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Paul says he was burdened excessively in Asia, even to despairing of life. He explains it happened so they would rely not on themselves but on God "who raises the dead." See 2 Corinthians 1:8–9.
8For we don`t desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.
9Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,