9 Bible Verses about Despair

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2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.

2 Corinthians 1:9

Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:10

He delivered us from so deadly a peril, and he will deliver us; on him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.

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Despair » General references to

More verses: Ezekiel 37:11 Acts 27:20

Despair » Leads men to desire death

More verses: Jonah 4:3 Revelation 9:6

Despair » Sometimes drives men to suicide

Acts 1:18

(Now this man bought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his intestines gushed out.

Despair » Produced in the wicked by divine judgments

Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy

Revelation 16:10-11

The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was plunged into darkness; men gnawed their tongues in agony and they cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and they did not repent of their deeds.

Despair » Leads to » Continuing in sin

Despair » Saints sometimes tempted to

Despair » Trust in God, a preservative against

Despair » Saints enabled to overcome

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;

Despair » Exemplified » Cain

Despair » Shall seize upon the wicked at the appearing of Christ

Revelation 6:16

and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;

Despair » Exemplified » Ahithophel

Despair » Exemplified » Judas

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