no gods, which, with hands, are made. ²⁷ And, not only is there danger that this our heritage into ill–repute may come, but even that the temple, of the great Goddess Diana, for nothing, may be counted; also that, even on the point of being pulled down, may be Her Majesty, whom, all Asia and the habitable world, do worship. ²⁸ Now, hearing this, and becoming full of wrath, they began crying aloud, saying––Great, is Diana of the Ephesians! ²⁹ And the city was filled with the confusion; they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, carrying off with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow–travellers of Paul. ³⁰ But, Paul, being minded to enter in among the populace, the disciples would not suffer him. ³¹ Moreover, certain of the Asiarchs also, being his friends, sending unto him, were beseeching him not to adventure himself into the theatre. ³² Others, indeed, were crying out something else; for the assembly had become confused, and, the greater part, knew not for what cause they had come together. ³³ Howbeit, out of the multitude, they bare aloft one Alexander, the Jews thrusting him forward; Alexander, however, waving his hand, was wishing to make his defense unto the populace. ³⁴ But, recognizing that he was a Jew, one voice arose from all for about two hours, as they cried aloud––Great, is Diana of the Ephesians! ³⁵ Howbeit the town–clerk, having calmed the multitude, saith––Ephesians! why, who is there of mankind that doth not acknowledge the city of Ephesians to be temple–keeper of the Great Diana, and of the [image] that fell from Jupiter?

⁸ Already, ye have become full, already, ye are become rich,––apart from us, ye are become kings! And I would indeed ye had become kings, that, we also, with you, might have together become kings!

³² If, after the manner of men, I have fought with wild–beasts at Ephesus, what, to me, the profit? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for, tomorrow, we die.

⁹ For, a door, unto me, hath opened, great and effectual, and, opposers, are many.

⁷ Howbeit we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that, the surpassing greatness of the power, may be of God, and not from ourselves:––
⁸ On every side, pressed hard, but not hemmed in, without a way, but not without a by–way, ⁹ Pursued, but not abandoned, thrown down, but not destroyed; –– ¹⁰ At all times, the putting to death of Jesus, in our body, bearing about, in order that, the life also of Jesus, in our body, may be made manifest; ¹¹ For, evermore, we, the living, unto death are being delivered, for Jesus’ sake, in order that, the life also of Jesus, may be made manifest in our mortal flesh: ¹² So that, his death, in us, doth energise, but, his life, in you.