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2 Corinthians 1:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
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Quick Meaning
This verse includes the Corinthians' prayers in deliverance and the thanksgiving of many people.
Comfort is God's presence in pressure, not a claim that the wound is already gone.
This verse is one part of that explanation in 2 Corinthians 1:3–11. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 2 Corinthians 1:3–11
Read 2 Corinthians 1:11 with 1:3–11. This verse includes the Corinthians' prayers in deliverance and the thanksgiving of many people. The complete unit establishes this movement: God meets Paul and his coworkers in affliction so received comfort can serve others; an ordeal beyond strength displaced self-reliance with resurrection trust, while the Corinthians share through prayer.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Mutual dependence and resurrection power prepare the Corinthians to reinterpret Paul's weakness. Within that movement, this verse includes the Corinthians' prayers in deliverance and the thanksgiving of many people.
Read 2 Corinthians 1:3–11 together
Why these verses belong together: Comfort, affliction, resurrection trust, prayer, and thanksgiving form one blessing-testimony.
Verse 3. 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Verse 4. 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Verse 5. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
Verse 6. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
Verse 7. 7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
Verse 8. 8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Verse 9. 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
Verse 10. 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
Verse 11. 11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift”
In plain language: Prayer makes care participatory and directs resulting gratitude to God.
includes the Corinthians' prayers in deliverance and the thanksgiving of many people. Prayer makes care participatory and directs resulting gratitude to God.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution to the complete unit.
How certain? strongWhat Remains True
Prayer makes care participatory and directs resulting gratitude to God.
How It Can Shape Life
- Join prayer to concrete support and share thanks when help arrives.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 2 Corinthians 1:3–11 — Comfort Received Becomes Comfort SharedSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Corinthians 1:3–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 2Co.txt, 1:3–11
Open the 2 Corinthians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - 2 Corinthians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible 2 Corinthians chapter print views, 1:3–11, including attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open NET 2 Corinthians 1 notes